13 November 2003

Published by the Communications and Development Department

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Project investigates credit transfer pathways for students

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Senior Management Team
From a meeting of the Senior Management Team held on Tuesday 4 November 2003

Discussion included:

Teaching Space Audit
The review of teaching space carried out by the Facilities Advisory Committee, and Facilities Management, was discussed. The Chair of the Facilities Advisory Committee, Dr Bob Hall, and the Facilities Management Director, Peter Molony, were present.

The outcomes from the audit of teaching space were noted. The possibility of a space charging regime would be the subject of further discussion.

The report would be released to Departments and Schools shortly. The matter would also be placed on the agenda for a future JEXHODs meeting.

Policies and Procedures
The proposal for a Policies and Procedures Development and Review Policy was discussed. The Director of the Planning and Institutional Research Unit, Dr Bob Hall, and the Academic Services Director, Bill Matthew, were present.

The distinction between:
· Legislation - and legislative compliance
· Policies - where University compliance was required, and
· Procedures/guidelines - where expectations were clearly placed on the University community
was noted.

The implementation of the Development and Review Policy would result in a Canterbury Policies and Procedures “Bank” being included on the UC website.

The two stage process for the development of the project was noted:
1. the comprehensive list of policies is compiled, with a standard introduction, and
2. the systematic review of the documents is undertaken, and a standard template is applied to each one.

The Director of the Planning and Institutional Research Unit, the Registrar and Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) would form the project team to manage the continuation of the project.

Academic Board
The forthcoming review of the Academic Board was discussed.

A paper would be developed for the next meeting of the Board, suggesting the setting up of a working group chaired by the Deputy Vice Chancellor to review and report on the composition of a new Academic Board, on the basis of the review foreshadowed by the Implementation Plan.

The review might make recommendations on:
· the optimum size of the Academic Board
· the way in which its members are appointed/elected
· any other matters which would contribute to the more effective operation of the Board

Participation in Tertiary Education 2003
The publication of the report by the Ministry of Education on Participation Trends in New Zealand Tertiary Education, including information up to 2002, was noted. Enquiries to Dr Bob Hall, email: bob.hall@canterbury.ac.nz .

Shane Cotton paintings
exhibition closes 23rd November

It is appropriate that SOFA Gallery acknowledges graduate students from its parent institution, the School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury.

Since graduating, Shane Cotton has established himself as one of New Zealand's foremost painters, an artist who has contributed greatly to the cultural context and drawn attention to a number of challenging socio-political issues confronting New Zealanders today.

This exhibition follows the recent comprehensive Shane Cotton/ Survey 1993-2003 presented by the City Gallery, Wellington. It focuses on a small body of work ranging from art school days to the present and reveals how the artist slowly began to absorb and re-present important aspects of his Maori heritage but through paintings firmly rooted within contemporary western practice.

SOFA Gallery is proudly supported by Wyatt and Wilson Print, Resene Paints, and Torlesse Wines.

Gallery hours 11-5 Monday to Friday 12- 4 Saturdays and Sundays.

Adult student and staff forum
Wednesday 26th November 2003, 10am-Noon followed by refreshments. C1, Central Lecture Theatre

This forum is an opportunity to hear from adult students, to discuss levels of support needed and to hear what plans the University has in order to provide appropriate support.

Summer accommodation available

Bookings are now open for Uni Hall's self-catered flats over summer. Student rates are:
- $25/day for the first 14 days, then $18/day
- monthly discount available.
That's electricity, endless hot water, private phone and of course location location. Plus our legendary weekly summer barbeques on the lawn. Summer starts officially on 24 November, but we may be able to sneak you in earlier. Contact melanie.brigden@canterbury.ac.nz for further information and a booking form.

WELLNESS ASSESSMENTS FOR STAFF

The Health and Safety Section of the Human Resources Department in association with the University Health Centre is pleased to advise that Wellness Assessments for staff will resume as follows:

The service will be available until Friday 28 November 2003.

