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James Cook university AnnuAl report 2012

this Annual report fulfils the pre-scribed reporting requirements for 2012 of James Cook university to the Queensland Minister for educa-tion and Industrial relations, and provides a comprehensive sum-mary of the university’s operations and achievements during the year. It illustrates the role of the universi-ty within the communities it serves, portrays the scope and importance of its activities and displays the uni-versity’s effective utilisation of the resources available to it. the report outlines a wide range of develop-ments, innovations and achieve-ments which provide a yardstick by which to measure the performance of the university in 2012 against its strategic intent and purpose.

2 » JAMes Cook unIversIty

4 March 2013

the Honourable John-paul langbroek Mp Minister for education, training and employment po Box 15033, CIty eAst QlD 4002

Dear Minister

I have the honour to submit to you, on behalf of the university Council, the 34th Annual report of James Cook university, detailing activities for the year ended 31 December 2012.

this document meets the provisions of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 and the detailed requirements set out in the An-nual Report Requirements for Queensland Government Agencies.

this Annual report, and a checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements, can be ac-cessed at http://www.jcu.edu.au/div1/registry/annualreport/.

the 2012 year was a time of considerable challenge, change and development for the univer-sity community. I believe that this report serves to illustrate our progress through this period.

lieutenant General John Grey, AC (retd)

Chancellor

MACHInery oF GovernMent CHAnGe

on 3 April 2012, education, training and employment Minister John-paul langbroek was sworn in to the legislative Assembly of Queensland,


tHe yeAr In FoCus

the university was in compliance with the voluntary Code of Best practice for the Governance of Australian universities and the national Governance protocols. the Council assessed its performance against objectives and decided to revise its objectives against strategic imperatives. new Council objectives were put in place during the second quarter of 2011 and were as-sessed for their efficacy in 2012.

Following on from the revised statement of strategic Intent and the new university plan, the JCu – the Future taskforce was established in 2012 to chart the course to create a university that has a sharper focus on the tropi-cal agenda; is more impactful, more relevant and more engaged. the aim is to deliver on the promise JCu made more than 40 years ago – to deliver programs, conduct research and provide genuine leadership on issues of importance to the peoples of the tropics in northern Queensland, northern Australia and worldwide.

At the same time JCu will remain true to its commitment to provide courses of study to meet the needs of the communities we serve. to achieve this end the university is reassessing its operations and considering the structures and financial mechanism that need to be in place to support JCu’s core business and give effect to “one university, two Countries, three tropical Campuses”. the project will be consultative with a variety of mechanisms utilized to engage with staff, students and external stakeholders. It is anticipated the project will be completed in 2013.

the Curriculum refresh initiative to improve JCu’s teaching and learning was com-pleted in 2012.

JCu acquired full ownership of JCu singapore in May 2011, which paved the way for the university to operate as a tri-City university to further advance the statement of strategic Intent and to enhance the positioning of JCu as Australia’s tropical university. In 2011 the tri-City Integration steering and tri-City Integration operations Committees were established to implement a framework for the integration of JCu singapore into JCu’s academic, policy and governance structures. Both Committees existed until the end of 2012.

regrettably one Governor-in-Council member resigned from Council in May 2012. Coun-cil put forward a nomination for an external Council member to fill the vacancy in July 2012 but the position remains vacant.

two major evaluation reviews of the Finance and resource planning Division and the Faculty of Arts education and social sciences were conducted and each were chaired by an external Council member, maintaining an important linkage between governance and management.

the $44 million Clinical practice Building project was approved as the first pioneer and prototype for Discovery rise projects. the building is ambitious in scale and char-acter, is a fundamental enhancement to the townsville campus and will redefine the appearance and perception of the campus as it is approached from the main entrance. the building consolidates all of JCu’s clinical practice activity involving public patients together with additional space for companion health activity and food services. Building works commenced in 2012 and are anticipated to be complete in 2013.

Works commenced on the new specialist teaching & student services precinct in 2012 and will be completed in early 2013.

JCu continues topartner with townsville City Council, the townsville Hospital and the Department of local Government and planning (DlGp) to advance the Douglas knowl-edge precinct.

the risk Management Framework and policy, following major review in 2011 was further embedded into the university’s operations.

Lieutenant General John Grey, AC (Retd) Chancellor


IntroDuCtIon

this year marked the 25th anniversary of the Cairns Campus. events held throughout the year culminated with the naming of Founders Green to recog-nise the contribution of community leaders involved in the establishment of the campus. We were delighted to welcome Bill Hayden AC back for the event, as he had opened the campus in 1995 when Governor General.

Council endorsed a refreshed strategic Intent that gave greater expression to our relationship with singapore and reaffirmed our commitment to our 50-year mandate to be Australia’s university for the tropics. this document informed the development of a new university plan to guide the institution over the next three to five years. With these strategic documents in place, we turned our focus to the long term: considering what JCu needs to do now to thrive in the higher education sector over the next one to two decades. With this in mind I established the JCu-the Future taskforce to identify opportunities for innovation in learning and teaching, research and engagement, and professional services and operations.

throughout 2012 we continued to express leadership in the tropical agenda through progress on the state of the tropics report culminating in the worldwide release of one of four early Insights. professor George Magoha, vice Chancellor of the university of nairobi, launched the early Insight on life expectancy in Africa, triggering a system-atic release of the documents across the globe by other members of the International leadership Group and earning extensive global and national media coverage. early insights on Marine Catch, GDp and primary Forests will be released in the lead up to the launch of the Inaugural state of the tropics report in mid 2013.

JCu’s leadership in tropical health and medicine was recognised by a $42 million commitment to establish the Australian Institute of Health and tropical Medicine by the incoming Queensland Government. However a funding commitment by the previous government to construct their own new biosecurity facility in the vet science precinct at the townsville Campus was withdrawn.

With much pride we commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Mabo decision with the Mabo family at the towns-ville Campus. professor Henry reynolds delivered the annual eddie koiki Mabo lecture – Mabo: 20 Years on. Did it change the Nation? – to a near-capacity crowd. An afternoon of celebrations were also held in and around the eddie koiki Mabo library, culminating in the premiere of highlights from the Mabo telemovie partly filmed at JCu.

the 12th International Coral reef symposium, hosted by the ArC Centre of excellence for Coral reef studies in Cairns, attracted more than 2000 delegates and 2500 global media reports, including an ABC news 24 Future Forum on the Future of Coral reefs featuring Distinguished professors terry Hughes and Helene Marsh.

Distinguished professors terry Hughes and Alexandra Aikhenvald were recognised with Australian laureate Fellow-ships, joining Distinguished professor Bill laurance who was a recipient in 2010, as well as a Federation Fellow (the forerunner award to the laureate Fellowship) in Distinguished professor Michael Bird.

the 2012 round of the excellence in research in Australia initiative saw JCu lift our fields of research rated world class or above to 33 from 23 in 2010. our achievements in learning and teaching were recognised with another pleasing result in office of learning and teaching Citations. the remote Area teacher education program received a prestigious Australian Award for university teaching. the singapore Campus was awarded a people’s Association spirit 2012 Merit Award and the AustCham (Australian Chamber of Commerce) Business excellence Award.

education Central (a new education building and student hub) and the Clinical practices building were the infrastruc-ture focus on the townsville Campus while in Cairns the major projects were the new lecture theatre and Cairns In-stitute building. An Australian Government decision to contribute $46.8m to the $80m development of the science place at townsville Campus will help ensure a bright future for science education across northern Queensland.

All of this in a challenging year for all universities, with impact from the demand-driven model, capping of sub-degree places, international student number downturns and reductions in some areas of research funding.

looking forward to 2013 there is the 10th anniversary of the singapore Campus, and the thursday Island study Centre will also mark its first decade. the release of the state of the tropics report mid-year and the continuation of the JCu-the Future project will be pivotal moments in JCu’s history and position the university a step closer to its rightful place as a great university focused on the people and issues of the Australian tropics and the tropics world-wide.

Professor Sandra Harding Vice-Chancellor and President


Creating a brighter future for life in the tropics, world-wide wide through graduates and discoveries that make a difference.

CoMpreHensIve, But FoCusseD

We are a comprehensive university. our teaching and research focuses on four themes:

• tropical ecosystems and environment• Industries and economies in the tropics• peoples and societies in the tropics

• tropical Health, Medicine and Biosecurity.

plACe Is poWerFul

the tropics is our place: a vast geographic area that Aristotle called the torrid Zone. our three tropical cam-puses are complemented and extended by regional and remote study centres and research stations.

students are at the heart of our university and we inspire them to make a difference in their fields of endeavour and in their communities by:

• Delivering high quality teaching and learning programs in a research-rich environment, and

• Fostering their professional expertise and intel-lectual curiosity. our world-class research gener-ates new knowledge and understanding to meet the challenges facing the peoples of the tropics.

DIversIty AnD reConCIlIAtIon

embracing the diversity of the communities we serve in two countries, we work with them to create opportu-nities and enduring benefits for our region and beyond.

Acknowledging the First nation peoples of the world, their rich cultures and their knowledge of the natural environment, we pay particular respect to Aboriginal and torres strait Islander peoples, the traditional cus-todians of the lands and waters of Australia.

We are pledged to achieve genuine and sustainable reconciliation between the Aboriginal and torres strait Islander peoples and the wider community.

sustAInABIlIty

Committed to the principles of sustainability, we will ensure that our actions today do not limit the range of social, cultural, environmental and economic options open to future generations.

vAlues AnD BelIeFs

our actions are underpinned by our values and beliefs:

values

• excellence• Authenticity• Integrity• sustainability• Mutual respect

• Discovery

Beliefs

• We recognise that knowledge has the power to change lives

• We ignite and support a passion for learning in our community

• We are enriched by and celebrate our communi-ties’ diversity

• We understand that a sustainable environment is central to our lives and our work

• We uphold our commitments.

An international university as reflected in our people, our places, and our research, we take quiet pride in being recognised as a leading tertiary institution in Australia, our Asia-pacific region and among the universities of the world.

stAteMent oF strAteGIC Intent

one university • two countries • three tropical campuses • Cairns • singapore • townsville


StudentBody 20,908

Staff(fulltimeequivalent) 2,028

Studentsgraduating 3832

Alumni 46,355

Faculties 4

Schools 15

ResidentialColleges 7

UndergraduateAwardsavailable 136

PostgraduateAwardsavailable 129

TownsvilleCampussite:Area(ha) 361.5

Permanentbuildings 186

CairnsCampussite:Area(ha) 89


SingaporeCampus:Area(ha) 4.1


FieldStations 5

Revenue $417.5m

Expenditure $396.6m

CapitalExpenditure $69.8m

TotalAssets $795.2m

At A GlAnCe

In Queensland, the university’s major campus is in the townsville suburb of Douglas, and another large campus is located at smithfield in Cairns. A third major tropical campus in singapore is now fully-owned by JCu after ac-quisition of the remaining minor shareholding in 2011, as part of the move towards an integrated tri-City university.

Additional Queensland study centres are located in Mack-ay and Mt Isa, and russo Higher education is operating a campus in Brisbane offering JCu courses under licence.

the university also has several specialist research and teaching sites in other parts of Queensland and through-out the rest of Australia, as well as strong links with international educational and research institutions and organisations, with particular emphasis on southeast Asia and the pacific including a school of nursing in Fiji.

More detailed information about the university’s offshore operations can be found in the chapter on International and engagement.

THURSDAYISLANDCourse delivery

TOWNSVILLEtownsville CampusInternational tropical Marine resource Centre

CAIRNSCairns Campus

MACKAYMackay study Centre

CHARTERSTOWERS“Fletcherview” tropical veterinary research station

MAREEBAlotus Glen Correctional Centre course delivery from school of Indigenous Australian studies

HORNISLANDHorn Island research station

ORPHEUSISLANDorpheus Island research station

PALUMApaluma research station

MOUNTISAJames Cook university course delivery at Mount Isa Institute of tAFe and the Mount Isa Centre for rural and remote Health

BRISBANErHe operated campus

MALANDAveterinary teaching Facility

SINGAPOREJCu singapore

FIJIFiji school of nursing


GovernAnCe

JCu is committed to good governance and seeks to continually improve its systems, policies and process-es consistent with best practice principles and proto-cols. the Council is the university’s governing authority. Its primary role is to oversee the affairs of the university and, in so doing, to ensure that the appropriate struc-tures, policies, processes and planning are in place for JCu to effectively manage its activities and achieve its goals. the Council is also responsible for setting and reviewing the strategic direction of the university, as outlined in the statement of strategic Intent.

MEMBERS OF 15TH COUNCIL AND ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS

The ChanCellor (Chair)lieutenant General John Grey, AC (retd) attended 7 meetings of 7 held during 2012.

The DepuTy ChanCellor (DepuTy Chair)

Ian David Jessup Bec James Cook FCpA CA 7/7

OFFICIALMEMBERS

The ChanCellor

lieutenant General John Grey, AC (retd) 7/7 The ViCe-ChanCellor sandra Harding Bsc (Hons) ANU M.pub.Admin UQ phD NCSU Hon.D JIu FAICD, FAIM 7/7The Chairperson of The aCaDemiC BoarD, paul Gadek Bsc (Hons) unsW, phD unsW, GAICD 5/6The aCTing Chairperson of The aCaDemiC BoarD, Frances Quirk Bsc (Hons), phD (london), C.psychol (uk), pGDip (Counselling), GCerted (tt 1/1

APPOINTEDMEMBERS:Margaret Black (resigned 31 May 2012) 2/3Ian David Jessup Bec James Cook FCpA FCA GAICD 7/7Campbell Charlton BComm llB FCA MIMCtherese smith Bsc JamesCook Grad Dip teach (second-ary) Qut 4/7

Francis Mickey tapim 5/7ranee-lee Crosby llB James Cook 6/7elisa Gilmore Bed (Hons) (primary) QUT 6/7peter phillips BBus Curtin CA, CIA, CFe 5/7

ELECTEDMEMBERS

aCaDemiC sTaff —

peter leggat BMedsc Qld MBBS Qld GDiped Darling-DownsIAe pGDipClinnutr IAn DtM&H Mahidol MMeded Dund CertAddst Curtin DIH Otago GDip CDA MpH Otago pGCerttravMed JamesCook GCertAeroMed Griff phD SAust pGCertAeroev Otago MD Qld MHealsc Otago DrpH JamesCook GCertAstron JamesCook GCerted JamesCook FAFpHM FACtM FFtM ACtM FFtM rCpsG FACrrM FsIA FAICD FACe FrGs ACpHM CMsA 6/7

Janice Helen Wegner Bed-BA (Hons) JamesCook MA phD 5/7Janina Mazierska Mee phD Warsaw FIeee FIet 6/7

general sTaff — Joseph laurence Walker Dip super Man Macquarie 7/7John renehan Dip Man BRIT 7/7

sTuDenTs — Zane Quinn (B psych (Hons), B eng) 6/7Anneliese slack 6/7shannon sutherland 5/7

ConVoCaTion — Graham kirkwood Bec (Hons) James Cook AAuQ Qld Dip Co Dir une FCpA FAICD 6/7

ryan Haddrick llB JamesCook llM QUT GradDipleg-prac ANU 6/7

ADDITIONALMEMBER

ernest landy BCom JamesCook FCpA FAIM 5/7

SECRETARY

Michael William kern BCom JamesCook CA Grad DipCsp ACIs 7/7

MEMBERS OF THE FIFTEENTH COUNCIL OF JAMES COOk UNIvERSITy, JULy 2011Back row left to right: Mr Peter Motti, Prof Peter Leggat, Mr Zane Quinn, Mr Graham Kirkwood, Mr Francis Tapim, Mr John Renehan, Mr Ryan Haddrick.

