MSGR invites graduate researchers who have used the online tool known as the Doctoral Attribute Workshop (DAW) to participate in a survey.

We're working towards a new version of the DAW, to be developed and improved in delivering this online tool in the most useful way for you.

Complete the survey and enter the draw to win one of 3 double movie passes. The survey closes 17 May 2012. We thank you in advance for your time!

An online course that provides commencing PhD candidates with practical information and skills for their research studies, and opportunities for discussion with their peers and university experts. PGE 1 contains 6 modules, each covering an essential topic. Module 6: Preparing for Confirmation runs from Monday 14 May to Friday 27 May. Complementary UpSkills workshop is Preparing for Confirmation: Doctoral Attribute Workshop. The Expert Advisor is Dr Julian Harris (Academic Skills).

Applications Open: Friday 1 June

Information Session: Monday 4 June

Reach beyond your PhD, get the employability edge, meet extrodinary people and expand your intellectual horizons with the GCALL, an advanced interdisciplinary course exclusively for doctoral candidates at Melbourne. Find out more.

In 2010, Engineering PhD candidate, Hossein Mokhtarzadeh took out the crown. In 2011, it was MDHS's Rosemarie Boland who was awarded the glory.

Who will it be in 2012? There's only one way to win that $4500 travelling scholarship...and the rest. Register now!

Preparing for Confirmation - Tuesday 15 May 2012

Finding theses - Wednesday 16 May 2012

Tracking citations - Thursday 17 May 2012

Considering Careers in Academia - Monday 21 May

Issues in Qualitative Research - Tuesday 22 May 2012

Getting Started: Comprehensive Library Research - Wednesday 23 May 2012

Human Research Ethics for New Researchers - Monday 28 May 2012

Planning the Foundations Workshop from the Start of Career Researchers series - An intensive two-day program designed to support those in late candidature (final six months) and academic staff within two years of graduate degree conferral. Apply now for the June intake.

There are a few places still open for candidates wishing to participate in the 3rd edition of the Venice School of Human Rights. While the cluster on Development and Human Rights is fully booked, applications are still being accepted for the clusters on Business and Human Rights and Transitional Justice and Fight Against Impunity. Applications close 21 May 2012. Find out more.

[Source: Venice School of Human Rights]

Seventh International Conference on the Arts in Society, 23-25 July 2012, Art and Design Academy, Liverpool, UK. Submission before 22 May.

3rd International Conference on New Horizons in Education (INTE 2012), June 5 - 7, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic. Submission and registration before 29 May.

Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity Conference 2012, 16 - 17 November 2012, University of Melbourne, Australia. Submission before 1 June.

The Thirteenth Humanities Graduate Research Conference — "The Truth is Out There", 18 - 19 October 2012, Curtin University. Applications close 4 June 2012.

12th International Educational Technology Conference (IETC 2012), 11-13 July, 2012, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Submission and registration before 2 July.

The French History Research Higher Degree Scholarship is a travelling scholarship offering $3000 to a research higher degree student enrolled in the Faculty of Arts or The Faculty of VCA and Music of the University of Melbourne who are studying an aspect of French History or Culture towards their degree. The award would be for overseas travel to France or elsewhere for academically justifiable research.

Applications close Monday 28 May 2012. Find out more.

[Source: Janita Westbury, Faculty of Arts]

This program is open to both domestic and international students to undertake a PhD at the University of Melbourne, starting in 2013. Successful applicants will undertake an interdisciplinary PhD project at the University of Melbourne, jointly supervised by academics from multiple disciplines.

Applications close 31 May 2012. Find out more.

[Source: Lillian Tan, Melbourne Materials Institute]

The EMBL PhD Symposium Travel Grant provides funding of $3000 for students to attend the 14th International EMBL PhD Symposium, which will be held from 25-27 October, 2012 at EMBL’s Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg Germany.

Open to students in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, informatics, engineering and molecular medicine who are currently enrolled in a PhD program at an Australian University, and have not yet submitted a thesis.

Applications close 15 June 2012. Find out more and apply.

[Source: Nadia Rosenthal, EMBL Australia]

The MMI-CSIRO Materials Science PhD Scholarship Program has been established to support outstanding prospective PhD candidates in materials science. The scholarship provides fee remission and generous living expenses.

Applications close 30 June. Find out more.

[Source: Lillian Tan, Melbourne Materials Institute]

Postgraduate English Literature - The Amy Gaye Cowper Tennent Memorial Scholarship - Applications close 21 May.

2012 Australian Industrial Relations Commission Centennial Prize for Faculty of Arts and Business & Economics.  - Applications close Monday 28 May 2012.

The Royal Society of Victoria Young Scientist Research Award - Applications close 31 May 2012.

PhD scholarships in Medical Genomics & Systems Biology - Applications close 30 June.

