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Vice-Chancellor's Update | Wednesday 23 October 2024

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Wed Oct 23 2024 13:00:00 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)

Kia ora tātou

I hope you are enjoying the spring days. As we head towards the end of Semester Two, 2024 continues to be filled with many positive achievements.

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) celebrates 21 years Last week marked CIE’s 21st anniversary. This is a timely milestone as innovation and entrepreneurship, alongside commercialisation of research at the highest levels, are crucial to the future of higher education. Fittingly, these efforts were recognised with the University named top for the second consecutive year in a survey highlighting the most active start-up and spin-out companies in New Zealand and Australia. Learn more about the CIE’s journey and achievements in the 21 years of smart ideas newshttps://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/10/14/CIE-21-years-21-highlights.html story and the survey results in the University at number one in SCOPR surveyhttps://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/10/16/university-of-auckland-number-one-scopr-survey.html article.

Teaching Excellence Awards 2024 I am pleased to congratulate our colleagues who have excelled in this year’s University of Auckland Teaching Excellence Awards. Please join me in recognising Dr Nasser Giacaman (Faculty of Engineering) and Dr Karen Huang (Faculty of Arts) for Sustained Excellence in Teaching. Dr Amar AI Auckaili (Faculty of Engineering) and Dr Moeata Keil (Faculty of Arts) for Early Career Excellence in Teaching. Emma Sadera (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences) for Leadership in Teaching and Learning.

Celebrating Research Excellence Awards 2024 The 2024 Celebrating Research Excellence awards ceremony also took place last week. Held annually, it honours staff for their contributions to society, the environment and the economy. Once again, the standard was exceptionally high, filling us with confidence for the future and excitement about the positive impact they will have on the University and the wider community. Congratulations to all winners. Watch videos of the winners on our News pages:

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Research and Innovation portfolio As part of the review of the University Research portfolio and UniServices, three Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) research roles have been created within the Research and Innovation Office. These new PVC roles will drive the strategic ambitions of the portfolio. The roles are:

They will replace the existing Dean of Graduate Studies, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and the CEO UniServices roles.

Consultation: Draft Child Protection Policy The draft of the updated Child Protection Policyhttps://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/about-the-university/policy-hub/policy-development-review/documents-for-consultation/draft-child-protection-policy-.html is open for consultation until 5pm, Friday 8 November. It complies with section 19 of the Children’s Act 2014 and prescribes procedures to follow if you suspect child abuse or have well-being concerns about a child while providing children’s services at the University. Feedback can be submitted using this survey link. https://qualtricsxmh8784w7rh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4TPblXipQE3tvO6

All-staff forum This month’s all-staff forum is at 12pm, Wednesday 30 October, and key topics include updates on the new faculty and the Recreation Centre opening.

Ngā mihi nui Dawn

Professor Dawn Freshwater Vice-Chancellor