http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.auen-auRMIT UniversityRMIT UniversityOur mission is to provide outcome related research and consultancy services that address real world issues. We aim to make a difference to the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of the communities we operate within here in Australia and internationally through innovative research and research excellence. We focus on applied research that is delivered in partnership with leading organisations and individuals who are capable of using research outcomes to create products and services that are leading edge. Our research students are fully supported to ensure they are equipped with the necessary skills to excel in their chosen professional careers. In 2006 RMIT established four research Institutes representing areas of research excellence and scale - and demonstrating RMIT's capabilities at nationally and internationally leading levels.Our mission is to provide outcome related research and consultancy services that address real world issues. We aim to make a difference to the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of the communities we operate within here in Australia and internationally through innovative research and research excellence. We focus on applied research that is delivered in partnership with leading organisations and individuals who are capable of using research outcomes to create products and services that are leading edge. Our research students are fully supported to ensure they are equipped with the necessary skills to excel in their chosen professional careers. In 2006 RMIT established four research Institutes representing areas of research excellence and scale - and demonstrating RMIT's capabilities at nationally and internationally leading levels. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:18:45 +1100The outcome of the project through the eyes of the studentsSince 2001, RMIT has sent a team of students to Vietnam to research environmental issues. In 2012, students looked at water management issues in Ho Chi Minh City. This video looks at the outcome of the project through the eyes of the students after their return to Melbourne. For more on the Vietnam Project visit http://www.rmit.edu.au/appliedsciences/vietnamRMIT UniversityVietnam, Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:16:19 +1100RMIT students looked at water management issues in Ho Chi Minh City.Since 2001, RMIT has sent a team of students to Vietnam to research environmental issues. In 2012, students looked at water management issues in Ho Chi Minh City. Part 2 looks at the outcome of the project through the eyes of the students after their return to Melbourne. For more on the Vietnam Project visit http://www.rmit.edu.au/appliedsciences/vietnam RMIT University343Vietnam, Environmental, Research, Water, Quality, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/VietnamProject_Part1.mp4 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:57:59 +1000Maciej Ogorzalek, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the Department of Information Technologies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland speaking at the Platform Technologies Research Institute lecture, sponsored by The RMIT Foundation International Visiting Fellowship Program and IEEE CASS Victorian Section. The automatic generation of extremely complex three-dimensional design solutions is gaining a lot of attention especially in the field of architecture and town-planning and the floorplanning of integrated circuit design. It requires efficient searches of large and discontinuous spaces which consist of components, objectives, constraints and topological connections. An optimization search algorithm takes the problem formulation and identifies promising solutions by evaluating design alternatives and evolving designs states. Objective and constraints analyses usually vary for different problems. At the same time the optimization technique and geometric representation are problem independent and constitute the core of a generic layout tool. This presentation provides an overview of existing techniques and available tools and present1 an outlook into application in design of 3D high complexity electronic circuits and systems.RMIT University3836research, science technology, "smart technology", platform technologies, science and technology, PTRI, institute, IEEE, Industrial Electronics Society, IECON, Maciej Ogorzalek, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/maciejogorzaleklecture.mp3 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:06:51 +1000Commissioned by RMIT Vice Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner for the 2011 Founders Day Dinner, 'The Urban Age' contributes to the national debate on sustainability and how it affects city living. RMIT's leadership in this controversial area is highlighted through the various programs it operates both within and outside the university.RMIT University453RMIT, urban, sustainability, Melbourne, research http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/The_Urban_Age.m4v Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:14:20 +1000Shanthi Roberston presents a paper which analyses responses to the 'problem' of international students as consumers, workers and migrants, particularly the conceptualisation of responsibility for their rights and protections, and the ways students have been positioned as both passive subjects and activist citizens. The paper reviews academic, government, community and media responses to international students in general and the consequences of the education-migration nexus in particular. Presenter: Shanthi Roberston Responder: Anne McNevinRMIT University4851Shanthi Roberston, Anne McNevin, activist citizens, international students, education-migration nexus, backdoor migrants, citizenship http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Cash_cows.m4a Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:44:57 +1100RMIT University researchers are working to establish safer policies and procedures for homeowners during bushfire emergencies. Research undertaken by the RMIT Centre for Risk and Community Safety has come to the foreground