The service is provided on Tuesdays from 9.00am to 1.00pm and Fridays 9.00am to 1.00pm. This is a free and confidential service, available at the University Health Centre, and is being done by Theresa Madden of TriEx Health.

Assessments include: Diet, Body Mass (height versus weight), Exercise, Stress, Blood Pressure, Blood Test, (Cholesterol and blood sugar), Vision, Cancer prevention principles, Heart disease prevention principles, Goal setting.

Organisational Development

MORE FREE COMPUTER COURSES
Due to the cancellation of some workshops in our Staff Development programme this year, the OD Team are pleased to announce that they can now offer computer courses to all staff FREE OF CHARGE. This offer is available on all courses run from 1 September to 31 December 2003. Due to the unknowns of 2004, we cannot confirm that this will continue next year.

Please note that our ‘Cancellation Policy’ still stands (see below).


Organisational Development has a new web address: http://ucweb.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/od/index.htm.
Alternatively you can access the OD website from the link under “Service Departments” on the UC web, or from the Human Resources website.

COMPUTER COURSES:
The following courses are running during November and December 2003. Further information on these courses is available on our web site http://ucweb.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/od/courses.htm

Dreamweaver
An Introduction - 17 December (9.30am - 4.30pm) - Cost: NIL.

Excel
An Introduction - 26 November (1.30pm - 4.30pm) - Cost: NIL

Word
Complex Document Extras - 2 December (1.30 - 4.30pm) - Cost: NIL

Other
Introduction to the Internet & UC Web - 3 December (10.00am - 12.00pm) - Cost: NIL
Using On-line Help & Office Assistant - 18 November (1.30 - 3.30pm) - Cost: NIL

Cancellation Policy
Any cancellation received less than 24 hours prior to the course will incur a cancellation fee of 50% of the course cost. Alternatively, if you are not able to attend, you are welcome to send someone in your place. However, please advise me if this is the case.

The full course cost will be charged if you do not attend without prior notification.

Note: 'Course cost' as mentioned above means course cost charged as at January 2003 (ie. $50 for a 2 hour course, $75 for a 3 hour course).

Scope of Organisational Development Computer Training
All Organisational Development’s computer courses will be held in the Computer Training Room (Room 312, Computer/IT Building), unless otherwise specified. This room contains 10 trainee PC’s. The PC’s run on Microsoft Office XP.

The focus for training is based on the mainstream University users, being 85% PC, with a move towards Office XP. The course material is developed using Office XP (2002 applications). While Mac users or users of other operating systems and/or MS Office versions are welcome to attend our courses, trainees should be aware that the focus is on Office XP for PC’s.
If you have any concerns regarding computer training, please contact Sarah Kedzlie ext 7468, sarah.kedzlie@canterbury.ac.nz.

To Enrol
To enrol for these courses you MUST complete a Course Enrolment Form and an internal requisition form and return these to: Sarah Kedzlie, Room 530, Registry. The enrolment form is available on the web at http://ucweb.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/od/forms.htm, by email or in hard copy.

Self-Paced CD Roms
Organisation Development have a series of self-paced CD Roms. The following titles are available for staff to borrow: MS Word XP, MS PowerPoint XP, MS Excel XP, MS Excel 2000, MS Access XP, MS Outlook XP, ICDL for XP, ICDL for 2000.

OD is now pleased to be able to offer these CDs to staff at no charge. If you would like to book a CD, please contact Sarah Kedzlie, ext 7468, to arrange a suitable date and complete an OD Resource Booking Form available on our website at http://ucweb.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/od/forms.htm to be returned when you collect the CD.

International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)
ICDL Awards
Reminder: The closing date for aplications for the ICDL Awards is Monday, 17 November 2003. These two Awards valued at approximately $600 are offered every six months and give General Staff the opportunity to gain their international Computer Driving Licence. Full details of the Awards and the application criteria can be found on the OD web site at: http://ucweb.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/od/icdl.htm.

