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Ensure that the University is a research leader in the field of Knowledge Transfer Strategic Priorities > Publish a detailed report on the measurement and institutionalisation of knowledge transfer; > Encourage and assist academics to publish works of significance and impact that will reach a broader non-specialist audience Achievements Development of a useful measurement tool for the University will attract significant attention and place the University as an international leader in knowledge transfer. The Measurement Working Group’s paper for Academic Board will form the basis of a scholarly work to be published in 2008. Scholarship of knowledge transfer has also been enriched by the appointment of Associate Professor John Armstrong as Knowledge Transfer Fellow to produce publicly accessible material on Knowledge Transfer and by a prestigious Carrick grant. The grant provides $218,000 over two years to the University’s Dr Jo Barraket, and Marcelle Scott, to research connections between knowledge transfer and the curriculum, in conjunction with the University of Queensland and Newcastle University. To foster contribution to the community through leadership in public debate, in 2007 the University initiated a course for academic staff on preparing op-ed(opinioneditorial) pieces for newspapers. Owing to its popularity the course was repeated a number of times, with a total of six sessions held for 120 staff. The University has also continued to develop the skills and capacity of emerging academics to write for non-specialist audiences through the Writing Centre for Scholars and Researchers located within the Melbourne School of Graduate Research. In addition to its other activities, 74 postgraduates attended workshops as part of the Centre’s publication support program, with nine being awarded sponsorships and four previous sponsorship recipients being contracted for publication. The use to which such skills may be put is well shown by the adolescent sexual education site developed by the University during the year – www.yoursexhealth.org. The site was awarded Best in Class by the Interactive Media Awards and attracted strong interest from visitors around the globe. Identify and launch a new set of Knowledge Transfer programs Strategic Priority > Develop tools for an engagement process between University, business and community to identify potential University-wide initiatives Achievements A Senior Strategic Advisor (Partnerships) was appointed to develop tools for supporting new partnerships with the University, including guidelines, workshops and a processes manual. Interfaculty pilot partnership projects established with two leading firms in 2007 will provide valuable lessons in developing guidelines and policies which suit the University context and will continue throughout 2008. Whole-of-University Program Strategic Priority > Launch at least one new University-wide program with well-developed outcome measures and identify a further two programs Achievements In 2007 the University of Melbourne became a partner with the City of Melbourne in Future Melbourne – a strategic planning project designed to produce a vision and a practical plan for the growth and prosperity of Melbourne over the next 10 years. The University’s participation has been in two phases. In Phase 1, the Enquiry Phase, the University played a leading role in helping to shape the vision through a series of public fora. The project, communications and media messages, website, and public events, and establishment of the Reference Group, were jointly developed by the City and the University during this phase. From October, under Phase 2, Options, the University’s role focused on three themes, Medicine/Science City, Cultural City, and Living City. The University’s independent academic expertise in these areas will inform the development of the City’s strategic plan. Links with the Community Strategic Priorities > Develop a draft strategic plan for the University’s cultural assets, aligning resource allocation with the University’s strategic priorities and Cultural Policy principles > Develop plans for a campus-wide cultural program for the New Generation degrees with an enlarged Cultural and Community Relations Group Achievements During the year the University adopted a Cultural Strategic Plan, to set out ways in which its resources might be applied to the principles adopted in the 2006 Cultural Policy Statement, and how the University should use its cultural assets more strategically in the future. A Cultural Renewal Project, funded in large part through a grant of $490,000 from the Miegunyah Fund, will complete the cataloguing and conservation of many the University’s most significant cultural collections. In seeking to lift the profile of the cultural collections, a 2008 University Cultural Collections Diary was issued by Marketing and Communications in November, and a new magazine University of Melbourne Collections was launched by Information Services. Plans have been laid for further connection with the community through an annual program of cultural events on campus. These include an annual Cultural Treasures Walk visit the major collections and museums, and an annual Festival of Ideas commencing in June 2009. One of the University’s most important links with future students and the community is through the annual Open Day. More than 60,000 school students and their parents visited the University to learn details of the New Generation degrees. The University maintained an important link with the Indigenous community in 2007 through the Academy of Sport, Health and Education (ASHE) in the Goulburn Valley. A joint initiative between the Faculty of Education and the Aboriginal communitycontrolled Rumbalara Football Netball Club, ASHE has continued to thrive in its third full year of operation. ASHE aims to create an attractive and culturally sensitive educational environment primarily for Indigenous people, using studies in sport as the catalyst for broad education and training that prepares people for work or further study. In other measures the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit at the University continued to expand its curriculum development and delivery, offering new courses to medical health students Onemda aims to foster an academic environment that values Aboriginal knowledge and methodologies, and
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER supports ethical practice and Aboriginal self-determination. Supported by Onemda’s successful mentoring program in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS), enrolment numbers increased from two Indigenous undergraduate students in 2001 to 19 Indigenous students engaged in various levels of study throughout the Faculty in 2007. In 2007 Onemda consolidated its collaborations and partnerships with the Aboriginal community through organisations such as the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and the Koorie Heritage Trust. Sponsorship of community events increased in 2007 through the University’s Cultural and Community Relations Committee. The Committee was enlarged to include a number of the University’s most prominent cultural staff, and its Fund made grants totaling $281,000 towards 22 projects involving the community. Support was also provided to conferences, forums, publications, exhibitions, performances and festivals. Campus venues were provided without charge (or at reduced charges) for more than 30 community groups. Public Policy and Debate The University recognises a responsibility to use its expertise to contribute to policy and public debate. The University’s academics are in constant demand as authoritative and independent commentators on significant public issues. High-profile contributions to debate during 2007 included: > Professor Loane Skene’s contribution to the ongoing community debate about human embryonic stem cell research in her capacity as Deputy Chair and official spokesperson of the Lockhart Committee, which was responsible for receiving legislation on human cloning and research involving human embryos. > 200 free public lectures, by prominent local, national and international speakers. Highlights among the lectures were: > the 2007 Chancellor’s Human Rights Lecture ‘The Protection of Women and Children during Armed Conflict’ by Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict; Chancellor Ian Renard and Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai at a packed public lecture in August. > the Menzies Oration Lecture ‘Education: Vision and Reality’ by Professor Arthur Li, Former Secretary of Manpower and Education, Hong Kong; > ‘Where to, Zimbabwe?’ by Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, President, Zimbabwe Opposition Party; > ‘Does Pre-School Matter?’ by Professor David Kirp, US childcare public policy commentator and academic; > ‘Unravelling Einstein’s Secrets’ by Professor Roy Kerr, prominent Physicist and author, New Zealand; > ‘The emerging dominance of West in America’s economy, culture and politics’ by Professor David Kennedy, US Historian; > major public fora such as the CSHE seminar series on higher education, ‘Reconciliation and the Constitution’ and the Future Fund symposium. Groups such as the Melbourne University Debating Society were assisted to attend international competitions. Sponsorship was provided for internships under the Uni- Capitol Washington Internship program, for Students in Free Enterprise to attend world finals in New York and 27 elite student athletes were assisted to compete in international sporting competitions. The University of Melbourne Annual Report 2007 47
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