in the wake of the 2009 Victorian bushfires. RMIT University researchers, in collaboration with the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, are working to establish safer policies and procedures for homeowners during bushfire emergencies. The RMIT team, headed by Professor John Handmer, Director of Centre for Risk and Community Safety, investigates the true costs of bushfires and benefits of mitigation. Professor Handmer is a Principal Scientific Adviser at the Bushfire CRC and has been the Program Leader of the Safe Prevention, Preparation and Suppression program since 2003. Professor Handmer was a leading researcher and adviser to the Bushfire CRC Research Taskforce immediately after the Black Saturday fires. Find out about study and research at RMIT University: http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs Copyright 2011 RMIT UniversityRMIT University178Bushfire Research, Black Sunday, Bushfire Prevention, John Handmer, Emergency, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMIT_Bushfire.mp4 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:40:45 +1100RMIT is producing groundbreaking research in the field of Chinese Medicine.RMIT Chinese Medicine has been a designated World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine since 2005. RMIT is producing groundbreaking research in the field of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences as well as traditional and complementary medicine. RMIT undertakes rigorous laboratory and clinical scientific evidence of the quality, safety and efficacy of Chinese herbal therapies and addresses the public health issues associated with herbal medicine usage and promoting evidence-based herbal medicine health care. Find out about study and research at RMIT University: http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs Copyright 2011 RMIT UniversityRMIT University153Chinese Medicine, World Health Organization, Medical Research, Alternative Therapies, Alternative Therapy http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMIT_ChineseMedicine.mp4 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:37:24 +1100Design plays an integral part in our everyday lives; from nano-devices to life-saving jewellery to efficient buildings. RMIT's focus on cross-disciplinary research ensures that expertise from many disciplines can be brought to bear when designing the future; a future that includes global warming, water shortages, and increased urbanisation. RMIT has a strong international reputation for research in the field of built environment with a focus on contemporary design practice, architecture, urban and regional planning and building. Find out about study and research at RMIT University: http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs Copyright 2011 RMIT UniversityRMIT University223Design, Streetscapes, Building, Architecture, Urbanisation, Built Environment, Regional Planning http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMIT_Design.mp4 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:29:37 +1100The RMIT SPACE Research Centre focuses on the development of Platform Technologies for space, atmosphere and climate.The RMIT Satellite Positioning for Atmosphere, Climate and Environment (SPACE) Research Centre focuses on the development of Platform Technologies for space, atmosphere and climate. Research is conducted in the context of new generation global navigation and geo-environmental satellite systems, to support a wide range of applications. It is expected that this research will play a significant role for the planning, design, launch and operation of any future Australian micro/nano-satellite missions. For more information, visit the RMIT SPACE Research Centre: http://www.rmit.edu.au/space Find out about study and research at RMIT University: http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs Copyright 2011 RMIT UniversityRMIT University194Satellite, Micro-Satellite, Nano-Satellite, Navigation, Space, Space Technology, Global Positioning, Global Navigation, Satellite Positioning http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMIT_Space.mp4 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:19:23 +1100RMIT Research is developing an integrated capability in nanotechnologyRMIT Research is developing an integrated capability in nanotechnology. This comprises the design and modelling of nanomaterials and nanostructures, the synthesis of functional materials, and the fabrication and characterisation of novel nano-scale devices. This integrated capability in nanotechnology focuses on discovery-type fundamental research and also the development of application products in specific areas such as security and air/water purification. Find out about study and research at RMIT University: http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs Copyright 2011 RMIT UniversityRMIT University221Nanotechnology, nano-material, nanomaterial, nano material, nanostructure, nano-device http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMIT_NanoParticles.mp4 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:17:24 +1100Defending the vulnerable: balancing the rights of individuals and states in international refugee regimesThe 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol establish important criteria and guidelines for providing protection for individuals experiencing persecution. Yet since its inception, the Convention has been criticised on a number of levels. Recent criticism has focused particularly on the narrow scope of the Convention definition of who qualifies as a refugee, particularly in light of changing global circumstances that are driving more and more people to flee their country of origin for reasons other than individual persecution. In particular, generalised violence, chaos and disorder, violations of economic, social and cultural rights and growing threats to life and liberty posed by environmental and climate-induced disasters are factors prompting flight that are not covered by the definition of a refugee enshrined in the 1951 Convention. Moreover, the focus is on protection of basic liberty and security, with little attention given to subsistence and livelihood. This paper