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25.01.2022 Excellence in Community Engagement: Closing the Gap Do you have an outstanding collaboration between communities, higher education and industry that directly reduces disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? Then make sure you apply by 31 July. #InThisTogether https://bit.ly/3gJgJEd

24.01.2022 Congratulations to our two Engagement Australia Excellence Awards 2020 Finalists in the category of 'Excellence in Alumni Engagement'. Monash University - Global Discovery Program Study Tour 2019: The Monash Global Leaders Network is an active group of committed Monash University alumni living and working in countries with a significant alumni presence. These groups build and support the Global Leaders’ Network in their country, attract philanthropic support and enhance the ...student experience with initiatives including a Global Discovery Program Study Tour. University of Sydney - Thoughtful Engagement Begets Investment: The challenges of COVID-19 prompted Sydney University to an innovative and meaningful method of connecting Alumni with the University and students. The engagement model prioritised digital platforms and individual connection, focusing on engaging specific cohorts of alumni through inspiring storytelling and connecting them to the University in ways that are personally meaningful. The winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 1 December, more > https://fal.cn/3bJTv #EngagementAustralia #ExcellenceAwards2020 #engagement

24.01.2022 Engagement Australia wishes to congratulate the following finalists announced for the 2020 Excellence Awards in the category of 'Award for Excellence in Community Engagement: Closing the Gap': University of Sydney - Poche Oral Health Program QUT (Queensland University of Technology) - Cherbourg-QUT Partnership Project Macquarie University - The Macquarie-Yaegl partnership - fostering capability strengthening within and across communities... Victoria University, Melbourne Australia - Wunggurrwil Dhurrung Centre - Closing the Gap for Aboriginal community in Wyndham and the West of Melbroune - Moondani Balluk at Victoria University, Aboriginal community and Wyndham Council. Charles Sturt University - The Djirruwang Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Education and Training Program. Read more about the initiatives introduced by each finalist, here > https://fal.cn/3bJW8 Register to watch the virtual 2020 Engagement Australia Excellence Awards from 6pm - 8pm AEST Tuesday 1 December, here > https://fal.cn/3bJWc

24.01.2022 The Engage at Lunch The ‘New Normal’ What higher learning should be webinar, held this afternoon will also be streaming on Facebook Live. Feel free to ask us questions here. Remember to register for this event here: https://bit.ly/38T4uS8 The webinar will begin at the times stated below: AEST: 12:30pm ACST: 12:00pm AWST: 10:30am ... ACWST: 10:45am See more

23.01.2022 An innovative partnership between IBM and Federation University Australia has earned the university the 2020 Engagement Australia Award for Excellence in Student Engagement. IBM and Federation University wanted to create a deep and strategic collaboration to create the new generation of IT professionals to maximise educational impact and deliver a guaranteed pipeline of aligned skills. The partnership has resulted in the development of a Technology Park which generates an es...timated $300 million annually, employs more than 2,100 people and hosts 64 businesses. It has also led to the establishment of a Bachelor of IT (Profession Practice) which enables students to spend 1600 hours across their degree in salaried work at IBM embedded in real projects and teams, along with the employment of 300 graduates and alumni at IBM. A great initiative, well done Federation University Australia!

23.01.2022 Next week our international panel of speakers will be discussing ways to advance university engagement in the context of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals and the impending world ecological disaster. Get your ticket here: https://buff.ly/2FuShFy

23.01.2022 In this interview with Richard Teare, co-founder and President of the Global University for Lifelong Learning, Transform uncovers the development of a new framework for self-directed learning. This framework aims to include all members of society, with specific focus on not letting the place a person is born determine their chance in life. Read the full article Towards a 21st Century approach to civic engagement locally and globally here: https://buff.ly/2QFmpEo (Members Only)

19.01.2022 In 2010 and 2011, Christchurch, New Zealand was devastated by earthquakes that caused 185 deaths, destroyed 80% of the downtown, and left 11,000 homes uninhabitable. Over 10,000 University of Canterbury students immediately responded by clearing debris and distributing water, blankets, and chemical toilets. The university also created a course to help these student volunteers reflect on their services. Read more about the tangible outcomes this course has brought to the local community: https://buff.ly/2UAQqXW

19.01.2022 Next month Engagement Australia will launch its free online ‘Engage at Lunch’ webinar series themed ‘The New Normal’. This series will showcase the latest thinking, ideas and strategies about the tertiary education sector can support our local communities through crises such as COVID-19 and the bushfires that occurred earlier this year. https://buff.ly/2KDMAHL

18.01.2022 An innovation driving dental outcomes in regional areas has been recognised as the winner of the Engagement Australia 2020 Award for Excellence in Community Engagement - Closing the Gap. We were thriled to present the award to the University of Sydney for the Poche Oral Health Program at the end of last year. The Engagement Australia Award for Excellence in Community Engagement: Closing the Gap, recognises outstanding collaborations between communities, higher education and... industry to directly reduce disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Find out more about this program in the video below.

