24-26 June 2025
Research Support Community Day 2025
Free, online event hosted by James Cook University
Free, online event hosted by James Cook University
Introducing our keynote speakers for RSC Day 2025
VP of Research Integrity at Digital Science
Day 1: Tuesday 24 June
Day 2: Wednesday 25 June
Dean, Research
James Cook University
Day 3: Thursday 26 June
DRAFT PROGRAM
12:00 - 12:05 AEST: Welcome to Research Support Community Day 2025
Jayshree Mamtora, James Cook University
12:05 - 12:15 AEST: Welcome from our host institution, Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, James Cook University
Professor Jenny Seddon
12:15 - 12:40 AEST: Title TBC
Dr Alli Jackson, University of Technology, Sydney
Placeholder for bio
Break 12:40 - 12.50 AEST
Lightning Talks
12:50 - 12:55 AEST: There and back again: Community management at ARDC
Liz Stokes, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
12:55 - 13:00 AEST: Exploring insights from the ARDC Skills Summit
Amany Gouda-Vossos, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
13:00 - 13:05 AEST: Systematic review Fun-damentals
Mandy Mayer and Vikki Langton, University of Adelaide
13:05 - 13:10 AEST: Full Text Seeker: A tool to assist with systematic reviews
Tracy Bruce, University of Southern Queensland
13:10 - 13:15 AEST: EDI in action: Transforming academic libraries through inclusive practice
Sophie Wright and Michelle Collins, Monash University
13:15 - 13:25 AEST: Q&A for lightning talks presenters
Break 13:25 - 13.30 AEST
13:30 - 13:50 AEST: TBC
13:50 - 14:10 AEST: Presentation and Q&A - Safeguarding scholarly integrity: A novel approach to detecting predatory journals
Cassandra Gorton, Monash Health
14:10 - 14:55 AEST: Keynote speaker - VP Research Integrity, Digital Science
Leslie McIntosh
Placeholder for bio
14:55 - 15:00 AEST: Closing remarks
12:00 - 12:05 AEST: Intro and Housekeeping
12:05 - 12:50 AEST: Panel Session - Read and Publish landscape in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Facilitator: Liz Baker, University of Technology Sydney
Panellists:
Hero McDonald, University Librarian Deakin University
Mike Wall, University Librarian, University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Sarah Howard, University Librarian Griffith University
Break 12:50 - 12:55 AEST
12:55 - 13:15 AEST: Presentation and Q&A - The time for action is now: Equity and sustainability for diamond publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Luqman Hayes, Auckland University of Technology
13:15 - 13:35 AEST: Presentation and Q&A - Realising your impact: Shifting mindsets to research impact
Catherine McElhone, University of Technology Sydney
Lightning talks
13:35 - 13:40 AEST: Non-traditional research outputs for impact
Jess Howie, Mel Chivers, Ammon Apiata and Marissa Cassin, Te Iho o Te Manawataki | Library, Te Whare Wananga o Waikato | University of Waikato
13:40 - 13:45 AEST: The "Bring out your dead" green Open Access competition
Wayne Bradshaw, James Cook University
13:50 - 14:00 AEST: Question time for lightning talk presenters
Break: 14:00 - 14:10 AEST
14:10 - 14:30 AEST: Presentation and Q&A - Innovative service delivery models: Enhancing research support aligned with strategic drivers at the University of Auckland
Rachel Chidlow and Berit Anderson, University of Auckland
Lightning talks
14:30 - 14:53 AEST: Two years on: Post implementation review of Profiles in the Murdoch Research Portal
Kaitlyn Houston, Murdoch University
14:35 - 14:40 AEST: There and back again: Community management at ARDC
Liz Stokes, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
14:40 - 14:50 AEST: Question time for lightning talk presenters
14:50 - 15:00 AEST: Closing Remarks
12:00 - 12:05 AEST: Intro and Housekeeping
12:05 - 12:50 AEST: Keynote Speaker, Dean of Research, James Cook University: Google AI and the sounds of wildlife
Professor Paul Roe
Placeholder for bio
12:50 - 13:10 AEST: Presentation and Q&A: TBC
Break: 13:10 - 13:15 AEST
13:15 - 13:35 AEST: Presentation and Q&A: Researcher development in the age of generative AI
Ivan Smirnov, University of Technology Sydney
13:35 - 13:55 AEST: Presentation and Q&A: Library SME lens on AI: Evaluation in action
Fiona Russell, Deakin University
13:55 - 14.05 AEST: Lightning talk and Q&A: Generative AI training: opt in or opt out?
Richard White, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago
Break: 14:05 - 14:10 AEST
14:10 - 14:30 AEST: Presentation and Q&A: Driving discoverability of Western's research data using Pure
Karen Sheehy, Western Sydney University
Lightning talks
14:30 - 14:35 AEST: Data mobility and research infrastructure
Sara King, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
14:35 - 14:40 AEST: Will the European dataspaces success story translate to Australian sharing of sensitive data at scale
Rob Clemens, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
14:40 - 14:50 AEST: Q&A for lightning talk presenters
14:50 - 15:00 AEST: Closing remarks