ICDL Information Packs are available from Organisational Development. We also have a selection of self-paced training resources available to staff starting their ICDL. Please contact us if you would like to find out more, arrange some pre test training, or sit some of your ICDL

Mentoring Workshop
Organisational Development invites you to attent Mentoring in the Workplace - a workshop for those interested in mentoring here at UC.
Thursday 27 November 2003, 2.00 - 4.00pm, Okeover Room, Continuing Education - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE. Cost: NIL.

For more information on this workshop, please contact Sarah Kedzlie, ext 7468, sarah.kedzlie@canterbury.ac.nz or Ginny Ferguson, ext 6056, ginny.ferguson@canterbury.ac.nz.

For further information on these or other OD courses or services, please contact Sarah Kedzlie, ext 7468, sarah.kedzlie@canterbury.ac.nz or Donna Ridler, ext 6985, donna.ridler@canterbury.ac.nz

ERAU

SITE
Syndicate for IT in Education (SITE) is a co-operative venture between the Information Technology Department and the Educational Research and Advisory Unit. Its aim is to provide a single access point to support staff using computers and other Information Technology systems in education. For more information click the link: http://www.site.canterbury.ac.nz

Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Tertiary Teaching
If you are interested in finding out more about these qualifications (perhaps with a view to enrolling in 2004), please contact Jane Robertson, ext 6851, jane.robertson@canterbury.ac.nz.

New initiative in on-line professional development

If you are a new or experienced lecturer or tutor interested in interacting with other tertiary teachers in an on-line environment and/or currently engaged in any form of on-line teaching
then you will be interested in this new initiative.

Ultralab South, in conjunction with the Canterbury Tertiary Alliance (CTA) has received Ministry of Education funding to conduct a pilot of a web-supported professional development programme in 2004, designed specifically for New Zealand tertiary education teachers. The programme is called Teachers for Teachers for Tertiary (T4T4T) and aims to establish a supportive professional learning community of tertiary teachers and to contribute to our knowledge of what makes for effective “E-learning” in tertiary education

There are two possible levels of involvement in the project - as a mentor/researcher or as a participant.

Mentor/researchers will be sought from academic staff interested in working with and supporting an on-line discussion community within the university. University of Canterbury mentors will work with mentors from other local tertiary institutions to plan and facilitate cross institution on-line engagement. We will be looking for 2 – 3 mentor/researchers at Canterbury. Funding is available to ‘buy-out’ part of the mentor/researchers’ workload.

Participants will be recruited from amongst new and experienced lecturing and tutoring staff and from staff currently engaged in various forms of on-line teaching. Relatively newly appointed lecturers and tutors are strongly encouraged to be involved. Participants do not require any previous on-line teaching experience. The programme will provide an opportunity to interact with other interested colleagues in an on-line community, to discuss teaching approaches/strategies and to experience online learning (a useful prerequisite to facilitating on-line teaching activities). We will be seeking approximately 25 participants. Some funding will be available in recognition of people’s involvement.

At this stage we are seeking ‘expressions of interest’ for the mentor/researcher positions and from those who wish to participate in the pilot. Final selection of the mentor/researchers will be made by a cross-institutional Liaison Panel. Mentor/researchers will then recruit/select participants with a view to ensuring a balance of new and experienced lecturers and tutors.

If you are interested in being involved in this initiative at either level, please contact Jane Robertson (jane.robertson@canterbury.ac. nz ext. 6851) for further information.

Careers Advisory Service

Although our formal Graduate Recruitment Programme has now ended for 2003, job notices continue to be added to our CareerHub website by employers seeking graduating students or offering vacation employment/summer internships. Canterbury students who have not already registered on CareerHub, can do so on www.canterbury.ac.nz/student/ca45reers, using their university username and password. New graduates can continue to access CareerHub off-campus and use our service and resources for up to one year after completion of their studies.

