HDR Update
April 2021
Welcome to April. We are well into the year and I have enjoyed meeting many of you in person at events across the campus. I am especially looking forward to meeting our newest researchers at HDR Induction events where you will learn everything you need to know to get your PhD underway.

The situation in Brisbane is a reminder that COVID is still with us and that things can change rapidly. We all need to remain agile in responding to these changes.  I am currently in quarantine after travelling to Brisbane for work – all travel has potential risk.

There is new information on fieldwork travel on the COVID-19 advice page. There are also new procedures for registering as an offshore candidate. Further information and the forms can be found online at: https://www.anu.edu.au/covid-19-advice/research/hdr-candidates.

The Research and Innovation Portfolio Change Implementation Plan is now available here: https://www.anu.edu.au/covid-19-advice/recovery-plans/change-management-process-research-and-innovation-portfolio. There are implications for the delivery of statistical support for HDR candidates. The Statistical Consulting Unit will close, but we will still be delivering statistical support in a new way based on the feedback received from you and discussions across campus.

It has recently come to my attention that some members of our community have called out racist and offensive material on campus. I want to assure you that ANU leaders take the security and safety of our campus seriously. I encourage you to report if you feel unsafe, either to your supervisor or directly to me via dean.hdr@anu.edu.au.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research
Opportunities

Editing Boot Camp
This boot camp is suitable for late-stage candidates. Participants will work on their own documents and will need to bring an extended piece of their own writing for the activities (2 chapters or articles at a minimum). The commitment is three-days, April 19, 20, 21 over Zoom. This opportunity is available to ANU HDRs, register here.
Journal Writing Boot Camp
Join our three-day, online Journal Writing Boot Camp May 19, 20, 21 with your writing coach, Professor Inger Mewburn. Inger has published multiple books, including two on academic writing, and authored over 27 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and book chapters. Register here.
Job Search the Smart Way
This podcast provides tips and strategies for embarking on the next great phase of your career with confidence. In each episode, discussions about career options for PhDs, demystify the nonacademic job search, and discuss the psychological barriers PhDs encounter in a career transition.
Read more.
Update for EndNote users
An update to EndNote reference management software is being rolled out. EndNote 20 is being installed on Information Commons computers and is now available for downloading to personal and ANU managed devices. Find out what you need to do on the ANU Library website.
Development and training

April
1  | Advanced Research: using ANU Library Databases webinar
6  | CBE HDR: Kickstart your PhD *password required
6  | CBE HDR: Thesis Proposal Reviews *password required
7  | CBE HDR: Thesis structures *password required
7  | CBE HDR: Introductions & Lit Reviews *password required
7  | HDR: Managing your reading
12 | HDR Welcome for new candidates
14 | Research Ethics drop-in session on Zoom
14 | HDR: Thesis Structures (HASS)
15 | HDR: Thesis Structures (STEM)
16 | How not to run out of time: research project management
19 | Interactive Zoom Workshop
19-21 | From chaos to calm: document editing boot camp
20 | EndNote advanced webinar for Windows 
21 | Research data management webinar 
21 | HDR: Presenting your research
22 | Introduction to Library research webinar 
23 | NVivo introduction webinar ($95)
27 | Interactive Zoom and More Workshop
29 | EndNote in an Hour webinar for Windows
29 | Introduction to GIS Analysis for Research
30 | NVivo advanced webinar ($95)
May
12 | Research Ethics drop-in session on Zoom
19-21 | Journal Writing Boot Camp
24 | Introducing Postac: a tool to help you design a career post-PhD
25 | Network your way into a job using PostAc  
25 | How to win the 3 Minute Thesis
27 | Tragic research mistakes 
31 | How to win the Visualise Your Thesis competition
From the Thesis Whisperer
Having trouble finding that old paper? Try searching the scholarly internet archive.
Wondering how that literature fits together? Try Connected Papers.
Who gets the credit for academic work? Not everyone deserves it.
Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate
  • Alexandra Voce PHD CHM
  • Alyssa Weinstein PHD CoS
  • Ana Alonso Soriano PHD CAP
  • Augustus Panton PHD CAP
  • Camille Boullenois PHD CAP
  • Celeste Marsh MPHIL CHM
  • Chels Marshall PHD CAP
  • Chien-Hung Chien PHD CoS
  • Christiane Gerblinger PHD CoS
  • Claire Kenneally-Dabrowski PHD CHM
  • Daniel May PHD CASS
  • Hannah James PHD CoS
  • Jia Yang PHD CoS
  • John Gosling PHD CHM
  • Kostiantyn Potomkin MP CECS
  • Melinda Mylek PHD CoS
  • Nathan Attrill PHD CAP
  • Nicholas Magann PHD CoS
  • Nicholas Hoare PHD CASS
  • Nicholas Farmer PHD CoS
  • Nima Masroori PHD CAP
  • Richa Awasthy PHD CECS
  • Richard Taylor PHD CoS
  • Riemke Aggio-Bruce PHD CHM
  • Sarah Shafik PHD CoS
  • Timothy Gray PHD CoS
  • Yaxi Shen PHD CBE
  • Yiran Zhong PHD CECS
  • Zelio Fusco PHD CECS
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