Leadership in Research Colloquium

with Professor Mary O'Kane

Held on Friday 27th, Jul 2012

Venue: Social Science C, Building 32, Lecture Theatre 1.28

(Click here: Videoconference recording of event)

(Click here: Keynote slide presentation)

The Health Collaborative Research Network (CRN) invite you to attend the Leadership in Research Colloquium with keynote speaker Professor Mary O’Kane. Professor O’Kane will give her well-informed perspective on leadership, focussing on research leadership. The colloquium provides researchers, research supervisors and research sponsors an opportunity to raise questions and focus discussions on points of interest.

In addition to being NSW Government Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor O’Kane is Chair of the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy, Chair of the Development Gateway and Development Gateway International, Chair of the CRC for Spatial Information, and a Director of PSMA Ltd, Business Events Sydney and the Australian Business Foundation. Professor O’Kane is a former member of the Australian Research Council (ARC), the Co-operative Research Centres (CRC) Committee, the board of FH Faulding & Co Ltd and the board of the CSIRO. Professor O'Kane is Vice President of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of Engineers Australia.

During her academic career, Professor O’Kane was Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Adelaide, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Adelaide and Dean, Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering at the University of Canberra.  Professor O’Kane holds an Honorary Doctorate from CQUniversity.

The Health Collaborative Research Network (CRN) is excited to be sponsoring this visit by Professor O’Kane. The visit is one of a number of CRN initiatives to raise research performance and research capacity at CQUniversity.

A light lunch and refreshments will be served in the courtyard after the colloquium.

Interested research stakeholders including industry sponsors or higher-degree research students are also encouraged to attend. 

Please RSVP to crn@cqu.edu.au for seating and catering purposes.

Venue Location

•  CQUniversity Australia - Rockhampton Campus

Off-site CQUniversity Campus Videoconference Locations

Available at the following sites:

• Bundaberg: 1/1.10
• Emerald: 1/A.205
• Gladstone: 1/1.09
• Gold Coast: The Star Lounge
• Melbourne: The Corporate Lounge
• Noosa: C/1.24
• Sydney: Kent Street/6.08

Contact crn@cqu.edu.au for connection details.