February 2023

HDR Update

Welcome to 2023. The beginning of the year is an exciting time as we welcome new researchers onto campus. We hope you are off to a great start and look forward to seeing you at HDR Induction 17-21 April 2023

We are starting the year with the news that this will be Professor Brian Schmidt’s last year as our Vice Chancellor. The VC has been, and will continue to be, a tireless advocate for research candidates and his support has allowed us to deliver programs to help support you through the ANU PhD Strategy.

As part of the ANU PhD Strategy, we are committed to supporting you to engage with the people who will benefit from your research. The Department of Education has opened an EOI process for commencing candidates interested in an industry PhD. If you are interested, please follow the link here.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

Opportunities

Thesis Proposal Review Boot Camp

The Thesis Proposal Review is the first major milestone in research candidature at ANU, so it’s important to get it right. TPR bootcamp will give you time and structured support to complete this document to a high standard. Please click here to know more about it.

8-10 Mar | EOI for Thesis Proposal Review Boot Camp

Home Stretch Program

Are you finishing your PhD? ANU has a special series of events and activities to help you finish quicker and with less stress. The Home Stretch Program briefing is for people who are looking to submit their PhD within the next year to 18 months. Come along to its 2023 launch to find out more.

15 Feb | Home Stretch Program Launch (4:30pm-6:30pm)

Maybe I don't want to be an academic anymore?

Did you start your degree keen for a research career and now having second thoughts? 50% of people who graduate from a PhD go on to careers outside academia. Come to this 1hour session and learn about how to explore and prepare for the non-academic job market.

1 Mar | Maybe I don't want to be an academic anymore? (12pm-1pm)

2023 ANU Careers Week

Join us for ANU Careers Week, as we launch the new team at ANU careers and invite you to connect with employers and ANU Careers consultants in person on campus.
Five days, dozens of top employers from all industries and sectors, over 20 career focused events, including ANU Careers Fair. Please click here to know more details.

20-24 Feb | 2023 ANU Careers Week

Development & Training

February

22 | Introduction to EndNote
23 | Research data management
28 | Introduction to library research

March

Opportunities & Announcements

If you’re interested in learning more about human research ethics (including writing a quality protocol), consider taking the Semester 2 course

A nationwide assessment of the mental health of PhD students in Australia.
HDR candidates are invited to attend an Engage day in Waga Wagga in March run by the SNSW drought hub. Travel and accommodation costs are covered, please email an EOI (200 words) to snswhub-hdr-engage@csu.edu.au

From the Thesis Whisperer

Everyone is talking about Chat GPT, but what if cats designed AI chat bots?

Trove, an Australian research treasure, is about to lose its funding. If you're concerned, there's a petition here

How do you develop a research agenda

Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate

Almah Tararia, PhD CAP
Andini Pramono, PhD CHM
Asiri Suranga Wijesinghe, PhD CECC
Eleonora Quijada Cervoni, PhD CASS
Jessica Anne Urwin, PhD CASS
John Holmes, PhD CECC
Kaaren Anne Sephton, PhD CASS
Keeley Allen, MPhil CHM
Leonie Williamson, MPhil CHM
Llewellyn Osborne, MP CASS
Mahin Sadat Chavoshi Jolfaei, PhD CoS

Nikita Gagrani, PhD CoS
Sabina Scully, PhD CoS
Samira Kaviani, MP CECC
Shane Matthew Johnson, PhD CAP
Siddharth Venkatachalam Iyer, PhD CECC
Simon James Copland, PhD CASS
Stephanie Franks, PhD CECC
Thao Hoang PhD CBE
Thomas Duvernay, PhD CoS
Truc Nguyen, PhD CoS
Tsendsuren Batsuuri, PhD CAP
Wanmeng Xu, PhD CBE
Yuzhen Fan, PhD CoS

Helpful services around ANU

Medical Service