2025 Student Survey Results

The 2025 HDR Student Satisfaction Survey provides a comprehensive picture of the experiences of higher degree research students across Flinders University. Responses were received from 207 students across all Colleges, with representation from a broad range of enrolment stages, disciplines, and study modes. 

Calling all PhD students: 3MT is here!

It’s that time of year again, and preparations are underway for the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. This exciting event challenges PhD students to present their research in just three minutes, using only one slide, to a non‑specialist audience. It’s a powerful way to sharpen your communication, presentation, and research skills. Participating is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work, build your academic profile, enhance your career prospects, and compete for prize money. Finalists also receive a professionally recorded video to promote their research. Register for the next info session on 22/4.

Get expert R support for your Research

Need help with R or RStudio? Book a personalised one‑on‑one R support session with Dr Ankit Beniwal, Intersect’s Digital Research Analyst (DRA) for Flinders University. These tailored consultations are designed to strengthen your data analysis and research workflows, whether you’re just getting started or tackling more advanced challenges

Start Well, Stay Well

This 4-week masterclass series for HDR students is designed to help you structure your time, protect your energy, and make the steady progress your research degree depends on. In this masterclass series, you’ll learn to translate expectations into realistic and motivating research goals, Build repeatable weekly planning systems with the help of AI., Embed daily productivity habits that support writing and analysis and Develop reset strategies that protect momentum across your degree. Commences on 7 May. 

The 3MT information sessions will give you a comprehensive overview of the competition, including the rules, judging criteria, presentation tips, and key dates and processes. You’ll also hear from the 2025 University winner, Cate Sexton, and Semi‑Final winner, Stefano Zaccagnini, who will share insights from their 3MT experience and answer any questions.

Presentations are a great way to distill a message about your research. They ensure people can follow along and understand things through visuals, but only if done right. In this session, Traci Klarenbeek, Digital Communications Advisor, will explain how to build a research presentation that's easy to understand and visually appealing. Traci will provide an overview on key concepts to keep in mind when building a presentation for conferences and research talks.

Many PhD supervisors will have limited experience of careers beyond academia, and some may even have reservations about their graduate researchers pursuing non-academic careers. In this workshop delivered by Sequitur Consulting, participants are introduced to a framework for how graduate researchers and supervisors can approach this conversation, and co-design candidature to support a move beyond academia. This workshop is relevant for both HDR students and supervisors.