19 October 2018

CaRST eNewsletter

Director's Message

Students loved our new workshop Workforce Skills. Held this month for the first time, this highly interactive session used fun game-based learning experiences to practice essential skills for employability. Feedback has been great, including comments like:

"I expect it to change my attitude and behaviour at the workplace in a positive way. It was an amazing CaRST course, one of the best ones that I've attended so far."

"I took away several tools to use in the future, both in the workplace and in my personal life. Thanks a lot! It definitely made my day! And I hope I can use what I have learnt today in my future to get the outcomes I want even when it seems difficult.”

If you missed out, we are running a repeat session in November. A few places are still available.

Dr Monica Kerr
Director, CaRST

Events

How to Plan your PhD

A PhD is a major undertaking yet many people spend more time planning a weekend away than they do planning the next three years of their life. If you want to finish on time and enjoy the process along the way then it is important to have a good plan. Join us for How to Plan your PhD to develop your own PhD Planning Toolkit and know how to use it to plan your PhD. Presented by Hugh Kearns founder of ThinkWell. 25 October 2018, 10am - 12:30pm, North Terrace OR online via live stream. Register here.

This activity counts for 2.5 credits in Domain C.

Clinical Research: Establishing Investigator Initiated Trials

If your career is in the health industry, it is likely to be influenced by Clinical Research – whether as part of your course or in your next job, understanding clinical research will be key. This workshop will cover the wide range of factors in investigator initiated clinical trials including the context of health science translation, determining the research question, setting up collaborations, the role of industry partners, writing the protocol, assessing study feasibility, costing essentials and funding options for studies. 25 October 2018, 1pm - 4pm, West End Precinct. Register here.

This activity counts for 3 credits in Domain A.

Emotional Intelligence: Understanding ourselves and others

What's your communication style? This two-part workshop combines the principles of emotional intelligence with communication styles to help you understand yourself and others in order to build better working relationships and work outcomes.  Strictly limited places. By registering for this event, you commit to attending both workshop sessions and to completing a pre-workshop behavioural questionnaire prior to session 1. First session 30 October 2018, 9:30am - 12:30pm, North Terrace. Register here.

This activity counts for 6 credits in Domain B.

Integrity and Authorship Training for Research Students

Did you know that ethical research practice, including the appropriate acknowledgement of the role of others, is not only a feature of good research culture but also required by national funding bodies and the University? This session will introduce your responsibilities as a researcher, including how to address authorship/integrity issues, and how to seek help if things go awry. 30 October 2018, 2pm -4pm, North Terrace. Register here.

This activity counts for 2 credits in Domain C.

Social Media Platforms for Researchers

There is a huge range of social media platforms and other online sites that researchers can use to tell their research stories. In this seminar, Paul Willis from Media Engagement Services will take a look at many different social media platforms and how a researcher can best use each one within their communications network.
31 October 2018 -  North Terrace Campus (live streamed)
1 November 2018 - Waite Campus
Register here.

This activity counts for 1 credit in Domain D.

Improving your Financial Literacy

Accounting may be viewed by many as a rather dry, boring subject that should be relegated to the domain of those commonly referred to as ‘bean counters’. But financial literacy should be everyone’s business, most careers require some level of financial understanding. Join Dr Chris Graves for this workshop if you are interested in improving your financial literacy. 2 November 2018, 10am - 12pm, North Terrace. Register here.

This activity counts for 2 credits in Domain C.

Reviving your Life while Doing an HDR

Learn tools to pick yourself up or ‘revive’ when facing common concerns for HDRs, including anxiety, stress, depression, poor sleep, perfectionism and procrastination. This lecture, developed in collaboration with the University of Adelaide Counselling Service, will look at ways to tackle these, by going ‘back to the basics’ of self-care and learning effective problem-solving techniques. 6 November 2018, 10am - 12pm, North Terrace. Register here.

This activity counts for 2 credits in Domain B.

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.