The Faculty Strategic Review continues to make significant progress, with most of the review areas about to publish their issues papers and commence work on the development of options, principles and plans for addressing these options and achieveing our vision for the future.

Staff are encouraged to continue participating and contributing to the review. Your ideas and information are essential to understanding the issues the Faculty faces, the areas we can improve, and planning options for the future.

The Education Co-Chairs, James Trevelyan and Gordon Royle, are asking staff in the Faculty involved in teaching to complete a short survey. This survey is designed to provide information to the Co-Chairs on the way that teaching is completed in the Faculty.

The survey is available online.

Nine early career researchers in FECM were succesful in the 2008 round for UWA Research Development Awards funding in 2009. This scheme is a great opportunity to:
a) develop grant writing skills,
b) secure funding for pilot projects to support future external applications,
c) build up track record in funding success and
d) establish a relationship or collaboration with a mentor.

This scheme aims to foster research collaboration of the highest quality between Australian researchers from the Group of 8 universities and German researchers through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).