Dear UWAASA members, We are back, and so is the beloved WA sunshine! We hope that everyone is holding up well and has enough left in the tank for the final stretch of semester. Before we start, we know that outcomes are being communicated for applicants seeking promotion from levels A to B and B […]
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Dear members, We hope you are all coping with semester 1, which is now in full swing – and with Easter and the semester break dropping after week 8 (and Open Day), make sure you run this one like a marathon and manage the tank carefully… By way of premise, we wanted to raise an
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The members of the Committee of Management of the University of Western Australia Academic Staff Association (UWAASA) have made a submission to the Australian Federal Government’s Parliamentary Inquiry into the ‘Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers’. For more details on the Parliamentary Inquiry please visit: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/UniversityGovernance UWAASA’s submission can be accessed here and
As many UWAASA members may already know, long-standing UWAASA member Emertia Professor Brenda Walker sadly passed away in late 2024. An obituary written by Brenda’s colleagues, UWA Chair of Australian Literature Professor Tony Hughes-d’Aeth and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at UWA’s School of Humanities Associate Professor Kieran Dolin can be found online at the UWA
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Dear UWAASA members, And so another year is coming to an end! First of all, a heartfelt thank you for your continued support. Without members, associations like ours wouldn’t exist. Our primary focus in the coming year will be to play an active role in rebuilding a sense of community amongst academics at UWA. Our
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UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 24 2024 AT 12.30PM IN THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Download a copy of the minutes.
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The University of Western Australia’s Academic Board celebrated the appointment of 15 Emeriti Professors at its annual event last week. This title honours professors, who are retiring after a significant period of distinguished and meritorious service at the University. We congratulate the following UWA ASA members on this honour! Emerita Professor Robyn Carroll (Law School).
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Dear UWA ASA members, I trust you are all surviving the end of semester, and looking forward to marking season… But before that comes to pass, we wanted to take a moment to reach out to you and check in. The last five years have been, in many respects, an absolute ordeal. In a short
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The Philippa Maddern Awards Presentation ceremony was held on Thursday 14 September 2024 at The University Club of Western Australia. This biennial event is an important occasion in the Academic Staff Association calendar as the awards recognise the positive influences that academics have on students, the university and the wider community, through their outstanding leadership
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Dear UWAASA Members & Colleagues, Well, one semester down (not counting deferred and supplementary exams) and about to begin the next. Time flies! In this newsletter, I provide a heads-up on the upcoming Philippa Maddern Award event, touch on parking (of course), on administrative creep into the academic’s workload, and on the appointment of a
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