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education & trainingProgram LeaderProf Andrew McMinnUniversity of TasmaniaLooking South Together is an integratedresearch training and knowledge transferprogram of the Antarctic Climate &Ecosystems CRC. The program uses ACECRC expertise to produce well-trainedscientists who have world class skills inresearch, an understanding of its broadapplication and its role in enterprise, andinternational experience. It is managedby the University of Tasmania’s Instituteof Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies(IASOS), whose staff contribute 50 percent of their time to the ACE CRC.Program Objectives• To develop higher education programsthat meet the needs of ACE CRCstakeholders.Developing higher education programs isa continuing process of refinement. Theprogram is focused on postgraduate trainingthrough the PhD program. The programis large by both national and internationalstandards and produces a steady flowthough of finishing graduate students. Thesestudents are substantial contributors to eachof the ACE CRC research programs.• To address the long-term un-metnational demand for highly-trainedpersonnel with quantitative skills inoceanography and marine ecology.By working with the Quantitative MarineScience (QMS) program we are providing,advanced, high level training courses to helpmeet the shortage of quantitative scientists.Ten of our PhD students are enrolled in thisprogram, which is now in its second year ofoperation. All other ACE CRC students areenrolled in projects identified as researchrequired by the ACE CRC.• To facilitate the communication of ourresearch outcomes to the communitythrough interaction with the media,museums, schools and other communityassociations.Communication of research outcomes to thecommunity are coordinated through the ACECRC Communications Program and progresstoward this objective is detailed in thatsection.Program OverviewPostgraduate TrainingDevelopment of highly-trained scientists is apriority of the ACE CRC. This training programbuilds on the significant contribution made bythe previous Antarctic CRC to national training instrategic scientific areas. Looking South Togetherworks with the Science and Policy Programs andall ACE CRC participants to identify high priorityresearch for students and uses a mix of broadlyadvertised,fully-funded and ‘top-up’ scholarshipsto attract first-rate students to these areas.The ACE CRC Educational Program is one of thelargest graduate programs at the Universityof Tasmania and among the top polar sciencegraduate programs in the world. During thefirst two years of the ACE CRC, 14 postgraduatestudents received degrees and 16 new studentswere admitted. The program has a stronginternational focus with students from 11different countries enrolled.72 Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC - Annual Report 2005-06
education & trainingThe Education Program is also genuinelymultidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. Notonly do our students work in areas asdiverse as ocean policy, climate modelling,Appendicularians, sea-level change, krillphysiology and phytoplankton ecology; there arealso significant numbers of students who workacross discipline areas and across two or moreof the ACE CRC research programs. This levelof cooperation is unusual in Australian highereducation and is a tribute to the partners of theACE CRC who are clearly able to think laterallyand are committed to optimising researchoutcomes.Knowledge TransferIt is also important for the ACE CRC tocommunicate its research outputs and outcomesto the wider community. We are working withour core partners, museums and educationorganisations to raise awareness of AntarcticScience. We contribute to displays andexhibitions, provide speakers and generallyseek to enhance awareness of the importance ofAntarctic and Southern Ocean science. We alsoparticipate in national science and educationpromotions to ensure that our research resultsare communicated to the widest possibleaudience. This work is coordinated with, andsupported by, the ACE CRC CommunicationsManager.Plans for 2006-07The Education Program will continue theeducation and training of young scientists andpolicy makers. A strong recruitment drive in2006-07 will endeavour to attract as large acohort of new students as possible to maximisethe use of scholarships prior to the completion ofthe CRC in 2010. Other programs will continue.In addition, we will provide continued supportfor student conference travel. This will includea large group (12) to attend the SCAR ScienceMeeting in Hobart in July 2006.The AWI exchange program will continue andanother 2 students will travel to Germanyto work with AWI. Take up of the reciprocalscholarships by German students coming toHobart is less fully subscribed.Key Achievements 2005-06• Recruited 12 new graduate students intothe Education Program, giving a currentenrolment of 61 students.• Currently have 7 students participating inthe joint CSIRO/University of TasmaniaQuantitative Marine Science (QMS) PhDProgram. Six CRC staff members run orcontribute to these courses. A further 3 CRCfunded staff and 13 contributed staff lecturein other UTAS undergraduate courses.• Held first student-based symposium.• Supported 5 students to attend internationalconferences, 2 to participate in the AWIexchange program and 4 to attend nationalconferences.• Conducted extension courses for students incommercialisation and poster-making.Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC - Annual Report 2005-06 73
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