August 2023

HDR Update

Last week our 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) finals were held at Llewelyn Hall. ANU hosts the biggest final in the world, and it’s always such an exciting night. Thanks for showing up to cheer on our twelve finalists from across the ANU. Huge congratulations to our winner Saishyam Ramesh for picking up both the first prize and the People's Choice award and Nick Bariesheff for being the runner up. Saishyam Ramesh won a cash prize of $5000 and will go on to represent ANU at the Asia Pacific 3MT final in October.

Feeling inspired? You don’t need to wait until next year: consider taking part in Visualise Your Thesis. Training sessions start next week. There are prizes up for grabs but more importantly you will get to meet peers from around ANU and learn some great research communication skills.

The new Research Ethics Management System (REMS) will go live on 8 August. Everything you need to know, including training and links to the REMS SharePoint site can be found here. We will run a workshop for the HDRs in October. Please keep an eye on our next HDR Update for more details.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

Opportunities

The Productive Academic Series

Academic work seems to be a never-ending list of things to get done and competing priorities. All our workshops draw on the most current research about cognition and attention. We will open your mind to new ways of working and show you how to effectively use technology to tame that work beast.

25 Aug | Building a second brain for writing (in person only)
29 Aug | Writing under pressure
5 Sep | Get Sh!t Done (in person only)

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

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.

Editing Short Course

You’ve done a whole lot of writing during candidature – now it’s time to bang it into shape. The final stages of preparing your manuscript for submission are challenging after working on your thesis/exegesis for several years. This short course steps you through the processes required to ensure the written document presents your work to examiners and reviewers in the best possible light. The EOI closes 27th of Aug.

6-8 Sep |Editing short course

Career Doctor

Embarking on a career beyond your PhD can be overwhelming, but this workshop series equips you with some useful tools which will aid you in navigating this transition. Explore diverse career paths, reflect on your skills and passions, craft a personalized career action plan and unlock avenues for sharing your research findings. That is precisely why the ‘Career Doctor’ is here to assist you in preparing for life after your PhD. To find more information, please click here.

3 Aug | What comes next? Post-PhD life and work
28 Aug | Translating your research skills for non-academic employers
19 Sep | Unlock the secrets to building relationships

PR for Academics

PR for Academics is a workshop series designed to help you become a better communicator, to develop and maintain a visible presence and to share your research with the world. 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.

15 Aug | Writing for Audiences Outside the Academy
22 Aug | Talking About Your Research with the Media
19 Sep| Making Impressive Oral Presentations About Your Research
26 Sep | The Fine Art of Personal Branding for Researchers
28 Sep | Getting Into the Ears of Your Audience

Development Opportunities

August

7 Aug | Publishing in journals
7 Aug | Finding the right words- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 1)
8 Aug | Poll everywhere training
9 Aug | How to Focus on What Matters (and handle discomfort)
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 | SAS Analytics is Everywhere - Industry Seminar
10 Aug | Library Research Skills 101
10 Aug | Making it look and sound good- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 2)
11 Aug | Introduction to EndNote
14 Aug | Boosting your confidence
14 Aug | How to bring your digital display to life- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 3)
16 Aug | Library Research Skills 101
16 Aug | How to Focus on What Matters (and handle discomfort)
17 Aug | Start-Up Speed Networking Event
17 Aug | The Allen key moment- Visualise Your Thesis (Part 4)
22 Aug | NVivo Introduction
23 Aug | Library Research Skills 101
25 Aug | Advanced EndNote
29 Aug | Negotiating Investment Termsheets for Researchers

Development Opportunities

September

12 Sep | Cross Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshop
25 Sep | Thinking resiliently as a researcher

Announcements

From the Thesis Whisperer

Scientists becoming more certain - and this is a problem

This post may help you understand why some senior people don't reply to your email

The wheel approach to literature

Roll of honour of candidates approved to graduate

Aditya Yadav, PhD CoS
Aidan Yuen, MPhil CHM
Alison Ruth Hassall, PhD CHM
Andrew Phillip Leary, PhD CASS
Anusree Lakshmi Sivadas, PhD CHM
Bronwyn Amy Wilkes, PhD CoS
Cassidy Whitefield, PhD CoS
Chenchen Xu, PhD CECC
Chris Lernpass, PhD CASS
Craig Leonard Leon, PhD CASS
Derek Gwali Futaiasi, PhD CAP
Dixin Wu, PhD CBE
Elena Luisa Piotto, PhD CAP
Elena Margaret Sheard, PhD CASS
Elliott Carpenter Catt, PhD CECC
Emily Kate Gallagher, PhD CASS
Fangqin Chen, PhD CoS
Fitrilailah Mokui, PhD CAP
Fran Sheehan, MPhil CHM
Ghodai Zaki, PhD CECC
Hayley June Claire Dyke, MPhil CHM
Intifar Sadiq Chowdhury, PhD CASS
Ivan Diklich-Zelich, MP CoS
Jacob Buete, PhD CoS
Jiajia Xu, MP CHM

Joanne Thurman, PhD CASS
Josephine Munro, PhD CoS
Joshua Black, PhD CASS
Kate Sollis, PhD CASS
Katia Taylor, PhD CoS
Lachlan Ian Birnie, PhD CECC
Liam Kevin Burt, PhD CoS
Matthew Woolf, PhD CAP
Matthew James Witney, PhD CHM
Mia Stella Cotan, PhD CoS
Nathan John Reynolds, PhD CHM
Nisachol Cetthakrikul, PhD CHM
Noorya Yasmin Ahmed, PhD CHM
Rhys Knowles, PhD CHM
Sebastian Young Ye, PhD CoS
Stephanie Mulhall, PhD CHM
Tega Brain, PhD CASS
Victor Alexander Ferguson, PhD CASS
Xiang Li, PhD CASS
Yanan Wu, PhD CBE
Yang Gao, PhD CAP
Yicong Hong, PhD CECC
Yue Wu, PhD CBE
Yujiao Shi, PhD CECC
Zaka Yuen, PhD CHM
Zhijia Yu, PhD CHM
Zhuoran Liu, PhD CBE

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