Vemel Ramasamy, commonly known as Resh is a PhD student affiliated with the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. His pronouns are he/him and they/them. His PhD project explores the experiences of autistic gay cismen (and non-binary people) through an intersectional and bioecological lens. Read more >

Izzi Batt-Doyle, PhD student affiliated with the College of Education, Psychology and Social work. A huge congratulations from all of us on representing Australia in the women's 5000m. An incredible display of resilience and determination. Read more >

Congratulations to Dr. Marissa Bond who just received a copy of her recently published book.  'Teaching Skills with Virtual Humans' is based on Marissa's PhD research, where she developed software that used virtual people to help children with autism understand and practice social communication skills. Read more >

Put your research skills into practice and gain industry experience at the same time with an APR Intern internship.  APR Intern are currently seeking expressions of interest from PhDs who have completed their confirmation of candidature for 3-month internships with businesses, community organisations and government – find out more at APR Intern

Interested in exploring your research career options?  PostAc is a job search database for HDRs and early career researchers that can help you find a range of relevant career opportunities beyond academia.  The new version, to be released in August, will include real-time opportunities and historical data – find out more at PostAc 

The Office of Graduate Research is pleased to announce a new examinations release for Inspire. The new functionality will manage the results and outcome of the thesis examination for HDR students, supervisors, College HDR Coordinators, and the Office of Graduate Research. Read More

Since the release of CourseLoop in February, the Curriculum Management Program (CMP) team have been working towards the implementation of Handbook, the publication module which interfaces directly with curriculum data stored in CourseLoop. Read More

The concept is simple. We all get together to get work done. Except, we aren’t interacting per se, we are just studying/working in the presence of each other.  With the increased reliance on online study and more of our student body located away from the main campuses, I wanted to create study sessions that any student (and staff members for that matter) can join in on, feel like they are part of something bigger.  Read More

Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face-To-Face Behavior by Erving Goffman. Originally published in 1967, Routledge created a new edition of this book in 2017. This book has survived well through time. The concept of "face-work" remains strong, exploring how interactions are opportunities to improve social standing.

"I was impressed by the attention to "internal consistency." Also of incredible value is the discussion of the "vocabulary of embarrassment." The configuration of embarrassment as "unfulfilled expectations" can be the foundation for future work." Read More

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• HDR Induction Seminar

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