A monthly newsletter keeping our HDR community informed and connected.
H D R I N F O C U S
Lisa Callahan, Nathan Harrison, and the 2024-25 UHDRC student representatives write their last update as their term comes to an end and they welcome in the 2025-26 student representatives.
Congratulations to Evan Woolbright and Christopher Hogan, who have been voted in as the new University Higher Degrees by Research Committee (UHDRC) HDR Student Members for 2025-2026.
Congratulations to our own Dr Dani Milos who has been awarded Advance Higher Education Senior Fellowship Status. This prestigious recognition reflects Dani's exceptional commitment to leadership in teaching and learning in graduate research.
Congratulations to Jason Barnes (College of Science and Engineering) on receiving outstanding results from examiners on his thesis titled "Food safety inspection: A treatise". We asked Jason to share his experience with us.
Congratulations to Charlotte Uphues, who was featured in an InDaily article 'High-tech buoys to monitor Encounter Bay waters'.
Recent CHASS PhD graduate, Roksana Tarannum, has been awarded the John Lewis Medal for Excellence in Doctoral Research in Geography by the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, highlighting the exceptional quality of her PhD thesis 'In search of community resilience: The context of sea level rise and climate change in Bangladesh'. Roksana is currently serving as a Civil Servant with the Bangladesh Government in Dhaka.
SHAPE Research and Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing had the privilege of hosting the Honourable Emily Bourke MLC, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, for an inspiring presentation by PhD student Emma Milanese.
W E L C O M E
Introducing our new higher degree by research students who started this semester. We welcome you into the Flinders HDR community and look forward to following your journey.
Elizabeth Galanis (BGL)
Caleb Crowden (EPSW)
Muddsar Hameed (EPSW)
Melindawaty Muis (EPSW)
Bridget Ramsey (EPSW)
Levan Losaberidze (HASS)
Jusuf Ariz Wahyuono (HASS)
Athena Chin (MPH)
Molly-Eve Day (MPH)
Taina De Lima Zanini (MPH)
Anteneh Mengist Dessie (MPH)
Lucy Franzon (MPH)
Victoria Tang (MPH)
Libo Xiong (MPH)
Tahlia Johnson (NHS)
Hurjehan Mohamed Osman Yusuf Kadernani (NHS)
Shivani Mahesh Prabhu (NHS)
Berihun Bantie Tesema (NHS)
Mastewal Admasie (SE)
Claire Barr (SE)
Brittany Heath (SE)
Oran Levy (SE)
Joshua Maillard (SE)
Yazmin Rizk (SE)
Resmarani Sahu (SE)
Tuan Anh Vuong (SE)
R E C E N T L Y C O M P L E T E D S T U D E N T S
Congratulations to the students who completed in the last month. The University recognises that a higher degree by research represents a considerable achievement, reflecting hard work and a high level of commitment and dedication. Congratulations on your outstanding accomplishment!
Bohua Zhang (EPSW)
Boaz Mui (EPSW)
Jane Fyfe (HASS)
Sue Bertossa(MPH)
Rekha Ravutha Gounden (MPH)
Harman Sharma (MPH)
Jill Garner (NHS)
Badriah Mazen B Alotaibi (SE)
Gabrielle Genty (SE)
Claire Hayward (SE)
Amirhossein Shadmehri Toosi (SE)
W H A T ' S N E W
New supervisor module on HDR Student Intellectual Property
This module introduces HDR Supervisors to intellectual property for HDR students. It will guide supervisors through understanding and assigning HDR student IP at Flinders University. The completion of this module will bring 5 program points towards the HDR Supervisor Development Program.
New combined Researcher Development website & newsletter
You might have noticed that you have not received a HDR Development Bulletin this year. That is because we have been busy combining HDR development and researcher development into one central area, in order to better service our entire researcher community. All researchers (HDR to senior) will now receive a monthly Researcher Development What's on this Month newsletter from the combined Researcher Development team. There will also be a central Researcher Development website launched next week - keep an eye on your emails!
John Mulvaney Fellowship
In keeping with Professor Mulvaney’s deep commitment to Indigenous people and cultures, the John Mulvaney Fellowship is an award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early career researchers and PhD students working in any area of the humanities. The recipient of the John Mulvaney Fellowship will receive $4000 towards undertaking research or fieldwork in Australia or overseas, including accessing archives and other research materials and connecting with researchers and networks.