Employers currently recruiting
Graduate Recruitment Programme: Tait Electronics, Canesis Network, JPM Consultants, Waitakere City Council, Dobbie Engineers, Feltex Carpets, Kingslea Residential Care, Brophy Knigh & Partners, Polson Higgs & Co, Tyco Safety Products, Fisher & Paykel Appliances, AgResearch (PhD Studentships), Water Systems Ltd, CICD, Manux Solutions, Sinclair Knight Mertz, Infometrics, ISP Consulting Engineers, Intranel, Farrow Jamieson, Chemsafety, GKR Enterprises, Gaulter Russell, Retia Co Pty Ltd, Nannies Abroad.

Canterbury CareerHub is now established as the prime source of employment information for Canterbury students and graduates and we would therefore encourage staff members to refer any recruitment or vacancy enquiries from employers on to CAS so we can assist them. Contact Shirley MacDonald, Graduate Recruitment Co-ordinator, on 6592, or Janet Warburton, Vacancy Clerk, on 6551.

CAS Seminars – open to all students – Level 7 Seminar Room, Central Library
Seminars, including CV Preparation and Job Interview Skills, Which Job Would Suit Me? will continue until December. Full seminar details on CareerHub Events/Seminars or from CAS.

Career counselling is available to students either by appointment or, for brief enquiries CV checks etc, at the daily drop-in sessions: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9am-12 noon; Tues, Thurs 2pm-5pm. CAS remains open throughout the summer break.

Careers Advisory Service, Level 7, Central Library

Ad Hoc Room Bookings

A web site link has been established at: www.blds.canterbury.ac.nz (click on the "Room Bookings" link) for purposes of assisting staff in booking University rooms on Ilam Campus for intended after hours use. [NOTE: After hours refers to weekdays 6pm – 8am, weekends from 6pm Friday]. It is essential that Facilities Management are advised regarding the proposed use of rooms. This allows for service inputs regarding security and heating or cooling. If a confirmed booking is not in place and staff are called out after hours, a cost is incurred to the University and must be recovered.

The remote request for a room booking is automatically forwarded to Frances Register, Room Bookings Co-Ordinator. When the room status is determined, a confirmation or decline notice will be sent, the booking entered on Syllabus+ and notification lodged to Security and Works & Services. Bookings may also continue to be made via telephone ext 6648, Fax 6484, f.register@regy.canterbury.ac.nz.

2004 AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT BOOKINGS

Please ensure equipment bookings for 2004 are arranged as soon as possible, before Christmas would be appreciated. We do not carry forward any bookings from the previous year.

Early notification of room changes after bookings have been made is essential.

Phone Judith or Joan on ext 6428, or call at the Audio Visual office beside the student cafe, ground floor, James Hight Building. Email bookings are not accepted.

Logie Collection Tours

The Classics Department is pleased to offer tours of the Mediterranean antiquities in the James Logie Memorial Collection to staff, students and members of the public. Enquiries to secretary on ext 8580. Next tour 1 December 2003, 12.00pm - 1.00pm.

Uni-Care International Travel Insurance

The AUS recommends that its members use Uni-Care Insurance for sabbatical, other study and very long-term travel overseas. Uni-Care allows 15% off standard rates to all university staff members, full time tertiary students and their families and, uniquely, can maintain cover for greatly extended periods overseas. The policy includes medical and loss of deposits cover in New Zealand for long term travellers who return home temporarily. Please note that Canterbury University has an in-house, business travel insurance policy which applies to staff travelling on behalf of the University.

Uni-Care International Insurance Service, PO Box 32-167, Devonport, Auckland 9. Telephone +64 9 446 1166, Fax +64 9 445 8832 email: insure@uni-care.org website: http://www.uni-care.org (secure online application facility).

University Newcomers

A friendly group of women who host regular coffee-information mornings, wish to extend a welcome to all visiting faculty staff and partners. For more information, please contact your Head of Department or Gill, phone 358 7234, or Daphne phone 358 8513.

