26 July 2023

CaRST eNewsletter

Come along and be part of an exciting showcase of incredible research at the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Faculty Final Competitions! Join us to support our talented 3MT competitors as they take the stage to talk about their innovative research projects in just three minutes. Don’t miss this opportunity to cast your vote to determine the People’s Choice Winner of your faculty.

Faculty of SET  07 August 2023; 12.00pm – 2.00pm, Ingkarni Wardli Conference Room - Level 7, Register here. 

Faculty of ABLE 07 August 2023, 4.00pm – 6.00pm, Barr Smith South 3029, Flentjie Theatre, Register here.

Faculty of HMS, 10 August 2023, 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Barr Smith South 3029, Flentjie Theatre, Register here.

Training & Development Events

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

Conducting Research Interviews

When: 27 July 2023, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Credits: 1.5 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: In Person, limited places

Research interviews are a fantastic way to build a rich, nuanced data set that may not be available through other research methods. In this workshop you’ll be given tips and techniques to structure your interview, engage respectfully with your interviewees to get the best outcomes, and manage and analyse your data. You’ll also have a chance to practice your interview skills with your fellow students. This multidisciplinary workshop is suitable for all HDR students who are planning to use interviews as a research methodology. Register on waiting list 

Confidence fitness 

When: 31 July 2023, 11:00am - 12:00am
Credits: 1 credit, Domain B
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

Confidence is like a muscle- the more you use it, the stronger it gets. In this session, Sharron Ferrier of Persuasive Presentations, will share how to be more confident when presenting your research. Register here 

eProcurement webinar 

When: 2 August 2023, 10:30am - 11:30am
Credits: 1 credit, Domain C
Delivery mode: Zoom webinar

This workshop will explain why the University uses the eProcurement system and how to use it. It will cover getting access to the system through to receiving the goods. Register here

Keeping track of your evidence: how to manage and integrate sources into your thesis.

When: 3 August 2023, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Credits: 2.5 credits, Domain A
Delivery mode: In Person, limited places

It can be difficult to keep track of your citations as a HDR student, whether digitally or on paper. This workshop focuses on how you can keep track of your evidence for your thesis by using the referencing management system Zotero. The workshop will provide advice on how to maximise your note taking capabilities by using the software’s pdf annotator and report generation functionality.

The workshop will also cover various methods for keeping track of paper files of your citations, and how you can integrate them into Zotero. The workshop will then cover how to effectively integrate sources into your thesis by using key academic phrases.  Register here 

Identifying your Strengths to succeed in your PhD or Master by Research

When: 7 August 2023, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain B
Delivery mode: In Person, limited places

Do you need to re-energise and re-focus on your research? Join us for a fun workshop to brainstorm ideas to be more efficient and succeed in your PhD or Master by Research. In this workshop we will help you to identify the skills you already have that will help you study better and achieve your goals. You will also identify the skills you would like to develop right now or for your future career. You will also learn how to articulate those skills for your CV and selection criteria. Register here.

Congratulations on your grant… now what?

When: 8 August 2023, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Credits: 1.5 credits, Domain C
Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

This webinar focuses on the post-award grant management process, and will help researchers to understand their responsibilities and the timelines involved after successfully being awarded a grant. Register here 

Learn 5 storytelling / presentation techniques from a pitch expert

When: 10 August 2023, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Credits: 3 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: In person, limited places

Why is it that good speakers can take average content and make it work? Yet, average speakers can take a great idea and make it boring? In this interactive workshop, you will be practicing 5x techniques that make your content more engaging. The presenter (Tom Hendrick from Talent Academy, ThincLab’s in-house pitch consultant) will also be sharing 5x free online tools to improve your presentations.  What would your content sound like if it was: (1) a conversation? (2) a choose-your-own-adventure? (3) an analogy? (4) a diagram? (5) a live demonstration? This multidisciplinary workshop is suitable for all HDR students who want to improve the presentation quality of their research. Register here

Working with your supervisor (SET)

When: 15 August 2023, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: In person, limited places

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 here.

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

Working with your supervisor (HMS)

When: 17 August 2023, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: In person, limited places

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 here.

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

Working with your supervisor (ABLE)

When: 22August 2023, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Credits: 2 credits, Domain D
Delivery mode: In person, limited places

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 here.

Please note: This session is for Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

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. August 8-9, 9.30am-12.30pm. Online via Zoom. Register here.

Unix Shell and Command Line Basics

The Unix environment is incredibly powerful but quite daunting to the newcomer. Command line confidence unlocks powerful computing resources beyond the desktop, including virtual machines and High Performance Computing. This training will help demystify Unix as you get to work running programs and writing scripts on the command line. August 15, 9.30am-12.30pm ACST. Online via Zoom. 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 your analysis on HPC infrastructure using Slurm. August 28-29, 1.30pm-4.30pm ACST. Online via Zoom. Register here.

Note: This course assumes basic familiarity with the Bash command line environment found on GNU/Linux and other Unix-like environments. To come up to speed, consider taking the Unix Shell and Command Line Basics course.

