[csaa-forum] CHASS: news update

[Toss Gascoigne]

Dear csaa-forum

The latest news from CHASS:

1.  CHASS is running a symposium for Directors of university-based centres
for research and education, to tackle some of the hard issues they face.

The full program has now been posted on our web site: www.chass.org.au

How can directors develop strategies, generate and manage income streams,
and handle the demands of mentoring early-career researchers? How do they
communicate impact?  The event has a very strong line-up of speakers.

We have invited DVCs and Deans from all universities in Australia to
nominate their "most innovative, network-minded and connected directors" to
attend.

This event will be at the University of Technology in Sydney, on July 3-4.


2.  Malcolm Gillies has issued a media release on the dangers of relying too
heavily on metrics in assessing research: "Metrics not a reliable guide to
excellence".

He says the renewed emphasis upon research metrics in British research
assessment is causing great anxiety for many vice-chancellors in Britain.
They fear an erosion of funding in arts, humanities and social science
fields.

The full text is on the CHASS web page.

Regards

Toss Gascoigne