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Research and Innovation Calendar

Important dates 2024

The Office of Research & Innovation Calendar serves as a focal point for the latest updates, events, and initiatives within our research community. The calendar is the gateway to staying informed and engaged with the Research and innovation team. Key important dates of Research & Innovation team are mentioned here.

  • Ethics Committee Meeting (Animal & Human)
  • Research Committee Meeting 
  • Academic Board Meeting date
  • ARC & Other Schemes - Application date.
  • Grant Application dates
  • Writing Retreats for Researchers 
  • Workshops by ORI team 

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If you would like to request a specific or tailored workshop or training with any of the ORI team, please complete the ORI Workshop/Training Request Form and a member of the relevant team will contact you to discuss your request.

Calendar 2024

March
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    

1

Research Excellence:
Monthly Research Excellence open session

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

4

 

 

5

6

HDR:
HDR Induction Day

7

Ethics:
Human Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 2.24

8

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

11

Research Grants:
Australian Flora Foundation Research Grants (Internal closing date)

 

12

 

13

Research Committee:
Meeting date (1pm - 3:30pm)

Research Grants:
RFP: Northern Territory Disaster Ready Fund Round Two
(Internal closing date)

Governance:
Research Committee Meeting 1.24

Research Training:
The year ahead and your research career plan (10am - 11:30am) - Red9 Sem1.48 &Online

14

15

HDR:
National Industry PhD Program 2024 round 1- closes


Tara Brabazon Write Club

18

 

 

 

19

Research Grants:
The Ian Potter Foundation - Environment Round (Internal closing date)

ARC & Other:
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) 2025
(Internal closing date)

HDR:
You and your supervisor – the seminar – Tara Brabazon (10am)

 

20

21

Research Grants:
Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants - Program and Early Career Grants (Internal closing date)

Library:
Finding the Research for your Literature Review - Workshop

 

22

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

25

HDR:
Prepare a strong conference abstract Workshop.

Research Training:
Writing Retreat for Researchers (Online) - Maria Gardiner 

Library:
Progressing with Systematic Reviews: Part 2 screening and appraising - Workshop

26

Research Training:
Writing Retreat for Researchers - Maria Gardiner 

27

Ethics:
CDU-HREC Meeting 2.24

Research Training:
Writing Retreat for Researchers - Maria Gardiner 

28

Ethics:
Animal Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 3.24

Governance:
Academic Board – documents due

Research Training:
Writing Retreat for Researchers - Maria Gardiner 

Library:
Managing Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) - Workshop

29

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

  • HDR: Enrolment windows HDR students (Research Period One 1 Jan – 31 March 2024)

     

  • RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

    Annual Research Outputs/Publications Collection – researchers updating their research outputs in Pure research information system (Jan - March each year)

    Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (January – May (round 1))

    ARC End of Year reporting; NHMRC Annual Compliance reporting (31 March – 30 April)

    Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)

 

April
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
12

3

HDR:
Planning your PhD Workshop
 

4

Research Grants:
National Geographic Society - Grants Program 2024 - Internal Closing date
Ian Potter Environment EOI-s - Internal Closing Date 

Training using our Costing Sheet (2pm -3pm)

Library: 
Mastering Citation Tracking: Your Research Roadmap

 

 

5

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

8

9

ARC & Other:
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) 2025 -Applications close

Library:
Intellectual Property & Copyright for Researchers: Awareness and Management - Workshop

10

Library:
Introduction to Mendeley - Workshop

 

11

Academic Board: Meeting Date

Research Impact:
Sharing stories of Research Impact

ARC & Other:
Discovery Projects (DP) 2025 - Full application - Open 

12

HDR:
International round closing date for Applications: mid-year RTP scholarship round (for 2024 commencement 1 July to 31 August) 

Tara Brabazon Write Club

 

15

HDR:
Turbocharge your writing workshop

16

Research Training:
What does the ORI expect from an ECR?

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

Library:
Introduction to Zotero - Workshop

17

Ethics:
CDU-AEC Meeting 3.24

ARC & Other:
Linkage Projects (LP) 2023 Round1 - Internal Deadline

HDR:
NVIVO Basics Workshop

18

 

19

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

22

HDR:
Graduations for HDR students - For those completed by 1 March 2024 (Casuarina)

 

23

HDR:
Graduations for HDR students - For those completed by 1 March 2024 (Casuarina)

24

HDR:
Graduations for HDR students - For those completed by 1 March 2024 (Casuarina)

The Seven secrets of highly successful research students 

Library:
Introduction to Research Data Management Workshop (12:00pm -1:00pm)

Language and Learning Support: Writing a literature review (2:30pm -4:00pm)

25

Ethics:
Human Ethics Submission Deadline for Meeting 3.24

FST Research Committee:  Meeting Date

26

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

29

30

Research Reporting:
Q1 report released & Preaudit Snapshot released  

   

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (January – May (round 1))
     
