FACULTY OF LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 AGENDA 1. UWA Business Investment Program (BIP). Matt Huitson (FLPS BIP Project Mgr) will give a short presentation on the BIP, what it involves, and how it will affect the way we work 2. School structure and governance 3. School website: http://www.chembiochem.uwa.edu.au/ 4. “UWA Smoke Free 2012” and the workplace 5. Other School matters !
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 BIP announcement - May 2011 BIP - Information Services Business Investment Programme May 2011 Update Information Services are undertaking a major Business Investment Programme to raise Information Technology to be a strategic enabler in support of the University's strategic goal of becoming a top-50 ranked university in the world by 2050, and to support the anticipated changes required to support student mobility associated with the introduction of New Courses 2012. Information Services are working collaboratively with key representatives from all Faculties and Central Administration on the Programme, to ensure that the needs of all areas of the University are well represented. The Programme was initiated at the request of the Vice-Chancellor following the appointment of Dr Mary Davies as University Libration & Director (Information Management) at the end of July 2010, and focuses heavily on addressing the findings and recommendations of the ITS review conducted in August 2010; the Student IT Needs Study 2010 (commissioned by UWA's Teaching and Learning Committee's E-Learning & Learning Spaces Sub-Committee); and two recent audit reports from the Office of the Auditor-General, and internal audit (Ernst & Young) concerning risk, business continuity and disaster recovery. The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 Governance structure - late 2011 FLPS T&L FLPS Committee Research Committe Head of School Associate HoS Teaching & Learning Deputy Head of School Associate HoS Research Business/School Manager Graduate Research Coordinator Technical Operations/Building Manager CoD - Chemistry CoD - Biochemistry & Molecular Finance Manager Biology Graduate Research School Roles will need to be clearly defined, and in some cases this may evolve as the School settles into a routine. The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 Governance structure - January 2012 Head of School Mark Spackman FLPS Board Deputy Head Lawrie Abraham FLPS Executive Business Manager Julie La Spina Technical Operations Manager Greg Allen Finance Manager TBA soon Program Coordinators - NC2012 majors Murray Baker - Chemistry Lawrie Abraham - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Martha Ludwig - Genetics Graduate Graduate Research Coordinator Allan McKinley Research Chair, SCB Research Cmtee TBA School Chair, SCB Teaching & Learning Cmtee TBA FLPS Research FLPS T&L Committee Committee The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 School website: www.chembiochem.uwa.edu.au The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 “UWA Smoke Free 2012” and the workplace U W A ¡ i s ¡ S m o e k e e r ¡ F Research shows that inhaling Thinking about quitting? tobacco smoke can lead to serious Here are some sources of support: health effects in smokers and � Your General Practitioner is an ideal first � non-smokers. point of contact for advice about quitting. � Contact the UWA Counselling and � Psychological Services on 6488 2118 To protect the health and wellbeing to make an appointment with an Alcohol of its staff, students and visitors, and Other Drug Counsellor to The University of Western Australia discuss quitting. � The Robin Winkler Clinic conducts � became smoke free on smoking cessation groups for staff and 1 January 2012. students on campus. For more information call 6488 2644. � Call the Quitline on � Smoking is prohibited in, or at, 13 18 48 or 13 78 48. all of the University’s buildings, � Visit the Quit Now website at � properties and workplaces. www.quitnow.gov.au For more information about the University’s policy on smoking and cessation services visit www.uwa.edu.au/smokefree CRICOS Provider Code: 00126G UniPrint 92496 The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 “UWA Smoke Free 2012” and the workplace Extract from “UWA Smoke Free 2012 – Information for Managers and Supervisors” Should I do anything to advise my staff of the smoke free policy? It is strongly recommended that you remind existing staff and advise any new staff of the University’s Policy on Smoking. Contractors and visitors should also be advised of the policy. While two global emails about the smoke free policy have already been sent to staff, you may choose to send an email to your staff at the beginning of 2012 to remind them that the University is smoke free. This email could also refer your staff to the smoke free webpage at www.uwa.edu.au/smokefree for more information about the policy, smoking cessation support services and resources. What about staff smoking breaks? All staff are encouraged to take regular breaks from their work station for health and safety reasons. Staff smoking breaks should be considered in the light of this advice. It is recommended that you establish clear boundaries with all your staff in relation to the time spent on work breaks. If you notice that a staff member is taking long or too frequent breaks (including smoking off campus), you should discuss this with the person immediately; reiterating the boundaries and your expectations. If the issue is not resolved, it should be referred to Human Resources. The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 Other School matters • Coordinator of First-Year Studies - interviews soon • Welcome Reto Dorta - his lab equipment will be delivered tomorrow! • Congratulations Peter Hartmann, AM • Congratulations Harvey Millar - awarded the Australian Academy of Science’s 2012 Fenner Medal “for distinguished research in biology (excluding the biomedical sciences)” (see http://science.org.au/awards/awardees/2012awards.html) • Congratulations Colin Raston - more than 100 papers in the RSC’s Chemical Communications (see interview at Chem. Commun ., 2012, 48 , 1199-1200. DOI: 10.1039/C1CC90189C) • Congratulations Scott Stewart - RACI 2010-11 Athel Beckwith Lectureship - see “Five minutes with… Scott Stewart”, Chemistry in Australia, Feb 2012, p.15. • Congratulations Gavin Flematti, who will commence his Future Fellowship on 1 February • All School BBQ - tentative date Thursday 16 February • Inauguration (opening?) of School of Chemistry & Biochemistry - March ? The University of Western Australia
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry SCHOOL MEETING – JANUARY 30 2012 Forthcoming Meetings • Monday 27 February 2:00 pm in G.33 • Monday 26 March 2:00 pm in G.33 • Monday 30 April 2:00 pm in G.33 • Monday 28 May 2:00 pm • Last Monday of each month! The University of Western Australia
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