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Perspectives on creative arts in higher education

ARC ERA review consultation

Hot on the heels of the ANZSRC review, the Australian Research Council has announced that it will shortly begin its public consultation to review the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and the Engagement and Impact assessment (EI). The review is being conducted to ensure these programs reflect best practice in research evaluation and respond to the needs of the university sector and other key stakeholders.

DDCA will be consulting with its members to prepare a submission and has already informally raised with the ARC the problems for creative arts relating to the impact of closures of public venues and reduced opportunities for physical collaboration due to COVID restrictions.

The ARC expects to release a consultation paper and detailed survey in mid-August with a closing date in mid October for responses.

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Food | Landscapes Australia

Award winning virtual exhibition by Dr Joshua Zeunert (Scientia Associate Professor at UNSW) with Abstract8 that explores the beauty and diversity of Australia’s food producing landscapes and the environmental impacts of what we eat. Joshua is also a DDCA Award winner. See the Exhibition

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Creative Matters ed. 11: Creative Practice Researchers in the Making

In the practice of making change: revolutionary dynamics in creative practice research at the convergence of critical, creative, theoretical, and academic spaces Postgraduate peer-reviewed edition of Creative Matters Guest-edited by Nicol Cabe, Chloe Cannell, Kendrea Rhodes and Juliette Sauvage In the university context creative practice research combines artistic practices and academic research methods. We conduct […]

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Creative Matters ed. 9 : RISK

Guest edited by David Cross and Cameron Bishop Perhaps it is appropriate that the etymology of risk is caught between two competing meanings. The Italian word risco loosely translates to cliff which implies that negotiating said cliff is not for the feint hearted. There is another school of thought however that risk has its origins in the […]

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Lecturer in Composition – Monash University

The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance at Monash University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Lecturer to contribute to teaching and research in the field.  This position requires an experienced composer with an international profile to contribute to quality teaching of Composition through unit coordination and project supervision at major honours […]

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‘Illustrated and Written by…’ An International Illustration Virtual Gallery

‘Illustrated and Written by…’ is a high-fidelity Virtual Exhibition of 25+ peer-reviewed International Illustration Research projects. ‘This exhibition is a world first in showcasing a double-blind peer-reviewed process for Illustration research projects, and allowing researchers to showcase their projects and assist in recognising illustration practice as non-traditional research, helping to build a stronger narrative for the […]

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ORCID and Humanities: New Work Types

“ORCID now offers a new set of work types that support a wider range of arts and humanities contributions! Non-STEM scholars have new opportunities to claim credit for outputs such as musical compositions, still and moving images, or teaching materials; They can be added via the ORCID Member API or by manual entry directly in the ORCID record; Our […]

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