March 2023

HDR Update

Summer is over and we move into autumn. In my opinion this is the best season in Canberra and there are plenty of events around town in March. I encourage you to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.

We have been talking a lot about engaging with industry and in 2022 developed a strategy to support HDR candidates to engage with a range of researcher end-users. This could be in the form of one-off events, internships, joint supervision or industry-based PhDs. We have developed a set of resources to help you engage. You can find it here. To help you understand what is there we invite you to join us for an information session on 14 March; register and find out more information here.

Last year we asked you to share your experiences with us through the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). Thank you for participating. We learned that satisfaction with resourcing, professional development and research culture improved over 2021. We saw some decrease in satisfaction with supervision and overall satisfaction. We are working to provide the tools to help supervisors to support you and are looking at the details in the survey to help us improve your experience. We will be running the PRES again in May this year and look forward to using the information you provide us to make ANU a better place to learn.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

Opportunities

PR for academics

PR for Academics is a series of research communication workshops designed to help academics become better communicators and share their research outside the walls of the academy. Unpack the mysteries of podcasting, make documentaries, put on an exhibition, make a TikTok video and learn to write and talk about your research in engaging and winning ways with our resident communications expert, Simon Clews

14 Mar | Writing for Audiences Outside the Academy

28 Mar | Talking About Your Research with the Media

Home Stretch Program

The Home Stretch is a program designed for people who would like to finish their PhD this year. It may be that your time is up, or that you are over time and would like to get the PhD done. Join us for The Home Stretch to get special access to a range of programs designed to speed up your writing and reduce your stress. To sign up, tell us a few things about yourself and your progress. We'll create an individualised program to suit your needs over the next six months.

Please register here

Selling your research skills to non-academic employers

How do you convince an employer that you are the right person for the job? It’s all about the story you tell with the skills and experience you already have. In the workshop we will cover:

The differences between academic and non-academic CVs
The types of skills that most employers are looking for - and how you can demonstrate them.
How to ‘dress’ your online presence so employers are more likely to give you an interview.

5 Apr | Selling your research skills to non-academic employers

Resilient Researcher

The Resilient Researcher program is designed to support HDR candidates and ECRs throughout their research by building and maintaining psychological wellbeing, enhancing communication and relationship skills and developing career confidence. This Webinar is hosted by Dr Shari Walsh. Shari is an experienced psychologist and career development practitioner who utilises a holistic approach when working with clients.

2 Mar | Stress Survival Kit
2 May | The emotionally intelligent researcher
2 May | Communicating positively with your supervisor