Excellent research advisors
UniSA’s senior researchers are building a national reputation for expertise in research excellence and management.
Recent appointments to strategic Australian Research Council positions include Laureate Professor John Ralston (The Wark™) to the ARC Advisory Board and Professors Barbara Comber (Hawke Research Institute), Andrea Gerson (Mawson Institute) and Rob Short (Mawson Institute), to the ARC College of Experts.
In addition, last month two senior researchers were appointed to the Federal Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
Established to evaluate Australian research quality, ERA comprises a range of expert committees that will assess the quality of research being conducted in Australia in specialist fields or clusters of disciplines.
This year in the first trial of the new system, two major fields are being evaluated. Professor Hans Griesser (The Wark™) has been appointed to the Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences Evaluation Committee and Professor Tony Liddicoat (School of Communications, International Studies and Languages) will serve on the Humanities and Creative Arts committee.
UniSA’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Peter Høj has also recently been appointed to a national group. He has been selected as a member of the Federal Government’s Higher Education Research Reference Group which will meet twice a year.
Meanwhile, Associate Professor Nicholas Procter has been named as a member of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The 10-person team drawn from a range of agencies and professions will advise the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, on the implementation of measures associated with the Govern- ment’s immigration policy initiatives. A key focus for the new policy direction is resolving people’s immigration status quickly and fairly while ensuring they are treated with respect and dignity. Prof Procter’s appointment follows three years as an advisor on mental health in detention to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.