Research Town Hall and VC Awards for Research Ceremony

Course description

Join Professor Colin Stirling, Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Raymond Chan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), for the annual Research Town Hall.

This special event will celebrate a year of research success at Flinders and will feature:

• highlights from 2026
• A keynote address by special guest Professor Ute Roessner AM FAA, CEO, Australian Research Council
• a panel discussion and Q & A on the theme: What should Australian research look like in 2035?
  Professor Roessner will be joined on the panel by Professor Colin Stirling and Professor Michael Blumenstein, Vice-President & Executive Dean, CSE.
• an awards ceremony for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research. 

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research recognise, reward and encourage excellence in research as well as excellence in research impact and engagement across all Colleges. The Awards will be presented to winners in the following categories:

• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Researchers
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Mid Career Researchers
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Leadership
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Impact and Engagement (Early Career Researcher)
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Impact and Engagement (Mid Career Researcher)
• Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Impact and Engagement (Research Team)

This event will be held in-person and via a Livestream link. Please enrol for your preference. The Livestream link will be sent to you via a calendar invitation prior to the session.

In-person location: North Lecture Theatre 1, Humanities building, Bedford Park. 

If you have any questions, please email ResearchTrainingHub@flinders.edu.au.

Type of course

Seminar