May 2021

HDR Update

May is a month of colour around Canberra, and our trees are certainly putting on a beautiful show this year. This month we have the pleasure of celebrating the selection of two ANU HDR candidates into the prestigious Yale Fox International Fellowship Program. Medha Majumdar (CASS) and Tsendsuren Batsuuri (CAP) will both join the program whose focus is on developing “citizen scholar ambassadors” who will contribute to the global-civic discourse. Congratulations to you both!

The Fox Fellowship, Schmidt Science Fellows, and the Global Young Scientist Summit are among the many external opportunities available to ANU HDR candidates. Look out for information from your College HDR team about future opportunities.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

Opportunities

Expert Communicator Boot Camp

If you're keen to face the fear and learn to present confidently and clearly, this is the camp for you, June 16, 17, 18. You are not required to participate in the 3 Minute Thesis competition, however, we suspect that you'll be keen to claim the $5,000 prize after this course. Details here.

Thesis Boot Camp

Are you up for the 20,000-word challenge? Thesis Boot Camp helps you do a large amount of work on your thesis and develop productive writing habits over three days. Our award-winning camp is back, face to face on campus July 12, 13, 14. Find out more and express your interest here.

ANU Educational Fellowship Scheme (EFS)

As an early-career academic in tumultuous times, an AdvanceHE Fellowship through the ANU Educational Fellowship Scheme (EFS) can provide you with the professional development and international recognition needed to catapult your career to the next level. More information here.

Are you wondering about your career options post PhD?

Not sure if you want to be an academic? PostAc is a job searching platform with a difference. Attend the training available here.

Development and training

May

4 | Resilience and managing Uncertainty with Jo Lane and NECTAR
6 | Advanced Research: using ANU Library Databases webinar
6 | Journal Article Writing (HASS)
7 | Mt Stromlo: Writing with clarity and purpose
11 | RSB: Top tips for working with your supervisors
11 | Population Health: Journal article writing – pw: RSPH
12 | Journal Article Writing (STEM)
12 | Research Ethics drop-in session on Zoom
13 | Word for academic writing: formatting your document webinar
18 – 20 | ANU Coffee Courses: Cross-Culturally Responsive Teaching
19 | CHL/CAP HDR: Thesis Proposal Reviews – pw: CAP2021
19 | CAP/CHL: Research project management
20 | Word for academic writing: maintaining consistency in your thesis webinar
21 | Cross-Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies Workshop
24 | Global Educators Workshop
24 | Research Ethics Seminar: Research on Learning and Teaching
24 | Introducing Postac: a tool to help you design a career post-PhD
25 | EndNote in an Hour webinar for Windows
25 | How to win the 3MT
25 | Network your way into a job using PostAc
26 | PostAc: decode the job ad
26 | HDR: Managing your reading
26 | CAP/CHL: Writing with clarity and purpose
27 | Word for academic writing: putting your thesis all together webinar
27 | Tragic research mistakes
31 | Expert Communicator Boot Camp EOI close

June

1 | CBE: Surviving the final steps of the PhD
2 | CAP/CHL: What do examiners (really) want?
2 | So, you’re graduating your PhD in a pandemic, what’s next?
3 | RSAA: Journal article writing – pw: RSAA
3 | RSAA: Developing and delivering presentations – pw: RSAA
8 | Editing for style and voice (HASS)
8 | RSB: What do examiners (really) want?
8 | Research Communication: Finding the right words
9 | Research Communication: making it look and sound good
9 | Tragic research mistakes
9 | Research Ethics drop-in session on Zoom
10 | Visual Your Thesis: putting your presentation together
10 | Introducing Postac: a tool to help you design a career post-PhD
10 | CASS: Working with the literature
15 | Network your way into a job using PostAc
16-18 | Expert Communicator Boot Camp
17 | RSPHY: Journal Article Writing – pw: PHYSICS
17 | RSPHY: Targeting a journal and responding to reviewers – pw: PHYSICS
21 | Thesis Boot Camp EOIs close
22 | CECS: Top tips for working with your supervisors
24 | Editing for style and voice (STEM)

From the Thesis Whisperer

Know someone who would like to work with us? We are hiring an Administration Officer.

Information indigestion: the search for the perfect note-taking system.

On the reg podcast: University bulls**t and working out when to shut up.

Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate

Alexander Coningham, MP CHM
Alongkorn Tanasritunyakul, PHD CAP
Alphonsine Ngo Ndimba, PHD CoS
Bhim Rai, PHD CHM
Chandra Putra, PHD CAP
Chao Ma, PHD CBE
Chay Brown, PHD CASS
Clara Boulanger, PHD CAP
Dori Patay, PHD CAP
Ian Edelstein, PHD CASS
Jo Ward, PHD CoS
Kym Holthouse, PHD CAP
Lauren Sanders, PHD COL
Liane Loiselle, PHD CoS
Luisa Moore, PHD CASS

Michael Doherty, PHD CoS
Mina Henein, PHD CECS
Nidhi Menon, PHD CHM
Phitawat Poonpolkul, PHD CAP
Sadaf Ilyas, MP CHM
Scott Dempsey, PHD CASS
Sheri Kim, PHD CHM
Simin Xu, MP CECS
Siqi Wu, PHD CECS
Soumava Kumar Roy, PHD CECS
Stephanie Parker, PHD CASS
Wei Wang, PHD CoS
Xin Liu, PHD CoS
Yi Zhu, PHD CoS
Yifu Wang, PHD CECS
Zac Cranko, PHD CECS

Helpful services around ANU