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The purpose of this page is to provide links that may be of particular importance to women researchers. As this page grows, it will become a valuable archive. For this to happen, however, it is important to keep the page current. Women in Research would appreciate your assistance in this. Any suggestions for additions to the page, as well as corrections, notifications of inactive links, and so forth, should be sent to genee.marks@unsw.edu.au
Research Office, University of New South Wales
The Research Office supports all research management, it is your first point of contact when applying for external research funding. Application forms, guidelines, strategic and legal advice, information about research funding and grant administration are handled through the Research Office. The staff of the Research Office also liaise with granting bodies on behalf of researchers.
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
As well as providing information on the purpose of AARE, and procedures for becoming a member, this comprehensive site contains many hundreds of full text conference papers and other information for members. This includes abstracts for their upcoming conference, which will be held in Adelaide in December.
Women-in-Research (WiR), Centre for Science Development, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Zaire
WiR "seeks to stimulate discussion on, and address, key issues which affect women researchers. Of particular concern is the serious under-representation of women among senior researchers, heads of departments, senior management and among those who access resources from funding agencies and organisations. The under-representation of women in the research community has resulted in their limited participation in national discourses and research agendas."
"WiR aims to
Support women, especially black women, to develop and strengthen their research skills. WiR hopes that this will enhance women's contribution to the production and application of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences.
Provide opportunities that will increase the number of women in postgraduate studies, academia, research and leadership positions at South African tertiary and research institutions."
Spinifex Press
www.spinifexpress.com.au/~women
Spinifex Press is an independent feminist press, publishing innovative and controversial fiction and non-fiction by Australian and international authors. Academic books are included on their lists, especially those with a strong feminist inclination.
"Dissolving Barriers: Interactive Technologies and their Impact on the Research Experience of Women Postgraduates. A case study"
Faculty of the Built Environment
www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/units/pgvo/Homepage/CAPA/default.htm
"This
research project investigates the efficacy of providing postgraduate women
students with special access to computer technologies enabling their interaction
with the "Global Information Society" (GLIS) . It is understood
that such improved access would help them increase their capabilities as
researchers, academics and professionals. The research presented here focuses
on a short training program funded by CAPA and offered to women students
in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of NSW. It forms
part of a wider project undertaken earlier in the year
by several postgraduate women students in the faculty (the authors) to
set up a faculty "virtual office " (FBE-PGVO) for postgraduate
students."
