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Staying in the Loop

A monthly newsletter keeping our
HDR community informed and connected.

 
 

HDR in Focus

 

Congratulations to Chad Han from CNHS, our 2021 Virtual 3MT competition and People's Choice winner! Chad takes out a whopping $2,500 in prizes, and is representing Flinders at the 3MT Asia-Pacific Finals! You can check out Chad's presentation and show your support by voting for him in the People's Choice category in the Asia-Pacific Semi-Final! Read more >

 

Have you had a look at all our other 2021 3MT finalists yet? We had eight finalists compete in our Virtual University Final on 10 September, sharing their amazing research. Check out our finalist videos and a recording of the University Virtual Final, presented by our Dean of Graduate Research and four international judges on the 3MT website. Read more >

 

Explore More

 

Nominations open for Academic Internship Program for Doctoral Students

Nominations are now open for the Academic Internship Program for Doctoral Students through CILT. Up to six potential participants with teaching responsibilities and a wish to be an academic are nominated by each college. Talk to your supervisors or Deans of Research to express your interest. Read more >

 

Access free confidentialised ABS datasets

The Australian Bureau of Statistics/Universities Australia agreement allows researchers from our university to apply for free of charge access to various confidentialised datasets. ABS has been working on initiatives aimed at longitudinal integration of different datasets. Read more >

 

Coming soon: ResearchNow profiles and skills development update for HDR students

Some exciting developments are under way for HDR students in October, including a skills development update in Inspire and the introduction of ResearchNow profiles. HDR students will be able to create an  external research profile to promote their research project, skills and  publications. Keep an eye on your emails for further info, and check out the ResearchNow website in preparation. Read more >

 

BGL and HASS HDR Spring Conference 

Please save the date for the 2021 College of Business, Government and Law and College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences HDR Spring Conference on Monday 15 November. This will be an exciting day to share and/or hear about the latest postgraduate research from our two colleges, as well as to network with HDRs and academics.

 

Mind Yourself

 

New Health & Wellbeing 'Oasis Online' FLO topic

Oasis Online is a new one-stop-shop FLO topic for all students, regardless of location, where they can access wellbeing and mental health focused resources, lectures and programs, and stay informed of new initiatives and opportunities to work on their mental health, but also volunteer to help their peers.  Self-enrol in the site and check out the resources. Read more >

 

Cortisol the stress hormone

Cortisol is a naturally occurring steroid hormone that plays a key role in the body's stress response.1 While it is often called "the stress hormone" for its best-known role, it also contributes to many of the body's processes. It's secreted by the adrenal glands and involved in the regulation of blood pressure, Glucose metabolism, Immune function, inflammatory response. Read More >

 

Reading Zone

 

Book recommendation

The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han

Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders that range from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality disorder. Read More >

 

Need Help?

 

Any questions about your HDR studies? Please reach out!

  • HDR Admissions - Admissions, Enrolments, Change of Supervisor
  • HDR Progression - Milestones, Intermissions, Candidature Management
  • HDR Exams - Turnitin, Thesis Submission, Examinations
  • HDR Development - Skills Development, REST, HDR Induction, Industry Engagement
  • HDR Cotutelle - All Cotutelle related inquiries

You can also contact HDR Student Representatives with any HDR candidature matters.

 

Upcoming Development Opportunities

  • 5 Oct    - Human research ethics – information session
  • 6 Oct    - Defeating Self-sabotage
  • 6-7 Oct - HDR Mid-Candidature Intensive Workshop
  • 6 Oct    - Introducing PostAc: a tool to help you design a career post PhD
  • 7 Oct    - Business Improvement: problem solving
  • 8 Oct    - Excel – Formulas and Functions
  • 11 Oct  - Excel – Graphs and Charts
  • 12 Oct   - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Exploring Your Data (Descriptive Statistics, Graphs and Custom Tables)
  • 13 Oct   - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: T-tests and non-parametric equivalents
  • 13 Oct   - Endnote - Introduction
  • 14 Oct   - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: ANOVAs and non-parametric equivalents 
  • 14 Oct   - Industry Engagement for HDR Students
  • 19 Oct   - Network your way into a job using PostAc
  • 20 Oct   - Media training for researchers
  • 21 Oct   - HDR Completions Intensive Workshop
  • 21 Oct   - Thesis Writing Discussion Group
  • 26 Oct   - Horizon Skills Practice Session: Presentations and Public Speaking 
 

Got News?

 

Have you got any exciting news to share with the HDR community or any suggestions for what you would like to see in the newsletter? Perhaps you would like to share some recent publications we can highlight in the Reading Zone? Don't be shy and shine instead! Contact us at gradresearch@flinders.edu.au and we will present your story on the HDR Students in Focus blog or in the next issue of 'Staying in the Loop' newsletter.

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