17 May 2023

CaRST eNewsletter

The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a national competition that challenges Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students to effectively explain their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. The aim is to cultivate their academic, presentation, and research communication skills while celebrating the exciting research conducted by HDR students across the country.

For more information, visit the University of Adelaide 3MT website and join us at the information session - Register now.

Training & Development Events

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

Stand Up, Speak Up and Persuade

When: 18 May 2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
Credits: 1 credit, Domain D
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

How is it that two people can talk about the same thing, but only one gets their message across? That’s because it’s all in the delivery. If your job is to persuade and influence others, these techniques will help you to build on your presentation skills and excel. Attend this workshop presented by Sharon Ferrier from Persuasive Presentations to learn how to stand up, speak up and persuade! Register here.

The Self-Reflective HDR

When: 24 May 2023, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credit, Domain B
Delivery mode: In-person, limited places

Are you keen to improve your success, performance, and wellbeing by learning how to find and use your strengths, understand your personal qualities, characteristics and resources? If you are looking to achieve balance in your life, join Jane Turner Goldsmith for the third session of the Mental Health and Wellbeing series. Register on the waiting list.

Creativity Workshop: Revealing hidden value using Creativity and Evolution

When: 25 May 2023, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Credits: 2.5 credit, Domain B
Delivery mode: In Person

Workshop Outline: Creativity and Evolution drive change our world. However positive change hinges on our ability to sense and communicate hidden value within everyday situations. Yet we are too often stuck in our habits and lack energy for curiosity and exploration. We need to embrace life as a Moving Puzzle.

Workshop Objectives: Drawing on 10+ years of diverse coaching experience, combined with 15+ years working in Defence, Dean will facilitate participants through a series of movement situations based on concepts drawn from cognition, play, neuroscience, mindfulness, biology, and psychology.

Participant Outcomes: Within your life and studies you will have the ability creatively and playfully reveal hidden qualities in yourself, objects, relationships and environment. You will be able to better tackle uncertainty and challenges in your life.

Register here.

The 3MT information session

When: 30 May 2023, 10:30am - 11:30am
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

Can you sell your thesis in just 3 minutes?

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an annual skills development activity that challenges Higher Degree by Research students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes using a single PowerPoint slide. It is not an exercise in trivialising or ‘dumbing-down’ research; the oration should engage the audience without reducing research to entertainment value alone.

This information session will provide information on the rules and requirements of the competition, the competition format and how to successfully sell your thesis in 3 minutes!

For more information, refer to the University of Adelaide 3MT website

Register here.

Reviving your Life while Doing an HDR

When: 1 June 2023, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain B
Delivery mode: In-person, limited places

In this final session of the Mental Health and Wellbeing series, Jane Turner Goldsmith will provide the tools needed to pick yourself up or ‘revive’ when facing common concerns for HDRs, including anxiety and stress. This session will include a range of experiential exercises to relax the body, including breathing, meditation, mindfulness, progressive muscle relaxation and visualisation. Register here.

Structuring an HDR Thesis

When: 5 June 2023, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Credits: 2.5 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: Zoom meeting

Writing a thesis is an enormous task and it can be difficult to know where to start, or what to do next. This workshop is designed to guide you through the process of structuring and writing the different components of a thesis, from the different chapters or sections, through to paragraphs and the use of different sentence structures for specific purposes. Throughout the workshop, you'll be provided with practical tips to help you create a template for your thesis and take productive steps towards writing it up. Register here

Preparing for the 3MT: Everything you need to know

When: 6 June 2023, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Credits: 2.5 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: Zoom meeting

Designed for any HDR student who is thinking about participating in the 3MT® competition, this workshop explains what the 3MT is, how it works, and provides strategies and suggestions to help you win over the judging panel. Do you want to know how to make your presentation memorable, and cope with the inevitable anxiety that comes with presenting? In this session, Hugh Kearns will share all the best ‘tips and tricks’ to be successful in the 3MT.  Register here.

Please note: all HDR students are welcome to attend this session - you do not need to have registered as a 3MT competitor.

Though delivered online, this is a workshop, not a lecture, and breakout rooms will be used so that students can interact with each other. Please ensure audio and video is configured so you can participate. We recommend using a laptop or desktop computer, not a phone for this to work well.

The Australian research funding landscape

When: 8 June 2023, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Credits: 1 credits, Domain C
Delivery mode: In-person, limited places

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

Other Training & Events

Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R

R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including RStudio and a massive online community of users for support. In this intermediate-level, live coding, and researcher-focussed workshop we will use the dplyr, tidyr, and ggplot2 libraries to manipulate, reshape, and visualise data. 

Zoom Meeting, limited places 17 & 18 of May, 9:30am-12:30 pm ACST. Register here.

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Volunteer opportunity for STEM students - Inspiring Women Program

The Diversity Team in SET are looking for volunteers to assist in our Inspiring Women program. This program’s goal is to engage primary aged girls in STEM activities in a hands on and engaging way. We are looking for a number of current students to support our girls through the STEM activities by encouraging and giving gentle nudges in the right direction if they get a little distracted or confused. These students can be undergraduate or post graduate students but will need to be able to travel to North Terrace campus to contribute to the program. Lunch will be provided to volunteers. Please find Volunteer Expression of Interest form here.  We will give confirm our volunteers at least 1 week notice before each session.

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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.