Research in the Faculty of Education and Arts

The Faculty of Education and Arts (FEDUA) is committed to a research development strategy that will enable it to contribute strongly to the University's research enterprise under the new federal innovation system - which provides incentives for quality and concentration of research strength.

Faculty Research Support

Direct funding for research purposes

  • Faculty visting fellowships
  • Cross-Faculty research support for interdisciplinary projects (with FSIT)
  • Conference Travel Support grant scheme
  • New Staff Grant scheme 
  • Mid Career Fellowship
  • ARC LP Support scheme featuring top up of $3,000 for projects that receive UoN LP Pilot funding and rapid response funds of up to $1,500. Plus RDM assistance with preparing LP Pilot scheme applications and subsequent ARC applications
  • SSP for research purposes
  • 50/50 PhD Scholarships aligned with recognised research clusters

Workshops and seminars

Support with nationally competitive grant (NCG) applications

Support for external grant applications will be provided via a Notification of Intent (NOI) process, submit by  16 Septmebr 2013. Support includes budget assistance, workshops, and internal and external expert reviews, which will be organised based on the response to the NOI. Specifically, this will entail:

  • Assistance with budget preparation for NCG applications via the ‘Ready Reckoner’ spreadsheet and one-on-one support from the Institute EOs.
  • Faculty Review Panel for draft applications (dates tbc)
  • External Senior Academic Review of draft applications (dates tba)
  • A Postdoctoral Fellowship Strategy that provides assistance and some funds for Research Leaders to target high quality external applicants in priority areas of Faculty research strength for the ARC DECRA and UoN Fellowship grant rounds – contact the RDM for further information
  • RDM planning and review of ARC applications that meet internal submission deadlines, consisting of: drafting of institutional statements of support for ARC Future Fellowship and DECRA candidates; assistance with other externally-funded and centrally-funded Fellowship applications; and arranging senior academic and external expert review of high-quality, mature applications
  • High-quality applications that meet internal submission/review deadlines will also be provided with additional Faculty financial support 
  • Access to exemplar applications and ARC funding outcome data collated by FoR code is hosted by each of the Research Institutes

Support with Faculty research orientation and planning

  • Research orientation discussions with Assistant Dean-RRT Associate Professor Pam Nilan for new staff and ECRs
  • Assistance for all Ourimbah-based staff from, Acting Ourimbah Research Development Manager, Professor Lisa Adkins (Sem 1 2013), Professor Hilary Carey will return to this role Sem 2
  • Assistance with preparing applications and budgets for internal University Early Career Researcher Grants 
  • Advice and guidance for Research Leaders on building research clusters in the Faculty is available from the Institute Directors

Governance

Research within the Faculty is overseen by the Research Committee and the Research Training Committee, which reports to and advises the Pro Vice-Chancellor. The Assistant Deans (Research and Research Training) chair the Faculty committees and are members of the associated University committees.

Assistant Dean (Research and Research Training) Associate Professor Pamela Nilan
Pamela.Nilan@newcastle.eu.au