  • ARC End of Year reporting; NHMRC Annual Compliance reporting (31 March – 30 April)
     
  • Major grants rounds closing – ARC Discovery Projects (EOIs), Discovery Indigenous, Linkage Infrastructure and Facilities (LIEF) grants applications (February - April)
     
  • Costing sheet workshop (dates TBA) 
     
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
May
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
  

1



 

2

3

Research Excellence:
ARC FoR 45 Indigenous Studies Pilot - Working Group sessions (Tentative) 

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

67

8

ARC & Other:
Linkage Projects (LP) 2024; Round 1- Applications Close

Research Grants:
Applying for funding (2pm -3pm)

9

ARC & Other:
Linkage Projects (LP) 2024; Round 2 - Applications Open

Library:
EndNote Advanced - Workshop

10

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

13

ARC & Other:
Discovery Projects (DP) 2025; Full Application - Internal Closing date

14

HDR:
Completion Masterclass Workshop

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

Research Training:
Working with HDR Students workshop - Heidi Smith Vaughan (10:30am -12:00pm)

15

Ethics:
CDU-HREC Meeting 3.24

16

Ethics:
Animal Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 4.24

HDR:
NVIVO Advanced Workshop

17

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session (online)

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

20

21

Library:
Introduction to Research Data Management Workshop (10:00am -11:00am)

22

Research Committee:
Meeting date (1pm - 3:30pm)

23

24

HDR:
Applications close for mid-year RTP scholarship round (for 2024 commencement 1 July to 31 August) - Domestic round closes

Tara Brabazon Write Club

Research Grants:
Hinrich Foundation - Call for research proposals - Internal closing date

Research Excellence:
ARC FoR 45 Indigenous Studies Pilot - Working Group sessions (Tentative)

2728

29

Research Training:
Cultural Safety Workshop by Robyn Williams (9:00am -12:00pm)
 

30

31

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

Research Grants:
The Ian Potter Foundation Arts Grants - Internal closing Date

The Ian Potter Foundation Fair - Community Wellbeing 2024 (EOI) - Internal closing date

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (January – May (round 1)) 
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
     
June
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
3

4

ARC & Other:
Discovery Projects (DP) 2025; Full application - Applications close

Research Training:
Media Training (9am - 12pm)- Red9 Sem 1.48

5

Ethics:
CDU-AEC Meeting date 4.24

6

Ethics:
Human Ethics Submission Deadline for Meeting 4.24 

7

Research Excellence:
ARC FoR 45 Indigenous Studies Pilot - Working Group sessions (Tentative)

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

10

11

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

1213

14

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

17

HDR:
NVIVO Drop in Consulting Workshop

18

Research Training:
Working with others on grants - Online Workshop (10:00am - 11:30am)

Library:
Introduction to Research Data Management Workshop (12:00pm -1:00pm)

19

20

Academic Board: Meeting Date 

FST Research Committee: Meeting Date (10am -11am)

21

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session - online 

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

2425

26

Ethics:
CDU-HREC Meeting Date 4.24

27

Ethics:
Animal Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 5.24

28

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

Saturday 29

Sunday 30

Research Reporting:
HERDC 2023 research income submission date 

ARC FoR 45 Indigenous Studies Pilot submission by end June (tentative)

   

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
     
July
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

1

HDR:
Time for Research Workshop

National Industry PhD Program 2024 round 2 (round 4) - opens

2

 

34

5

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

8

 

9

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

Library:
EndNote Advanced - Workshop

10

11

 

12

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

15

Research Training: Writing for clear science writing retreat by Marina Hurley (Red9 Training 1.45)

Research Grants:
Training using our Costing Sheet (2pm -3pm)

 

 

16

Research Training: Writing for clear science writing retreat by Marina Hurley (Red9 Training 1.45)

17

Ethics:
CDU-AEC Meeting date 5.24

Research Committee: Meeting date (1pm -3:30pm)

Research Impact:
Research project planning and thinking about real-world impact.

18

 

19

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session (online)

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

22

HDR:
Completion Masterclass Workshop

23

Library:
Advanced Database Searching for Health - Workshop

24

25

Ethics:
Human Ethics Submission Deadline for Meeting 5.24 

26

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

2930

31

Research Reporting:
Q2 report released & Final 2023 Snapshot released.