News

Grow Your Career Week (31 July-4 August 2023)

Grow Your Career Week 2023 is designed to help you build career confidence, increase employability and learn from leading experts about topics that will grow your career.

From 31 July to 4 August, check out Hub Central for daily activities designed to boost your skills, experiences & employability. Win daily prizes at our Conversation Wall, engage with employability experts and grab a free Boost chocolate, get your LinkedIn profile photo taken by a professional, and much more!

Also make sure you come along to our daily sessions and learn from industry experts about topics that will help to grow your career.

No matter what you are studying, all events and sessions are free for current students to attend. There is something for everyone in this line-up of sessions, so don't miss out... Register now to secure your spot!

Click here to view the Full Program and register.

Lumivero- Research and Technical writing Institute - Free on demand, NVivo, Citavi, and XLSTAT

Lumivero and Dissertation by Design partnered to deliver four exceptional trainings to help you develop your voice, write compelling argument presentations, and report qualitative findings and statistical results.

All sessions and resources are now available free on-demand! Choose from the following exceptional trainings to help you develop your voice, write compelling argument presentations, and report qualitative findings and statistical results:   

Day 1 Featured Session – Developing Your Voice: How to Paraphrase, Make Claims, and Synthesize Literature; -Demo Session – Accelerating your Literature Review with NVivo; -Demo Session – Using Citavi for Reference Management and Writing

Day 2 Featured Session – Writing a Compelling Argument; -Demo Session – Using Citavi to Support your Arguments; -Demo Session – Using NVivo for Coding and Analysis

Day 3 Featured Session – Reporting Qualitative Findings: Writing Consideration; -Demo Session – Thematic Analysis Using NVivo; -Demo Session – Using Visuals and Queries with NVivo to Report Findings

Day 4 Featured Session – Reporting Statistical Results: Research Writing Considerations; -Demo Session – How to Use XLSTAT for Statistical Analysis; -Demo Session – Mixed Methods Research with NVivo

Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Research Council PhD Thinkers Program 2023 Building the next generation of female academics

Inviting female PhD Candidates who are passionate about generating innovative solutions to real world problems to join a free 2-day cross-disciplinary workshop at UniSA, Adelaide, on 11 and 12 October, 2023. Applications to join the workshop are competitive and places are limited, close 5:00pm 31 of August. More information on how to apply and the program is available here:  CWeX Website or email Dr Rachael Potter at rachael.potter@unisa.edu.au

Safer Campus Community Day 1 August - Launch of the new MyUni Course Consent and Respectful Relationships

Want to learn more about the core principles of respect and respectful communication within relationships? Enroll in this self-paced online module to gain further insight, support an inclusive and safe university environment, and obtain a certificate of completion. Enrol in Consent and Respectful Relationships (adelaide.edu.au)

Health Week 14-18 August

Student life is full on. Between studies, working, social life, shared living spaces, cost of living, and potentially living away from home for the first time, there are a lot of competing pressures, and it is hard to put wellbeing to the top of your agenda. This Health Week, lets get Back to the Basics focusing on quick, easy, and affordable healthy habits for students.  For events, giveaways, resources and more, head to Wellbeing Hub | University of Adelaide

Mental Health Awareness Month Grants

Open from 4 August June to 1 September: Student Health and Wellbeing are offering grants of up to $500 to support events or initiatives during Health Week. Application close 1 September. Apply here!

Mate Training

Free three hour workshop for current students. This is an education and intervention program teaching us all to be leaders in the prevention of sexual violence and harassment. The program is designed to teach students how to recognize sexual violence in its various forms and have the confidence to speak out and offer help. Ultimately, we seek to inspire leadership by empowering participants with the tools to feel confident in addressing harmful and abusive behaviour. This training can be counted towards the Adelaide Graduate Award. Register here! 

Recognise and Respond Training

This training is run by the University's specialist sexual violence counsellor, Jo McNamara. Jo will provide a brief overview of best practice responses to disclosures of sexual violence, as well as reporting and support options for student victims/survivors. This includes resources and avenues available at the University. This training can be counted towards the Adelaide Graduate Award. Register here! 

Student laptops now available for loan

Need access to a laptop? Don’t panic! The Library has a new Laptop Self-Service Unit that provides students with 24/7 access to laptops that they can take off campus. This service is available to all students at the University of Adelaide. The unit is located in the Barr Smith Library on Level 3. There are currently 24 laptops which can be borrowed for either 7 days, or 4 hours if you just need quick access. We hope you enjoy this new service! Learn more

Mental Health First Aid

Feel more confident supporting those who may be suffering from mental health problems. Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) will teach you about the signs & symptoms of common disabling mental health problems, how to provide help, and how to access professional help. MHFA Training is free and available for all enrolled students.

Please go to https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/wellbeing/mental-health#training for content details and upcoming dates.

To make a booking contact jillian.allen@adelaide.edu.au

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.

• Is the activity listed in CaRST Online? 

• Is the activity included on our lists of approved experiential learning categories? 

• If not, consider whether you have learned something that is relevant to your HDR that helps you become a researcher or advances your career. Use the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) for guidance, as all activities need to be mapped to one of the four domains of the RDF.