14.01.2022 As the editors of Transform: the Journal of Engaged Scholarship, Engagement Australia would like to invite scholars to submit their contributions to latest edition of this journal titled The New Normal. This journal aims to explore the ecological disasters that we are currently facing, especially COVID-19, which has become a vital theme for Australian universities over the past few months. Learn more on how you can contribute to this journal here: https://buff.ly/2VbFQpy

14.01.2022 It is supported by evidence that physical inactivity is contributing to the development of chronic diseases and poor mental health. The 10 000 steps project which started out as a collaboration between CQUniversity Australia, The University of Queensland and QUT (Queensland University of Technology) became the first physical activity project to demonstrate the effectiveness of a community-wide approach to promoting physical activity. Read more on how this program is now recognised as an effective physical activity promotion program both nationally and internationally: https://buff.ly/2wvLKJ9

13.01.2022 A world-first approach to enhancing teaching and learning for research critical appraisal developed by the The University of Melbourne has been recognised in the 2020 Engagement Australia Awards. CrowdCARE uses crowdsourcing to teach critical appraisal of research evidence, and is building a committed community keen to learn and share knowledge in this space. CrowdCARE was recognised for enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in higher education by members of tertiary education institutions, community and industry partners, earning the 2020 Engagement Australia Award for Industry Engagement.

11.01.2022 What should universities really be doing to address the realities of climate change? Join us on the 25th at our EA forum to hear international experts discuss ways engaged universities should respond to climate change. Register today: https://buff.ly/2FuShFy

11.01.2022 More than 3.6 million Australians experience food insecurity each year. To contribute to the creation of inclusive food economies, Professor David Schlosberg and Dr Alana from @sydneyuni have developed the Australia Research Council-funded initiative FoodLab Sydney in partnership with City of Sydney, TAFE NSW and FoodLab Detroit. Read more about why The City of Sydney has embraced this new project: https://buff.ly/2Ssleb4

11.01.2022 The latest edition of Transform features this powerful opinion piece by Shaun Ewen. He voices his concern for missed learning opportunities arising from overlooking Indigenous knowledge and people, and how universities are beginning to make up for these missed opportunities. Read the full article Australia’s unique insight for civic universities here: https://buff.ly/3atMFbJ (Members Only)

11.01.2022 Do you think universities are in danger of becoming the new ‘Rust Belt’? Are our universities adequate to the problems we face? Join us this Thursday 23rd of July at 12:00pm (ACST) for a free bite-sized lunchtime webinar to discuss The 'New Normal' What higher learning should bewith Associate Professor Tamson Pietsch and Professor Professor Jim Nyland. Register today: https://bit.ly/38T4uS8

10.01.2022 What is the new normal? Join the conversation at our free bite-sized lunchtime webinar as we consider how our universities might change and adapt to meet the changing needs of society. We urgently need to consider a new offer to students which learns from the present deadly serious crisis AND which addresses the even greater threats from the impending ecological and climate crises. Register now: https://bit.ly/38T4uS8

10.01.2022 A warm congratulations to the finalists in the category of 'Outstanding Engagement for Research Impact', in the 2020 Engagement Australia Excellence Awards: Charles Sturt University - Harnessing ecological expertise to develop novel pest management approaches RMIT University - Development of natural technologies based on the use of naturally occurring microorganisms for the removal of contaminants from the environment The University of Melbourne - Machine learning fo...r better data-driven decisions in the operation of Australia's national electricity grid University of Sydney - NSW COVID-19 Mapping Tool The University of Queensland - Professionalising Fire Safety Engineering UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia - Using marketing to improve the lives of Australia's most vulnerable people Curtin University - Paincheck, improving the detection of pain in people with dementia through the use of artificial intelligence to detect pain-related facial micro-expressions An incredible line up and you can read more about their projects, here > https://fal.cn/3bNgq To watch the 2020 Excellence Awards 6-8pm AEDT Tuesday 1 December, register here > https://fal.cn/3bNgn

10.01.2022 The Melbourne Pollen Count is a great example of how university engagement can improve the lives of many. Born out of a partnership between the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Government and the Bureau of Meteorology, this service measures pollen count and provides Victorians regular updates about pollen levels. This service is now helping the many Victorians with asthma and hay fever to better manage their allergies. Read more about what this collaboration has brought to Victoria here: https://buff.ly/2tpExt1

09.01.2022 Countdown is on - 2 weeks to get your submission in to the EA Excellence Awards 2020 for outstanding nation-building initiatives, that demonstrate far-reaching impact and innovation, in all sectors of the economy and community. Award Guidelines here https://bit.ly/2YsSKlV

