May 2023

HDR Update

I hope you are enjoying those cooler nights and mornings and that crisp something in the air that is so particular to Canberra in autumn. The warmest of welcomes to our newest cohort of PhD and MPhil candidates. I hope you enjoyed meeting each other at the April induction, and take that great energy forward into the exciting time that is the start of your research. We are here to support you when you need it and to celebrate your successes.

This month all PhD and MPhil candidates will be invited to participate in the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). Please do take this opportunity to tell us about your experience. The PRES is a very important measure of what we are doing well and an important way that we can learn what needs to improve. We are making changes based on what you have told us.

In the next few weeks we will be introducing iThenticate. Similar to Turnitin, iThenticate is a text matching tool that is suitable for use with research theses. You will be able to access it through ISIS to check your work as you go and help you diagnose referencing issues. In July, we will start to use iThenticate as part of the thesis submission process. More information can be found here.

This year sees the launch of the new National Industry PhD Program. This program funds PhD projects that are co-designed with industry partners or are for professionals who are supported by their employers to undertake a PhD. If you think you might be interested you can find out more on our HDR Industry Engagement site.

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. In these 1.5-hours workshops, 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

16 May | Talking on Your Feet- Making Impressive Oral Presentations About Your Research

30 May | Influencer 101- the Fine Art of Personal Branding for Researchers

Writing Bonanza

Do you need to write about your research? Do supervisors keep suggesting changes? Research writing has different challenges from other kinds of writing: the concepts are very complex, the amount of information is vast, and the stakes are high. In these 2-hour workshops, we show you how to do this through implementing practical strategies that are efficient and effective, resulting in writing of the highest quality.

15 May | Working with the literature
16 May | Managing feedback on writing
17 May | 500 useful words everyday
18 May | Writing with clarity & purpose

Transformative Agreements for Open Access Publishing

Open Access publishing is becoming more and more significant for scholars, but the ways we can publish our research in reputable outlets without paying steep author's fees can be confusing. ANU has entered into major agreements with several publishers which means that you might already be able to publish Open Access for free in some of the leading journals in your field.

23 May | Transformative Agreements for Open Access Publishing

Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

The Three Minute Thesis is an international competition for higher degree research candidates to showcase their research. Candidates present to an audience on what their research is and why it is important in plain language for three minutes, with only a single PowerPoint slide. Please find the training workshops to compete in the #ANU 3MT given below:

9 May | ANU 3MT competition training
18 May| How to win 3MT: Workshop 1
25 May| How to win 3MT: Workshop 2
31 May | 3MT Tryouts: Session 1
14 June| 3MT Tryouts: Session 2

Development & Training

May

3 May | Research data management
3 May | HDR Managing your reading
3 May | How not to run out of time: research project management
3 May | Accessing the ‘hidden’ job market by networking the smart way
4 May | Advanced EndNote
5 May | Word for academic writing: formatting your document
8 May | Productivity Short Course Week 3: Pushing
11 May | HDR Literature Review Writing (HASS)
11 May Advanced Research: using ANU Library Databases
12 May| Word for academic writing: maintaining consistency in your thesis
15 May | Productivity Short Course Week 4: Participation
18 May | Developing your research career beyond academia
18 May| HDR Literature Review Writing (STEM)
19 May | What do thesis examiners (really) want?
22 May | Productivity Short Course Week 5: Probing
24 May| Writing with clarity & purpose: CAP-CHL
24 May| What do examiners (really) want: CAP-CHL
25 May| HDR Thesis Structures (HASS)
26 May| Word for academic writing: putting your thesis all together

June

2 Jun | Word for academic writing: Thesis Essentials
7 Jun | Understanding your research career options: academic, non-academic
8 Jun | Introduction to EndNote

Opportunities

Mindfulness Community of Practice

Announcement

It's with sadness we report that Victoria Firth-Smith (who most of us know as V) has resigned from the ANU Researcher Development team. Many of you would have worked with, or encountered V, in a committee, induction session, workshop or bootcamp. I know we are not the only ones who will miss her infectious enthusiasm, generosity of spirit and keen intelligence. V is moving on to new, exciting projects and we wish her all the best. She taught us here at ANU Researcher Development how to be better, more aware humans - and how to put that awareness to work. We continue without her, but so much stronger for all her contributions.

Professor Inger Mewburn.

Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate

Abbas Hussein Hussein, PhD CoS
Aini Jasmin Ghazalli, PhD CoS
Alison Jane Darby, PhD CAP
Amy Elizabeth Parry, PhD CHM
Anastasia Zalogina, PhD CoS
Andini Pramono, PhD CoS
Arunav Kumar, PhD CoS
Azima Akhmatova, PhD CASS
Catherine Sidney Akeroyd, PhD CASS
Chalaka Fernando, PhD CECC
Cheng Cheng, PhD CECC
Craig David Stewart, PhD CoS
Daniel Kilov, PhD CASS
Dige Wang, PhD CoS
Douglas William Macnicol, PhD CASS
James Scott Stuart, PhD CoS
Kylie Broder, PhD CoS
Ghada Gleeson, MP CHM
Hannah Rachel Feldman, PhD CoS
Ieng Ng, PhD CBE
Jenni Hayward, PhD CoS
Jessica Anne Urwin, PhD CASS
Jiancong Liu, PhD CBE
Jorin Diemer, PhD CoS
Karlee Johnston, PhD CHM
Louisa Clare Browne Kirk, PhD CASS

Mara Maile Hammerle, PhD CAP
Marina Reixachs, PhD CHM
Mary Lorraine Sagarang Mationg, PhD CHM
Meg Dalmau, MPhil CHM
Namdoo Kim, PhD CASS
Nasir Uddin, PhD CoS
Nicola Mathieson, PhD CAP
Nikita Gagrani, PhD CoS
Peter John Connolly, PhD CAP
Primitivo III Ragandang, PhD CAP
Radhika Chaudhri, PhD CoL
Rosemary Joy Avery, PhD CoS
Sarah Robyn Nenah McIntyre, PhD CoS
Shane Matthew Johnson, PhD CAP
Sharidya Rahman, PhD CECC
Skye Turner-Walker, PhD CoS
Thao Hoang, PhD CBE
Tharayil Sreelakshmi Mekkattu , PhD CoS
Thomas Duvernay, PhD CoS
Truc Nguyen, PhD CoS
Tsendsuren Batsuuri, PhD CAP
Vijetta Bachraz, PhD CAP
Yossi Bokor, PhD CoS
Yusuke Ishihara, PhD CAP
Yuzhen Fan, PhD CoS
Zahra Sadat Azimi, PhD CoS

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