Melbourne Scholarships Travelling Scholarships open for application - Applications close 30 June 2012.

Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation one year scholarships for Honours, Masters by Research or PhD students - Applications close Thursday 2 August 2012.

JASON scholarship database - JASON is a comprehensive database of postgraduate scholarships. It includes opportunities for Australian students to study locally and overseas, and for international students to study within Australia.

Wednesday 23 May

Designed for busy academics interested in hearing about strategies and ideas that they can use in their teaching. Find out more.

[Source: Caterina Ho, Centre for the Study of Higher Education]

Wednesday May 30 2012

Jan Hendrik Brueggemeier: How to reclaim my life in my city? Towards a manual of small steps to a sustainable urban citizenship.

Joji Mori: Designing Interactive Technologies For Commemorating Tragedy: A Black Saturday Bushfire Case Study.

Find out more and register.

[Source: Susan Dasya, VCA]

Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13 June 2012

This workshop aims to assist participants to rework their research for publication for a broader audience. A practical introduction to the publishing process is presented, which encourages participants to consider:

• Style: How to write for the general reader rather than an examiner.
• Content: What aspects of your research will interest the general reader? Who exactly is your potential market?
• Form: Book? Newspaper opinion piece? Magazine essay? Exhibition? Documentary? Website? What is the best way to get your message across?

Writing for Readers will help you make the transition from a readership of three to a readership of three thousand (or more!). Find out more.

[Source: Cassandra Lovejoy, Writing Centre]

Develop skills, meet people and contribute to the University Community. The Student Union Advocacy Service, which supports undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Melbourne, is currently recruiting volunteers for two programs. Even if you only have a few hours to spare, we’d love to hear from you. Training is provided. Both programs are held at or near Parkville campus. Apply now.

Exam Support Stall
Help students at the Royal Exhibition Building exam venue in Carlton Gardens in June. Applications close May 23.

Peer Support Program
Assist and support students who have been called to Course Unsatisfactory Progress Committee meetings in July and August. Applications close June 13.

We are seeking volunteers who are:

• Interested in the welfare of students
• Excited about contributing to the University community
• Keen to meet people
• Good communicators

[Source: Donna Markwell, Student Union]

eResources Showcase

Sage Research Methods Online*
Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. SAGE Research Methods is relevant for all disciplines as it focuses on methodology rather than disciplines. It contains content from 640+ books, dictionaries, encyclopaedia, and handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book,” and Little Blue Book” series and videos.

*Access this resource via the A-Z Databases link on Library homepage, or from Discovery > Find Database tab

The University Library has a number of electronic resources in various subject areas available to trial. Help us assess these resources and contribute to decision making by leaving your comments on the E-Resources@ the University of Melbourne blog.

RIPM Online Archive of Music Periodicals (trial)
Provides expanded full text content within RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals). A unique collection of primary source material for the study of music and musical life from approximately 1800 to 1950. Trial access until 3 June 2012 

China: Culture and Society (trial)
A collection of rare pamphlets (c1750-1929) held at Cornell University covering Chinese history and culture. Mostly in English the pamphlets have all been digitised in colour and are full-text searchable. Many are illustrated and feature lavish cover art. Download options are not available during this trial. Trial access until 29 May.

Middle Eastern Manuscripts Online 1: Pioneer Orientalists (trial)
Contains the manuscript collections of Scaliger, Raphelengius and Golius from Leiden University Library one of Europe’s top repositories of Oriental manuscripts. These three collections are Leiden’s oldest core collections of Arabic manuscripts, and consist of extremely rare, sometimes unique, manuscripts. The Golius collection is particularly famous for its manuscripts on Islamic science. Trial access until 30 May.

Other trials (with trial end dates)

• British Literary Manuscripts Online: Medieval and Renaissance (26 May)
• SpringerMaterials: the Landolt Bornstein Database (30 June)

New Saved List Option in Library Web Catalogue
Catalogue users can now create and save their own lists of items in the Library web catalogue. From most screens they can tag items for saving to their own lists, and in their patron records they can perform a range of tasks with the lists, including exporting, moving items between lists, de-duplicating with borrowing history, and deletion.

Open Access Publishing Discounts
The University of Melbourne Library has recently taken up memberships to PLoS and The Royal Society which entitle all University of Melbourne staff and students to discounted Open Access publishing charges.

• The Royal Society

Research staff and students from the University of Melbourne now benefit from a 25% discount on article processing charges for open access publication in any of the Royal Society journals, with the support of the University’s open access Excellence in Science Membership.

• Public Library of Science

The Institutional Membership enables University of Melbourne authors to receive a 10% discount on publication fees in all PLoS journals.