09.01.2022 Engagement Australia is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Engagement Australia Awards. These awards extend the high quality recognition provided by the former BHERT awards and celebrate the community engagement activities undertaken by Australian universities that has had the most impact. Applicants can apply for these awards in 7 different categories. More information about these categories can be found on: https://buff.ly/33mFO1H

08.01.2022 Dr Liz Reimer of Southern Cross University has been extensively involved in the collaboration between ‘It Takes a Town’ and Southern Cross University to build a more cohesive and healthier community. The collaboration aims to view community development in a way that informed by evidence-based practice for working with families, social science research and asset-based community development amongst other approaches. Southern Cross University have also contributed to the research expertise required by It Takes a Town. Read more about this collaboration: https://buff.ly/2vutnUY

06.01.2022 We're delighted to announce the finalists for the Engagement Australia Excellence Awards 2020 'Excellence in Industry Engagement' category are: The University of Melbourne - CrowdCARE: Crowdsourcing as a novel approach to engaging an international online community of educators, students and clinicians in evidence-based practice The University of Newcastle, Australia - Collaboratively supporting placements through a pandemic RMIT University - RMIT Industry Training N...ursing Model Victoria University, Melbourne Australia - Industry upgrade to a degree program JOIN THE VIRTUAL AWARD CEREMONY: Tuesday 1 December, 6-8pm AEDT Register here > https://fal.cn/3bLEG FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR 2020 FINALISTS HERE > https://fal.cn/3bLEJ

06.01.2022 Join sector leaders and practitioners for Engagement Australia’s signature Leadership Forum ’A burning world: transformation and sustainability or apocalypse?’ This year’s Leadership Forum will discuss how we can increase the engagement of universities within local communities in the background of increasingly important social issues. The Leadership Forum will also launch the new Engagement Australia Awards and the latest edition of Transform: the Journal of Engaged Scholarship. Learn more about this event here: https://buff.ly/2FuShFy

03.01.2022 Congratulations to the following finalists in the category of Excellence in Student Engagement, for the 2020 Engagement Australia Excellence Awards: Federation University Australia - IBM - Federation University Australia Collaboration The University of Melbourne - BioDesign Innovation Melbourne... RMIT University - Inside Out Prison Exchange Program You can read more about each of these projects, along with the finalists from the other Award Categories, here > https://fal.cn/3bLPx JOIN THE VIRTUAL AWARD CELEBRATIONS! Tues 1 December, 6-8pm AEDT. Register here > https://fal.cn/3bLPu

02.01.2022 Did you know 1 in 5 Australians suffer from persistent pain? And, only 10% of those find the right help to recover. In 2020, the University of South Australia's Pain Revolution Program was recognised as the winner of the Engagement Australia 2020 Awards for Excellence in Community Engagement. The program educates people living with chronic pain and health professionals who provide treatment for chronic pain, to create a conversation and identify barriers to provide better c...are for these members of our community. Congratulations to everyone involved in the Pain Revolution Program at Uni of SA . Watch a little more in the video, here.

02.01.2022 The ‘New Normal’ for universities: what Higher Learning should and can be This universal crisis accelerates us in the universities towards a new view of how our universities might change or need to adapt. Do we need to consider a new offer to students which learns from the present deadly serious crisis AND which addresses the even greater threats from the impending ecological and climate crises? This session will consider whether the idea of contemporary university engagemen...t can embrace the new challenges of a new era in the face of adversity, including those of a new social contract between universities and society building on the achievements of those who have pioneered a consciousness of university engagement in Australia. Join the discussion with Professor Jim Nyland, The Hon. Verity Firth, Executive Director Social Justice, University of Technology Sydney, and Callista Thillou, Executive Director Engagement, Flinders University https://bit.ly/2BOCOlo See more

02.01.2022 The 2020 Engagement Australia signature Leadership Forum themed A burning world: generational change or apocalypse? brought senior university leaders together to hear from an international panel of experts on how engaged universities in Australia might respond to the current climate crisis and emergency. Valuable insights were gained from this forum with an emphasis on the opportunity universities had in joining forces and expressing a powerful voice to the government, industry and the communities they serve. Read more about the insights gained from this forum: https://buff.ly/3cJBBJI

01.01.2022 A Charles Sturt University research project is applying ecological expertise and tricks to more effectively control pests in a range of settings, and minimise the use of pesticides. The research is helping a range of agricultural industries right around the world, including for rice growing in east Asia, and cotton farming in Australia. The Novel Pest Management Program is making a substantial difference in the community, and was awarded the 2020 Engagement Australia Award f...or Outstanding Engagement for Research Impact. We're pleased to share more about this award-winning program in this video - well done Charles Sturt University. #EngagementAustralia #EngagementAustraliaAwards #Research #ResearchImpact