12 March 2025

CaRST eNewsletter

Training & Development Events

Before registering for CaRST events, please review our no-show policy.

Tiny Habits for HDR Success

When: 13 March 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Credits: 3 credits, Domain B
Delivery mode: In-person

A practical and engaging workshop to learn and practice a toolkit for building better habits to thrive in research and life at any stage of candidature. This interactive workshop will teach you the nuts & bolts of the Tiny Habits® method and how to design for daily success, with habits that stick! Participants will discover the power of tiny habits and gain practical tools and strategies to create and sustain positive changes in their life. Whether the aim is to feel more productive, take control of your writing habits or improve your wellbeing, this interactive workshop offers you a gateway to a happier and more successful HDR experience in 2025. Join the wait list here.

Working with your Supervisor

When: Each Faculty has their own session

• ABLE: 17 March 2025, 10:30am - 12:30pm
• SET: 31 March 2025, 11:00am - 1:00pm
• HMS: 2 April 2025, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: In-person

The relationship you have with your supervisor is crucial in determining your PhD experience. They are your primary source of guidance as you undertake an individual research project and even the best student/supervisor relationships can experience periods of strain through the ups and downs of research. Undertaking a PhD is also very different from other types of study so it can be difficult to know what to expect from the supervisory relationship. In this workshop you will learn what you can do to establish a positive working relationship with your supervisor and ultimately get the most out of your HDR experience. Please register for your Faculty's session. Register here.

Media Training for Researchers

When: 20 March 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

Dealing with the media can be a challenge. In this workshop, Dr Joe Milton from the Australian Science Media Centre will explore how researchers can get the most out of working with the mainstream media. He will focus on making tricky research accessible, avoiding jargon, the changing media landscape, and how and why news stories are structured. Joe will also be providing his top tips on planning and preparing for media interviews, and how to communicate your message to a broad lay audience. Please note: this workshop was formerly titled 'Media Training for Scientists'. If you have already received credit for attending this course previously, you cannot receive additional credit. Register here.

How to Plan your PhD

When: 26 March 2025, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Credits: 2.5 credits, Domain C
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

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. This generally leads to missing deadlines, running overtime, regular crises and lots of stress. If you want to finish on time and enjoy the process along the way, then it is important to have a good plan. You need some very specific skills and tools to plan a PhD. This workshop will introduce you to the PhD Planning Toolkit. Register here.

EndNote for Reference Management - Intro

When: 1 April 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Credits: 1 credit, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

This session is designed to provide you with the essential skills for using EndNote effectively in your research and writing. It provides guidance on how to build and organise your EndNote library, export citations in bulk from some popular databases into EndNote (useful for systematic reviews), and using EndNote with Word to insert in-text citations and create a reference list in your document. Register here.

AI Research Productivity Workshop

When: 3 April 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

Transform your academic workflow in our 2-hour AI Research Productivity workshop. Learn practical strategies to leverage AI tools for literature analysis, research tasks and daily workflows. Dr Jason Downs will guide you through hands-on exercises using your own research materials, ensuring you leave with implementable skills to dramatically boost your efficiency. Gain templates and frameworks for immediate application. Register here.

Other Training & Events

Advanced troubleshooting & translating searches for systematic reviews (HMS)

Are you conducting systematic database searches for your evidence synthesis project? This presentation will focus on tips for advanced troubleshooting, and for converting your initial systematic search strategy so that it will work in a variety of databases. This is an advanced-level course and is suitable for anyone who has attended the previous ‘Introduction to Searching for Systematic Reviews’ webinar, or for those who have a basic understanding of systematic database searching techniques using logic grids, and who require more advanced support. You can record this session for 1 credit in Domain A for CaRST. 13 March 2025 11:00am-12:00pm. Register here.

Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap

Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? This beginner-level live workshop will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. You can record this session for 3 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 13 March 2025 9:30am-12:30pm. Register here.

