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'It is also important to understand that teaching is inherently complex. Therefore, it takes time to develop a broad knowledge base and classroom expertise, with effectiveness increasing throughout a teacher’s career.' A new GA article written by Dr Emma Rawlings Smith and Rebecca Kitchen has been published in TeachingTimes.com titled Why does subject-specific professional development matter? Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dR4kp4yu
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Professor at University of Manchester : An urban social scientist, a geographer by training and working with those in development studies, political science, planning, public administration and sociology
Fancy editing an academic journal? Have experience in academic editing, hold a university appointment and an interest in urban studies? If so, then this post might be of interest. A chance to work with a great set of people and to shape the field of urban geography. https://lnkd.in/ewUgie5y
Available now via Open Access and Early View: Lois, M., González-Iturraspe, S., Delgado-Castresana, M., Limón-López, P., de las Heras, M. G., Valle, J.-D., González, S.-C., & Cairo, H. (2024). Legal geographies in the making: Urban inequality, neighbourhood networks, and pandemic territorialities. Geographical Research, 1–15. https://lnkd.in/gsTigCKn
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The Australasian Cities Research Network (ACRN) together with the Australasian Early Career Urban Research Network (AECURN) would like to express our deep concerns about the decision to cut support to Humanities and Social Science research in Aotearoa New Zealand. Please read our statement below, and please also consider writing your own letters to decision-makers and/or consider sharing or reposting this letter.
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As more organisations mandate in-office attendance, is working from home still desirable? 🤔 Our new report based on our three-year research project, conducted at the University of Melbourne and Western Sydney University, provides some answers! Andrew Gorman-Murray, Elizabeth Straughan, Elisabetta Crovara and I examined the challenges employers and staff members continue to face navigating the geographical work revolution, spurred on by the COVID pandemic. We interviewed more than 60 employees and industry executives from a variety of sectors across Australia. We learned four big things: 🏡 Offering working from home flexibility remains extremely valuable to employees as it can help people to achieve a better work-life balance, which in turn can allow people to be more present to other relationships and activities. 🏢 Organisations need to better justify their demands for in-office attendance to maintain staff satisfaction and retention, meaning that time spent in the office should be better conceived and utilised. 💫 Mandating full in-office attendance is a one-size-fits-all approach that is destined to fail as not everyone thrives in the same working environments. ⚡️ Organisations must respond to emerging generational divisions in work location preferences where senior workers prefer working from home, and more junior workers favour coming into the office. Read our report to learn more about our findings and recommendations👇☺️ We’re grateful for the support of the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne Work Futures Hallmark Research Initiative 🙏 #wfh #remoteworking #Leadership #HumanResources #Management #workingathome #culture
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Last week at #UWA, Dr Cathy Foley delivered her final public lecture as Australia's Chief Scientist reflecting on the importance of bringing together the Sciences and Arts to address major and complex challenges. Dr Foley's lecture brought to a close the hugely successful Congress of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, which was hosted by the UWA School of Social Sciences, and involved all four of Western Australia's public universities, to showcase the outstanding Social Science and Humanities research underway in Australia. Participants engaged in vibrant discussions, sharing insights that underscored the interconnectedness of the Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences in confronting societal challenges. Reflecting on the week, the incredible importance of the Social Sciences and Humanities in driving informed public policy and fostering cultural understanding was clearly highlighted. As Dr. Foley noted, harnessing the diversity of thought and expertise found within the Social Sciences and Humanities is crucial for developing comprehensive solutions that resonate with and reflect the multifaceted nature of contemporary society. Moving forward, it is essential that we continue to support and invest in these fields to catalyse positive change and inspire future generations of researchers and leaders. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, UWA Public Policy Institute, Universities Australia, The Group of Eight, Fiona Hu, Assoc. Prof. Paul J. Maginn, Anna Nowak, Gretchen Marie Stolte, PhD, Joshua Lake, Katie Attwell, Peter Veth, Tim Colmer, Amit Chakma, Samina Yasmeen, Yu Tao, Laura Dales
