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News, events and updates from and for UQ staff. Submit your news item.UQ has released its 2021 Statement on Modern Slavery, which summarises the steps taken by UQ and its controlled entities to identify, mitigate and manage the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains during the financial year ending 31 December 2021 and outlines the measures planned for subsequent reporting periods to continue improving our practices to combat modern slavery.
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Submissions are invited to the review of the School of Mathematics and Physics, which will be conducted by the Academic Board from 15–18 August 2022. The terms of reference for the review are available via the Academic Board website. Submissions should be sent to the Review Coordinator at uqreviews@uq.edu.au by Monday 11 July 2022.
Academic staff interested in recruiting a PhD candidate through the UQ–IIT Delhi Academy of Research (UQIDAR) joint PhD program are invited to submit PhD project proposals. Submissions close Friday 12 August 2022, for projects commencing in January 2023. An information session on Monday 11 July 2022 will provide helpful information for prospective supervisors.
Nominations are now open for the UQ Research Partnerships & Translation Awards, which recognise outstanding models of high-impact collaborative research partnerships. These awards celebrate the achievements and successes of UQ researchers who, through industry engagement and research collaboration, have achieved excellent outcomes and national and international research impact. Nominations close 15 July 2022.
Submissions are invited to the review of the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, which will be conducted by the Academic Board from Monday 31 October–Thursday 3 November. The terms of reference for the review are available via the Academic Board website. Submissions should be sent to the Review Coordinator at uqreviews@uq.edu.au by 26 September 2022.
UQ would like to hear from staff with disability. Workplace Diversity & Inclusion is holding focus groups at St Lucia (Wednesday 6 July), Long Pocket (Tuesday 6 July), Herston (Tuesday 12 July), Gatton (Thursday 14 July) campuses and on Zoom (Friday 15 July) to learn how to better support staff with disability. These groups will be completely confidential and run by staff with disability.
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