September 2022

HDR Update

And finally it is Spring. We have certainly seen some warmer temperatures over the past week. But don’t get too excited, you will need your puffer jacket for a few months yet.

However, we can be excited about our mid-year intake of new candidates. Welcome. We look forward to meeting you in person and preparing you for success at ANU at our induction program in a couple of weeks.

Last month I mentioned feedback you gave us about inductions through the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). Another thing you told us through PRES is that you want more opportunities to connect with researchers outside of your local area and your discipline. We are currently working out how we can support you to have greater connection across the university to enrich your research and your experience.

One of our university-wide events is the 3 Minute Thesis final. The 3MT provides opportunities to develop your communication and public speaking skills, learn about cutting-edge research from across campus, and meet and engage with colleagues. Please consider getting involved next year.

Our 2022 final is on tonight, so come along and support your colleagues as they stand in the spotlight – it’s a great night out!

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

Opportunities

Editing your thesis: short course

You’ve done a whole lot of writing during candidature – now it’s time to bang it into shape. This short course will help you understand a range of editing techniques to produce a tidy, coherent document. Please click here to find more information. The registrations close on 11 Sep 2022.

27-29 Sep | Editing Your Thesis: Short Course

Oral exams forum: your chance to give feedback

ANU is considering adding an oral component to the PhD and MPhil examination process. This is a chance for you to have input into the final decision making process. You can attend in person or online

26 Sep | Oral exams forum: your chance to give feedback

Setting yourself up for success

This series of 2-hour workshops (19-22 Sept) covers the basics you need to get your research degree under way. Find out how to avoid tragic research mistakes, get what you need from busy supervisors, manage your project to stay on time, and please examiners. If you missed the face-to-face HDR Induction, this will get you up to speed; if you attended, this will take you into more detail about how to get the most out of your PhD experience.

OG Boot Camp

The OG Boot Camp is back! Join us for the 'write 20,000 words on a weekend' challenge in December. The concept of Thesis Boot Camp is disarmingly simple. Put a group of people experiencing similar issues in the same room for a weekend, feed them regularly and provide a reward for each 5,000 words written.Think it can't be done? Come along and find out. The registrations close on 16 Nov 2022

2-4 Dec | Thesis Boot Camp

Development & Training

September

2 | Word for academic writing: Putting your thesis all together
6 | Word for academic writing: Formatting your document
6 | Writing in company
7 | NVivo Introduction
7 | EndNote 20 for Windows
13 | Translating your research skills for non-academic employers (RSPH)
13 | Word for academic writing: Maintaining consistency in your thesis
14 | NVivo Intermediate
15 | Writing in company
19 | Stress survival kit
19 | Tragic research mistakes and how to avoid them
20 | Editing for style and voice (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)
20 | Managing difficult conversations
20 | Introduction to Library Research
20 | What comes next? Post-PhD life and work
20 | Introduction to Library Research
20 | Editing for style and voice (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)
20 | Working with your busy supervisors (aka grace under pressure)
21 | NVivo Advanced
21 EndNote 20 for Windows
21 | Research project management
21 | Writing in company
21 | Capturing your genius: Thought leadership for the PhD (CECS)
22 | What do thesis examiners (really) want?
26 | Writing in company
27 | Word for academic writing: Putting your thesis all together
27 | Translating your research skills for non-academic employers (RSES)
28 | Editing for style and voice (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
28 | Advanced research: Using ANU Library Databases

PARSA SHUT UP AND WRITE (September)

1 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Thursday evening session
2 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Friday morning session
7 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Wednesday morning session
8 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Thursday evening session
9 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Friday morning session
14 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Wednesday morning session
15 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Thursday evening session
16 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Friday morning session
21 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Wednesday morning session
22 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Thursday evening session
23 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Friday morning session
28 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Wednesday morning session
29 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Thursday evening session
30 | PARSA Shut Up And Write, Friday morning session

October

5 | CAP/CHL HDR: Thesis structure
5 | CAP/CHL HDR: Presenting your research
5 | Capturing your genius: Understanding your value proposition.
6 | HDR: Managing your reading
11 | What comes next? Post-PhD life and work (RSPH)
12 | Literature review writing (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)
13 | Research data management
13 | Literature review writing (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
17 | Working with the literature
18 | Managing feedback on writing
18 | What comes next? Post-PhD life and work (RSES)
19 | CAP/CHL HDR: Crafting effective introductions and conclusions
19 | 500 useful words every day
19 | Thesis Proposal Reviews (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)
19 | Teamwork to make the dream work (CECS)
20 | Thesis Proposal Reviews (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
20 | Forty years of statistical consulting at ANU
20 | Writing with clarity & purpose
26 | CAP/CHL HDR: Editing for style and voice
28 | Thesis structure (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)

Opportunities & Announcements

Innovation ACT Intensive program for ANU students

From the Thesis Whisperer

Thinking hard makes you tired - finally proved with Science!

A reminder that your failure to act with research integrity can harm others

The Twitter algorithm makes PhD experience look worse than it is:

Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate

Ahmad Muhajir, PhD CAP
Albert Lamberte, PhD CAP
Ali Cheraghian, PhD CECS
Ata Doost, MPhil CHM
Atem Atem, PhD CASS
Bei Chen, PhD CoS
Caroline Pinon, PhD CoS
Christian Simon, PhD CECS
Edmund Xian Chen, PhD CoS
Hai Nguyen, PhD CAP
Jacqui Lavis, PhD CHM
Jia Wei, PhD CBE
Jian Chen, PhD CoS
Kanya Souksakoun, PhD CAP
Karen Alexandra Hansen, PhD CASS
Kie Seng Nge, PhD CoS

Krisna Gupta, PhD CAP
Lee Sarandopoulos, PhD CBE
Naeimeh Mozaffari, PhD CECS
Nicholas Frank, PhD CAP
Penelope Burns, PhD CHM
Piyush Sharda, PhD CoS
Rebecca McGirr, PhD CoS
Siti Kamariah Ghazali, PhD CAP
Thejaani Permila Udumanne, PhD CHM
Timothy Crotty, PhD CAP
Tomas Ignacio Fuenzalida, PhD CoS
Victor Fong, PhD CAP
Yurui Zhang, PhD CBE
Zhixun Li, MP CECS
Ziqi Gao, PhD CBE
Zoltan Kocsi, PhD CoS

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