Middle row left to right: Mr Scott Dempsey, Prof Janina Mazierska, Mr Peter Phillips, Mr Ernie Landy, Mr Cam Charlton, Ms Therese Smith, Dr Janice Wegner, Mr Michael Kern (Secretary).

Front row left to right: Ms Elisa Gilmore, Prof An-drew Vann (Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Advisor), Prof Sandra Harding (Vice-Chancellor), Lt Gen John Grey AC (Chancellor), Mr Ian Jessup (Deputy Chancellor), Prof Paul Gadek (Chair, Academic Board), Ms Ranae-Lee Crosby, Mr Joseph Walker. (Some members digitally added)


ESTABLISHMENT

the university was established by an Act of the Queensland parliament, the James Cook University of North Queensland Act 1970, later re-made as the James Cook University Act 1997.

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

Among the many major achievements during 2012, the Council:

• Approved the JCu budget for 2013 and noted the indicative budgets for the 2013 and 2014 out years

• Approved the 2013 Academic plan

• took action to make recommendations to the Minister to fill a vacant Governor-in-Council position

• Considered and approved amendments to the university’s statement of strategic Intent including a re-assessment of the university’s values

• Approved a revised Framework and policy con-cerning Work Health and safety arrangements following the commencement of the Work Health & safety Act 2011 (Qld)on 1 January 2012. In addition, a Council Workshop con-centrated on providing education, training and awareness of the non-delegatable legislative responsibilities and duties of Council members under the Act

• Implemented full videoconferencing of meet-ings of Committees of Council in the Council Chamber in pursuit of the university’s sustain-ability agenda and to reduce our carbon foot-print. Council meetings retained a face-to-face approach. Although two meetings were video-conferenced in 2012 including a split Council meeting between townsville and singapore

• Approved an amended statement on Integrity primarily to further emphasise the university’s lack of tolerance of fraud and corruption

• Introduced a revised Code of Conduct for staff and explanatory statement which challenged staff to aspire to the highest ethical standards fashioned under 4 ethical principles aligned to both the public sector ethics Act and the university’s revised values

• Approved the establishment of the estate Board, as a Committee of Council, and the dis-establishment of the Discovery rise executive steering Committee

• Introduced a Model Constitution for Controlled entities following a Management review of JCu’s Controlled entities

• established the Australian Institute of tropical Health and Medicine (AItHM)

• Approved new university level performance Measures to replace key performance Indica-tors and key performance Measures from 2013 onwards

• Amended and updated the Council’s standing orders

• reviewed and approved the university risk register

• participated in a trial Governance professional development program developed by the l H Martin Institute on the topic of “understand-ing university Governance” conducted at the university in December 2012

COUNCIL COMMITTEES

the Council has established a number of commit-tees that provide support in overseeing the activities and operations of the university. Full membership of these committees, and details of meeting atten-dance, are provided in volume two of this report.

• Academic Board• Finance Committee• remuneration & Human resources Committee• Audit and Compliance Committee• strategy Committee• Ceremonial and Honorary Degrees Committee• estate Board

GOvERNANCE AND CORpORATE HIGHLIGHTS

JCu fosters the practice of good governance, led by the Council and supported by a suite of relevant policies and guidelines headed by the Code of Conduct.

Highlights during 2012 included:

• Compliance with the requirements of the na-tional Governance protocols, notwithstanding the Federal Government decision to remove the protocols’ enforceability

• Becoming a signatory to the voluntary Code of Best practice for the Governance of Australian universities

• Making a leading contribution to a lH Martin Institute steering Committee, established to develop a suite of Governance professional Development programs, in the establishment of the Foundation program “understanding university Governance” which was trialled at the university in December 2012


LEGISLATIvE COMpLIANCE

JCu conducts an annual legislative compliance program to measure its performance against legisla-tive obligations. this process is undertaken by the Governance and Corporate services office, which reports legislative compliance to the Audit and Compliance Committee prior to consideration of the outcomes being reviewed by Council.

the process is currently implemented for JCu operations within Australia where JCu is in con-trol of those operations. However it is intended to implement processes in respect to offshore campus operations.

In addition, JCu monitors all legislation which affects JCu operations, both state and Federal, apart from the James Cook University Act 1997.

the principal legislative change affecting JCu opera-tions in 2012 was the introduction of the Workplace Health & Safety Act 2011 (Qld) on January 1, 2012

RISk MANAGEMENT

the university’s risk Management policy and risk Management Framework were reviewed and updated to ensure risks are effectively and system-atically identified and evaluated, and that the policy and Framework are consistently embedded within risk management processes. During the review:

• A risk Management strategy/plan including a risk Attitude and Context statement for Council approval was developed

• risk Management training was conducted

• risk workshops were held with all sections of the university to identify and assess key risks and update the risk registers.

• risk Management was embedded and inte-grated into university planning processes

the Audit and Compliance Committee approved the revised risk Management Framework. the risk registers will be reviewed and updated twice per annum for review by the vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee.

JCu senior management and heads of organisa-tional units are responsible for identifying, evaluating and managing university-wide risks and risks within their faculty, division or office.

the Director Audit & Assurance’s responsibilities include providing assurance that key risks are being effectively evaluated and managed and facilitating and coordinating risk management activities across JCu (acting as a “risk Coordinator”)

DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITy

the authorities of Council and the vice-Chancellor, and their nominated delegations, are comprehen-sively detailed in the Council’s Delegations register. the schedules contained in the register are re-viewed on a regular basis and are publicly available.

Council approved the introduction of an Academic Delegations register which consolidated existing delegations from a number of sources including a delegations schedule, committee constitutions, poli-cies and Council/Committee resolutions.

Council also reviewed and made minor amendment to the powers reserved to Council and the Council Delegations register.

EvALUATION AND pROFESSIONAL DEvELOpMENT OF COUNCIL

In compliance with national Governance protocols, Council has a framework for evaluation and profes-sional Development. During 2012 the following relevant activities were undertaken:

• Conduct of induction activities for new members

• evaluation of Council’s 2011 performance via a new survey of Members of the Fifteenth Council based on the Council’s new objectives along with an evaluation of the Chancellor’s perfor-mance by Council members

• participation in Council workshops primarily focused on JCu’s strategic positioning (revised statement of strategic Intent and JCu the Future - taskforce), Work Health & safety training for Council Members and a pilot of the lH Martin Institute – professional Development program – understanding university Gover-nance

• external members of Council are allocated to a Division or Faculty and are invited to participate in various activities conducted from time to time to increase the member’s awareness of univer-sity’s operations. A report on these interactions is provided bi-annually from both executive staff and the Council members involved

ETHICALANDRESPONSIBLEDECISION-MAKING

CORpORATE vALUES

In its statement of strategic Intent, JCu identifies — as part of the shared values and beliefs — that staff act with integrity in a community that values and respects them.


ETHICAL CONDUCT AND SOCIAL RESpONSIBILITy

Amendments relating to fraud and corruption were made to the statement on Integrity and were ap-proved by Council in April 2012. the intent of the statement is aspirational and supports the univer-sity’s desire to maintain the highest level of ethical standards. Integrity is identified as one of the pillars of sound ethical behavior.

the JCu Code of Conduct applies to all employ-ees of the university and to other ‘officers’ such as external committee members, adjunct and visiting academics, and volunteers acting on behalf of JCu and outlines the ethical obligations of all staff. new staff are alerted to it during induction and it is pub-licly available online at http://www.jcu.edu.au/policy/governance/conduct/JCuDev_007161.html. the Code was significantly revised following a lengthy consultation process involving all staff, unions and other key stakeholders and Council approved the new Code in April 2012.

the Code of Conduct of Council Members applies to Council members and sets expected standards of conduct for those members.

All members of Council and its Committees are reminded annually of their confidentiality obligations through a statement on Confidentiality provisions – JCu Council, Council “Committees”, Controlled entity Directors and nominee Directors of non-Controlled entities.

the university recognises that the interests of public office and personal or other interests may come into conflict. the university has developed a policy statement; Conflict of Interests of Members of Council, to assist such officers in dealing with any conflicts.

the JCu Code of Conduct for responsible re-search sets out the obligations on all university researchers, staff and students to comply with the ethical framework governing research at the univer-sity and other relevant institutional and regulatory requirements.

the JCu Animal ethics Committee, established in accordance with relevant state legislation and national protocols, reviews all teaching and research activities involving animals. the Committee reports to the ethics review Committee. the JCu Human research ethics Committee, established in accor-dance with relevant national protocols, reviews all research involving humans.

pOLICIES AND pROCEDURES All university policies are contained in the policy library which is accessible to all staff and students and the public generally. the policy library also contains the university’s Act, statutes, Committee Constitutions and the schedules of Delegations. All policies are reviewed on a regular basis by respon-sible officers. During 2012, particular emphasis was focused on the following activities:

• All policies past their review date and due for review prior to 30 June 2012 were identified and action plans sought for a review

• Approval Authorities, primarily Committees of Council, were notified of policies due for review

pUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT

Agencies are required to report disclosures covered by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 to the public service Commission (psC), which will include disclosures in its annual report. the university received one public interest disclosure in 2012. the matter was investigated and was unable to be substantiated.


struCture AnD orGAnIsAtIon

vICE-CHANCELLOR

prof sandra Harding

DEpUTy-vICE-CHANCELLOR ACADEMIC prof sally kiftl teaching & learning Developmentl pathway Collegel JCu partner Campuses

DEpUTy-vICE-CHANCELLOR UNIvERSITy SERvICES & HEAD OF CAIRNS CAMpUS

Dr stephen Wellerl equity and student engagementl Governance & Corporate servicesl Human resource Managementl Information technology & resourcesl James Cook Internationall library & Information servicesl Marketing & engagementl Media & Communicationsl student and Academic services

pRO-vICE-CHANCELLOR FACULTy OF ARTS, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES

prof nola Allowayl Arts & social sciencesl educationl Indigenous Australian studies

pRO-vICE-CHANCELLOR FACULTy OF LAw, BUSINESS & THE CREATIvE ARTS

prof robyn McGuigganl Businessl Creative Artsl law

pRO-vICE-CHANCELLOR FACULTy OF MEDICINE, HEALTH & MOLECULAR SCIENCES

prof Ian Wronskil Medicine & Dentistryl Mt Isa Centre for rural & remote Health l nursing, Midwifery & nutritionl pharmacy & Molecular sciencesl public Health,tropical Medicine & rehabilitation

sciencesl veterinary & Biomedical sciences

SENIOR DEpUTy vICE-CHANCELLOR prof Chris Cocklin

pRO-vICE-CHANCELLOR FACULTy OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

prof Jeff loughran l earth & environmental sciencesl engineering & physical sciencesl Marine & tropical Biology

ExECUTIvE DIRECTOR FINANCE & RESOURCE pLANNING

Ms patricia Brandl Audit & Assurance l Commercial servicesl Corporate planning & performance l estate officel Financial & Business servicesl Quality enhancementl JCu Halls of residencel JCu Bookshop

RESEARCH & INNOvATION DIvISION

l Advanced Analytical Centrel ArC Centre of excellence for Coral reef

studiesl Cairns Institutel eresearch Centrel Graduate research schooll research services

CHAIRpERSON, ACADEMIC BOARD prof paul Gadek

DEpUTy vICE-CHANCELLOR AND HEAD OF SINGApORE CAMpUS

Dr Dale Anderson


unIversIty plAn 2011-2015

the university plan gives life and substance to the strategic Intent for the whole of the JCu community, establishing the high-level framework within which Faculty and Divisional plans will be developed.

OUR ACADEMIC CULTURE our goal is to position JCu as a leader in teaching and research addressing the critical challenges fac-ing the tropics, world-wide.

A defining feature of JCu is its tropical location and excellence in disciplines of particular relevance to the tropics. As a comprehensive university in the tropics, JCu is well placed to foster cross-disciplin-ary collaboration to meet these challenges.

to this end, JCu is committed to providing shape and direction to our teaching and research by align-ment to four major themes:

• tropical ecosystems, Conservation & Climate Change

• Industries and economies in the tropics

• peoples and societies in the tropics

• tropical Health, Medicine and Biosecurity

We will build on current areas of world-class excel-lence to achieve strong performance in scholar-ship and teaching inspired by a research-enriched environment.

We recognise that the university is judged not only on its quality but equally on its relevance and impact beyond academia. Accordingly we commit ourselves to research of excellence and high impact, particu-larly on issues of critical importance to the world’s tropics.

As a regionally-based university, we recognise our obligation to engage with industry and government, commercialise our research findings and achieve critical mass through productive research partner-ships with other research organisations.

JCu is a site and catalyst for innovation and under-standing. our teaching is high-quality, innovative and engaging to students. our approach is charac-terised by personal contact with students and we provide alternate modes of delivery responsive to their needs, in a contemporary learning environ-ment, ensuring contact with teachers and other students.

over the next five years we will be aiming to:

• increase our student population to 25,000 on all campuses, with 5000 in Cairns and 5000 in singapore

• increase our research-related income (research grants and other Commonwealth funding) to $75 million per annum

• develop teaching and research specialisations on our different campuses, particularly acknowl-edging the growth potential of Cairns and singa-pore.

OUR ENGAGEMENT — LOCALLy, NATIONALLy AND GLOBALLy JCu is a contemporary and dynamic institution and a major driver of economic growth and social change in northern Queensland, as well as having interna-tional impact and reach.

JCu recognises its “power of place” and engages with all its communities and industry to promote a sustainable region which is socially inclusive.

JCu will continue to be a good corporate citizen hav-ing clear civic responsibility, interacting with our key stakeholders in a mutually beneficial way to ensure that the region grows and prospers in a sustainable manner.

JCu will be a partner and advocate, integral to the social, cultural and intellectual life of its community. likewise, by attracting students, staff and visitors from within and outside the tropics, we will promote understanding and advocacy of this region.

In preparing our students for a global environment, they will be exposed to global perspectives in a number of different ways; through the curriculum, their fellow students and educators. During their time at JCu students will be provided opportunities to travel and study overseas through exchanges, short courses or study aboard.

our international students are a great asset and we will engage with these graduates by facilitating international alumni groups and developing ways in which they can meaningfully contribute to the internationalisation of JCu. We also recognise the contribution made by international staff, and Austra-lian staff with international experience.

pEOpLE, pLACE AND CULTURE the JCu experience is about igniting and support-ing a passion for learning and engagement that will make a difference for our lives and our work, our communities, and life in the tropics, world-wide. We are an international community of scholars and professionals, with a global outlook, working for the best interests of the university.

We value all aspects of the university, respect genuine expertise wherever it occurs and celebrate individual and collective successes. our size is an advantage in being able to encourage more oppor-tunities for interaction among staff, students, and our communities.


We support the total student experience, under-standing that learning does not only take place in the classroom and that students’ time spent at the university is about a whole range of experiences.

We have a commitment to excellence, equity and di-versity for all students and staff. our students come from many backgrounds. We are also enriched by having both of Australia’s indigenous populations, Aboriginal and torres strait Islanders located in our region of northern Queensland. Indigenous Austra-lians have a special spiritual relationship with the land and sea.

At JCu, our campuses reflect the diverse land-scapes, people, place and cultures. our locations are our laboratories, and enliven and enrich the way in which the university operates.