Catholic Newman Society

On campus we are delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate Mass at the following times. Sunday Mass 7.00 p.m through the academic year). Rutherford & Rochester Hall. Weekdays (Term Time): Tuesday Mass 12.10 p.m. Student Union building. Thursday Mass 5.10 p.m. Rochester and Rutherford Hall. Friday Mass 12.10 p.m. Kolbe House, 5 Roundtree St. (on the same road as Campus Dairy). For upcoming events be on the lookout at our notice board in the UCSA Building.

Situations Vacant

ACADEMIC STAFF VACANCIES

The following positions are vacant. Please call extension 6147 quoting the appropriate vacancy number for the Information for Staff Vacancies and a Position Description or check out our Web site at:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/vc/vcintro.htm

Senior Lecturers/Lecturers in Accountancy, Department of Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems (AFIS), Vacancy No: AF116, Closing date 30 August 2003, but recruitment will continue until the positions are filled
Chair in Economics, Department of Economics, Vacancy No. EC115, No Closing Date
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in European History, Department of History, Vacancy No: HY123, Closing Date: 14 November 2003
Senior Lecturer or Lecturer in Composition, School of Music, Vacancy No: MU130, Closing Date: 20 November 2003
Head of Piano Studies, School of Music, Vacancy No: MU131, Closing Date: 20 November 2003
Lecturer in Marketing, Vacancy No: MG148-13368, Closing Date: 12 December 2003
Lecturer in Art History and Theory – Contemporary Art, School of Fine Arts Vacancy No. FA144, Closing Date: 15 December 2003
Lecturer in Art History and Theory – Art of Aotearoa – New Zealand, School of Fine Arts. Vacancy No. FA147. Closing Date: 15 December 2003
Lecturer in Education (Full or Part-Time), School of Education. Vacancy No. ED150, Closing Date: 27 January 2004
Chair in Management Science/Operations Research, Vacancy No: MG124, Closing Date: 30 January 2004
Professor of Classics, Vacancy No: CL145, Closing Date: 31 January 2004
Lecturer of Audiology, Department of Communication Disorders, Vacancy No: SP154/10707, No Closing Date
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Speech Language, Department of Communication Disorders, Vacancy No: SP155/12591, No Closing Date
Senior Tutor (Te Reo Maori), Department of Maori, Closing Date: 17 November 2003 – Applications to Jeanette King
Tutors in French, Closing Date 24 November 2003 – Applications to Helen Deverson
Fixed Term Part-time e-Commerce Lecturer, Department of Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems (AFIS), Vacancy No: AF151, Closing Date: 27 November 2003. Informal enquiries to Dr John Vargo (telephone 364-2627, john.vargo@canterbury.ac.nz ). Applications to Human Resources Department.

POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS (2 YEAR FIXED TERM POSITIONS)
Post Doctoral Fellowship in ‘Brain Systems, Thalamus and Memory’, Department of Psychology, Vacancy No: PDF PS132, Closing Date: 17 December 2003
Post Doctoral Fellowship in ‘General Relativity/Cosmology’, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vacancy No: PDF PH133, Closing Date: 5 December 2003
Post Doctoral Fellowship in ‘Nanofabricated Photonic Crystal Filters’, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vacancy No: PDF EE134, Closing Date: 21 November 2003
Post Doctoral Fellow in “Modelling and Identification of Cardiovascular Haemodynamics for Improved Management of Critical Care Patients”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vacancy No: PDF ME135, Closing Date 1 December 2003
Post Doctoral Fellow in “Semantic, Syntactic and Morphological Changes in New Zealand English”, Department of Linguistics, Vacancy No: PDF LG136, Closing Date: 28 November 2003
Post Doctoral Fellow in “Enlargement of the European Union and the Implications for New Zealand”, National Centre for Research on Europe, Vacancy No: PDF NCR137, Closing Date: 5 December 2003
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Forestry, ‘Forest Modelling’, in School of Forestry, Vacancy No. PDF FO139, Closing Date: 17 November 2003
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Mathematics, ‘Mathematical Modelling of Endothelial Calcium in Atherogensis’, in Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Vacancy No. PDF MT140, Closing Date: 1 December 2003
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, ‘Computational Design and Molecular Modelling of Protease Inhibitors’, Department of Chemistry, Vacancy No. PDF CH141, Closing Date: 1 December 2003
Post Doctoral Fellow in Electrical & Computer Engineering, ‘MIMO Techniques for Crosstalk Mitigation in Copper Cables’, Closing Date: 15 November 2003. All applications to Dr Lee Garth, email: l.garth@elec.canterbury.ac.nz

