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Nominations are currently being sought to acknowledge the efforts of outstanding researchers at different levels of their academic careers, for the following awards:

The Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Awards
The Vice-Chancellor’s Mid-Career Research Awards
The Vice-Chancellor’s Research Awards for Early Career Investigators
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award in Research Mentorship
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award in Impact and Innovation

The first three of these awards will be made under the headings of the eight cluster groupings used for the ERA, namely:
•    Cluster 1: Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences - (PCE)
•    Cluster 2: Humanities and Creative Arts - (HCA)
•    Cluster 3: Engineering and Environmental Sciences - (EE)
•    Cluster 4: Education and Human Society - (EHS)
•    Cluster 5: Economics and Commerce - (EC)
•    Cluster 6: Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences - (MIC)
•    Cluster 7: Biological Sciences and Biotechnology - (BB)
•    Cluster 8: Medical and Health Sciences - (MHS)

Details of how to nominate and the supporting documentation required is available at https://www.research.uwa.edu.au/#sp-frame-re-awards-and-honours-2015 .
This site also clarifies which FoRs map to these eight clusters.

The closing date for nominations is 15 July 2015 .

The announcement of award recipients will be made at a ceremony during UWA Research Week , 7-11 September 2015.

Regards
Professor Robyn Owens
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
uwa.edu.au/people/robyn.owens