We endeavour to be an employer of choice, building an environment which facilitates and rewards excel-lence, performance and productivity. Both students and staff will achieve their greatest potential in an environment that values excellence, diversity and fosters community spirit.

our physical and virtual infrastructure is centred on integrating the educational, social, cultural and economic development requirements to create a community with a vibrant and sustainable academic, social, artistic and commercial life. the conventional lifestyle elements of location, amenity, and environ-ment are expanded to include attributes of oppor-tunity, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship - creating a different kind of work-life environment.

our virtual infrastructure is complex and ever adapting; supporting both physical and online com-munities through current and emerging information and communication technologies (ICt) scholarly communication is no longer tied to place and time and students have embraced new technologies for teaching, learning and social networking. JCu has made a commitment to a strategic and managed

approach to ICt deployment and to planning and reviewing the opportunities provided by appropriate ICt investments.

SUSTAINABILITy the university seeks to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability through an integrated approach to its teaching and learning, research, operations and campus facilities. our commitment to environmental, economic, cultural and social sustainability encap-sulates the activities of all staff, students and our engagement with our communities.

CHALLENGES AND OppORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE

the Higher education sector in Australia is being confronted by new challenges and opportunities, both domestically and internationally. As a major Australian exporter, the higher education sector is sensitive to international events. Domestic student demand tends to be counter-cyclical to economic performance.

Changing Government policy and funding arrange-ments influence universities, and JCu needs to be mindful of the changing external environment, while remaining true to our strategic intent, and serving the needs of our region.

the university is in an investment phase as part of the next stage of JCu’s development. Investment decisions are informed by the university’s strategic intent. this will involve the need to prioritise universi-ty resources in order to deliver on the strategic intent and objectives expressed in the university plan, and creating the capacity for the university to continue to invest in its future. the prioritisation of resources is an annual event carried out in accordance with the prescribed processes and aligned to the vice-Chan-cellor’s priorities set annually.

The JCU experience is about igniting and supporting a passion for learning and engagement that will make a difference for our lives and our work, our communities, and life in the tropics, world-wide.


2012 prIorItIes

pEOpLE AND pLACE

A UNIvERSITy FOR THE TROpICS, wORLD-wIDE

ACADEMIC

ObjectiveA1: enhance our tropical focusObjectiveA2: promote leadership for teaching and learningObjectiveA3: Develop curriculum for changeObjectiveA4: enhance flexibility for an inclusive stu-dent experienceObjectiveA5: promote excellence in research and research trainingObjectiveA6: Deliver research that has impactObjectiveA7: Foster a culture supportive of research and develop capability in research and research training ObjectiveA8: Improve planning for and provision of research capacity and infrastructure

pEOpLE AND CULTURE

ObjectivePC1: university experience — Foster a culture of scholarship and innovation and an inclusive campus community for staff and studentsObjectivePC2: Diversity — Foster an environment which recognises and supports the diverse cultural com-munities in which the university residesObjectivePC3: Future readiness and success — Cre-ate a culture with the capacity, capability and resilience to anticipate and respond to future changesObjectivePC4: leadership and Management — recognise that the university requires good leadership at all levels and a strong management culture to be an employer of choice

pHySICAL AND vIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE

ObjectiveI1: to transform our campuses into places of international renownObjectiveI2: to provide welcoming, sustainable and fit-for-purpose facilities and spacesObjectiveI3: provide a robust virtual environment that fosters sustainable teaching and research and builds a sense of communityObjectiveI4: to be a leader in environmentally sustain-able infrastructure development and operations

INTERNATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT

ObjectiveIE1: enhance Internationalisation of JCuObjectiveIE2: enhance the degree to which JCu is engaged with its communities in a global contextObjectiveIE3: promote inclusion and core values within the region

FINANCE AND RESOURCES

ObjectiveFR1: Manage resources in an ethical, finan-cially responsible, and sustainable wayObjectiveFR2: realise capabilities to achieve a consis-tent and efficient financial management framework with strong accountabilitiesObjectiveFR3: Adopt a continuous improvement culture which seeks to enhance productivity and ensure value for moneyObjectiveFR4: Integrate new risk management frame-work into university wide processes, procedures and decision-making

unIversIty plAn oBJeCtIves

ONE UNIvERSITy, TwO COUNTRIES, THREE TROpICAL CAMpUSES

CONNECTING LOCALLy AND GLOBALLy

SUSTAINABILITy


key ACHIeveMents

TEACHING AND LEARNING

• teaching and learning Grants were awarded for 27 projects, many of which build on the Curriculum refresh project.

• nine JCu Faculty Citations were awarded for out-standing contributions to student learning

• revision of the teaching and learning Induction program to ensure consistency and relevance across the tri-city campuses

• Five Citation recipients for the Australian Awards for university teaching

• student Mentor program now has over 500 men-tors, and an Indigenous student mentor program has commenced on Cairns Campus

RESEARCH AND INNOvATION

• the university received $64.7 million of research funding, an increase of more than $4m over 2011

• JCu was awarded $12m through the Australian research Council

• In the second excellence for research in Australia (erA) evaluation, JCu was awarded the highest rating of 5 – ‘well above world standard’ – in three fields; and rated 4 – ‘above world standard’ – in 11 fields

• JCu published 1398 peer-reviewed research publications

• More than 2000 delegates from around the world attended the 12th International Coral reef sympo-sium held in Cairns

pEOpLE AND CULTURE

• the refreshed performance Development and review (pDr) program was implemented by one school and a number of Directorates

• Approximately $2.5m was allocated towards a broad range of student life and student support services

• More than $500,000 was allocated in equity schol-arships and bursaries

• JCu hosted the 17th national Indigenous tertiary education student Games


• A new website for alumni was launched

• the student Mobility office saw a record 70 JCu students participate in the exchange program, an increase of 32%

• JCu singapore student numbers continued to grow

• Internal e-newsletter for staff and students, @JCU, averages more than 14,000 hits a month

• the AusAID program continued to be successful with a record number of 63 commencing students


• Founders Green opened in Cairns, recognising the contribution of those who were instrumental in establishing the campus

• JCu won the 2012 premier’s sustainability Award and the Green Gown Award (through the Austral-asian Campuses towards sustainability) for the Integrated Approach to energy Management

• the $18.5m Cairns services Infrastructure project was completed

• JCu Dental’s $22m (85 chair) clinic at Cairns was completed

• A new $3.4m (120 seat) active learning lecture theatre was constructed on Cairns Campus

• the student Application upgrade project complet-ed significant milestones for implementing online applications and online acceptance of QtAC offers

• the Information to Analytics project commenced to implement a business intelligence reporting suite and data warehouse

FINANCE AND RESOURCES

• Following the acquisition of the minority interest in JCus, considerable work was undertaken to identify strategies to achieve full integration across the three tropical campuses

• the groundwork was laid for JCu to establish a new JCu pathways College in collaboration with tAFes in townsville and Cairns

• Funding from the regional eIF round was an-nounced for the $80 million the science place project

•TheUniversity’sobjectivesandachievementsarealignedwiththeQueenslandGovernment’sObjectivesfortheCommunity,including:academicexcellence;literacyandnumeracy;skillstraining;careerpathwaysanddevelopment;professionallearning;communityservicesandrelationships;fiscalresponsibility;andnewinfrastructure.


key perForMAnCe InDICAtors

TEACHING AND LEARNING

TotalCommonwealth-supportedLoad(UG&PG)(EFTSL)

Indicator of student enrolments and financial perfor-mance (ie. achievement of budget target).

target: 9476 2012: 9612 2011: 9129

the target was exceeded with the major factor being a higher than expected student retention.

Commencing(UG&PG)Commonwealth-supportedLoad(EFTSL)

Indicator of student enrolments and financial perfor-mance (achievement of budget target).

target: 3942 2012: 3834 2011: 3669

the result was 108 eFtsl below the target, but within the acceptable variance.

Commencing(UG&PG)Commonwealth-supportedEnrolments

Indicator of student enrolments and financial perfor-mance.

target: 5782 2012: 5649 2011: 5354

the result was 133 enrolments below the target, but within the acceptable variance.

TotalDomesticFeePayingLoad(On-Campus)(EFTSL)


target: 173 2012: 216 2011: 192

the target was exceeded by almost 25%, with a major contributing factor being the capping of Commonwealth supported postgraduate coursework places.

Commonwealth-supportedRetention%

Indicator of student success, teaching quality and finan-cial performance (ie. achievement of budget target).

target: 79% 2012: 80.7% 2011: 78.3%

the target was slightly exceeded. various retention strategies are assisting with improvements in retention, however it is also likely that higher unemployment rate has contributed to retaining students.

OverallStudentSatisfaction(CEQ)

teaching Quality Measure.

target: 79% 2012: 80.3% 2011: 81.5%

target slightly exceeded. While 2012 result is lower than 2011, this variance is not statistically significant.

IndigenousEnrolments

Indicator of equity access.

target: 500 2012: 507 2011: 442

target met, and in line with Government Compact targets.

LowSESEnrolments

Indicator of equity access.

target: 2419 2012: 2410 2011: 2245

result was slightly under the target but within the ac-ceptable variance. this result meets the Government Compact targets.

RESEARCH AND INNOvATION

TotalResearch-relatedIncome

Indicator of research activity.

target: $65.69m 2012: $64.7m 2011: $60.7m

unaudited figure as at finance period 14. target met within acceptable variance. total research related income was less than 1.5% or just under $1m from the targeted amount.

NumberofHERDCPublications(Points)

Indicator of research activity.

target: 840 2012: 849 2011: 820

the target was achieved with a modest increase in publications.

TotalHDRLoad(EFTSL)(International&Domestic)

Indicator of research training activity and outputs (IGs).

target: 575 2012: 555 2011: 539

the result is below the target level of 575 eFtsl, however it is within the acceptable variance. the 3 year trend shows a slight increase in HDr eFtsl.

NumberofHDRCompletions(International&Domestic)

Indicator of student outcomes and research outputs (rts).

target: 115 2012: 115 2011: 116

target met due to great collaborative effort across JCu.

pEOpLE AND CULTURE

%ofacademicstaffwithPhD

Indicator of academic quality.

target: 68% 2012: 63.5% 2011: 62.6%

the result is under the target, however it is within the acceptable variance. HrM continues to focus on accu-


racy of data and encourages Faculties to consider phD in staff appointments.

StaffTurnover

Indicator of staff morale and business risk.

target: 11% 2012: 9.3% 2011: 9.8%

target not met. reduction in the staff turnover rate is a likely reflection of the current economic state and the low number of job vacancies outside JCu.

%ofIndigenousstaffFTEoftotalFTE

Indicator of equity and access employment strategy success.

target: 3% 2012: 2.9% 2011: 2.7%

target met within acceptable variance. HrM Contin-ues to work with Faculties and Divisions to encourage Indigenous employment.


TotalOn-CampusInternationalFeePayingLoad(EFTSL)


target: 1333 2012: 1273 2011: 1222

result was 60 eFtsl below the target and is just in the acceptable variance for meeting the target. the high Australian dollar is cited as an ongoing major factor in attracting international students.

TotalJCUSingaporeFeePayingLoad(EFTSL)


target: 2513 2012: 2736 2011: 2330

target was exceeded by 223 eFtsl which is a great result, and is indicative of the continued hard work of the singapore Campus team.

TotalOff-Campus/OffshoreFeePayingLoad(EFTSL)excludingJCUSingapore


target: 1227 2012: 1064 2011: 1022

target not met with the result being 163 eFtsl under the target. this result is primarily made up of eFtsl at the rHe Group operated campus in Brisbane, and the BJut site in China.

Reputation(InternationalRankings):ShanghaiJiaoTong

Indicator of reputation. target: top 400

2012: top 400 (362) 2011: top 400 (340)

JCu maintains its ranking in the top 4% of universities worldwide.

NumberofFirstPreferencestoQTAC

Indicator of market share.

target: 6207 2012: 6559 2011: 6011

target exceeded by 352 1st preferences, and the 2011 result was exceeded by 548 1st preferences, with over 200 of the increase in 1st preferences being in Medicine and Dentistry alone.

Numberofcontactablealumni

Indicator of engagement success.

target: 40,000 2012: 46,355 2011: 43,490

target exceeded. As the number of graduates grows, the number and proportion of contactable alumni in-creases. Integrity of the data is enhanced by an annual process of de-duplication and removal of deceased alumni details.

FINANCE AND RESOURCE pLANNING

%NetOperatingResult/Income

Indicator of financial management success.

target: 1.8% 2012: 5.02% 2011: 10.3%

the target was exceeded with a final result of 5.02% which is more favourable than the target due to actual income exceeding original budget and actual expenses being less than the original budget.

UnqualifiedAuditOutcome

Indicator of financial management standard.

target: yes 2012: yes 2011: yes

An unqualified Audit outcome was achieved for 2012.


GrossFloorArea(m2/EFTSL)

Indicator of efficient space utilisation.

target: 18.3m 2012: 18.35 2011: 17.1

target met and within acceptable variance and in line with anticipated growth and space management for townsville and Cairns Campuses.

ReductioninGreenhouseGasEmissions(KgCO2/m2GrossFloorArea)

Indicator of environmental sustainability.

target: 175 2012: 153 2011: 199

target exceeded. tropeco program has had a large impact on reduction of emissions.


teACHInG AnD leArnInG

James Cook university is committed to providing the highest quality experience for students and staff, and ensuring that program design and deliv-ery fosters and encourages academic, professional and individual development.

JCu has continued to align its programs and the delivery of those programs with its strategic Intent: ‘a brighter future for life in the tropics worldwide’ through ‘graduates and discoveries that make a difference’ – and the four tropical themes.

• tropical ecosystems, Conservation & Climate Change

• Industries and economies in the tropics

• peoples and societies in the tropics

• tropical Health, Medicine and Biosecurity

In 2012 some changes were made within the structure of the senior executive, which saw the creation of the Division of Deputy vice Chancellor (Academic).

the Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to education, academic quality and teach-ing and learning across the university.

the Division is also charged with leading JCu’s relationship and communications with teQsA, as we strive to make a demonstrable commitment to quality and excellence.

significant activity has occurred within the Divi-sion in 2012 and is listed below under the teQsA, Curriculum refresh, and teaching and learning Development sections.

the Curriculum refresh project funding ceased in 2012 and during the life of the project it has sought to give life and effect to the university’s strategic Intent through the development and implementa-tion of a unique, distinctive and shared curriculum goal.

the teaching and learning Development unit and other relevant areas across the university will continue the momentum gained under the Curricu-lum refresh project, which ensures courses are aligned with the university’s intent. Highlights and achievements of the project are outlined in further detail below.

STUDENT FEEDBACk

student satisfaction Is reflected in the national Australian Graduate survey’s Course experience Questionnaire (CeQ).

CEQ 2010 2011 2012

Good teaching 63.64 68.77 67.32Generic skills 75.07 79.10 77.22overall satisfaction 77.46 82.19 80.00

SFS 2010 2011 2012

Good teaching 65.8 64.67 67.60Generic skills 63.2 62.03 64.42Clear goals/standards 73.1 72.63 75.10resources 53.2 56.00 58.66subject satisfaction 71.8 71.36 74.50Course satisfaction 80.3 78.63 82.82

TEQSAthe Deputy vice Chancellor (Academic) office is the coordination point for JCu’s communications with teQsA, and is responsible for ensuring that JCu’s policies, processes and actions accord with the threshold standards.

A small Directorate has been established under the DvC(A) to coordinate our obligations to teQsA and will commence operations in 2013. In 2012 JCu has responded to requests from teQsA through the esos Audit report, teQsA 2012 provider Information request, and the CrICos registration.