These are in addition to the Library’s existing memberships which also provide discounted Open Access publishing charges:

• BioMed Central

The Library has a BMC Supporter Membership which gives a 15% discount on the article-processing charges of all research articles accepted for publication in journals published by BioMed Central, Chemistry Central and SpringerOpen.

• Mary Ann Liebert

The Library’s Institutional Membership allows University of Melbourne authors to pay the reduced price to publish articles using Mary Ann Liebert’s Open Access Option.

Using EndNote and have some questions? Come to an EndNote Drop-in Clinic - Thursday 17 May 12.30-2.30pm, Baillieu 1st floor eLearning studio.
Get one-on-one help with your EndNote issues! Feel free to bring your own laptop with EndNote already installed, as well as copies of any documents and EndNote libraries you are currently working with. No bookings required, just turn up.
(Please note: this clinic is not a training session for beginners. Beginners should view the EndNote tutorials on YouTube (Thomson Reuters).

UpSkills: Library Research Sessions
Bookings essential.

Tracking Citations - Thursday, 17 May, 1pm-2:30 pm.
Bookings essential.
This session with Sabina Robertson is essential for any research higher degree student. The presentation will focus on effective search strategies for citation tracking and include tips on making the most of databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar with Publish or Perish.

Sessions at Southbank – VCAM - Friday 25 May, 1pm-2pm
EndNote drop-in session
Using EndNote and have some questions? Come to an EndNote drop-in clinic to get one-on-one help! Feel free to bring your own laptop with EndNote already installed, as well as copies of any documents and EndNote libraries you are currently working with. HUB Computer Teaching Lab, South Bank

Endnote for Mac for the Music Visual and Performing Arts
Friday, 18 May 1.00pm-3.00pm
Bookings essential.

Best Practice Guidelines on Publication Ethics: A Publisher's Perspective (Wiley-Blackwell)
The guidelines describe Wiley-Blackwell's position on the major ethical principles of academic publishing and consider factors that may foster ethical behaviour or create problems. Also available in Chinese and Japanese.

Wayback machine
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is a service that allows people to visit archived versions of Web sites. Visitors to the Wayback Machine can type in a URL, select a date range, and then begin surfing on an archived version of the Web.

Why Do Old Books Smell?
A recent article in the 'Guardian' highlighting work by chemists at the University College London and University of Ljubljana on this matter. The report includes a short video.

Libraries Are Obsolete? - An Oxford-Style Debate at Harvard

EndNote X5

EndNote Webinars
"Live" tutorials from Thomson in the US with Melbourne/Sydney-friendly times. When visiting the training site make sure that the time zone is set for your location (e.g. Sydney = Melbourne). Register directly with Thomson. Some software needs to be downloaded and installed in advance. Toll free phone numbers are provided for Australian users. VOIP can also be used.

EndNote Fast Start

• May 16, 8:30 a.m. (Sydney time)
• June 28, 8:30 a.m. (Sydney time)

Building an EndNote Library

• May 31, 8:30 a.m. (Sydney time)
• June 27, 8:30 a.m. (Sydney time)

EndNote Cite While You Write

• May 31, 10:30 a.m. (Sydney time)
• June 27, 10:30 a.m. (Sydney time)

EndNote Web for EndNote Users

• June 20, 8:30 a.m. (Sydney time)

EndNote Question and Answer (Advanced)

• June 8, 8:30 a.m. (Sydney time)

RefWorks - emails from RefWorks about changes to your account
RefWorks is implementing a series of changes that will make it easier to access your RefWorks account. You may receive an email from RefWorks stating that your login has been changed to your University of Melbourne email address. You can verify that your login name has been updated using the Forgot Your Login Information? link on the RefWorks page. For instructions on selecting an alternative login name please consult the RefWorks website.

[Source: Jennifer Warburton, MSGR]

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition [AYCC] requires a policy and campaign coordinator. You would work part-time for 3 days per week [flexible hours] for 4 months initially, with the high likelihood of continuation for 12 months, depending on ongoing funding. They are seeking an energetic and intuitive communicator to facilitate a campaign to get the Government to invest more in sustainability education policy and funding. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of public policy, working with diverse stakeholders and advocating policy change. You will be a talented networker, and able to work closely with others to achieve public and political support for the AYCC’s aims.

To find out more about this position (job no. 545334), current students and alumni should log onto Careers Online. Applicatons close 18 May 2012.

[Source: Paul Lockman, Careers & Employment]

Careers Online is Careers & Employment's jobs database for students and graduates of the University of Melbourne.

Between 6,000 – 8,000 vacancies and over 30,000 positions are advertised every year, with many exclusively seeking University of Melbourne students and graduates. A number of vacancies specifically target postgraduate students. Vacancies include both local and international positions for full-time/part-time/casual/contract/vacation/voluntary work. Positions vary from those that are for an immediate start and others (Graduate Employment Program positions) that commence in the following year.