About the committee
The Indigenous Research Committee is a forum for the development and progression of Indigenous research across UTS. The UTS Indigenous research priorities include:
- increasing Indigenous staff and student research capacity
- increasing Indigenous higher degree by research student enrolment rates
- improving Indigenous higher degree by research student retention and completion rates
- promoting the protection of Indigenous cultural knowledge
- encouraging international Indigenous research links
- ensuring UTS adopts best practice principles and processes in relation to Indigenous research.
The Indigenous Research Committee reports to the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee.
2021 meeting dates
Wednesday 7 April
Wednesday 9 June
Wednesday 25 August
Wednesday 17 November
Time: 10am to 12pm, except for Wednesday 9 June, which will be held from 9.30am to 11.30am
Location: Chancellery Boardroom, level 4A, building 1, Broadway
Committee contact
Jenny Luong
Senior Governance Support Officer (Electoral Officer)
Tel: 02 9514 1235
Email: Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au
Composition and membership
| Composition |
Membership |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Chair) |
Professor Kate McGrath |
| Director, Jumbunna Research (Deputy Chair) |
Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt, AO |
| Associate Deans (Indigenous), or appropriate senior members of Indigenous academic staff where no Associate Dean (Indigenous) exists |
Professor Susan Page (Arts and Social Sciences)
Professor Robynne Quiggin (Business, Law)
Associate Professor Jason de Santolo (DAB)
Associate Professor Christopher Lawrence (FEIT)
Professor John Evans (Health)
Professor Chris Matthews (Science)
Vacant (TDI) |
| Dean, Graduate Research School |
Professor Joanne Tipper |
| Director, Research and Innovation Office |
Martin Lloyd |
| Chair, UTS Ethics Committee |
Associate Professor Beata Bajorek |
| University Librarian |
Michael Gonzalez |
| Director, Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges |
Professor Susan Page |
| One Associate Dean (Research), to be appointed by the Chair |
Professor Debra Anderson |
| Three level A, B, and C Indigenous academic staff, one of which must be an Early Career Researcher, and one of which must be a mid-career researcher, to be appointed by the Chair (in consultation with the Chair, Indigenous Research) following a call for expressions of interest |
Dr Dean Jarrett
Dr Katrina Thorpe |
| One Indigenous HDR student to be appointed by the Chair in consultation with the Director of Research and Academic Programs, Jumbunna following a call for expressions of interest |
Jake Gordon |
| Manager, Indigenous Employment, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) |
Dr Berice Anning |
| Co-opted members as deemed appropriate to the progression of Section 4: Indigenous Research of the Indigenous Education Strategy and determined by the Chair |
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Terms of reference
The Indigenous Research Committee will:
- consider, develop and progress Indigenous research at UTS
- recommend practical initiatives for inclusion into relevant sections of the Indigenous Education and Research Strategy
- coordinate and implement to initiatives aimed at progressing Indigenous research across UTS, and
- provide advice or action as appropriate any relevant matters referred to it by the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee.
Procedural matters
Term of office
The term of office for a member of the Indigenous Research Committee, other than an ex-officio member, will be two years.
Review of membership
The composition and membership of the Indigenous Research Committee will be reviewed periodically by the Chair in accordance with the procedures approved by the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee and amended from time to time.
Quorum
The quorum shall be one-half of the current members of the committee, if one-half is not a whole number, the next higher whole number shall be used.
Vacant positions on the committee do not count toward the total membership of which one-half is required to reach a quorum.
Frequency of meetings
The Indigenous Research Committee meets at least twice per year.
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