UPDATE September 2011 UPDATE September 2011 South Africa Student Placement Program The selection process for the South African program has commenced, with over 70 Monash Australia applicants vying for 5 available places. Interviews were conducted at the start of the month and participants are being finalised. This month Oxfam S.A. Staff member and Student Program Liaison Officer Inger Harber met with Partnership representatives in Melbourne to explore options for extending the placement program upwards and outwards. Monash students are able to engage with the Partnership through the Monash group. The student group links students to community development events and opportunities, and holds regular events at Clayton campus. South Africa Student Placement Program The selection process for the South African program has commenced, with over 70 Monash Australia applicants vying for 5 available places. Interviews were conducted at the start of the month and participants are being finalised. This month Oxfam S.A. Staff member and Student Program Liaison Officer Inger Harber met with Partnership representatives in Melbourne to explore options for extending the placement program upwards and outwards. Monash students are able to engage with the Partnership through the Monash group. The student group links students to community development events and opportunities, and holds regular events at Clayton campus. Partnership Funded Project Update: Climate Change in Bangladesh This month Alex Haynes, Monash researcher with Gender Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) Research Unit, will present at the International Gender and Climate Change: Women Research and Action Conference in Prato, Italy. As part of the team working on the Gendered impacts of climate change in Bangladesh partnership project, Alex will talk about the Partnership and how it relates to connecting research and action. Partnership Funded Project Update: Climate Change in Bangladesh This month Alex Haynes, Monash researcher with Gender Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) Research Unit, will present at the International Gender and Climate Change: Women Research and Action Conference in Prato, Italy. As part of the team working on the Gendered impacts of climate change in Bangladesh partnership project, Alex will talk about the Partnership and how it relates to connecting research and action. Farewells and Welcomes Governance Committee Members The Partnership warmly welcomes Oxfam’s new Research Manager – Natalie Gray – to the Governance Committee. Farewells and Welcomes Governance Committee Members The Partnership warmly welcomes Oxfam’s new Research Manager – Natalie Gray – to the Governance Committee. Website & Monthly Updates One of the 2011 South Africa Student Placement Program’s participants - Bonnie Einsiedel – has begun a Communications Assistant Internship with the Partnership. If you have any news/information about the Partnership which may be relevant for our monthly updates, please her at: She is also updating the Partnership’s content on the Monash website, which will go live in the next Website & Monthly Updates One of the 2011 South Africa Student Placement Program’s participants - Bonnie Einsiedel – has begun a Communications Assistant Internship with the Partnership. If you have any news/information about the Partnership which may be relevant for our monthly updates, please her at: She is also updating the Partnership’s content on the Monash website, which will go live in the next Upcoming Events & Opportunities The Partnership will present at the ACFID Universities Linkage Network Conference in December A funding opportunity from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network can be found at - applications close October 24 th. Upcoming Events & Opportunities The Partnership will present at the ACFID Universities Linkage Network Conference in December A funding opportunity from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network can be found at - applications close October 24 th.