Publishing open access via Read and Publish

University of Adelaide researchers now have access to 19 Read & Publish agreements. The agreements provide researchers with the opportunity to publish their research open access without needing to pay individual article processing charges. This session will cover the benefits of publishing via Read & Publish, what publishers are included and the steps involved in publishing. You can record this session for 0.5 credits in Domain D for CaRST. 18 March 2025 11:00am-11:30pm. Register here.

Getting started with HPC using Slurm

High-performance computing allows you to accomplish your analysis faster by using many parallel CPUs and huge amounts of memory simultaneously. This online training provides a hands-on introduction to running software on HPC infrastructure using Slurm. You can record this session for 6 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 20-21 March 2025 9:30am-12:30pm. Register here. Note: This course assumes basic familiarity with the Bash command line environment found on GNU/Linux and other Unix-like environments. It is recommended that students have completed the Unix Shell and Command Line Basics course.

Grey Literature for Systematic Reviews

This workshop will provide an introduction to finding grey literature for systematic reviews, with a focus on specific tools and approaches that can be utilised to find appropriate material. You can record this session for 1 credit in Domain A for CaRST. 25 March 2025 11:00am-12:00pm. Register here.

Introduction to LabArchives Electronic Research Notebook

LabArchives is an electronic research notebook that can be useful when needing to store, organise and collaborate around digital material and research data. With LabArchives, you can: organise your data in a customisable folder structure, integrated with other kinds of material, including MS Office files, forms, graphs and visualisations; share your data and work with internal and external collaborators, either at a whole notebook, folder or file level; use built-in tools to create rich text data, add sketches and annotations and upload MS Office documents; Keep track of versions and updates to your files and data; and supervise students’ research and sign off on page content. This webinar is for new users getting started, or current users seeking a refresher on how to create notebooks, add and manage data, sharing and access controls, collaboration tools, and export options. You can record this session for 1 credit in Domain C for CaRST. 27 March 2025 11:00am-12:00pm. Register here.

Data Entry and Processing in SPSS

This hands-on training is designed to familiarize you with the interface and basic data processing functionalities in SPSS. We will examine several “must know” syntax commands that can help streamline data entry and processing. In addition, we will explore how to obtain descriptive statistics in SPSS and perform visualization. This workshop is recommended for researchers and postgraduate students who are new to SPSS or Statistics; or those simply looking for a refresher course before taking a deep dive into using SPSS, either to apply it to their research or to add it to their arsenal of eResearch skills. You can record this session for 6 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 8-9 April 2025 9:30am-12:30pm. Register here.

Introduction to Strategic Journal Publishing

Are you looking at where to publish your next paper? Join your liaison librarians for an engaging introduction to strategically selecting journals for your publications. We will provide guidance on finding journals in different disciplines and assessing journal quality (including rankings and impact factor) using tools such as Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Scopus and Scimago (SJR). Learn how to evaluate predatory journals, assess open access opportunities, and select the best option to maximise the impact of your research! You can record this session for 1 credit in Domain D for CaRST. 8 April 2025 11:00am-12:00pm. Register here.

Defence Trailblazer Commercialisation Bootcamps

The Defence Trailblazer Commercialisation Bootcamps are designed for researchers and innovators with minimal commercialisation experience. The bootcamps provide participants with entrepreneurship insights and access to experienced professionals and defence industry experts. These 2-day intensive workshops aim to support innovators in understanding the defence market, developing value propositions for the Australian Defence Force, refining business models, and planning early-stage commercialisation approaches. The workshops will be delivered online on 8-9 April 2025. Apply here.

These courses tend to fill up fast, but even if they're fully booked, it's worth adding your name to the waiting list. The Digital Research Assistants at Intersect will follow up with waitlisted students to let them know when courses will be offered again, and they might even be able to get you into a session offered through another university. We also use the waitlists when deciding which courses to offer throughout the year.

About CaRST

Located within the Adelaide Graduate Research School, 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.