  

HDR: Enrolment windows HDR students (Research Period Two 1 July – 31 August 2024)

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
          
August
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
   1

2

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

567

8

Ethics:
Animal Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 6.24

9

HDR:
National Industry PhD Program 2024 round 2 -closes

Tara Brabazon Write Club

12

13

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

14

Ethics:
CDU-HREC Meeting date 5.24

HDR:
Turbocharge your writing Workshop

Research Grants:
Applying for funding (2pm -3pm)

15

Academic Board: Meeting date

Research Grants:
Applying for funding (2pm -3pm)

16

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session (online)

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

19202122

23

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

26

 

27

28

Ethics:
CDU-AEC Meeting date 6.24

HDR:
HDR Virtual Conference

29

FST Research Committee: Meeting Date (10am - 11:30am)

Research Impact:
Tracking your real-world Research Impact workshop

HDR:
HDR Virtual Conference 

30

HDR:
Ethics workshop (TBC)


Tara Brabazon Write Club 

HDR: Enrolment windows HDR students (Research Period Two 1 July – 31 August 2024)

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Notifications of Intent (NOIs) to apply requested for ARC and NHMRC schemes (August - September)
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
          

 

September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
234

5

HDR:
Planning your PhD Workshop

Library:
Finding the Research for your Literature Review - Workshop

6

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

9

Library:
Mastering Citation Tracking: Your Research Roadmap - Workshop

10

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

Library:
Starting with Systematic Reviews: Part 1 Creating your question - Workshop

11

ARMS Conference 2024- Darwin

12

Ethics:
Human Ethics Submission Deadline for Meeting 6.24 

ARMS Conference 2024- Darwin

Library:
EndNote Advanced - Workshop

13

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

ARMS Conference 2024- Darwin

16

17

Library:
Progressing with Systematic Reviews: Part 2 screening and appraising - Workshop

1819

20

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session (online) 

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

23

HDR:

Graduations for HDR students - Casuarina

 

 

24

HDR:

Graduations for HDR students - Casuarina

25

HDR:

Graduations for HDR students - Casuarina

Research Committee: RC Meeting Date (1pm -3:30pm)

26

Ethics:
Animal Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 7.24

27

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

30    

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Notifications of Intent (NOIs) to apply requested for ARC and NHMRC schemes (August - September)
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
            
October
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
 1

2

Ethics:
CDU-HREC Meeting date 6.24

3

4

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

78

9

HDR:
How to be a narrative Ninja 

Research Training:
Developing strategies for industry and government funding - (TBC)

10

Research Grants:
Training using our Costing Sheet (2pm -3pm)

Library:
Intellectual Property & Copyright for Researchers: Awareness and Management - Workshop

 

11

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

14

15

Research Training:
GrantEd Workshop - ROPE (Online)

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

Library:
Managing Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) - Workshop

 

16

Ethics:
CDU-AEC Meeting date 7.24

17

Research Training:
GrantEd Workshop - Project description (Online)

HDR:
Graduations for HDR students (Sydney)

18

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session (online)

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

21

HDR:
Ethics Workshop for students (TBC)

22

Research Training:
The GrantEd Writing Retreat - Shut up and Write (SUAW)

HDR:
Ethics Workshop for students (TBC)

23

Research Training:
The GrantEd Writing Retreat - Shut up and Write (SUAW)

24

Academic Board: Meeting Date

25

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

282930

31

Research Reporting:
Q3 report released

 

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Costing sheet workshop (dates TBA) 
  • Major grants rounds – ARC Industry Fellowships, Laureate Fellowships, Future Fellowships, Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) - (October - December
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
     
November
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    

1

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

4

5

HDR:
Staying well during your PhD 

6

Research Grants:
Applying for funding (2pm -3pm)

 

7

Ethics:
Human Ethics Submission Deadline for Meeting 7.24

8

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

11

12

Research Systems:
Pure RIS Training (2.00 - 3.00 pm)

13

14

Ethics:
Animal Ethics Submission Deadline for meeting 8.24

15

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

1819

20

ARC & Other:
Linkage Projects (LP) 2024 - Round 2 - Internal Deadline

Research Impact:
Stakeholder engagement planning for real-world research impact Workshop.
 

21

22

Research Excellence:
Research Excellence open session - online. 

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

2526

27

Ethics:
CDU-HREC Meeting date 7.24

2829

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Major grants rounds – ARC Industry Fellowships, Laureate Fellowships, Future Fellowships, Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) - (October - December)
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)
December
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
23

4

Ethics:
CDU-AEC Meeting date 8.24

5

6

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

910

11

ARC & Other:
Linkage Projects (LP) 2024; Round 2 - Applications close

12

13

HDR:
Tara Brabazon Write Club

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2324252627
3031   

RESEARCH GRANTS AND SYSTEMS:

  • Major grants rounds closing – Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects (applications accepted throughout the year) - (June – December (round 2))
  • Major grants rounds – ARC Industry Fellowships, Laureate Fellowships, Future Fellowships, Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) - (October - December)
  • Workshops for researchers delivered on request: Applying for funding, using our Costing Sheet, using Pure RIS for Applications and Awards (January - December)

Contact Us

For any queries related to:

Reseach & Innovation: ori@cdu.edu.au

Ethics: ethics@cdu.edu.au

HDR: research.degrees@cdu.edu.au

Research Impact & Excellence: impactandexcellence@cdu.edu.au

Research Systems: research.systems@cdu.edu.au

Research Grants: rgbd@cdu.edu.au

Research Training: research.training@cdu.edu.au

Library Workshops: LibCal - CDU Library

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