17 July 2024

CaRST eNewsletter

Be Well Series 

Ready to prioritise your mental health and well being?

Apply for the Be Well program - a transformative 5-week program designed to empower you with practical, personalised strategies and exercises to build strong and positive levels of mental health and wellbeing. In addition to comprehensive training, participants will gain access to the Be Well tracker and app.

Participants can claim 10 CaRST credits in Domain B for completion of the program.

For more information, visit Be Well Co. Places are strictly limited, apply now! 
Applications close COB 31 July 2024.

Training & Development Events

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

Good Feedback: Asking for it; getting it; and responding to it

When: 23 July 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credit, Domain B
Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

Many graduate students cite getting and dealing with feedback from their supervisors as one of the most frustrating areas of candidature. Feedback is essential to make progress and improve the quality of your outputs. So what can you do to ensure you get the feedback you need? Join this workshop delivered by Hugh Kearns and find out how to be clear about the kind of feedback you need. Register here.

The Australian Research Funding Landscape

When: 31 July 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Credits: 1 credits, Domain C
Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

This webinar provides an overview of the Australian research funding landscape, including the large competitive grant schemes, smaller grants, prizes & awards, as well as industry funded research opportunities. The webinar will also provide early career researchers with tips and tricks to find appropriate funding sources to support their research. Register here.

Thinking Resiliently as a Researcher

When: 6 August 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 1 credits, Domain B
Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

Unhelpful thought patterns impact on psychological wellbeing and may impede research progression. This workshop explores negative thought patterns and highlights skills to think resiliently and positively. This workshop will look at identifying unhelpful thought patterns (e.g. imposter syndrome), practicing perspective setting and build self-confidence. Ultimately Creating a framework for thinking positively, confidently and resiliently throughout your research degree. Register here.

Other Training & Events

PYTHON101: Learn to Program: PYTHON

Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you’d expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. You can record this session for 6 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 23-24 July 2024 1.30pm-4.30pm. Register here.

NVIVO101: Getting started with NVivo for Windows

Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it’s easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Windows and is not suitable for NVivo for Mac users. You can record this session for 3 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 31 July 2024 9.30am-12.30pm. Register here.

Excel101: Excel for Researchers

Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy. Sometimes it is incomplete. And sometimes there’s too much of it. Frequently, it has errors. We’ll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data. You can record this session for 6 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 1-2 August 2024 1.30pm-4.30pm. Register here.

Introduction to LabArchives Electronic Research Notebook

This session introduces LabArchives Electronic Research Notebook, a secure online space for recording research, managing data, and collaborating inside and outside the University. This tool helps with good research practice using built-in tools, and integration with common software. For beginners and users refreshing their knowledge. You can record this session for 1 credit in Domain C for CaRST. 6 Aug 2024 9.30am-10.30am. Register here.

PYTHON203: Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python

Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you’d expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. In this workshop, you will explore DataFrames in depth (using the pandas library), learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights from your data (Data Manipulation), as well as how to deal with missing values and how to combine multiple datasets. You will also explore different types of graphs and learn how to customise them using two of the most popular plotting libraries in Python, matplotlib and seaborn (Data Visualisation). You can record this session for 6 credits in Domain A for CaRST. 6-7 August 2024 9.30am-12.30pm. Register here.

Neurodiversity Study Skills Workshop Semester 2 2024

The Disability Support Unit and the Writing Centre will be hosting a series of workshops for neurodivergent students. These workshops are part of a collaborative effort to support neurodivergent learners at all levels of study. These workshops will focus on academic study skills, executive function, and neurodiversity awareness. All students, no matter their diagnosis status, are welcome to attend. Students must register their interest to secure their place as room capacity is limited. You can claim 1.5 credits in CaRST for each workshop you complete.

Neurodiversity Mentoring 2025

The Disability Support Unit will be launching a Neurodiversity Mentoring Program in 2025 to support neurodivergent students. Mentors will assist their neurodiverse mentees and provide advice around study habits, executive functioning, academic skills, and managing studying whilst neurodivergent. Please visit the Neurodiversity Project webpage to learn more about this pilot program and how to become a mentor. We are also asking students to kindly fill out this survey on future neurodiversity support. You can claim up to 7 credits in CaRST for completion of the program and training

News

National PACE Mentoring Program - Spring 2024  

For more information, visit national PACE Mentoring Program.
Mentee Applications extended to 31st of July.  

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.