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Record your visit!
If you have travelled on a U21 Staff Fellowship,
whether an Anniversary Fellowship or one organised by your own
university, we would be grateful if you could give us some brief
details about your trip on our online form. This will
enable us to build up a record of who has been travelling on
U21-related business, who they have met and what topics of
research have been covered, enabling us and future potential
Fellowship holders to be aware of who around the network is
working in similar areas of research.
U21 Anniversary Fellowships
In
addition to the Fellowships offered by some universities (see
below), to celebrate its 10th anniversary, Universitas 21 has
created a scheme to encourage staff mobility between
participating universities. Called Anniversary Fellowships to
mark the inaugural meeting of the network in March 1997, 13 of
the member universities will have funds available to foster the
triple network aims of collaboration,
co-operation and
comprehensive involvement.
The Fellowships will enable applicants to travel to and
undertake research at another member university in another
country for a longer period of time than is usually possible and
as such will be distinct from the ‘study tour’ which many member
universities are able to support from their existing internal
resources.
Each participating university will be promoting the scheme to
their staff over the remaining months of 2007 and reports of
Fellowships awarded will be posted on this site, together with
information about longer term collaborations forged through the
scheme.
Individual fellowships from U21
universities
The following universities all have a fellowship scheme
available to staff.
University of
Auckland
University of
Birmingham
University of Hong
Kong
University of
Melbourne
University of New
South Wales
University of
Nottingham
National University
of Singapore
University of Auckland
The latest information about the
University of Auckland's U21 Fellowship scheme is available to
current staff through the University's intranet.
All academic and general staff are eligible to apply for a
U21
Fellowships. Summary
information is available
here, but staff are advised to visit the website or offices
of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) for further
information.
The 2007/08 fellowship was
awarded to:
Stijn te Strake, Co-ordinator, New Zealand Centre at Peking
University
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the
launch of a new U21 Staff Fellowship Programme as part of its
ongoing commitment to the Universitas 21 network. Five awards
worth up to £5000 each will be available in this initiative
which is open to both academic and non-academic members of
staff.
The University of Birmingham U21
Staff Fellowship Programme has been set up to demonstrate the
University’s commitment to staff development and to enhance its
relationship with some of the world’s leading universities
through the Universitas 21 network. The Fellowship Programme
aims to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills within
the network and encourage the sharing of best practice. The
programme is designed primarily to provide support to Birmingham
staff (academic and non-academic) who have demonstrated
innovation and excellence in their field.
Since
2004 Birmingham has financed fourteen Staff Fellows on visits to
U21 institutions and those listed below will undertake their visits during
2006-07.
Mrs Jacky Conduit, School of
Health Sciences
Dr Quanmin Guo, School of Physics & Astronomy
Dr Mary Harlow, Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity
Ms Helen Howard, C-SAP (Information Services)
Dr Judith Lamie, Director of International Strategy
Dr Mike McLinden, School of Education
Dr Emma Louise Robinson, Medical School Research Office
Details of Fellows and their
projects can be found at
http://www.u21.bham.ac.uk/Fellow_Examples.htm
More information, including application material (for
Birmingham members of staff only), can be found on the the
University of Birmingham's website by clicking
here.
The closing date for Birmingham staff applications for
Fellowships is 30 January 2008.
University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong U21 Fellowships Programme is open to
all full-time teachers. It supports visit to other Universitas
21 institutions for a 2-month period for the purpose of academic
exchange and/or professional development. Details of the
Fellowships can be viewed at
http://www.hku.hk/hr/ann07/u21-2007.doc
The 2007/8 fellowships were awarded to the following staff
members:
Professor Chan Li-Chong, Department of Pathology
Dr Manolete
Mora, Department of Music
Professor Wang
Zidan, Department of Physics
University of
Melbourne
Information about
applying for the Universitas 21 Fellowship Programme (open to
University of Melbourne academic staff) or Universitas 21
Scholarship Programme (open to University of Melbourne General
Staff), is available by clicking
here.
2006/7 Scholarships were awarded as
follows:
Ms Wendy Holden, General Manager,
Marketing and Recruitment Onshore, Student Access, Academic
Services.
Project: Admission sections at universities and the
development of a visitor’s centre
Ms Saveria Dimasi, Manager,
Research Contracts, Melbourne Research and Innovation Office.
Project: International research opportunities and agreements
University of New
South Wales
The UNSW U21 Fellowship Program is
open to both academic and general/administrative staff of UNSW. Previous fellowships have been granted to research in the following areas:
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Student recruitment and
marketing
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Facilities' structures and
operations
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Delivery of a course by distance
in biotechnology
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Alternative approaches to
co-operative education
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Innovative library services
including teaching of information literacy
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Assisting humanities graduates
with employment outcomes
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Research and development
funding; linkages with industry
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Comparative criminal justice
collaboration on-line
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Using the internet for teaching
and training in the social sciences
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Creating a successful bequest
program
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Teaching performance arts to
international students
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Campus planning and development
for people with disabilities
2006/7 U21
Fellowships have been awarded as follows:
Dr Margaret
Cooley, School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Project: Improving PhD Supervision and Research Project
Management
Host: University of Nottingham
Ms Clare
Buckley, Head, Student Central
Project: Reconciling the trend of Offering Online
Services with Providing Quality Customer Care
Hosts: UBC, NUS, University of Birmingham
Ms Lyndell
Carter, Executive Officer, Office of the Chief Operating
Officer
Project: Engaging with Students: Formal and Informal
Partnerships and Initiatives Developing the Student Experience
Hosts: UBC, University of Virginia, University of Birmingham,
University of Edinburgh
Mr Alan
Edmunds, Strategic Procurement Co-ordinator
Project: Benchmarking Procurement and Supplier Management
Practices
Hosts: University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham,
University of Glasgow, UBC, University of Virginia, University
of Auckland
Ms Isabella
Trahn, Director, Library Services, UNSW Asia
Project: Sharing Best Practices in the Delivery of
Information Services to Support Research and Learning and
Teaching in English Language Comprehensive University
Environments in Asia.
Hosts: University of Hong Kong, University of Nottingham
(Malaysia and Ningbo Campus), NUS
Ms Dorothy
Wilmshurst, Post Award Co-ordinator, UNSW Research Services
Project: InfoEd Research Grants Management System –
Strategies to Optimise Change Management, System Development and
best Practice in Implementation and Post Implementation
Hosts: McGill University, University of Edinburgh, University
College, Dublin, University of Virginia
University of Nottingham
Information on Fellowships offered by the University of
Nottingham can be found (for Nottingham staff only)by clicking
here.
Proposals are invited and enquiries can be directed to Professor
Douglas Tallack.
National University of Singapore
The
National University of Singapore has established an
Administrative Staff Exchange Programme, and welcomes
applications from administrative staff at partner Universitas 21
institutions. Exchanges will be considered for a period of 3 –
12 weeks for applicants with reasonable English skills and the
endorsement of their home university.
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