Internally we have undertaken a mapping of the threshold standards across the university’s organisational units to identify stakeholders with responsibilities for the teQsA requirements. the AQF transition procedures have been developed and approved by vCAC.

the procedures provide an implementation and transition framework to ensure that all courses will be reviewed by June 2013 with appropriate action taken to ensure compliance or appropriate teach-out arrangements before 1 January 2015 in line with AQF/teQsA requirements.

the english language and numeracy policy has also been developed and approved by vCAC. this is an important aspect of our course compliance

GOOD TEACHING (CEQ MEAN AGREEMENT %)

2010 63.64%

2011 68.77%

2012 67.32%

OvERALL STUDENT SATISFACTION (CEQ %)

2010 77.46%

2011 82.19%

2012 80.00%


under the threshold standards, given the impend-ing teQsA quality assessment regarding english language proficiency in 2013.

CURRICULUM REFRESH

the Curriculum refresh project, under way since late 2008, is multi-faceted and consists of a number of stages directed at ensuring that JCu’s courses are aligned with the university’s strategic Intent and the four tropical themes.

Most school-based projects were completed in november 2011, with the Faculties continuing the momentum throughout 2012. the focus for 2012 has been a review of the JCu Graduate Attributes policy undertaken through the Curriculum re-fresh project, Australia’s university of the tropics. the purpose of the review is to align the Gradu-ate Attributes more closely with the university’s refreshed strategic Intent. the review has focused on the undergraduate and postgraduate Graduate Attributes policy.

A reference group of national and international members continues to provide support to the proj-ect, with several reference group members visiting JCu in 2012 to provide advice, professional de-velopment and support for the project. the events

that the reference group members were involved with are listed under collaboration and visiting scholars below.

the project will end in January 2013 and the chal-lenge will be to sustain the gains already made by the Curriculum refresh project and to continue the momentum via the Deputy vice Chancellor (Academic) Directorate, Associate Deans teaching and learning, and other relevant areas within the university.

A final report on the project, inclusive of recom-mendations, has been presented to the JCu taskforce at the end of 2012. the findings of the Curriculum refresh project will help inform JCu’s strategic direction going forward.

STAFF ACHIEvEMENTS AND AwARDS

2012 JCu Faculty Citation Winners for outstanding contributions to student learning:

FACULTy OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

• Dr Maree Dinan- thompson – For sustained scholarly activities that have enhanced teaching and learning at the school, campus, university, and beyond.

A total of 3937 students graduated from the University in 2012, with ceremonies held in Townsville, Cairns, Singapore, Brisbane, Beijing and Fiji Photo by WESLEY MONTS courtesy of The Townsville Bulletin


Lynore Gaia is the first person from Palm Island to graduate with a PhD. Her thesis researched child-rearing practices on her home island.

Photo by EVAN MORGAN courtesy of the Townsville Bulletin


• Dr victoria kuttainen, Ms phillipa Anderson, Ms Jenn Burnett, Mrs kyle Bartlett and Ms kellie Johns – For an integrated, holistic ap-proach to engaging and supporting students in a large-class setting.

FACULTy OF LAw, BUSINESS, AND CREATIvE ARTS

• Dr Anna Blackman – For providing an engag-ing and motivational approach to assess-ment, feedback and learning support through the use of the instant feedback assessment technique fostering independent and group learning of business students.

• Dr taha Chaiechi – For approaches to as-sessment, feedback, and learning support that foster independent learning.

• Dr trina Myers – For overcoming the glassy-eyed nod: a lecture/tutorial hybrid to achieve interaction, engagement and instant feedback.

FACULTy OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND MOLECULAR SCIENCE

• professor natkunam ketheesan, Dr Cathy rush, and Dr Brenda Govan – For maximizing the effectiveness of large-group teaching in an undergraduate medicine programme.

• Dr Jane Mills – For inspiring student nurses and midwives to understand and use research findings, with the aim of developing confident clinicians who integrate evidence into their everyday practice.

• Ms lynne Zeldenryk – For flexible trajectories: development of an innovative flexible delivery program that supports and sustains student access to occupational therapy education in north Queensland.

FACULTy OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

• Dr D’Arcy Mullamphy – For developing, evaluating and refining academic language and learning support initiatives that empower students to succeed in their own learning journeys.

2012 Australian Awards for university teaching (AAut) Citation Winners for outstanding Contribu-tions to student learning:

• Mr Alan Calder – teaching and learning Development. For over 14 years of develop-ing student-centered and evidence-based language and learning support initiatives that empower students to succeed in their learning journeys.

• Associate professor Jane Mills – school of nursing, Midwifery and nutrition. For inspiring student nurses and midwives to understand and use research findings, developing con-fident clinicians who integrate evidence into their everyday practice.

• Ms sharon Moore and Ms lyn Mackay – school of Indigenous Australian studies. For the development of transformative pedagogies through ‘courageous conversations’ within the cultural interface to motivate student engage-ment and promote reconciliation.

• Dr paul nelson – school of earth and en-vironmental sciences. For enthusing stu-dents about soil science through a focus on discovery, critical environmental issues and the application of contemporary teaching and learning principles.

• Ms lynne Zeldenryk – school of public Health, tropical Medicine and rehabilitation sciences. For ensuring flexible student trajec-tories through the development of an innova-tive program tat supports and sustains student access to occupational therapy education in north Queensland.

COLLABORATION AND vISITING SCHOLARS

the following events were conducted in 2012 as part of the Curriculum refresh project:

• professor David Boud facilitated workshops on assessment in the context of graduate attributes and professional learning and work-integrated learning.

• professor Mick Healy delivered a number of interactive presentations on the scholarship of teaching and the teaching-research nexus.

• professor Martin nakata visited the towns-ville Campus to present Decolonial goals and pedagogies for Indigenous studies.

• Work Integrated learning (WIl) remained a focus in 2012 with continued collabora-tion across the Iru group of universities to promote this.

• A student placement workshop was held in response to feedback received from the JCu academic community in relation to ongoing professional development needs for WIl. the workshop provided an opportunity to inform staff about Work place Health and safety and risk assessment protocols for student place-ments.


• teaching and learning Week was held in 2012. this event was a collaborative effort between teaching and learning Development, Curriculum refresh, and the teaching and learning Academy. the following sessions were presented:

• Associate professor Betty leask (unisA) pre-sented Internationalisation of the Curriculum in Action.

• professor kerri-lee krause (uWs) presented You and the TEQSA Standards: What does it mean for you on Monday?

• professor Mike keppel (Csu) presented Distributed ‘Places’ and ‘Spaces’ for Learning in Higher Education.

GRADUATIONS, ENROLMENT AND EMpLOyMENT

A total of 3937 students graduated from the uni-versity in 2012. students graduating at the various graduation ceremonies totaled 2398 of whom 1187 came from the townsville campus, 362 from Cairns campus, 612 from singapore, 118 from Brisbane, 77 from Beijing and 42 from Fiji.

A further 1539 degrees for graduates were con-ferred in absentia by Council.

total enrolment for the academic year was 20,908 students, or 15,213 eFtsl.

offers of undergraduate places were made to 4,542 prospective students through QtAC; and 760 direct undergraduate offers were made outside the QtAC system.

Cairns campus had an enrolment of 3,843 students representing 18.4% of the total university enrol-ments of 20,908 students.

Graduate destination data showed that 56.5% of James Cook university graduates (2011 national Data) were in full-time work, a lower proportion to the previous year, but 7.8 percentage points higher than the national average.

the data also showed 5.6% were in part-time work and seeking full-time work, while 4.6% were not working but seeking full-time work.

•TheTeachingandLearningInductionProgramwasrevisedtoensureconsistencyandrelevanceacrossJamesCookUniversity’stri-citycampuses

DEGREES AND AwARDS CONFERRED

Doctoral 102

Masters 959

BachelorHonours 145

Bachelor 1984

OtherAward 578

Total 3768

kEy pERFORMANCE INDICATORS

StudentLoad

total Commonwealth-supported load (eFtsl) 2012 target: 9476 2012 result: 9612

Commencing Commonwealth-supported load (eFtsl) 2012 target: 3942 2012 result: 3834

Commencing Commonwealth-supported enrolments 2012 target: 5782 2012 result: 5649

total Domestic Fee paying load (on-Campus) (eFtsl) 2012 target: 173 2012 result: 216

Retention

Commonwealth-supported retention % 2012 target: 79% 2012 result: 80.7%

TeachingQualityOutcomes

overall student satisfaction (CeQ) 2012 target: 79% 2012 result: 80.3%

EquityOutcomes

Indigenous enrolments 2012 target: 500 2012 result: 507

low ses enrolments 2012 target: 2419 2012 result: 2410


STUDENT ENROLMENTS By LOCATION

Townsville 12459

Cairns 3843

Singapore 2983

Brisbane 1105

StudyCentres1 85

OtherSites2 433

Total 20908

STUDENT ENROLMENTS By LEvEL 2011 2012

Undergraduate 14980

PostgradC’work 4109

HDR 901

Other 918

Total 20908

2011 2012

TOTAL STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) By FEE TypE 2011 2012

C’wealthSupported 9609

DomesticFeePaying 233

DomesticHDR 316

InternationalFeePaying5055

Total 15213

2011 2012

COMMONwEALTH-SUppORTED STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) 2010 2011 2012

Commencing 3694 3669 3828

Total 8764 9129 9609

2010 2011 2012

INDIGENOUS pARTICIpATION (ENROLMENTS)

2007 403

2008 420

2009 461

2010 518

2011 512

2012 620

ON-CAMpUS RETENTION RATE By FEE TypE

Commonwealth-Supported80.7%

FeePaying(International) 86.6%

FeePaying(Domestic) 74.8%

ENROLMENTS By GENDER

2010 2011 2012

Male 37.6% 37.5% 38.4%

Female62.4% 62.5% 61.6%

2010 2011 2012

1 Mackay, Mt Isa, thursday Island 2 BJut, Fiji nursing College

COMMENCING LOw SES ENROLMENTS

2008 950

2009 1017

2010 1159

2011 1074

2012 1204


reseArCH AnD InnovAtIon

James Cook university is a leader in research of importance to the tropics. It is among the leading universities of the world for research in ecology and environment, climate change, plant and animal sci-ence, geosciences and tourism.

the university’s focus on the tropics directly benefits the northern Queensland region and is of growing significance for the nation and the world.

research at JCu is internationally recognised and is central to the future of northern Queensland and the tropical world, the importance of which is acknowledged by both the Queensland and Federal Governments as well as businesses and organisa-tions across the nation.

RESEARCH pERFORMANCE

the total research funding of $64.7 million received by JCu in 2012, an increase of around $4m on 2011, reinforces JCu’s position as one of the country’s foremost regional research organisations.

the Federal Government’s principal funding body for non-medical research, the Australian research Council (ArC), awarded approximately $12 million to the university under its various programs.

JCu published 1398 peer-reviewed research publica-tions (2011 data) in research journals, conference proceedings and books, which translates into 849 weighted points for the Higher education research Data Collection.

Citations are widely recognised as the most robust measure of research quality, particularly in the sciences, and data published by one of the world’s leading sources of information on citations, indi-cates that JCu is ranked in the top 1% of institu-tions worldwide in seven of 22 broadly defined research disciplines: environment & ecology; plant & Animal science; Clinical Medicine; Biology & Biochemistry; Geosciences; social sciences and engineering.

In the second round of excellence in research in Australia (erA) announced in December 2012, JCu was awarded the highest rating of 5 – ‘well above world standard’ – in three fields: environmental sci-ence and Management, ecological Applications and Medical Microbiology, and rated 4 – ‘above world standard’ – in eleven fields: Inorganic Chemistry, Geochemistry, Geology, physical Geography and environmental Geoscience, ecology, Fisheries sci-ences, veterinary sciences, Materials engineering, Immunology, neurosciences and tourism.

JCu increased the number of Fields of research rated at ‘world class’ or above from 23 in erA 2010 to 33 in erA 2012.

RESEARCH TRAINING AT JCUresearch students are integral to the success of JCu’s research. In 2012, there were 901 research students at JCu and about 38 % were international, a significant proportion compared to the accepted 20% benchmark for Australian universities. In 2012, 115 research students, including 102 graduates of doctorates by research, successfully completed their degrees.

the year also saw a record number of Medals for ‘Cum laude’ theses being awarded. the recipients went to seven doctoral graduates: lise Garond, and Connar Mcshane from the school of Arts and social sciences, kin yee Chan from the school of educa-tion, katia Bazaka, and Ching ting from the school of engineering and physical sciences, and Matthew Mitchell, and yui sato from the school of Marine and tropical Biology.

the 2012 experienced supervisor of the year Award was given to emeritus professor richard pearson, from the school of Marine & tropical Biology. As-sociate professor Marcus sheaves of the school of Marine & tropical Biology was runner-up. Dr nick Graham of the ArC Centre of excellence for Coral reef studies was given the ‘early Career supervisor’ award.

ARC FUNDING pROGRAMS the Federal Government’s principal funding body for non-medical research, the Australian research Council (ArC), awarded approximately $8.46 million to the university under its various programs.

ARC DISCOvERy AUSTRALIAN LAUREATE FELLOwSHIpS

prof terry Hughes was awarded $2,500,000 for a project to increase knowledge of the dynamics and resilience of ecosystems and incorporate these find-ings into improved management of coral reefs.

prof Alexandra Aikhenvald was awarded $2,400,000 to investigate how gender as a social and linguis-tic construct affects human behaviour and reflects cultural stereotypes, focusing on key Australian im-migrant communities and papua new Guinea.

ARC FUTURE FELLOwSHIpS

Dr sean ulm was awarded $700,000 to resolve fundamental problems in the dating of marine shells


in the tropics, in an effort to develop accurate trans-holocene coastal and ocean chronologies.

Dr Carl spandler was awarded $710,000 to combine experiments and novel geochemical studies of natu-ral ores to address current knowledge deficiencies regarding rare earth elements.

ARC DISCOvERy EARLy CAREER RESEARCHER AwARDS

Dr katia Bazaka was awarded $375,000 to de-velop a novel encapsulating technology to enhance biological performance of implantable materials to improve patient recovery.

Dr nathan english was awarded $374,000 to mea-sure tree-ring widths and isotope variations in kauri pine as annually dated records of rainfall from tropi-cal Queensland several centuries old, to forecast the frequency and intensity of floods and droughts.

Dr Megan Higgie was awarded $373,000 to test whether species interactions can drive diversifica-tion, using a closely related fruit fly group, which co-occur in the rainforests of northeast Queensland.

Dr Andrew Hoey was awarded $375,000 to deter-mine how the foraging behaviour of fishes capable

of reversing macroalgal overgrowth of corals is influenced by the composition and density of these seaweed beds.

Dr nick Graham was awarded $375,000 for a prag-matic investigation through experimental manipula-tions, large-scale ecology and simulation modelling to predict novel coral reef ecosystem configurations, to assist the planning process of resource managers.

Dr vimoksalehi lukoschek was awarded $375,000 to investigate the extent to which the nearly 3000 individual reefs of the Great Barrier reef World Heri-tage Area are connected through the dispersal of coral larvae to improve the design of no-take areas.

ArC Discovery projects

Drs Ben phillips and Craig Moritz were awarded $485,000 to develop spatial analyses for predicting the location of pre-adapted populations, i.e. small isolated populations on the periphery of a species’ range.

prof peter Junk and Glen Deacon were awarded $430,000 to advance the chemistry of highly reactive rare earth metal-organic compounds, providing a knowledge base and breakthrough science to un-derpin future applications in chemical manufacture, catalysis, new materials and recycling.

Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald was awarded $2.4m to research how gender affects behaviour and reflects cultural stereotypes.


prof Chris Cunneen with eileen Baldry, David Brown, Barry Goldson and Melanie schwartz were awarded $429,000 to compare Australian and uk approaches to juvenile punishment and penal policy.

profs ross Alford and lin schwarzkopf, and Drs David pike and robert puschendorf were awarded $390,000 to understand the tipping point between epidemic and endemic disease, using amphibian chytridiomycosis (a major threat to Australian frog species) as a model.

