29 May 2019

CaRST eNewsletter

Director's Message

We're pleased to be supporting the Visualise your Thesis competition in 2019, which represents the University of Adelaide's first year of participation. Similar to the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, Visualise your Thesis is a research communication challenge designed for graduate students, with one point of difference: students must present their research in a 60-second, digital display. This is a great opportunity for HDR students to get creative and build their digital literacy skills.

Dr Monica Kerr
Director, CaRST

Events

Three Minute Thesis Information Session

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an annual skills development activity that challenges Higher Degree by Research students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes using a single PowerPoint slide. This information session is recommended for students who are considering or intending to participate in the 2019 competition. 4 June 2019, 10am - 11am, North Terrace OR online via live stream. Register here.

This activity counts for 1 credit in Domain D.

NVivo Basics

While collecting data has never been easier, the bigger challenge is bringing it all together in a meaningful way. NVivo is powerful software purpose-built for qualitative and mixed-methods research data. Attend this workshop to learn how to create your own NVivo project, import & create items, and code or analyse your literature and data. 6 June 2019, 9:30am - 1pm, North Terrace. Register here. (Limited places available - nearly full)

This activity counts for 4 credits in Domain A.

NVivo Intermediate

Are you comfortable with the basics of using NVivo and want to learn more? Attend this workshop to learn how to query and explore your data with a variety of interrogation queries and visual instruments. 13 June 2019, 9:30am - 1pm, North Terrace. Register here.

This activity counts for 4 credits in Domain A.

Literature reviews and review papers: constructing compelling arguments

Please bring a recent review paper from your own research field, plus the current draft of your own literature review. We will apply the analysis framework from Cargill & O’Connor’s Writing scientific research articles; Strategy and steps to analyse recent examples of review articles. The goal is to understand their construction and the language and organisational features that contribute to their arguments. We will then consider which of these features and structures can usefully be applied in thesis literature reviews. 14 June 2019, 1:10pm - 5pm, Charles Hawker Conference Centre, Waite Campus. Contact paws@clubs.auu.org.au to register.

This activity counts for 4 credits in Domain D.

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News

Advance notice: Visualise your Thesis and you could win $1000!

Present your thesis in a 60-second video or audio-visual display and you could win $1000! The Visualise your Thesis competition is open to all currently-enrolled higher degree by research students and lets you showcase your research along with your skills in communication and visual storytelling. And if you need to brush up on your visual storytelling, the University’s learning designers will be offering training to get you started.

Submissions officially open on July 1st, but you can register your interest and find out more at the Visualise your Thesis webpage. Need inspiration? See how others have responded to the challenge in the international showcase gallery.

ORCiD Survey for Researchers

The University is joining with the University of St Andrews, Scotland, to run a short 5-10 minute survey on ORCiD experiences of researchers. ORCiDs are permanent identifiers that are owned and controlled by researchers. The survey covers researchers and research students with and without an ORCID.

Please consider completing the survey - click here to find out more.

APR Internship Opportunities

APR Internships provide an invaluable opportunity for research students to utilise their technical skills and knowledge to help industry address challenges they face. APR.Intern has announced the following internship opportunities:

Silentium Defence is offering a 3 month internship in Parafield, SA.
Project Title: High Performance Computing System Design
Applications Close 29 May 2019
Australian Bureau of Statistics is offering a 4 month internship (ABS Office, Canberra or Adelaide preferred)
Project Title: A Pruned Hotdeck Imputation Approach to Estimation from Linked Survey and Administrative Data
Applications Close 29 May 2019
FUSETEC 3D is offering a 4 month internship in Adelaide, SA
Project Title: Anatomical Segmentation
Applications Close 5 June 2019
INOVOR Technologies is offering a 5 month internship in Adelaide, SA
Project Title: Satellite Support: Mission Optimised Optical System Design
Applications Close 5 June 2019
Premium Fresh Tasmania is offering a 6 month internship in Forth, Davenport, TAS (opportunity to complete internship remotely with some visits)
Project Title: Conduct Market Research on Existing Fresh Allium Products and Recommend Products to Facilitate the Growth of the Category for Coles Supermarkets
Applications Close 5 June 2019
Premium Fresh Tasmania is offering a 3-6 month internship in Forth, Davenport, TAS (opportunity to complete internship remotely with some visits)
Project Title: Carrot Marketing and Product Development Research Project
Applications Close 5 June 2019
CS Energy is offering a 4 month internship (location flexible)
Project Title: Developing Models to Capture Tail Events in Energy Markets
Applications Close 5 June 2019
REGAIN is offering a 5 month internship opportunity (intern can work remotely at an Australian University)
Project Title: Sustainability Research for the Aluminium Smelting Industry
Applications Close 12 June 2019

If you are currently undertaking your PhD, meet the eligibility requirements, and want to learn more, please contact David Beecham, Business Development for South Australia at: 0490 124 374 or d.beecham@aprintern.org.au.

About CaRST

Located within the Adelaide Graduate Centre, CaRST is a specialised training and development program for HDR students at the University of Adelaide. For further information on CaRST visit the CaRST website.