July 2023

HDR Update

I hope you are staying snug and warm on these long winter nights. The winter solstice is behind us now so we will start to see a little bit more sunlight each day.

I hope you have had the opportunity to try out iThenticate. This is a text matching tool that will help you and your supervisor to assure the academic integrity of your work. In early July, theses submitted for examination will need to be checked through iThenticate. It is accessible through your ISIS login page. There is a lot of support available so that you can get the most out of the tool. You can visit the ANU landing page where you will find links to the iThenticate SharePoint site which is where you can find answers to all your questions, training, videos and more.

It’s been great to see that many of you are accessing the Vice Chancellor’s HDR Travel Grant. This is an award that you can access during your candidature to assist you to travel overseas to present your research at a conference or participate in a research visit at another institution. It can take up to eight weeks to process from application to receiving the funds in your account, so apply as early as you can.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

Opportunities

iThenticate & You

iThenticate is now available to all ANU HDRs and will be integrated into the examination process. This tool enables the progressive checking of a thesis for potential plagiarism at any stage of writing. The tool also enables the generation of a similarity report that can be shared with supervisors.

July 13 | Using iThenticate to support your writing

Higher Degree Research Candidate Induction to ANU

All new HDR candidates are invited to attend the HDR new candidate induction. This is a jam-packed week of face-to-face events and workshops designed to get your HDR candidature off to a great start. Please click here for more details.

11-15 Sep | ANU HDR Induction

Visualise Your Thesis- 2023

These days an online presence is vital if you want to develop awareness of your research and anything that goes further than a bit of text and a few pictures will always attract more attention. Visualise Your Thesis is an exciting competition that takes this to next level, encouraging advanced visual literacy and helping PhD candidates develop their digital presentation skills. The last date for entry submission is 28th of Aug.

Please click here for more information.

Stress Survival Kit

This workshop is part of the Resilient Researcher program which 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. She is an experienced psychologist and career development practitioner who utilises an holistic approach when working with clients.

11 July | Stress Survival Kit

Development Opportunities

July

5 July | Open access publishing with Wiley
17-21 July | Exploring, Learning and Teaching
27 July | How to become a consultant
27 July | Research data management

August

1 Aug | NVivo Introduction
2 Aug | Word for academic writing: formatting your document
3 Aug | What comes next? Post-PhD life and work
3 Aug | Exploring Learning & Teaching Weekly
7 Aug | Publishing in journals
7 Aug | Finding the right words- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 1)
9 Aug | Writing with clarity and purpose (Psych)
9 Aug | Word for academic writing: maintaining consistency in your thesis
9 Aug | What does the job market for researchers look like in 2023?
10 Aug | Making it look and sound good- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 2)
14 Aug | Boosting your confidence
14 Aug | How to bring your digital display to life- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 3)
17 Aug | The Allen key moment- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 4)
25 Aug | Building a second brain for writing!
28 Aug | Translating your research for non-academic employers
29 Aug | Writing under pressure

From the Thesis Whisperer

Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage

Some useful life hacks from people with ADHD

Good (if a little dense) article on constructing research questions

Announcements

Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate

Ahmad Muhajir, PhD CAP
Albert Lamberte, PhD CAP
Amir Rahimi, PhD CECC
Ata Doost, MPhil CHM
Bei Chen, PhD CoS
Borui Liu, PhD CECC
Caroline Pinon, PhD CoS
Christian Simon, PhD CECC
Dimitrios Tsifakis, PhD CoS
Douglas Allan, PhD CAP
Farkhondeh Faroo Akbari, PhD CAP
Freya Gray Hogarth, MPhil CHM
Hai Nguyen, PhD CAP
Haocheng Qianzhu, PhD CoS
Harrison Barnett, PhD CoS
James Debowski, PhD CASS
Jia Wei, PhD CBE

Jian Chen, PhD CoS
Kirsten Marissa Williamson, MPhil CoS
Madeleine Sarah Maree Fleming, MPhil CAP
Qin Yang, PhD CAP
Rebecca McGirr, PhD CoS
Sebastian Kocar, PhD CASS
Sirichinda Thongchinda, PhD CAP
Siti Kamariah Ghazali, PhD CAP
Thomas Lalevee, PhD CASS
Timothy Crotty, PhD CAP
Yurui Zhang, PhD CBE
Zahid Mumtaz, PhD CAP
Zhixun Li, MP CECC
Ziqi Gao, PhD CBE
Zoltan Kocsi, PhD CoS

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