Dr susan laurance, profs Joe Holtum and Bill laur-ance and Dr paul nelson were awarded $365,000 to study how tropical forests will respond if droughts should increase in the future.

profs Alexandra Aikhenvald and robert Dixon were awarded $350,000 to examine the nature of linguistic diversity, with special focus on papua new Guinea, Amazonia and north-east Queensland.

Dr Bill leggat, prof Bette Willis and Dr tracy Ainsworth were awarded $310,000 to determine the functional roles of microbial members in the mul-tipartite coral symbiosis and the contribution of all members to whole organism resilience under climate change scenarios.

Assoc prof Michael oelgemoeller, prof Bever-ley Glass and norbert Hoffmann were awarded $240,000 to develop an innovative approach in organic synthesis.

profs Michael Bird & peter ridd, Drs sean ulm, richard roberts, prof Michael lawes, Jon luly and lindsay Hutley were awarded $190,000 to expand on their initial field work which identified sinkholes of considerable depth and antiquity in the northern territory, representing persistent long-term sediment traps akin to crater lakes.

prof Michael Ackland was awarded $124,000 to study what was arguably the single greatest influ-ence on Australian author Christina stead’s life and work: the socialist heritage.

Dr steven Armfield with lei Chengwang, Wenxian lin and John patterson were awarded $85,000 to study what happens when a conducting vertical wall separates two fluids at different temperatures.

ARC DISCOvERy INDIGENOUS

Dr roxanne Bainbridge and professor komla tsey with Adrian Miller, Christopher Doran, Anthony shakeshaft and roz Walker were awarded $515,000 to strengthen the evidence-base for promoting the education and employment prospects for Indigenous youth by examining the processes and effectiveness of targeted mentoring support.

ARC LINkAGE pROJECTS

prof Geoff Jones and researchers from uQ were awarded $285,000 to seek to reconcile competing objectives for the design of marine reserve net-

works: biodiversity, food security and local equity in benefits.

Dr norman Duke with Ian tibbetts and kathy townsend from uQ and support of the Australian Maritime safety Authority were awarded $120,000 to assess the effectiveness and consequences of using palm oil and coconut oil biodiesel as cleaning agents during and after a large oil spill in tidal wetland and mangrove environments.

ARC LINkAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIpMENT AND FACILITIES (LIEF)prof Michael Bird was awarded $160,000 to develop the first truly mobile multi-capability isotope facility in the world, based on field-deployable isotope analys-ers that can determine stable isotopes in water vapour and carbon isotopes in Co2.

ARC CENTRE OF ExCELLENCE FOR CORAL REEF STUDIES

the ArC Centre of excellence for Coral reef stud-ies focuses on the conduct of scientific research that underpins the sustainability and management of the world’s coral reefs. In 2012 Centre members re-ceived national awards for their research, published nearly 300 papers in international journals, and were awarded new fellowships, including three appoint-ments under the ArC laureate and three under Discovery early Career research Award schemes.

the Centre is ranked number one globally for cita-tions in coral reef science, and is the world’s largest provider of graduate training in coral reef research, with more than 170 phD students currently enrolled.

the Centre cements Australia’s leading contribution to coral reef science, with strong collaborative links between the major partners — JCu, the university of Queensland, the Australian national university, AIMs, and the university of Western Australia — as well as more than 150 other leading institutions in 36 countries worldwide.

the Centre along with James Cook university hosted a highly successful 12th International Coral reef symposium in July 2012. More than 2000 del-egates from around the world attended the five-day symposium in Cairns.

NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUN-CIL (NHMRC) FUNDING pROGRAMS

NHMRCProjectGrants

Assoc prof Alan Clough was awarded $626,000 to describe long-term impacts on health, economic and social outcomes of complex interventions restricting the supply of alcohol in the Cape york region.

prof Alan Baxter and Gurdyal Besra (for the uni-versity of Birmingham) were awarded $605,000 to investigate an important population of white blood


cells that control the character and magnitude of immune responses and use an unusual source for their energy.

Dr Craig Bennett was awarded $263,000 to reveal pathomechanistic disease insights for inherited motor neurone disease, using Als4 Mice that show tDp-43 protein mislocalisation in motor neurons characteristic of sporadic Als patients.

NHMRCFellowships

prof scott ritchie was awarded a senior research Fellowship of $590,000 to develop strategies to prevent vector-borne disease in north Queensland that have global application.

Dr Andreas kupz was awarded an early Career Fellowship of $325,000 to investigate the potential to specifically target intracellular sensors to enhance immunity against the intracellular pathogens Myco-bacterium tuberculosis and toxoplasma gondii.

Dr Cinzia Cantacessi was awarded a peter Doherty Biomedical Fellowship of $300,000 to study the therapeutic potential of hookworm secreted molecules for the treatment of human autoimmune diseases.

Dr Margaret Jordan was awarded a nHMrC/MsrA Betty Cuthbert Fellowship of $300,000 to investigate causes of multiple sclerosis

ADDITIONAL MAJOR RESEARCH pROJECTS

professor peter Case acquired an Australian Centre for International Agricultural research (ACIAr) research contract ($950,000) to enhance district delivery and management of agriculture extension in lao pDr.

professor paul southgate was awarded an ACIAr contract ($1,750,000) to expand and diversify the production and management systems for sea cucumbers in the philippines, vietnam and northern Australia.

Professor Natkunam Ketheesan (pictured rear right with students Natasha Williams and Kelly Hodgson, front) is leading a team of scientists that has discovered people with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of contracting melioidosis, a deadly bacterial disease prevalent in the tropics.

Photo by SCOTT RADFORD-CHISHOLM courtesy of the Townsville Bulletin


RESEARCH COMMERCIALISATION

JCu continues to actively explore opportunities for the commercialisation of research through our partnership with uniQuest. Dr Andrew leech com-menced as the new Manager Innovation Commercial Development in september.

the start-up company smart Arm pty ltd was formed in June. JCu (through its subsidiary north Queensland Commercialisation Company) is the largest shareholder; the university of Queensland and the townsville Mackay Medicare local are the other members. the company will commercialise a non-robotic device that helps stroke survivors regain upper limb mobility.

JCu, through the Australian Institute of tropical Health and Medicine, has become a member of the Medical research Commercialisation Fund.

In 2012 JCu established two Commonwealth funded researchers in Business (riB) projects: reef Magic (eco-tourism: peter Wood) and nepean (cloud com-puting monitoring of water use in mining: Ickjai lee).

AwARDS

Drs nick Graham and Megan Higgie were awarded Queensland young tall poppy science Awards.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND COLLABORATION

JCu works in partnership with other research or-ganisations, often co-locating key research staff and infrastructure, with the aim of increasing research capacity in the northern Queensland region.

AIMs@JCu brings together JCu and AIMs to focus on collaborative research in tropical aquaculture, coastal processes and modelling, and stress in tropical marine systems. In 2012 the two organisa-tions provided scholarships and joint supervision for 36 higher degree research students with a further 37 HDr students being members of AIMs@JCu for accessing infrastructure, supervisory and informal support.

the tropical landscapes Joint venture (tlJv) is a collaborative program of research between JCu and CsIro that focuses on research to underpin the sustainable management of tropical Queensland’s environmental assets. the tlJv is located in the state-of-the-art Australian tropical science and In-novation precinct (AtsIp), a research facility shared by CsIro and JCu.

the Australian tropical Forest Institute (AtFI), housed in the sir robert norman Building, is the focal point for tlJv activities in Cairns. AtFI is also home to the Australian tropical Herbarium (AtH), one of the largest collections of Australian tropical

flora. AtH is a partnership between the Queensland Government, the Federal Government, CsIro and JCu.

JCu leads a collaboration – the Queensland tropical Health Alliance (QtHA) – with the Queensland Insti-tute of Medical research, university of Queensland, the Queensland university of technology and Griffith university.

JCu is a partner, along with the university of Queensland, Griffith university, Queensland univer-sity of technology and Central Queensland univer-sity in the Queensland Centre for social science Innovation.

JCu is also a foundation partner in the new life sciences Queensland organisation, an industry body representing the full breadth of the life sciences and biotechnology industries.

the well-established JCu and MBD energy ltd joint r&D facility continues its innovative development of technologies to use algae for carbon capture and storage and production of biodiesel and feedstocks.

In 2012, JCu work on micro-algae was expanded by a new macro-algal bio-products research program funded in part by the Australian Biofuels research Institute (of which JCu is a foundation member).

A new research program investigating bio-remedi-ation of methane from coal mine ventilation shafts also commenced which will strive to achieve 100% remediation of methane (a significant greenhouse gas) and produce a range of by-products including aviation biofuels.

RESEARCH INITIATIvES

the success of our early Career researchers (eCrs) is vital to the future of JCu as a research-intensive university. 2012 was the 2nd year of JCu’s new suite of programs to fast track the development of eCrs. key elements are intensive professional development programs in townsville and Cairns. 9 eCrs from the singapore Campus have participated in the Cairns intensive programs.

the second tranche of five eCr ‘rising stars’ were selected for advanced professional development and additional funding support for research projects. pleasingly two of the first tranche were success-ful DeCrA applicants and one was awarded a Queensland ‘tall poppy’ award.

the fourth ‘Celebrating research’ — a program of events to highlight the role of research within JCu to recognise achievements in research and to build research capability— saw more than 1200 atten-dances at events across the campuses in Cairns, singapore and townsville.


HIGHER DEGREE By RESEARCH STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL) 2010 2011 2012

Domestic 329 315 316

International 221 224 239

Total550540 555

2010 2011 2012

HIGHER DEGREE By RESEARCH COMpLETIONS

2010 2011 2012

PhD 80 103 102

Masters 7 13 13

Total 87 116 115

2010 2011 2012


ResearchIncome

total research-related Income

2012 target: $65.6m 2012 result: $64.7m

ResearchPublications

number of HerDC publications (points)

2012 target: 840 2012 result: 849

HDRLoadandCompletions

total HDr eFtsl (International & Domestic)

2012 target: 575 2012 result: 555

total number of HDr Completions (Int’l & Domestic)

2012 target: 115 2012 result: 115

NUMBER OF RESEARCH pUBLICATION pOINTS (DIISTRE)

2008 761

2009 794

2010 802

2011 820

2012 849

•JCUrankedinthetop1%ofuniversitiesworldwideinsevenof22researchdisciplines

NATIONAL COMpETITIvE RESEARCH GRANTS INCOME

NHMRC 5.18

NERP 3.04

RuralR&D 1.61

Other 2.94

ARCDiscovery 3.08

ARCCtrofExcellence 2.26

preliminary results pending finalisation and audit

Total$21.18M

ARCLinkage 0.84

ARCFederationFellowships0.70

ARCFutureFellowships 0.63

ARCLaureateFellowships 0.47

ARCSuperFellowships 0.32

ARCOther 0.14

RESEARCH INCOME $M 2011 2012

External 45.40 46.36

ResearchBlock15.71 16.42

Other 0.72 1.93

Total 61.85 64.72

2011 2012


James Cook university believes that students and staff will achieve their greatest potential in an envi-ronment that values excellence, diversity and fosters community spirit. the university’s strategies and programs have a commitment to excellence, equity and diversity for all students and staff.

STAFF pROFESSIONAL DEvELOpMENT

A total of 54 employees -- 42 female and 12 male -- accessed the staff study Assistance scheme, with 31 enrolled in postgraduate programs and 23 enrolled in undergraduate programs.

the 2012 senior staff Conference, themed JCu’s place in the World, brought together 129 senior staff to listen to speakers from around the world, with particular emphasis on the tropics.

A number of pre-commencement information ses-sions were conducted prior to the 2012 Academic promotions. Information sessions were held for all interested candidates, Heads of school, pro vice-Chancellors and Academic Mentors, relating to the promotions process. Additional workshops were conducted in Cairns and townsville for female candidates. the promotion round has resulted in 25 staff being recommended for promotion, of which 60% are female.

the Generic staff Development offerings grew in 2012 and covered a wide range of courses. these included:• Interpersonal Communication • personal Development for Women • excellence in service Delivery • Career Development • Conflict Management • Harvard ManageMentor program• excel, Word and outlook training • school Manager’s Forum • “Quick Bites” monthly lunchtime mini-sessions

safety training included:• Building Warden • Contractor, staff and student inductions• Fire safety Advisor • Health safety representative and Committee • Manual Handling• radiation safety and Biosafety officer• radiation safety for lab Workers • rehabilitation and return to Work recertification • riskware safety Management system

In addition to the generic “preparing for academic promotion” presentation, Heads of school were given a formal briefing session on their responsibili-ties in the potential promotion process. Academic promotions Writing and preparation Workshops for female academics were held in townsville, Cairns, Mt Isa and singapore.

INDIGENOUS STAFF

since the adoption of the Indigenous employment strategy in 2009, JCu continues to increase the number of staff from Australia’s Indigenous Aborigi-nal and torres strait Islander peoples.

When compared to the overall percentage of full-time equivalent staff at JCu, staff from Australia’s Indigenous peoples increase from 2.74% in 2011 to 2.8% mid-year in 2012. the longer term target remains at 7.4%.

retention strategies have continued to be the focus in of 2012 with a continued emphasis on career development through the Academic promotions process.

FEMALE STAFF Women comprise 60% of all staff and the university’s efforts to increase the numbers of women at senior levels have resulted in increases in the number of women holding positions at the Associate profes-sor levels - now increased to 41.3% - and overall, 60% of the Academic promotions granted this year were women. Further efforts will be made in order to increase the proportion of female professors and Heads of school as we continue to work towards the 25% professorial target set in the universities Austra-lia Action plan for Women.

59% of professional and technical JCu positions at level 10 were held by women in 2012, exceeding the 2010 uA professional/general staff target of 50%.

the university once again met the requirements for compliance under the equal opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act.

CARERS the Carers (Recognition) Act 2008 recognises carers and the important contribution that they make to the people they care for. the Queensland Carers Charter sets out 13 principles which will be considered in an employment context and when providing services to carers and the people that they care for.

the university seeks to improve awareness of the Queensland Carers Charter among staff and students, who are provided information on support

people AnD Culture


mechanisms in place at induction. Carers are en-couraged to access a range of support from student services including counselling, disability support, Indigenous support and learning support. A range of flexible work and leave arrangements are available to help meet carers’ needs and responsibilities.

ENTERpRISE BARGAINING

enterprise bargaining commenced in 2012 and will continue into 2013. three senior JCu Managers and four unions are involved to represent their members.

the aim of the agreement is to provide a framework that will facilitate the achievement of the objectives established in the statement of strategic Intent and detailed in the university plan. JCu recognises the importance of investing in its staff and through this Agreement aims to advance the achievement of JCu as an employer of Choice.

SENIOR RECRUITMENT

2012 appointments included:• Deputy vice-Chancellor (Academic)• Director, equity & student engagement• Director, Information technology & resources• professor and Head of Mechanical engineering• Deputy Director eresearch• Associate Dean teaching & learning, Faculty of law, Business & Creative Arts

pERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

the refreshed performance Development and review (pDr) program was taken up by one school and a number of Directorates in 2012. training and ongoing coaching was provided in areas that have not yet taken up pDr consistent with the perfor-mance Management program. Further roll-out of performance Development and review is planned to occur in 2013.

StudentSthe introduction of the student services and Ameni-ties Fee saw the allocation of approximately $2.5m towards a broad range of student life and student support services.

significant allocations were made towards student spaces as well as targeted allocations to support students studying remotely. A new student Welfare service was established to assist students with com-plex needs to engage with their studies.

