The Groundwork
The groundwork for developing Australasian conferences of undergraduate research was laid during The ALTC Senior National Teaching Fellowship of Professor Angela Brew. The overall aim of the Fellowship was to enhance student engagement in learning through supporting the development, in Australia, of undergraduate research and inquiry.
The Fellowship:
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identified national needs for undergraduate research;
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established and made available, a set of practical resources
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brought together academics, academic managers, and policy makers with international and national experts in undergraduate research
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developed a communiqué addressed to Australian political leaders.
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provided the foundation for the establishment of what at the time was conceived as a national centre for the integration of research, teaching and learning.
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Sowing a seed
Following the ALTC Fellowship, The first Australasian Conference of Undergraduate research was established by Angela Brew and Lilia Mantai as part of Macquarie University’s Learning and Teaching Week.
The “Seed Project”
The organisational framework needed to establish a sustainable annual international conference of undergraduate research in Australia was developed in 2013 through a “Seed” project grant from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (later known as the Office for Learning and Teaching. (Project 13..xxx)
The Project:
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Planned and implemented the second and third Conferences
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Arranged for the Fourth
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displayed undergraduate research posters in Parliament House, Canberra and invited MPs.
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Established the organisational structure for ACUR