In this edition

• Pannekoek receives the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
• Highlights of AU Convocation 2012
• SSHRC grant to explore social economy and sustainability
• Xerox partnership benefits AU researchers and learners
• Peak oil and climate change
• The Transit of Venus
• The AU branding project
• Alberta graduate conference
• AU in the News

For the months of July and August, The Insider will be published once a month. The next issue will be published on July 16 (deadline for submissions July 6). The following issue will be published on August 20 (deadline for submissions August 10).