In townsville, the redevelopment of the ground floor of the Mabo library was completed which increased the number of computers, seating and provided ad-ditional services for students.

renovations were also completed in the Cairns Campus library with new service delivery offered from the ground floor and student equity services now available from the first floor of the library.

Head of Journalism Dr Amy Forbes and student Kimberley Wood. Women comprise 60% of all staff and the University’s efforts to increase the numbers of women at senior levels saw 60% of Academic promotions granted to women in 2012. Further efforts will focus on increasing the proportion of female Professors and Heads of School. Photo by ZAK SIMMONDS courtesy of The Townsville Bulletin


SCHOLARSHIpS

In 2012, JCu allocated 168 new Indigenous Com-monwealth scholarships:

• 54 Indigenous Commonwealth education Costs scholarships

• 12 Indigenous enabling Commonwealth educa-tion Costs scholarships

• 16 Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation scholarships

• 3 Indigenous enabling Commonwealth Accom-modation scholarships

• 83 Indigenous Access scholarships.

other equity scholarships included:

• 93 $5000 JCu Access scholarships

• 93 $1,500 JCu Access Bursaries

• 69 $500 Bookshop Grants

• 2 $922 equity Hardship Grants for extreme hardship

ACTIvITIES, FAIRS, AND TRAINING pROGRAMS

JCu offered a large variety of workshops aimed at improving student wellbeing and fostering skill devel-opment to help cope with life and university study.

• on track is for a university-wide transition initiative that uses an early warning system approach to identify first year students ‘at risk’ of withdrawing from tertiary study. In 2012 this involved 403 students.

• 1669 students participated in the library’s infor-mation learning and literacy skills program

• eXplore uni Adult tertiary preparation Course is designed for adult tertiary learners and provides information on the university structure, support, academic services and alter-nate pathways to JCu. In 2012, 14 prospective students attended the program.

• uniprep is a student engagement and transition program for non-school leavers focusing on low socio-economic and Indigenous potential stu-dents who are considering tertiary education at JCu. In 2012 uniprep was delivered in Cairns, townsville, Mt Isa, Cloncurry and thursday Island. A total of 91 prospective students at-tended the program.

INDIGENOUS STUDENTS

the Faculty-based Indigenous student support

officer network; the school of Indigenous Australian studies; Indigenous Health unit and equity and student engagement Directorate collaborated to support a wide range of initiatives.

Activities include:

• provision of information, advice, guidance and schools liaison with Community education Counsellors (CeCs);

• role models, education Ambassadors and role model resources;

• recognition via awards; and ‘real-life’ univer-sity taster activities (e.g. events on campus, residential experience);

• JCu collaboration with four Community nAID-oC committees supporting nAIDoC celebra-tions

• Harmony Day, reconciliation and nAIDoC Week activities and events in Cairns, towns-ville, Mount Isa and thursday Island;

• the library’s Aboriginal and torres strait Islander library liaison officer provided library tours to local Indigenous high school students

• Indigenous orientation Day program and meet and greet BBQs.

• Indigenous careers expos and specific on-campus university experience and subject taster days;

• Attendance and support at school of Indig-enous Australian studies (sIAs) Indigenous orientation Day, and;

• tertiary Access Courses as well as support for Indigenous Health Careers Access program (IHCAp) events (staff resource and funding support).

JCu hosted the 17th national Indigenous tertiary education student Games from the 23-28 septem-ber, 2012, which saw almost 230 Aboriginal and torres strait Islander students representing 13 universities across Australia

STUDENTS wITH DISABILITIES

students with permanent or temporary disabilities, injuries, health conditions or illnesses are supported through AccessAbility services (As), as required under the Disability Discrimination Act and education standards. In 2012, 538 students were registered with the service; 376 in townsville and 162 in Cairns.

live remote captioning was used for the first time on the JCu campus for the Inclusive practice Ac-knowledgement Awards with 19 staff recognized by


At JCU Open Day on Cairns campus, Viaan Thompson, 9, and her sister Anikke, 6, try some engineering with spagehitti and marshmallow Photo by STEWART MCLEAN courtesy of the Cairns Post


students with a disability for high level service across Cairns and townsville.

STUDENTS FROM LOw SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACkGROUNDS

under the auspices of the Higher education partici-pation and partnership program (Heppp)), strate-gies to increase participation of low ses students are focused on secondary students from disadvan-taged ‘priority’ schools; community engagement and non school leavers/mature aged potential enrol-ments. In 2012, work has also begun in primary schools, with focus on the final year and transition to secondary. this activity targets pupils, parents, teachers and other key influencers. key achieve-ments:

• As part of the Higher education participa-tion and partnership program consortium of Queensland universities $5.9 million was secured over four years to significantly extend the reach and scope of two projects: schools partnerships; and Indigenous engagement.

• the execution of our partnerships model, involving high schools (54); communities; relevant councils, agencies and organisations and such as the northern pride, torres strait Island regional education Council, the Beacon

Foundation, Indigenous leaders of tomorrow, CsIro, CrC, and Issu.

In 2012, the library established a library rovers programme at its townsville and Cairns Campus libraries, hiring JCu students to provide information technology assistance for students. the student li-brary rovers resolved 85% of all enquiries received with 9% resolved by library staff and 6% referred to Itr Help Desk

REGIONAL AND REMOTE STUDENTS

In 2012, 2879 students originated from regional areas and 605 from remote rural areas. the remote Area teacher education program (rAtep) contin-ued to deliver teacher-training courses to 15 commu-nities in Queensland.

the third open Day was held at the JCu thursday Island Campus and again attracted significant inter-est from school students and the wider community.

the library encouraged off campus students study-ing in Australia to use JCu print based collections by offering free postal delivery and return. As a result there was a 69% increase in requests from students compared to 2011.

JCU strives to increase participation of students from disadvantaged, remote and regional backgrounds. Lisa Waia from the Atherton Tableland is studying medicine and Micah Roe from

the Burdekin is studying law. Photo by FIONA HARDING courtesy of the Townsville Bulletin

•JCUEquityBursariesandGrantstotalingmorethan$500,000wereallocated



Staff

% Academic staff with phD 2012 target: 68% 2012 result: 63.5%

% staff turnover 2012 target: 11% 2012 result: 9.3%

EquityOutcomes

% Indigenous staff Fte of total Fte 2012 target: 3% 2012 result: 2.9%

pARTICIpATION % OF INDIGENOUS STUDENTS 2010 2011 2012

JCU 3.92 3.71 4.15

Qlduniversities 1.71 1.72 *

Austuniversities 1.30 1.34 *

*Externaldatanotavailablefor2012

2010 2011 2012

pARTICIpATION % OF STUDENTS FROM LOw SES AREAS

2010 2011 2012

JCU 19.90 19.48 19.61

Qlduniversities19.00 18.98 *

Austuniversities15.39 15.65 *


2010 2011 2012

pARTICIpATION % OF STUDENTS FROM REGIONAL AREAS

2010 2011 2012

JCU 20.02 19.60 19.77

Qlduniversities21.99 22.02 *

Austuniversities17.78 17.84 *


2010 2011 2012

pARTICIpATION % OF STUDENTS FROM REMOTE AREAS

2010 2011 2012

JCU 4.36 4.13 4.14




2010 2011 2012

pARTICIpATION % OF STUDENTS wITH DISABILITy

2010 2011 2012

JCU 4.76 4.86 4.82




2010 2011 2012

STAFF (FTE) By LEvEL

Professional&TechnicalResearch 97

Professional&TechnicalGeneral 1079

Academic-Researchonly 191

Academic-Teachingonly 108

Academic-TeachingandResearch531

Academic-Other 23

Total 2028

STAFF (FTE) By CONTRACT TypE 2011 2012

Continuing 1118 1207

Contract 591 617

Casual 202 204

Total 1911 2028

2011 2012


James Cook university’s unique location in the trop-ics extends to the international impact and reach of its related institutions, in particular the prominent role played by the university’s presence in singapore.

Commencing international student numbers totaled 3306, comprising 826 in townsville, 263 in Cairns, 1459 in singapore and 662 at JCu Brisbane, while a further 96 students began studying under the JCu banner with partner or related institutions in Fiji and China.

enrolments from 105 countries, across all study areas and levels, included: usA, Germany, India, Canada, China, norway, papua new Guinea, Malaysia, France, Indonesia, uk, Japan, vietnam, Denmark, philippines, Brazil, korea, singapore, Mexico, sweden and Africa.

the year saw a growth in undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees but a decline in research degrees and study abroad enrolments, with a softening of offer to Acceptance rates -- partly attributed to the high Australian Dollar and increased tuition fees.

the AusAID program continued to be successful with a record number of 63 commencing students, taking the program to a total of 99 enrolled stu-dents as of 01 December 2012 from 18 countries, principally Indonesia, papua new Guinea, vietnam and the solomon Islands. 65 students are expected in January 2013 which will boost the current JCu Au-sAID numbers to 164, the highest in JCu’s history.

International student recruitment activity continued in JCu’s priority overseas markets of usA, Canada, Germany, norway, and India, in addition to expan-sion of government scholarship partners and AusAID activities in ecuador, Brazil, vietnam, Indonesia and pnG.

An increased number of strategic partnerships were developed with government scholarship bodies in ecuador and vietnam, and six new study abroad direct agreements were initiated throughout the year. Growth in international student numbers for new programs in Dentistry and Development practice was also seen.

More than 40 individual international visits (agents, partner universities, delegations) were hosted by James Cook International in 2012, including the organisation of JCu’s third annual partner Familiari-sation program in which nine overseas representa-tives attended from Brazil, China, Denmark, India, Malaysia, netherlands, norway and vietnam, as well as a representative from JCu’s singapore Campus.

International engagement to promote JCu was undertaken through attending the north American Association of International educators (nAFsA) conference, the european Association for Interna-tional education in europe (eAIe) and the Australian International education Conference (AIeC). JCu

continued to collaborate with state and federal agen-cies (Austrade, AusAID, etc), local education groups study townsville and study Cairns, Advance Cairns and townsville enterprise.

the team also participated in a two-day intensive tri-campus marketing workshop with JCu singapore recruitment staff. the workshop produced positive action items to improve JCu’s marketing and opera-tions as a tri-campus university.

the student Mobility office increased awareness of overseas study opportunities in 2012 with a record number of JCu students having an overseas experi-ence. 70 students participated in the exchange program, an increase of 32%.the office received $254,500 in Government funding to support student mobility and signed up new partners in France, new Caledonia, norway and usA bringing the total to 54 exchange partners in 20 different countries.

JCU SINGApORE JCu singapore had another excellent year recruit-ing approximately 1570 new pre-university and university level students. of note was the increase in high value student recruitment and the resulting record profit for the 2012 financial year. there are currently 2983 new and continuing students enrolled in the programs at JCus. there were 887 awards conferred during 2012.

BEIJING UNIvERSITy OF TECHNOLOGy, CHINA JCu signed a third five-year contract in 2011 to continue to deliver the Bachelor of Information technology in China through the Beijing university of technology (BJut) through until 2016. the first intake under this contract was in september 2012. BJut was established in 1960 and has one of the largest Computer science schools in China. It is ranked in China as one of the 100 key universi-ties for the 21st century. In 2012, there were 327 students enrolled in the program in Beijing, and 73 awards were conferred during the year.

FIJI SCHOOL OF NURSING

JCu’s school of nursing, Midwifery and nutrition conducts an offshore program in Fiji in conjunction with the Fiji school of nursing; the Fiji Ministry of Health through the Fiji national university and the Fiji Board of nurses, Midwives and nurse practitio-ners. there were 30 awards conferred in 2012.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE

A greater focus was placed on sourcing and implementing pathways to JCu through strategic articulations and dual degree opportunities at un-dergraduate and postgraduate levels with overseas institutions. the development of the new JCu

InternAtIonAl AnD enGAGeMent


Eddie Koiki Mabo’s widow, Bonita Mabo, and Professor Henry Reynolds at the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Mabo Decision. Photo by ZAK SIMMONDS courtesy of the Townsville Bulletin

pathway College, in partnership with Barrier reef Institute of tAFe and tropical north Queensland Institute of tAFe, will enable more flexible entry into JCu programs for international student recruitment.

MARkETING

Given increased competition due to the removal of the cap on student places, JCu enhanced its out-reach activities directed to schools, and attendance by JCu staff at courses and careers fairs locally, in Queensland and interstate.

targeted promotions using internet, social media and electronic marketing channels complemented programs designed to increase awareness and inter-est in tertiary study that included:

• open days ( Cairns, townsville and thursday Island study Centre)

• school visits and information sessions, • representation at careers fairs, • Advertising campaigns, and • A suite of publications.

While marketing activities were concentrated in northern Queensland, awareness programs included other major Queensland regional centres, south east Queensland and major centres interstate.

JCu study Advisors delivered curriculum presenta-tions at events for high schools students, mature-age

prospective students and communities.

Major community events promoting options to study at the university were held following release of op results, with attendance twice that of 2011.

the university’s high standing in the excellence in research for Australia initiative was promoted through a series of tv infomercials, a dedicated website and social media initiatives.

ENGAGEMENT

A new website for alumni was launched, and two series of public lectures were held in Cairns and townsville, attracting excellent attendance by alumni and the general community.

Alumni events have occurred worldwide with activi-ties hosted in Canada (vancouver), usA (Houston & Boston), england (london), India (Chennai), nepal (kathmandu), Malaysia (kuala lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City & Hanoi), singapore, south korea (yeosu- World expo) papua new Guinea (lae & port Moresby) and Queensland (Brisbane).

the third year of awards for outstanding Alumni and early Career Alumni once again celebrated key achievements of the university’s graduates.

Chancellor’sOutstandingAlumnus:

Dr rose evaster-Aderolili (phD, 1996; Faculty of


law, Business and Creative Arts) is Chief of the Human and social Development program for the united nations economic Commission for Africa (uneCA), based in Addis Ababa, ethiopia.

OutstandingAlumni:

FACULTy OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

• prof Clive Moore (phD History 1982) is Aus-tralia’s primary academic with expertise in the history of the Australian south sea Islander community.

• Mrs Judith ketchell (Bed(Grad) 1981) is execu-tive principal at tagai state College, which has 17 school campuses and tAFe facilities across 15 islands in the torres strait

outstanding early Career Alumni

• Ms Winsome Denyer (BA-BJourn 2008) is an associate producer with ABC news 24 in syd-ney. During her degree she received a number of awards for her academic performance

FACULTy OF LAw BUSINESS AND CREATIvE ARTS

• Mr Bill Mitchell (llB 1992), whose involvement in human rights is longstanding and who has been involved with community legal centres since the start of his career.


• Ms Diane ruhl (llB(Hons) 2007) is president of the townsville District law Association and general committee member of the north Queensland law Association.

FACULTy OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES

• Dr ngiare Brown (MpHtM 2000) was one of the first Aboriginal medical graduates in Australia. she was foundation chief executive officer with the Aboriginal Indigenous Doctors Association and is currently a Medical officer with them

• Mr traven lea (DippHtM 1999) is a public health practitioner who is passionate about the principles and practices that underlie public health.


• Mr Ali Drummond (Bnsc 2005) is Indigenous nurse Advisor in the nursing and Midwifery of-fice of Queensland Health.

FACULTy OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING:

• prof Ian Mackinnon (Bsc(Hons) 1974) has a wide range of experience in the science and technology of materials, their early origins and their use in industry.

• Dr richard smith (phD (Marine Biology) 1986) has been making science and natural history programs for 25 years and is perhaps one of JCu’s best-known alumni.

outstanding early Career Alumni:

• Dr Mariana Fuentes (phD (Marine Biology) 2010) for her research into the impacts of climate change on marine turtles. Her research was the first of its kind and has already gener-ated 11 publications

Celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Mabo Deci-sion were held at the Mabo library in May 2012. the celebrations coincided with the opening of the newly renovated ground floor of the Mabo library and included an opening ceremony and unveiling of the eddie koiki Mabo memorial outside the new southern entrance of the Mabo library ; the Gail Mabo art exhibition; followed by a screening of the ABC telemovie, Mabo, and a reception in the new library street.

