Over the past two days I have attended the Summer 2023 Research Retreat hosted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) in Orange addressing the following:
1. First Nations Research - Sue Green and Mark Evans
- First Nations Research Retreat Outcomes
- Barriers to implementing the First Nations Retreat Outcomes
- Living Yindyamarra
2. Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards
3. Proposal for the Establishment of ARC/NHMRC Bid Accelerators - Mark Evans
4. Research Services Retreat Outcomes - Jason White
5. Implementation of the HDR Review - Sarah O’Shea
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| Accepting Kate Smithers' ECR award |
Some key points about First Nations Research
- "It was agreed that Yindyamarra values could be used to drive First Nations research activity on Wiradjuri, Gundungarra and Ngunnawal/ Ngambri country as the values would not require translation due to clan ties, but the values would need to be translated meaningfully for research on Biripai country."
- "Charles Sturt’s First Nations engagement framework will follow the AIATSIS National Framework with country specific protocols to be developed by Biripai, Ngunnawal/ Ngambri, and Wiradjuri Gateway Groups. The objective of this framework is to provide a comprehensive guide for research practices that respect the values and cultural beliefs of First Nations communities."
- "First Nations IP will include authorship in publications, and remuneration for research participation. These expenses will need to be included in project costings. Data Sovereignty principles will be adopted following the Lowitja model. https://www.lowitja.org.au/icms_docs/328550_data-governance-and-sovereignty.pdf"
Four Principles that will underpin the Wiradyuri Research Gateway
- Yindyamarra – Respect & Honour - kindness, politeness, gentleness, slowness, and patience
- Winnanga-gi-gilanna – People & Country - caring for people & Country
- Ngungillanna – People - sharing resources & knowledge with each other
- Muldanngilana – Working Together - equality, equity, honesty, and integrity
Congratulations to my colleagues who won Research Excellence Awards. I was invited to collect the award for Kate Smithers who was awarded the Early Career Researcher Award for the Faculty of Arts and Education.
