19 November 2025

CaRST eNewsletter

Manager's Message

As we wrap up the year with our final CaRST newsletter, I’d like to thank those who have engaged with CaRST activities, provided valuable feedback and offered suggestions on what you’d like to see in future workshops.

This year marks an exciting transition as we move from CaRST to the new Graduate Research & Innovation Training (GRIT) program for Adelaide University. To prepare for the switchover, CaRST Online will close on Sunday the 30th of November 2025 so your development record can be migrated. All approved CaRST hours will carry across into GRIT.

If you have development activities still to self-record, please enter them in CaRST Online before 30 November, or keep your documentation handy to upload into GRIT when it opens in January 2026. You may also wish to download a copy of your training record or CaRST completion certificate for your own files.

We’ll share more details about GRIT and the upcoming system changes in the new year. For now, thank you for your engagement—and if you can, I hope you get some time to rest and recharge before an exciting 2026.
 

Best wishes,

Katy Dolman
Manager, Researcher Education and Development

Training & Development Events

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

Ace your interview

When: 25 November 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 1 credit, Domain B
Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

This skills session will review preparation and techniques to use when getting ready for an interview. Want to learn strategies and skills for preparing for an interview? Then join our online Interview Skills Session! In this session you will learn about the type of interviews, tips for predicting questions, interview techniques for answering questions and using the STAR Model. Register here.

Flexing your communication style

When: 26 November 2025, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Credits: 1.5 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: In person

Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling uncomfortable? Did you reflect on why it didn’t go well? Chances are that there was a mismatch in your communication style! Join us to identify your own preferred communication style and reflect on how your preferences influence your workplace relationships. Learn how to “flex” your communication style to allow you to forge positive relationships with colleagues. Register here.

Life after the PhD Panel

When: 27 November 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Credits: 1 credit, Domain B
Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

Are you struggling to imagine life after your PhD? Wondering about your options beyond academia? Join us to hear from fellow PhDs as they share their career journey and transition from a PhD into other roles. Learn how they got to their current position, the essential skills they developed through their PhD, as well as tips and strategies for current PhD candidates. Register here.

Other Training & Events

Excel for Researchers

Learn to use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, 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. 25 November and 26 November 2025 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Register here.

Christmas Closure

The Adelaide Graduate Research School (AGRS) office will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday 23^nd December 2025 and will reopen at 9am on Monday 5^th January 2025.

The Researcher Education Team is out of office during this time, so enquiries received during the University closedown will be responded to in the new year.

We wish all students and staff a safe, happy and relaxing break over the holiday period.

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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.