Staying in the LoopA monthly newsletter keeping our
HDR community informed and connected.
'A remarkable researcher, a courageous and thoughtful practitioner and a woman who would change her field. It is a privilege to welcome Noma Ndlovu, transferred to us at Flinders University to complete this incredible PhD.' Read more>
Industry mentor creates valuable insights for PhD student Sitansu Sekhar. “If we are passionate about what we do, we should network, share and learn” says Sitansu. Read more >
Thaar Alharbi making Big impacts in the world of Nano. Dedicated and driven in the research with Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, utilising the Vortex Fluidic Device. Read more >
Kathryn Hardwick-Franco an avid advocate for Rural Education, Research, and Leadership. 'For where would non-rural people be? How would non-rural contexts benefit from bees, bio-diversity, cultural-diversity, eco-systems, economic-systems, food production and processing, energy production... Read more >
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision recognises outstanding achievement across the various dimensions of supervision. HDR students who wish to nominate a supervisor for this Award are asked to please submit a one-page testimonial to the Office of Graduate Research by 31 January 2021. Read More >
2020 Annual HDR Student Satisfaction Survey - now open
As 2020 comes to an end, the OGR is planning for an exciting 2021, and we need your help. The Annual Student Satisfaction Survey is an opportunity for you to express your level of satisfaction with the research environment, identify any needs or concerns that you may have, and directly influence services offered in 2021. Complete Survey >
Smash Cuts: Let's discuss provocative topics
Professional development can reveal the excitement of teeth extraction. It can take time when there are so many other responsibilities for PhD students. In this tough year, when time is so precious and connection between us all is so important, the Office of Graduate Research has offered a new mode of professional development. Read More >
New ABS website and Data sets
The Australian Bureau of Statistics new website is now live offering key statistics that are more prominent along with more interactive graphs and tables. In addition to openly available reports, the ABS/Universities Australia agreement allows researchers from our university to apply for free of charge access to various confidentialised datasets. Read More >
Being made possible for the first time in any Australian University, the ability for HDR students to manage all aspects of their candidature using just one system, Inspire, accessible at any time, from anywhere in the world, is being recognised in its benefits through Student feedback and CAUDIT Award nomination Read More >
SA GOV Support Payments for International Students
A second round of support payment is now available to currently enrolled international university students who have experienced financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Flinders University Student Association (FUSA) has been tasked with administering this payment to eligible students enrolled at Flinders University. Read More >
Finding a way, Physical activity during COVID-19
During a time that has left many feeling isolated, The Finding a Way exhibition is an online space for the Flinders University community to come together, connect, and share their experiences with one another. What is your experience of physical activity during COVID-19? Share your experience in the Finding a Way exhibition. Read more >
There are lots of ways we can make investments in ourselves. ‘Self-care is any deliberate/intentional activity we do to look after or improve our physical, intellectual, mental, social, spiritual, financial or environmental wellbeing' Gareth offers strategies towards productivity and happiness in the latest Mega Guide Read more >
Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia by Samia Khatun Australianama challenges a central idea that powerfully shapes history books across the Anglophone world: the colonial myth that European knowledge traditions are superior to the epistemologies of the colonized. Arguing that Aboriginal and South Asian language sources are keys to the vast, complex libraries that belie colonized geographies, Khatun shows that stories in colonized tongues can transform the very ground from which we view past, present, and future. Read more >
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt 99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind
everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. Read More >
Listed here are some upcoming offerings for December.
10 Dec 10am-1030am
11 Dec 11am-12pm
17 Dec 10am-1130am
Thesis Submission and University Christmas ClosureIf you would like your thesis sent to examiners before the University Christmas closure, your nomination of examiners must be approved, and your thesis must be submitted and approved by the 16th December 2020. If you are anticipating submitting your thesis in late December/early January please note the university will
be closed from 1pm on the 23rd of December until the 4th of January. We will not be able to assist with emails or enquiries during this period. From the 4th until the 11th January only urgent enquiries will be managed.
The one, the only, Dean of Graduate Research - Professor Tara Brabazon. Who offers a door that is always open, with ears ready to listen and a heart and mind ready to support, inspire and be inspired. 2020 Well what a year, a closing message. Read more >
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? 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.
Have you got a question about your HDR studies? We are here to help! You can also contact HDR Student Representatives
with any HDR candidature matters.
Published by the Office of Graduate Research.
Phone: (08) 8201 5893 Email: gradresearch@flinders.edu.au
Please do not reply to this message.
Submissions are welcomed by COB on the last day of the month.
|