Alumni continued to remotely access library resources online from select databases with 1,667 searches and 2,267 full-text downloads, a 122% increase from 2011.

MEDIA LIAISON

More than 280 press releases and media alerts were released during the first 11 months of 2012; the Directorate also published Discover magazine and maintained the internal e-newsletter @JCu, which is permanently on the JCu website. the site averaged more than 15,000 hits per month during the year.

press releases and active engagement between the Directorate and media led to more than 17,800 me-dia items locally, nationally and internationally being recorded by our monitoring services.

the increase is in part due to JCu “experts” taking part in the 12th International Coral reef symposium hosted in Cairns this year; the substantial impact on internet sites across the world of reports of research being carried out at the university; the increased use by the media of our academics as expert commen-tators on a range of issues; the targeting of media releases at international news agencies; and the increased and more efficient monitoring of the media

and Internet sites.



StudentLoad

on-Campus International Fee paying load (eFtsl)

2012 target: 1333 2012 result: 1273

JCu singapore Fee paying load (eFtsl)

2012 target: 2513 2012 result: 2736

off-Campus/off-shore Fpl (eFtsl) exc singapore

2012 target: 1227 2012 result: 1064

Reputation

reputation - International rankings

2012 target: top 400 2012 result: no 362

number of 1st preferences to QtAC

2012 target: 6207 2012 result: 6559

Engagement

total number of contactable Alumni

2012 target: 40,000 2012 result: 46,355

NUMBER OF FIRST pREFERENCES TO QTAC

2008 4822

2009 5314

2010 6051

2011 6011

2012 6559

AUSTRALIAN ON-CAMpUS INT’L FEE pAyING STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL)

2010 20112012

Commencing712 628 681

Continuing 568 594 592

Total 1280 12221273

2010 2011 2012

MEDIA LIAISON ENGAGEMENT

2009 2010 2011 2012

radio and television 3842 5647 6538 6842

local newspapers* 996 1114 1056 1017

regional newspapers+ 859 960 1031 1114

national# 661 554 688 574

Internet 2884 3722 7978 8308

Total 9242 11,997 17,291 17,855

*townsville Bulletin and Cairns post.

+regional includes all newspapers across Australia other than the major metropolitan dailies and sundays and the Bulletin and post.

#national refers to the major metropolitan newspapers and magazines

JCUSingaporenumberscontinuedtogrow,asthecampuswasintegratedintoJCU’sfoundationofoneuniversity,twocountriesandthreetroplcalcampuses:Townsville,CairnsandSingapore.


the university has commissioned a condition as-sessment of physical assets across all our Australian-owned facilities. When completed in 2013, this detailed analysis will provide information to assist strategic asset management and provide a frame-work for maintenance, refurbishment and capital replacement programs.

CAMpUS AMENITy

the opening of Founders Green in Cairns provided open area seating and increased the amenity of the Cairns Campus. linking with the future boulevard, the project recognised the contribution of those who were instrumental in establishing the campus for Cairns and Far north Queensland.

Development of new food and beverage outlets is currently under way, with trading due to commence for the 2013 academic year, offering exciting and varied food experiences.

AwARDS

JCu won the 2012 premier’s sustainability Award and the Green Gown Award (through the Austral-asian Campuses towards sustainability) for our Integrated Approach to energy Management. the project summary is included below:

the university has embarked on an ambitious energy management and efficiency program that has realised major cost and energy savings, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and significantly reduced peak demand on the townsville Campus.

the townsville Campus was nearing its available electrical supply of 9MvA, with planned expansion risking loss of electrical supply. simply upgrad-ing the infrastructure would have meant significant cost to JCu and ergon energy, and would not solve problems of escalating electricity costs, increasing demand and ageing inefficient mechanical plant.

• the project included the innovative $21 million Campus District Cooling (CDC) system and the largest thermal energy storage tank in the southern Hemisphere, along with other key projects, including:

• power Factor Correction in twelve buildings resulting in a pF of 0.93 - 0.98 compared to pre correction values of 0.7 - 0.82

• Connecting buildings to the Building Manage-ment system (BMs) for centralised control and closer monitoring

• Connecting buildings to the energy Manage-ment system (eMs) to record usage data and allow auditing

• tight control over chilled water quality to main-tain maximum efficiency

• A behavioural change program to reduce energy wastage by staff and students through tropeco

over the past five years these projects, costing JCu over $25 million, have been implemented across the campus. the results include a peak demand reduc-tion of 4.5MW (40%), a 25% reduction in total energy use, $2 million in savings annually and a reduction in Co2 emissions of 10,600 tonnes per annum.

INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIvES

the university’s sustainability program, tropeco, continued to develop with initiatives such as subsi-dised bus passes, promotion of cycling programs and tree planting.

the Geographical Information system was imple-mented, incorporating a database of spatial informa-tion including infrastructure and assets, captured in an accessible central location.

DISCOvERy RISE, TOwNSvILLE

Discovery rise is proceeding as a series of sub-proj-ects, each with its own delivery vehicle and owner-ship structure within a master plan of development:

ClinicalPracticeBuilding – the primary centre for clinical practice work for students across a number of health and social science disciplines, with tenanted offices for health professionals and food services for the precinct and the university. the CpB, due for completion in mid 2013, is the first JCu building con-ceived as a self-sustaining entity, with rental income covering the cost and operation of the building.

under the plan, the following projects have been identified for development:

Cornerstonemixedusebuilding – the first and most visually prominent building for the Ideas Market, the core of Discovery Central. It will include accom-modation, retail facilities, food services and confer-ence and teaching facilities.

StudentAccommodation – up to 500 beds of self-catered accommodation with retail tenancies.

DataCentre – a multi-function facility inclusive of data hardware, It knowledge centre with elements of teaching and research It, fostering a commercial incubator and activity.

ResidentialPilotProject – the first residential development will establish the sustainability bench-mark for Discovery rise. An initial stage of up to 200 residences is proposed in a range of formats.

pHysICAl AnD vIrtuAl InFrAstruCture


the statutory framework for Discovery rise has been resolved by embedding the project in the new city plan, which is to be finalised in late 2013. A “special-ized Centre Zone” has been created for Douglas, inclusive of the townsville Hospital, incorporating the design principles for Discovery rise.

late in 2012 JCu and townsville City Council en-tered an Mou to establish an alliance for collabora-tive development in townsville towards the prosperity of the university, the City and the region”.

CApITAL pROJECTS AND FUNDING the Federal Government has commited to contribut-ing $46.8m to the $80m development of the science place at townsville Campus. the new infrastructure will replace two existing buildings at the campus, providing improved facilities for current students as well as capacity for growth in student numbers. the project will create around 530 local jobs during the construction phase.

the Australian Insitute of tropical Health and Medicine received a commitment of $42.12 million

from the Queensland Government to build essential infrastructure and bolster key research projects. the funding will enhance AItHM’s capacity to underpin Australia’s health security and biosecurity strate-gies with vigorous and effective research, and will enhance rural, remote and tropical health research both in northern Australia and in tropical regions globally.

the $18.5m Cairns services Infrastructure project was completed, delivering a central energy plant comprised of a 9 megalitre thermal energy storage tank and associated infrastructure essential to ef-ficiently meet the increasing needs of the growing campus.

JCu Dental’s $22m (85 chair) clinic at Cairns was completed, with JCu’s third and fourth year dental students examining an estimated 112 patients on the first day of operation. A new $3.4m (120 seat) active learning lecture theatre was constructed on Cairns Campus as part of the Dental school project.

the unique design $24.6m Cairns Institute due for completion in 2013 will be an architectural feature for Cairns Campus.

Professor Andrew Sandham in the simulator lab at JCU Dental in Cairns, where students can learn on 80 humanoid dummies and two virtual reality simulators. Photo by MARC McCORMACK courtesy of the Cairns Post


JCu’s $9.4m Daintree rainforest observatory to be built in 2013 will provide an education and research centre for environmental and sustainability science.

the $10.3m veterinary and Biomedical facilities were completed on the townsville Campus, comprising ad-ministrative and scientific facilities, a centrally-located student collaboration space, a new food outlet, and a new 350-bay carpark.

the eddie koiki Mabo library ground level refurbish-ment was completed, delivering new student spaces including a 24-hour information commons with study and computing lounge, technology-enabled collab-orative learning spaces, teaching spaces and a café.

education Central is a $20m project to accommo-date the townsville Campus school of education and student services in one new building when it is completed in January 2013, providing student-centric spaces and a café.

significant space consolidation projects completed in 2012 optimised the utilisation of existing facilities and accommodated growth on townsville and Cairns Campuses.

A large number of remote area projects, predomi-nantly student accommodation and dental clinics, were in design or under construction in 2012. these facilities will accommodate students on clinical place-ments throughout north Queensland. notably, JCu’s Griffin street and Mater Mackay projects will further augment JCu’s presence in Mackay.

A comprehensive Functional Brief was developed in consultation with James Cook university singapore to support the university’s negotiations with the sin-gapore Government for a new long term campus site in singapore. the brief incorporated the tropical Futures Institute (ttFI).

VIRTUALINFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGy (ICT) the ICt Advisory Committee (ICtAC), a commit-tee of the vice Chancellor; the ICt projects Board and projects office a number of ICt projects made headway in 2012.

• student Application upgrade project completed significant milestones for implementing online applications and online acceptance of QtAC offers.

• Information to Analytics project commenced to implement a business intelligence reporting suite and data warehouse to management reporting and dashboards.

• Geographical Information system project has continued its data capture phase in readiness for a general release.

• electronic Document & records Management system project commenced to implement a system for electronic record keeping for key student users.

• riskWare project commenced to implement a WH&s incident management and risk manage-ment system for the institution.

• Customer relationship Management project was commenced to implement a CrM system for students.

• Hr upgrade project to implement system en-hancements close to completion.

• learnJCu and student Management system upgraded to the latest versions.

COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION

Additional videoconferencing systems and Common teaching rooms were commissioned bringing the number of supported venues at JCu up to 137. All 13 small sized videoconferencing systems, including one on thursday Island, were upgraded to full digital High Definition capability.

JCu’s analogue phone system was replaced with a voice over Internet protocol (voIp) service. Avaya were the chosen vendor and this solution provides the university with a platform to integrate the telephony system with email, desktop video-con-ferencing, desktop softphones and mobile devices. the move provided significant cost and operational benefits.

All JCu staff mailboxes were successfully migrated to Microsoft’s office 365 Cloud hosted service; provid-ing additional functionality and a foundation to imple-ment unified Communications at a later stage.

JCu received teaching and learning Capital (tlC) funds to improve the redundancy of its network. As the lead organisation, James Cook university (JCu) contracted AArnet to project manage this $5.974m project jointly funded by JCu, CQu and AArnet.

the sunshine Backbone network now provides regional connectivity for all Queensland universities, JCu research Centres, CsIro, AIMs, tDGp, Act for kids and other organisations.

As a major boost to the tropical research agenda, JCu has been announced as the site for an rDsI storage sub node, just one of 2 regional sites awarded. rDsI is a $50M super science program


building a series of research data storage reposito-ries and 6 nodes have been announced in capital city locations.

SOFTwARE UpGRADE AND REpLACEMENT

A new cloud-based service management software application, servicenow, was implemented including on singapore Campus.

RESEARCH AND LIBRARy DEvELOpMENTS

researchonline, the JCu institutional repository for research publications website, was revised and up-dated with several new enhancements including new statistics for citation counts. It is listed as a top Insti-tutional repository according to the ranking of World repositories, ranked 160 of 1,438 repositories world-wide and top 10 in Australia, 8 of 44 (Dec 2012). the

repository includes 1,398 publications reported in the 2011 HerDC return that was conducted in 2012.

the library established a special Collections digi-tisation project to promote online discovery of, and access to, unique north Queensland resources. 26 publications and 30 photographs have been digitised and the new website will be launched in 2013.

•Morethan$66mworthofmajorcapitalprojectsareunderwayonJCUcampuses


GrossFloorArea(m2/EFTSL)

2012 target: 18.3 2012 result: 18.35

GreenhouseGasreduction(KgCO2/m2GFA)

2012 target: 175 2012 result: 153

An artist’s impression of Education Central, a $20m project to accommodate the Townsville Campus School of Education and Student Services, due to be completed at the beginning of 2013


the sustainability agenda at JCu advanced consid-erably in 2012 with the formation of a sustainability Advisory Committee (sAC) and sustainability Action Group (sAG) creating a formal and structured ap-proach to sustainability at the university. the sAC consists of students and key senior management personnel from across all Faculties and Divisions. It is responsible for developing a strategic direction on sustainability and embedding it under the areas of:

• Campus and operations

• partnership and engagement

• leadership and Governance

• learning, teaching and research

these four categories make up the priority Areas identified in the learning in Future environments (liFe) Index, developed as a benchmarking tool and information database for tertiary institutions across Australia, the uk and the usA. the liFe Index has been adopted by JCu to assess its sustainability performance and develop a comprehensive sustain-ability strategy and action plan going forward.

CAMpUS AND OpERATIONS

energy

energy use per square meter of gross floor area (GFA) increased by 3% in 2012 compared to 2011 figures for the townsville and Cairns Campuses combined.

the increase in energy use was minimal as the major efficiency improvement projects such as the Campus District Cooling system and related proj-ects have already been undertaken on the towns-ville Campus in previous years. Current efforts are looking at improving performance of individual build-ings and encouraging energy efficient behaviours in staff and students.

In 2012, a new Central District Cooling system was installed on the Cairns Campus and was commis-sioned in november. It is expected this will result in reduced energy use and peak demand in 2013 and beyond.

Water

Water use per square meter of gross floor area (GFA) increased by 17% in 2012 compared to 2011 figures. Water use in Cairns was higher than expected in 2012 due to the increased cooling ca-pacity requirements of the campus, resulting in ad-ditional water being evaporated for cooling as well as the filling of the new 9Ml tertiary energy storage tank for the new central cooling system.

provisions are now in place for reticulation of A Grade recycled water on the Cairns Campus to sup-ply future buildings.

Water use on the townsville Campus was predomi-nately higher due to higher irrigation use related to a dry second half of the year.

Carbon emissions

Carbon emissionsare reported through the Federal Government’s national Greenhouse and energy reporting (nGer) program for the townsville Cam-pus only.

Carbon emissions for the townsville Campus de-creased by 16% in the 2011/12 financial year com-pared to 2010/11. this was due to improvements in energy efficiencies such as the Campus District Cooling system, power factor correction, building upgrades and decommissioning, and behavioural change programs.

transport

JCu continued to support sustainable transport op-tions in 2012 with the provision of 4000 subsidised bus passes for students in Cairns and townsville to encourage use of public transport.

Cycling facilities were upgraded at the townsville Campus, including the installation of additional shared bike/pedestrian paths, upgraded bike park-ing and the promotion of cycling through ride to Work/uni day and the JCu Bicycle users Group.

JCu launched a bike share program on its towns-ville Campus in February 2012, with twelve bikes provided to the JCu colleges to encourage students to cycle around campus rather than drive.

sunbus and the Department of transport and Main roads decided to cease bus services around the townsville Campus ring road in August 2012, instead stopping only at a central location near the student Mall. this is expected to have a negative impact on staff and students using the bus service.

