27 March 2024

CaRST eNewsletter

Career Control for Researchers program - apply now!

Do you want to know what your career options are, how to make career choices that are right for you and create strategies for pursuing them? Career Control for Researchers will give you the tools, guidance and confidence to take charge of your career direction, determine your own priorities and accelerate your progress. CaRST is pleased to sponsor participation in this program for a limited number of eligible applicants.

What?

• 8 week program delivered online (1 - 1.5 hours per week)
• Live, web based discussions with career specialists; and
• Self-paced modules
• Eligible for 13 CaRST credits in Domain B

Who?

• In your second year or beyond?
• Interested in exploring your career options?
• Committed to taking control of your career plan?

If you answered yes to all of the above then we welcome your application!

What did students think?

"I would also highly recommend it to other PhD students. I learned a lot, the goal-setting skills and modules are essential and well-structured"

"The program offered the right information to help me collect my thoughts about my career planning and aspirations, as well as to begin to get my career on track"

"The program helped me set a career path based on my personality, needs and interests. In addition, I have identified what skills I need to further develop in order to achieve my goals"

To register your interest in the course, please complete and submit the online Expression of Interest form by 2^th April 2024. You will be advised by 4^th April 2024 if you are successful in gaining a place in the program.

Training & Development Events

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

Working with your Supervisor (FHMS)

When: 28 March 2024, 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. 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. Register on the waiting list here.

Please note: This session is for Faculty of Health Science and Medical Sciences

Working with your Supervisor (SET)

When: 4 April 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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. 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. Register on the waiting list here.

Please note: This session is for Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

EndNote for reference management – introduction

When: 3 April 2024, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Credits: 1 credit, Domain A
Delivery mode: Zoom, online

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.

Improve your Confidence with Improv

When: 9 April 2024, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain B
Delivery mode: In-person, limited places

Is there a performer inside you, dying to get out? Want to improve your public speaking skills or feel more comfortable when put on the spot? If you answered yes, or you just want to have a truckload of fun, improvisation is for you! This workshop presented by On The Fly Impro is a fun way to help you to build confidence and improve your communication skills. This workshop is based on theatre games and requires physical activity Register here

Other Training & Events

Preparing for your PhD oral examination

Are you curious about the requirements of the PhD oral examination process? If you are required to undertake an oral examination or considering opting in, you may be interested to know that a new MyUni course is available to help you prepare. The course will take you about an hour to complete, and provides an overview of the process, roles and responsibilities, and tips for preparing well. You can also record the course for 1 credit in Domain B for CaRST. Enrol here.

Applying for industry internships and jobs – crafting your resume and cover letter- New Course

This course aims to help you identify the skills the employers want and the skills you have. This will then help you to articulate them in your CV. In this course you will be guided step by step to structure and write your resume and cover letter. If you are planning to apply for an internship or an industry position as a HDR student, this is a great place to star. Enrol here

Research Impact: Creating Meaning and Value

Research impact refers to the contributions your research makes beyond academia. This course covers the fundamentals of research impact – what it is and how it can be embedded into every step of the research journey – to help support universities in embedding a broader culture of research impact. This program is relevant to researchers at all levels, with particular relevance for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career researchers. It is suitable across all major disciplines. Enrol 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. 11 April, 09:30 am - 12:30 pm ACSTRegister here.

Learn to Program: R

Come along to this beginner-focused live coding workshop where we will demystify the RStudio interface and fundamental programming concepts in R. We will apply this knowledge to analyse a set of sample research data.
16-17 April, 09:30 am - 12:30 pm ACST. Register here.

Unix Shell and Command Line Basics

Unlock the power of the command line in this beginner-focussed hands-on workshop! Build command line confidence and open a new world of powerful computing resources beyond your laptop, including virtual machines and High Performance Computing. Our helpful instructors will demystify Unix as we write scripts and run programs on the command line. 23 April, 09:30 am - 12:30 pm ACST. Register here.

Getting started with HPC using Slurm

Is your computer’s limited power throttling your research ambitions? Are your analysis scripts pushing your laptop’s processor to its limits? Is your software crashing because you’ve run out of memory?

High-Performance Computing (HPC) allows you to accomplish your analysis faster by using many parallel CPUs and huge amounts of memory simultaneously. This course provides a hands on introduction to running software on HPC infrastructure using Slurm. 30 Apr 2024 & 1 May 2024, 09:30 am -12:30 pm ACST. Register here. 

Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R

Jump into this live-coding, intermediate workshop to learn how to manipulate, explore, and gain insights from your data using R's dplyr package. This workshop also covers the language of dataframe reshaping using tidyr and visualisation using the powerful ggplot2 package to create beautiful, publication-quality graphs. 16 May 2024 & 17 May 2024, 09:30 am - 12:30 pm ACST. Register here

Pivot-RP Training

Pivot-RP is a web-based software tool that facilitates access to information regarding research funding opportunities from Australian and global sponsors and replaces Research Professional. For more information and training sessions, visit the website or contact Research Services.

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.