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE, delivered her final public lecture as Chief Scientist at The University of Western Australia last Thursday. The lecture, titled “The Secret Sauce for a Better Australia,” was hosted by Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) as part of the 2024 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (CHASS). Dr Foley discussed the remarkable achievements of science and research - medicines, medical devices, WiFi, and clean energy, and the cutting-edge science that will transform systems and benefit humanity in the coming years. She also addressed major challenges like climate change, cybercrime, and misinformation, highlighting the need for multidisciplinary efforts to tackle them. It was particularly gratifying to hear Dr Foley reflect on her evolving view of social sciences and humanities—from "Science Plus" for technological discoveries to the "Secret Sauce" that must be integrated from the start, not brought in at the final stages. To listen to the public lecture: https://lnkd.in/ggJjV8tr This is a wrap for the 2024 CHASS. We extend our sincere thanks to the Council of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Business Events Perth, Australian Political Studies Association, Australian Anthropological Society, Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, VaxPol Lab, AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY HEADS OF ENGLISH, EMCR Shape Futures, Australian Historical Association, and UWA Discipline of Asian Studies for their contributions to the success of the congress. We look forward to future collaborations. #uwa #2024chass Amit Chakma, Tim Colmer, Anna Nowak, Amanda Davies, Alexandra Ludewig, Frank Bongiorno, Chris Hatherly, Richard Holden, Bonnie Johnson, Ellen Scott, UWA Public Policy Institute, Assoc. Prof. Paul J. Maginn, Clare Feenan, Tarryn Basden, Tim Pilbrow, PhD, Gretchen Marie Stolte, PhD, Marina Gerzic, Katie Attwell, Joshua Lake, Lorena Herrero, Ned Curthoys, Sarah Midford, Laura Dales, Yu Tao, Fiona Hu, Linda Mowat
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What is the role of #social_infrastructure in our #cities and #communities? Calling all geographers, sociologists, planners, cultural anthropologists, urban folks and more! Please submit your #abstracts to a special section in the Geographers Journal (Wiley) edited by Patricia Simoes Aelbrecht, Karina Landman Ceren Sezer and myself by mid December 2024. We would love to hear from you!
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The announcement this week of the dismantling of humanities and social sciences panels within the New Zealand Marsden Fund is a shocking setback for intellectual inquiry and societal progress. NZ's Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Collins’ comment in her 4 December media release that “Real impact on our economy will come from areas such as physics, chemistry, maths, engineering and biomedical sciences” is as extraordinary as it is ill-considered. As the Australasian Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities have observed in their recent response to this move by the NZ government to stop funding arts, social sciences and humanities research “Researchers in the humanities, arts and social sciences improve agricultural productivity, build resilience to natural disasters, support those living with dementia, provide financial guidance to elderly New Zealanders and support the creative arts industries.” But more than this, the strengths of the humanities and social sciences range from the philosophical to the practical: lending critical perspectives to knowledge production, enriching lives, developing skills for uncertain and increasingly connected futures, improving science, and supporting institutional credibility. These are matters I took up a few years ago in ‘Defending letters: a pragmatic response to assaults on the humanities’. When I was writing that paper I never imagined as bleak a scenario such as the one currently unfolding in New Zealand. https://lnkd.in/gTXA9eDe #humanities #socialsciences #MarsdenFund #academia #research #intellectualinquiry
NZ position - Head for the School of Geography, Envirinment and Earth Sciences...
Colleagues in New Zealand are looking externally for a new Head for the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. The link to the advertisement is below. Note the closing date is Monday 9 December 2024. The School of GEES has a broad focus, with strengths across the social, environmental and earth sciences, and hosts VUW’s new Bachelor of Environment and Society. They would like to attract a geographer or someone who thinks a bit like one. #geography #jobsingeography #NewZealand #Aotearoa https://lnkd.in/ga3pk3UA
Further Support for Wollongong colleagues...
The very idea of so many incredible geography friends and colleagues at the University of Wollongong being in scope for possible redundancy next month is absolutely gut wrenching https://lnkd.in/g9NnYXF7. Geographers at Wollongong lead national and global agendas in research and teaching on sustainability and are absolutely critical to the success of geography as a discipline here in Australia: https://lnkd.in/g9-jK8Tq In terms of funded research success alone, geography at UOW is one of the top performing programs in Australia—together, they currently hold an enviable ARC Laureate, Future Fellowship, 2 DECRAs, 4 Discoveries, 2 Linkages, in addition to an impressive record of industry funding. But what also characterises geographers at UOW is their collegiality, generosity and care towards other scholars, both academics and students—and this ethos definitely has big ripple effects across the rest of the discipline in Australia and beyond. It is unthinkable that this situation has arisen, and I sincerely hope that the UOW executive rethinks these proposals and recognises the long-term benefits of retaining such a high-performing program—especially at a time when research and teaching on sustainability is more vital than ever. Please consider signing the NTEU-led petition here to show your support: https://lnkd.in/gnJnkCg9