explores proposals to alter the international definition of a refugee and for developing additional forms of protection for those who do not qualify as a refugee under the classical interpretation of the convention. It argues that, notwithstanding important developments in protection regimes at the international level, these mechanisms remain insufficient for ensuring that the basic rights of individuals fleeing their countries of origin are protected and upheld. Despite the predominantly humanitarian purpose of international refugee law, states are not always driven by humanitarian principles in their interpretation and application of the law. A critical problem in global migration politics remains how to protect and uphold the rights and needs of individuals alongside the rights of states. Drawing on insights from basic rights discourse, theories of hospitality and the concept of survival migration, the paper outlines alternatives that address current shortcomings in the international refugee and asylum seeker protection regime. Respondent: Professor Paul James Dr Erin K. Wilson is a Research Fellow in the Globalism Research Centre. Her key area of research is religion and its relationship with different aspects of politics, global justice and violence, and she is currently completing work on her book manuscript Religion, the West and International Relations: An Alternative Approach. Recorded at the RMIT Research Lounge on 21st July, 2010.RMIT University3432RMIT, University, Australia, Research, Vulnerable, Refugee, Migration, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DefendingVulnerable.mp3 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:27:03 +1100Worlds in transition: evolving governance across a stressed planetIn a recent book Professors Joseph Camilleri and Jim Falk set out to investigate how the capacity of humans to shape their future - and in particular through the processes which collectively have become known as public governance - are, could, and perhaps even should evolve during this period of extraordinary transition which humans and their planet are experiencing. Inevitably such a goal could be only partially realised. In this seminar Jim Falk will describe some of the elements of this analysis and conclusions drawn, with particular attention to ‘sectoral studies’ around issues associated with climate change and the intensifying global flows of information and pathogens. Professor Jim Falk is the foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society (ACSIS) and Convenor of the Climate Adaptation Science and Policy Initiative (CASPI) at the University of Melbourne. He is also Director of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Pacific Cities: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies (CMAS) project—a collaborative project across Australia, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and the USA. His most recent book, co-authored with Professor Joseph Camilleri and released earlier this year, is Worlds in transition: evolving governance across a stressed planet (Edward Elgar, London, 2010). Recorded at the RMIT Research Lounge on 10th November, 2010.RMIT University5171RMIT, University, Stressed Planet, Climate Change, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/WorldsInTransition.mp3 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:19:30 +1100The new politics of climate changeThe new politics of climate change: building political momentum and community support for adequate action on climate change. In regard to responding to the enormous challenges of climate change, the public debate in Australia has been frustratingly narrow and yet polarising. The Rudd/Gillard governments have put nearly all their emphasis on the twice-defeated Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and an increased roll-out renewable energy alternatives, while the Abbott-led opposition has given new oxygen to climate change scepticism and has talked very loosely about 'direct action' rather than taxation. The extraordinary outcome of the recent federal election has changed the political climate significantly yet big challenges lie ahead for building an adequate political response to what Kevin Rudd properly called the ‘greatest moral challenge of our time’. Professor Robyn Eckersley and Dr Martin Mulligan will discuss ways of building political momentum and broader community support for a more fundamental shift in the way we look at this 'issue'. Professor Robyn Eckersley is Head of Political Science at the University of Melbourne and author of the book The green state: rethinking democracy and sovereignty. Dr Martin Mulligan is the Director of the Globalism Research Centre at RMIT University and was co-author of the book Ecological pioneers: a social history of Australian ecological thought and action. Recorded 13th October, 2010.RMIT University5540RMIT, University, Climate Change, Australia, politics http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NewPoliticsClimateChange.mp3 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:38:26 +1100Opting out of citizenship? Sovereign logic and the autonomy of migrationWhat does it mean to opt-out of citizenship? Reflecting on the inter-war refugee crisis, Hannah Arendt theorised statelessness or the lack of national citizenship as the loss of the right to have rights and the ultimate state of dehumanisation. More recently, Georgio Agamben has theorised the refugee as the figure of homo sacer, reduced to bare life (existence without political status) through the excesses of sovereign power. Agamben's work has been highly influential in studies which point to the extreme vulnerability of all kinds of irregular migrants whose right to have rights is suspended through a range of border policing technologies. Working against these approaches, an emergent discourse on ‘the autonomy of migration’ begins from a different assumption. From this perspective, migration is as much an expression of agency as it is the result of external pressures. Indeed the act of migration (and especially irregular migration) is understood as inherently subversive on account of its potential to undermine the sovereign logic that assesses the right to have rights in terms of citizens, aliens and different classes of migrant. 