GENERAL STAFF VACANCIES

The following positions are vacant. Please call extension 6147 quoting the appropriate vacancy number for the Information for General Staff Vacancies and a Position Description or check out our Web site at: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/vc/vcintro.htm

For vacancies created by the Restructuring visit http://ucweb.canterbury.ac.nz/unirestructuring/Vacancies/instructions.html

PLEASE NOTE:Applications will be accepted from all current continuing and fixed term University staff for Vacancy No: CO126/13529

Administrative Assistant, English Language Centre, Vacancy No: CO126/13529, Closing Date; 21 November 2003

PLEASE NOTE:Applications will be accepted from current continuing University staff only for Vacancy No: AV122/11753, SS123, IT124, LI125

Audio Visual Technician, Vacancy No: AV122/11753, Closing Date: 17 November 2003
Administrator, Disability Support Service, Student Services, Vacancy No: SS123, Closing Date 17 November 2003
PC Computer Support Consultant, Information Technology Department, Vacancy No: IT124, Closing Date: 19 November 2003
Recruitment Publications Editor, Liaison and Recruitment Unit: Vacancy No: LI125, Closing Date: 16 November 2003

PLEASE NOTE:Applications will be accepted from all interested persons for Vacancy No: SS120, SS121/13385, MG119

Student Services Department Administration and Projects Manager, Vacancy No: SS120, Closing Date: 1 December 2003
Kaitohutohu/Maori Student Advisor, Student Services, Vacancy No: SS121/13385, Closing Date: 24 November 2003
Administrative Assistant Full-time Fixed-term – 12 months, Department of Management, Vacancy No: MG119, Closing Date: 21 November 2003

Staff appointments

The following positions have been accepted.

GENERAL STAFF

Susan Vance, Library Assistant, Physical Sciences Library, from 9.12.03

Maree Thomas, Administrator/Receptionist(Continuing), International Student Support – Student Services, from 06.10.03

Jonie Chang, International Student Advisor(Continuing), International Student Support, Student Services, from 06.10.03

Jack Van Berkel, Field Facilities Manager, Facilities Management Dept, from 10.11.03

Research Office

Research Office Services
The Research Office offers assistance to members of the academic staff who want to apply for contestable grants. Some grants cover solely research activities, others are for travel, publication support, or even for collaboration with community groups and for undertaking education-related
projects that are of benefit to the wider community.

If you would like help with your application, contact us with plenty of time before the application deadline. In most cases applications and guidelines can be downloaded electronically from our website www.research.canterbury.ac.nz. If they are not available on the database please email or phone us.

Please remember that all applications to funding sources for contestable grants and research fellowships must be directed through the Research Office. This is regardless of whether or not the funding source has been advertised by the Research Office or another source, such as an organisation newsletter.

Seminar
Opportunities for New Zealand researchers to participate in the European Commission's 6th Framework Research Programme (FP6) and Initiatives Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) has launched in recent months to help researchers with their European links.

Date: Wednesday 19th November, 2003, Time: 2pm - 4.30pm. Venue: National Centre for Research on Europe, Level 2, Geography Building, University of Canterbury.