Farrer Memorial Travelling Student Scholarships
Awarded to support international travel and/or other learning and development by postgraduate students enrolled for a PhD on any aspect of agricultural cropping research. As a guide, travelling scholarships will normally be awarded up to the value $7,500
FameLab Australia 2025 applications extended to 6 April
FameLab is the largest, public-facing science communication training program and competition for early career researchers in the world. FameLab provides an ideal platform for researchers to tell a national and international audience about their work.
Science communication training at no cost to the researchers.
M I N D Y O U R S E L F
What is the Be Well Plan?
The Be Well Plan is a core mental health and wellbeing training option for students, arising from a collaboration between Health, Counselling and Disability Services and Be Well Co.
Launch of the Learning Lounge Online
The Student Learning Support Service is pleased to announce the launch of the Learning Lounge Online. This new addition to our services enables us to support a broader range of student cohorts effectively.
Want to Be Happier at Uni?
The World Happiness Report reveals some fascinating insights, with both encouraging and concerning trends.
Create your own self-compassion script
Failure and setbacks are inevitable. How we talk to ourselves in those moments can influence how we cope with them. Developing a self-compassion script can assist us in talking to ourselves in a kinder and more helpful way.
U P C O M I N G D E V E L O P M E N T W O R K S H O P S
How to create a Data Management Plan - 8 April
Data management planning from the beginning of a research project helps to outline how data will be collected, stored and shared throughout, and beyond, the project lifecycle. Having a data management plan is a compulsory requirement under the Flinders Research Data Management Procedures. The library will be running 30-minute sessions that will cover how to start a DMP using the university’s DMP planning tool.
The Habit Lab™ Power Hour - 10 April
In just one hour (plus a Q&A), you can learn the Tiny Habits® method, a science-backed approach that’s helped thousands of students achieve more without burning out. This isn’t about adding to your to-do list or giving you one more thing to stress over. This session is all about simple, strategic micro-moves that will make a real difference and feel easy to take action on. Early bird $25 registration fee.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Symposium - 14-16 April
This three day event focuses on developing skills in the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL), for academic staff, HDR students and staff supporting learning and teaching. It includes ways to practice, disseminate and be recognised for SoTL activities and excellence, including leading and mentoring others. Various events will be run over three days face to face at Bedford Park, City Campus and Online.
HDR Supervision: Dear New Postgrad: The Hidden Curriculum in Postgraduate Research - 30 April
In this seminar for HDR Supervisors, the winner of the 2024 Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision, Associate Professor Tully Barnett (CHASS) presents her experiences intervening in the hidden curriculum for postgraduate students. For more information and to register, please visit Inspire.
HDR Supervision: HDR Industry Engagement and Internships - 7 May
Join Professor Lucy Lewis, Deputy Dean of Graduate Research and Nilla Wen, HDR Engagement Coordinator to learn about Flinders industry engagement strategy and how HDR supervisors can engage with industry. For more information and to register, please visit Inspire.
More Opportunities
- 7 Apr - Library Induction for HDR Students and Researchers
- 8 Apr - Finding Funding Opportunities: Navigating 'Research Professional'
- 8 Apr - How to create a Data Management Plan (DMP) for your research project
- 9 Apr - Social Media for Researchers
- 10 Apr - Partnering with Consumers in Lab-Based/Discovery Research
- 10 Apr - HDR Thesis Writing Discussion Group
- 10 Apr - The Habit Lab™ Power Hour
- 14 Apr - SoTL Symposium (14-16 April)
- 15 Apr - HDR Development Drop-in sessions
- 15 Apr - Research FastStart Induction Program
- 16 Apr - Word - Thesis formatting and working with long documents
- 28 Apr - Finding policies and demonstrating their impact: an introduction to Overton
- 29 Apr - Human Research Ethics Information Session
- 30 Apr - Dear New PostGrad: The Hidden Curriculum in Postgraduate Research
- 30 Apr - Endnote Essentials
- 1 May - IBM SPSS - Introduction
N E E D H E L P ?
Any questions about your HDR studies? Please reach out!
Dean of Graduate Research - Leadership, Policy, Strategy
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 Engagement - All Engagement, Industry and Cotutelle related inquiries
You can also contact HDR Student Representatives with any HDR candidature matters.
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