'Going underground' represents a case of opting out of citizenship—refusing to submit to the liberal rights-based framework that regulates mobility and political subjecthood. This paper critically engages with these two competing perspectives. It argues that neither is capable of fully capturing the diversity and nuance of acts of (irregular) migration nor contemporary dynamics of citizenship. It also points out the political risks that pertain to each opposing view. It does so by reflecting upon activist strategies enacted by irregular migrants in Berlin and Brandenburg. These strategies suggest that we need to come to terms with a messy and often contradictory arsenal of tools that migrants employ to secure their political futures. Paradoxically, these strategies both contest and reinforce the sovereign logic against which they rail. Anne McNevin is a Research Fellow in the Global Cities Research Institute. Her key areas of research include citizenship, migration, and globalization. She is co-Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project, ‘Irregular Migrants and Political Belonging in Global Cities’, and she is currently working on a book Contesting Citizenship: Irregular Migrants and New Frontiers of the Political. Recorded 8th September 2010.RMIT University4871RMIT, University, Refugee Crisis, Migrants, Citizenship, Research http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/OptingOutOfCitizenship_0.mp3 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:04:51 +1100Revolutionary health: state capacity, social capital and the Cuban health paradoxThis seminar explores the research findings recently published in the book Social Relations and the Cuban Health Miracle (Transaction, April 2010). Adopting a theoretical framework based on findings in recent ‘state capacity’ and ‘social capital’ literatures, the book explores the puzzle of Cuba’s key national health indicators, which are extremely positive for the country’s region and developing status, and given the arduous external circumstances it has faced in recent decades. The work was written and researched over a period of around five years, including nine months of fieldwork in Havana. Its central findings are that Cuba’s outcomes are partly attributable to an unusually high level of popular participation and cooperation in the implementation of health policy. This has been achieved with the help of a longstanding government that prioritises key health areas, and has enough political influence to compel the rest of the community to do the same. On the other hand, the degree of real popular participation in decision-making regarding health policy is minimal, and this carries consequences that sometimes compromise and even undermine certain aspects of health care quality. Respondent to be announced. Elizabeth Kath is a Research Fellow with the Global Cities Research Institute. Her past work has mostly been interdisciplinary, spanning the fields of political/social science, public health and development, while her more recent research interests relate to issues of reconciliation, particularly as they relate to health in various global contexts. Recorded 1st August, 2010.RMIT University4571RMIT, University, Cuba, Health, Global Cities Research http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RevolutionaryHealth.mp3 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:50:18 +1000Research into whether ginseng can offer relief to COPD sufferers.RMIT University is leading a world class team of researchers to investigate whether the herb ginseng could make a difference for sufferers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.RMIT University179chinese medicine, ginseng, herb, copd, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/COPD_iTunesU.mp4 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:27:47 +1000MGI InterviewMGI Principal, Sue Prestney, and Professor Kosmas Smyrnios, RMIT University, discuss the key findings of their latest round of research into family business.RMIT University1333RMIT, University, business, college, family, survey, global financial crisis, women http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/mgi_rmit_long.mp4 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:29:46 +1000RMIT Aerospace researcher Dr Adrian Orifici awarded a 2008 Victoria FellowshipDr Adrian Orifici was awarded a 2008 Victoria Fellowship for his research in aerospace engineering focussing on composite materials. RMIT University71RMIT, engineering, aerospace, materials, research, award http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/VicFellowship_AdrianOrifici_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 08 May 2009 17:21:14 +1000Research Overview: Daine AlcornResearch Overview: Daine AlcornRMIT University421RMIT, research, university, melbourne http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/ResearchOverview_Daine_Alcorn_black.m4v Wed, 06 May 2009 19:39:05 +1000Research Profiles: Andreas Lopata - Seafood AllergiesResearch Profiles: Andreas Lopata - Seafood AllergiesRMIT University634health, allergy, food, seafood http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/ResearchProfile_Andreas_Lopata_rmit_itunesu_0.mp4 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:37:04 +1000Research Profiles: Greg More - EurekaResearch Profiles: Greg More - EurekaRMIT University174design, information, architecture http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/ResearchProfile_Greg_More_Eureka09_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:12 +1000Research Profiles: Leah Heiss - Arsenic, Diabetes and JewelleryResearch Profiles: Leah Heiss - Arsenic, Diabetes and JewelleryRMIT University231art, design, jewellery, science, health http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/ResearchProfile_Leah_Heiss_Projects09_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:06:41 +1100RMIT research into hydrogen fuelRMIT research into hydrogen fuelRMIT University83RMIT, Melbourne, hydrogen, fuel, car, sustainability, renewable, energy http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Hydrogen_in_racing_car_rmit_itunesu_0.mp4