Waste and recycling

recycling services were rolled out to the Cairns Campus in July 2012, bringing it into line with the services available at the townsville Campus. electronic waste recycling was also made available in 2012 and has so far resulted in over 5 tonnes of electronic items being recycled.

A Bio-regen food waste recycling system was implemented at the university Halls kitchen in 2012, and has resulted in more than eight tonnes of food waste being diverted from landfill, while producing a valuable bio-fertiliser product.

Biodiversity and environment

More than 500 trees were planted by staff and students at Wadda Mooli Creek on the townsville Campus to reduce erosion and improve biodiversity at the site.

sustAInABIlIty@JCu


pARTNERSHIp AND ENGAGEMENT

the tropeco program continues to undertake valu-able projects and initiatives to engage staff and students in sustainability at JCu. tropeco has built linkages with several community organisations and works closely with these groups to promote sustain-ability and environmental programs both inside and outside JCu. some of the organisations working with tropeco include; Coastal Dry tropics landcare, nQ Dry tropics nrM, Conservation volunteers Austra-lia, permaculture townsville, permaculture Cairns, townsville City Council’s Integrated sustainability solutions department and Cairns and Far north environment Centre.

tropeco has hosted several guest speakers to talk on sustainability issues in 2012. these include ABC’s Costa Georgiadis, nicole Foss and Matthew Wright from Beyond Zero emissions. the second annual tropeco sustainability Awards recognised staff and students who have contributed to a more sustainable institution.

LEADERSHIp AND GOvERNANCE

JCu formed the sustainability Advisory Commit-tee and sustainability Action Group in 2012 and appointed a sustainability project officer to help develop a sustainability plan for JCu and imple-ment actions arising from both groups, including the administration of the Action for sustainability Grants launched in late 2012.

LEARNING, TEACHING AND RESEARCH

the principles of sustainability are inherent in many of JCu’s courses and research. In 2012 the Bachelor of sustainability course was launched at the Cairns Campus. the degree has encouraged inter-disciplinary and inter-school/faculty collabora-tion across the university.

the discipline of Chemical engineering has embed-ded sustainability learning throughout its undergrad-uate course work, as has the school of education in all its undergraduate and post-graduate courses.

JCu continues to show its strength in environmental science and our world-renowned academics and researchers are making huge inroads in tropical sus-tainability at the highest levels. JCu also contributes significantly to educating for social and economic sustainability, with areas such as social sciences, law, business and medicine addressing the triple bottom line in their courses.

A full day of workshops were dedicated to education for sustainability at this year’s JCu teaching and learning Week.

•SustainabilityActionGroupestablishedtocreateastructuredapproachtosustainability

ANNUAL ELECTRICITy USE (kwH/M2GFA)2009 207.4

2010 198.8

2011 170.8

2012 175.5

TOwNSvILLE CAMpUS ANNUAL wATER USE (kL/M2GFA)

2009 3.06

2010 2.39

2011 1.89

2012 2.22

TOwNSvILLE CAMpUS CO2 EMISSIONS (TONNES)

2009/10 25,838

2010/11 24,641

2011/12 20,706

2012 wATER USE JCUBuildings30%

Colleges27%

Irrigation27%

CDC8%

StudentAssoc5%

Other3%


Financial and resource processes and initiatives provide the framework and support for the univer-sity to achieve its goals and objectives.

the financial response to the university plan is the 2012-2014 Consolidated university Budget, which provides a consistent financial framework in which planning, budgeting, performance, risk management and reporting are aligned.

the university Budget has been developed using the relevant performance Measure targets to project student load and income. the Budget sets out the path to deliver on the targets, including financial ratios.

STUDENT DEMAND

While we continue to grow our domestic student numbers significantly, like many other Australian universities, JCu has been affected by increased competition across the sector for domestic students, and a slowing in international student demand.

there is some optimism as recent Australian Gov-ernment policy changes are expected to positively impact on international student demand in Australia, and our presence in singapore continues to gener-ate strong growth on that campus.

GOvERNMENT FUNDING

Changes in Federal Government policy announced without discussion in late 2011, capping Com-monwealth supported places in sub degree and postgraduate coursework programs, have had a negative impact on the university. these have been followed by more funding cuts announced in 2012 for research and performance funding.

In addition, we are subject to new legislative de-mands, including meeting the requirements of the regulatory framework monitored and enforced by the new tertiary education Quality and standards Agency (teQsA). there are new costs associated with our compliance and work to be done in assur-ing our practices.

More recently, we are seeing a new trend from both state and federal governments, in the clawing back of unspent funds that would previously have been approved for carry forward to the following year.

pARTICIpATION TARGETS

the national equity and participation targets intend to see 40% of people aged 25-34 holding a Bach-elor’s degree by 2025, and 20% of students to come from low ses backgrounds.

JCu was established to provide enhanced edu-cational opportunities for the people of northern Queensland. the university already exceeds the target for low ses background student participation, and also for Indigenous participation.

While JCu has been successful in attracting in-creased enrolments, the proportion of the popula-tion in our main catchment areas with a bachelor’s degree lags behind metropolitan areas.

the university has established a range of outreach and engagement programs that are designed to encourage higher levels of participation in tertiary education, and will continue to play a leading role in this endeavour.

INITIATIvES

Following the acquisition of the minority interest in JCu singapore, considerable work is being under-taken to identify strategies to achieve full integration across the three tropical campuses. Changes to current arrangements for governance of JCus via a university company are not likely to change for the next two to three years.

the groundwork was laid for JCu to establish a new JCu pathways College commencing from 2012 in collaboration with tAFes in townsville and Cairns. english language was delivered by uIl on the Cairns Campus and in townsville at the towns-ville tAFe. We expect to build student numbers via clear pathways and articulation into university degrees.

the successful announcement of funding from the regional eIF round will see an $80 million project, the science place, at James Cook university revolutionize science and health education for rural, regional and remote students. It will transform the way in which rural, regional and remote students at all levels experience science education

CApITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE pLAN

the university has extended its planning timeframe for significant capital and infrastructure develop-ments to span ten years 2012-2022.

While planned expenditure for the near future is well developed, there remains a large amount of infor-mation required to inform expenditure in later years.

the development of the strategic Asset Manage-ment plan (sAMp) will provide much of the data required and will be sufficiently advanced to inform the 2014 capital planning process.

FInAnCe AnD resourCes


the sAMp will also assist in determining the alloca-tion from operating funds to the Capital and Infra-structure plan (C&I plan), including capital renewal and maintenance.

Currently, the C&I plan is predicated on the alloca-tion from operating funds increasing by approxi-mately $2 million each year from 2012 to 2022, totaling $214 million.

Combined with the new capital renewal funding of $5 million per annum (2012 to 2022 $54 million) the amount set aside from 2012-2022 for capital and in-frastructure developments, including capital renewal and backlog maintenance, amounts to $274 million.

the ability and determination of the university to provide fit for purpose physical infrastructure within a manageable footprint will also contribute to the C&I plan funding requirements.

the C&I plan is reviewed annually by the Facilities and Infrastructure Advisory Committee (FIAC) and is informed by the capital bid process and details the projects planned for 2012 to 2022.

From 2011, ICt projects received increased priority in the Capital and Infrastructure plan. ICt propos-als were considered, and recommendations for priorities made, by the Information and Communi-cations technology Advisory Committee. the total investment in ICt projects from 2012 to 2022 is $26 million.

our investment in, and costs of, managing our estate will increase significantly over the triennium as we continue to grow Cairns at a rapid pace and meet accreditation, pedagogical and research related requirements.

the Cairns space rationalisation project has con-tributed to improved utilisation of existing space and there are further projects planned to enhance the co location of disciplines where the opportunity arises.

the Central energy plant in Cairns has been com-pleted and will provide the capacity to supply chilled

water to both new and existing buildings, reducing costs and allowing the campus to remain within the available power supply to campus.

Different strategies will be used to manage the es-tate for the townsville Campus where increasing the utilization of existing space is required to achieve greater efficiencies.

ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITy

the JCu – the Future project was commenced in 2012 with the aim of shaping the architecture for the university that lends greater strength to our distinctiveness, lays the foundations for greatness, and provides for an institution that is resilient and sustainable.

It will be critical to develop a new, sustainable busi-ness model in 2013 upon which the university can successfully operate into the future and deliver on its ambition to be a great university.

the implementation plan to be delivered by the taskforce in 2013 will identify the roadmap for JCu achieving its long-term vision. this roadmap will have implications for our core activity, our policies, operations and structures and will result in signifi-cant change to our cost base.

•JCUallocated$291millionforcapitalandinfrastructuredevelopmentsfor2011-2022


%NetOperatingResult/Income

2012 target: 1.8% 2012 result: 5.02%

UnqualifiedAuditOutcome

2012 target: yes 2012 result: yes


EMpLOyEE BENEFITS AS % OF TOTAL ExpENSES

2010 57%

2011 55%

2012

NET OpERATING RESULT $M

2010 24.24

2011 42.52

2012

ExpENDITURE TOTAL $348.66M

Employeebenefitsandon-costs

Depreciationandamortisation

Repairsandmaintenance

Borrowingcosts

Impairmentofassets

Otherexpenses

ASSETS v LIABILITIES $M

Assets146.53

Liabilities38.91

Currentratio3.77

CApITAL ExpENDITURE TOTAL $46.945M

LandandBuildings&WIP

OtherPlant&Equipment

ComputerHardware

Infrastructure

Vehicles

MuseumsandArt

REvENUE TOTAL $391.18M

StateandLocalGovernmentfinancialassistance

HECS-HELP-StudentPayments

Feesandcharges

Investmentrevenue

Royalties,trademarksandlicenses

Consultancyandcontracts

Saleofgoods

Otherrevenue

Otherinvestmentincome

OtherIncome

33.630

8.885

2.228

1.517

0.681

0.006

191.36

24.22

11.76

1.75

0.89

118.69

ConsultancyExpenditureResearch 0.73Other 3.37Total 4.10

AustralianGovernmentgrants

HECS-HELP-AustGov’tpayments

FEE-HELP

OtherAustralianGovernmentgrants

AUSTRALIAN GOvERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE $M

152.95

50.61

1.21

28.42

29.08

8.53

54.00

9.03

2.66

38.37

4.69

3.79

0.01

7.84

FInAnCIAl overvIeW


AARNet Australia’s Academic and research network

AASB Australian Accounting standards Board

AC Companion of the order of Australia

ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural research

ACMER Australian Centre for Minerals extension and re-search

ACOR Australian Council of recycling

AJIE Australian Journal of Indigenous education

ALTC Australian learning and teaching Council

AM Member of the order of Australia

ANU Australian national university

AO order of Australia

APAIE Asia pacific Association for International education

ARC Australian research Council

ARWU Academic ranking of World universities

ASX Australian stock exchange

ATFI Australian tropical Forest Institute

ATH Australian tropical Herbarium

ATSE Academy of technological sciences and engineering

ATSIP Australian tropical sciences and Innovation precinct

ATSIS Aboriginal and torres strait Islander studies unit

AUQA Australian universities Quality Agency

AusAID Australian Agency for International Development

BJUT Beijing university of technology

CBD Central Business District

CDC Centre for Disease Control

CEC Community education Counsellor

CEO Chief executive officer

CEQ Course experience questionnaire

CGS Commonwealth Grant scheme

CIPL Centre for Innovation in professional learning

CoE Centre of excellence

CPB Clinical practice Building

CPD Continuing professional Development

CPE Continuing professional education

CQU Central Queensland university

CRC Cooperative research Centre

CRN Collaborative research networks

CSIRO Commonwealth scientific and Industrial research organisation

CTS Cyclone testing station

DEEDI Department of employment, economic Development and Innovation

DEEWR Federal Department of education, employment and Work relations

DIISR Department of Innovation, Industry, science and re-search

DLGP Department of local Government and planning

DRO Daintree rainforest observatory

EAIE european Association for International education in europe

ECR early Career researcher

EDRMS electronic Document and records Management system

EFTSL equivalent full-time student load

ERA excellence in research Australia

ERM enterprise risk management

ERMS electronic risk management system

ESOL english for speakers of other languages

FAESS Faculty of Arts, education and social sciences

FMHMS Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular sciences

FLBCA Faculty of law, Business and the Creative Arts

FSE Faculty of science and engineering

FAQ Frequently asked questions

FBT Fringe Benefits tax

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FIAC Facilities and Infrastructure Advisory Committee

FTE Full-time equivalent

GATCF General Access and teaching Computer Facilities

GIS Geospatial information system

GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit

GFA Gross floor area

GPA Grade point Average

GST Goods and services tax

HDR Higher degree by research

hGH Human growth hormone

HECS-HELPA loan available to eligible students enrolled in Federal Government supported places

HEESP Higher education equity support program

HEP Higher education provider

HERDC Higher education research Data Collection

HERS Higher education research and scholarship

HEPPP Higher education participation and partnerships program

HoS Head of school

HR Human resources

iCEVAL Institutional course evaluations

ICT Information Communication technology

IFRS International financial reporting standards

IGS Institutional Grant scheme

IHCAP Indigenous Health Careers Access program

GlossAry


IML Institute of Modern languages

IP Intellectual property

IRU Innovative research universities

IT Information technology

ITR Information technology and resources

JCU James Cook university

JCUS JCu singapore

KPI key performance indicator

kL kilolitre

kWh kilowatt hours

LMU ludwig-Maximilians-universität München

MIT Massachusetts Institute of technology

MoU Memorandum of understanding

MRI Magnetic resonance imaging

MTSRF Marine and tropical sciences research Facility

MTB Marine and tropical Biology

NAFSA north American Association of International educators

NAIDOC national Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration

NERP national environmental research program

NGER national Greenhouse and energy reporting

NGO non-government agency

NHMRC national Health and Medical research Council

NIRAP national and International research Alliances program

NMR nuclear magnetic resonance

NQAA national Quality Assurance Authority

NZ new Zealand

OER open educational resource

OHS occupational health and safety

OP overall position score for Qld year 12 students

OSHELP student loan scheme

PG postgraduate

PBL problem-based learning

PDR planning, development and review

PET positron emission tomography

PNG papua new Guinea

QAAFI Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innova-tion

QTAAS Queensland tropical Agriculture and Aquatic sciences

QTAC Queensland tertiary Admissions Centre

QTHA Queensland tropical Health Alliance

QUT Queensland university of technology

RATEP remote Area teacher education program

R&D research and development

RHD research higher degree

RHE russo Higher education

RIBG research infrastructure block grant

RNAi ribonucleic acid interference

RTO registered training organisation

RTS research training scheme grant

SAMP strategic Asset Management plan

SIAS school of Indigenous Australian studies

SES socio-economic status

SFS student feedback survey

SSRFF smart state research Facilities Fund

SPC secretariat of the pacific Community

TAFE technical and Further education

TERN terrestrial ecosystem research network

TEQSA tertiary education Quality standards Authority

TESOL teaching english to speakers of other languages

TEVALS teaching evaluations

TF teaching focused

TLEP teaching and learning enhancement plan

TLJV tropical landscapes Joint venture

TRI translational research Institute Queensland

TSXPO annual tertiary studies exhibition

UA universities Australia

UG undergraduate

UIIT universities Innovation and Investment trust

UK united kingdom

UN united nations

UNESCO united nations educational, scientific and Cultural organisation

UniSA university of south Australia

UNICEF united nations Children’s Fund

UNSW university of new south Wales

UQ university of Queensland

USA united states of America

USC university of the sunshine Coast

USFDA united states Food and Drug Administration

USQ university of southern Queensland

UWA university of Western Australia

VET vocational education and training

VM virtual machine

VoIP voice over Internet protocol

WIL Work integrated learning

WIP work in progress

WHO World Health organisation

WHSQ Workplace Health & safety Queensland

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