Daniel Descoutures, from the International Division of the European Commission's Research Directorate based in Brussels and Rick Petersen, Senior Advisor Strategic Development Group, MoRST, would like to meet and to discuss how FP6 is working and specific mechanisms for enhancing co-operation.

The key themes for FP6 are: Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health; Information society technologies; Nanotechnologies, multifunctional materials and new production processes; Aeronautics and space; Food quality and safety; Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems (including energy and transport research); Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society.

Please contact Heather Thomas at heather.thomas@canterbury.ac.nz if you are interested in attending this seminar.

Scholarships

The Scholarships Office is located on Level 3 of the Registry building and holds information on a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate awards. Scholarship details are advertised by way of this column, and by flyers to departments and to the Students' Association. Students are also encouraged to visit the office to check the latest listings.

Check out everything you need to know about scholarships on www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships

The November newsletter is now available at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships/current.htm

To find out about any scholarships that have become available since the last newsletter was produced, go to http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships/latestnews.htm

To search on the nationwide awards and scholarships database “BreakOut”, go to http://www.fis.org.nz/BreakOut/

Canterprise Ltd

Canterprise encourages commercially-oriented consulting, applied research and technology development activities across a broad variety of disciplines within the University, providing the formal link between the University and industry. It is the University of Canterbury’s commercial arm and it works in partnership with industry for the benefit of the University and its staff. Its main areas of business are commercialising intellectual property created at the University, and linking external research needs with the research and consulting expertise available within the University.

Canterprise has expertise in preparing contracts including costings, confidentiality arrangements and intellectual property protection. It also assists with preparation of funding applications for Technology New Zealand grants, including the Technology For Industry Fellowship (TIF), Technology For Business Growth (TBG), TechNet and TechLink programmes. It develops links with industry and investors and is instrumental in establishing companies as vehicles to commercialise valuable University IP.
For more information about Canterprise, or help with commercial activities, please contact John Duncan on ext 7849 or john.duncan@canterprise.ac.nz. Read more about Canterprise at www.canterprise.ac.nz.

Technology New Zealand have posted on their website www.technz.co.nz new and revised Notes for Applicants, and Applications Guidelines for TIF Education and also for the TIF Undergraduate scheme. Would you please ensure that all future TIF applications are in this format and should you have any queries or require assistance please contact John Duncan on ext 7849, john.duncan@canterprise.ac.nz.

Pre-seed Fund The government has now announced that a new fund is to be established for funding of the early stage of commercialisation of research projects specifically for the eight NZVCC universities, Unitec and other tertiary sector research institutions and the CRIs. This will be known as the Pre-Seed Accelerator Fund (PSAF) and will be funded one third by FRST and the other two thirds by the University and external partners. The University component of the fund can come from reallocation of FRST funding or other sources. Full details of the proposal will be released shortly.

Canterprise Newsletter The latest Canterprise newsletter can be viewed at www.cant.canterbury.ac.nz/newslet.htm

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HOUSE/FLAT to rent for 2-3 weeks from 23 Jan -12 Feb 2004. Please phone Stuart, ext 4877, 364 2987.

For sale
HARMONIUM organ (19thC) - Mason and Hamlin, Metzler, London, 5 octaves, 11 stops. In good condition with a few stops requiring attention. $450. Roger Buckton ext 7132 or 357 1001 a.h.

BEEF side, top quality, pre-packaged frozen, $640 (could share half with a friend). Phone Helen ext 6540, 347 4242 a.h., helen.deverson@canterbury.ac.nz.

1983 Mitsubishi Mirage II, 4 door sedan, gold colour, $500. Phone Gerard ext 6751, Gerard.Mesman@canterbury.ac.nz.

SUZUKI wagon R, 1996, four door auto. Low 54000km. Excellent in silver with grey interior. Fully spec'd with air conditioning, central locking, electric windows. Owners going overseas. $5,995. Contact
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