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Staying in the Loop
A monthly newsletter keeping our
HDR community informed and connected.
HDR Students in Focus
Matthew Firth is an interdisciplinary HDR student in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences whose research focuses on cultural memory and history writing in medieval world. Sharing some incredible achievements. Read more >
Dr Andrew Paterson has worked with police right through his career and has long been aware of the challenges around what police see and do. Find out what made him do a PhD in this area, what this research has led to. Read more >
3MT Winner
Posttraumatic stress researcher Alex Canty has won the Flinders University 3MT for 2020, heading an all-woman suite of finalists for the first time since the University has participated in the initiative. Read more >
Explore More
DocFest 2020
Docfest 2020 showcases our Flinders higher degree by research students in a range of interactive activities, events and competitions throughout the week. Come along either in person or online and help up celebrate our HDR community. Read More >
Join us at the next Loop for your opportunity to meet with the Dean and staff from the Office of Graduate Research as well as the HDR Library staff to discuss current University news and HDR issues in an informal setting. Read More >
The NHMRC, ARC and Universities Australia (UA) recently released the Publication and Dissemination of Research Guide, which supports the implementation of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018) (the Code). Read More >
Mind Yourself
R U OK?
R U OK? Day is part of a national suicide prevention campaign. By asking someone in a meaningful way if they are OK, you can actually make a very big difference to those who may be struggling with mental or emotional ill- health. Join us for lunch and a mingle with our HDR community. Read more >
Laughter is Medicine
It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. And we need all we can get - feel free to email us your favourite jokes! Read more >
Reading Zone
The Reproduction of Life Death: Derrida's La vie la mort by Dawn McCance
During the 1975–76 academic year, Jacques Derrida delivered a seminar, La vie la mort (Life Death), at the École normale supérieure, in Paris. Based on archival translations of this untapped but soon-to-be-published seminar, The Reproduction of Life Death offers an unprecedented study of Derrida’s engagement with molecular biology and genetics, particularly the work of the biologist François Jacob.
"This book reminds me how inspirational great, detailed and precise research can be. Magnificent." Read more >
See what you made me do by Jess Hill
2020 Winner of the Stellar Prize
Domestic abuse is a national emergency: one in four Australian women has experienced violence from a man she was intimate with. But too often we ask the wrong question: why didn’t she leave? We should be asking: why did he do it?
Combining forensic research with riveting storytelling, See What You Made Me Do radically rethinks how to confront the national crisis of fear and abuse in our homes. Read more >
HDR Calendar
Check out our HDR Calendar for all upcoming events and critical dates.
Listed here are some exciting highlights in what aims be a September to remember!
7 September 4:30 - 5:30pm
9 September 11am - 12pm
11 September 1 – 2:30 pm
17 September 9:30-12:30
22 September 9:30am-3pm
24 September 10-11:30am
Get to know your Student Representatives
Meet Reem Alothmany, Business, Government and Law rep since March 2020.
Reem is a third-year PhD candidate studying how HR practices impact on the well-being of employees. Read more >
Get to know your OGR
Meet Dani Milos, the HDR Education Coordinator. Dani leads the HDR Development team, looking after all training and development for HDR students and supervisors. Dani completed her undergraduate and PhD study at Flinders, and now enjoys helping support students and supervisors through the HDR candidature. Read more >
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? 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.
Need Help?
Have you got a question about your HDR studies? We are here to help!
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You can book an individual appointment with an OGR team member via the OGR Appointments button on the REST FLO site.
You can also contact HDR Student Representatives with any HDR candidature matters.
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