A monthly newsletter keeping our HDR community informed and connected.

Welcome to the new Dean of Graduate Research

It has been my first week as Dean of Graduate Research at Flinders University; I consider it an honour and privilege to be serving in this role. As I embark on this journey, I’m reminded of the very positive experience I had as a PhD student, and the many great opportunities it has afforded me over my career. As Dean of Graduate Research, my goal is simple: to ensure that both our students and supervisors enjoy a world-class HDR experience.

As a society, we live in exciting, albeit it challenging times. As scholars we have an opportunity to conceptualise, explore and tackle these grand challenges. In doing so, we can help shape the future in positive ways. I ask you, what could be more exciting than that? Whatever your role or stage of career, be it student, supervisor or professional staff member, I look forward to working with you in my new role.

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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! 

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Industry PhD Scholarship Opportunity 

The Artificial Intelligence and Image Analysis Research Group at College of Science and Engineering has a fully funded PhD position (scholarship) in Machine Learning. The scholarship is part of the South Australian Government’s prestigious Industry Doctoral Training Centres (IDTC) Pilots. The IDTC offers participants with ongoing interactive training sessions to build their knowledge, leadership, and research translation. The successful applicant must have solid background in machine learning, and object detection/segmentation in images, with an emphasis on machine learning and deep learning. The scholarship is available immediately for a duration of 3 years with a possible extension of 6 months and applications close on 15 July 2023.

Do you have an ORCID Account?

The Open Researcher and Contributor IDentifier (ORCID) is a 16-digit-number and associated record (sometimes called a profile) that stores automatic links to all your research, and links all your research with you for the duration of your career. It has become the standard mechanism for recording research, plays a key role in facilitating research performance assessment and is critical for accurate citation tracking. As part of the research community at Flinders University all HDR students are in ResearchNow and can develop a profile to promote their research.

ACGR Awards for Excellence

The Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) proudly presents awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Education. The awards not only recognise and reward excellence in Graduate Research Education but will also contribute to good practice in HDR supervision and leadership amongst all ACGR member institutions and encourage them to establish their own award programs. Congratulations to the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) at Flinders University for winning the 2023 ACGR Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research.

Have you provided your USI yet?

From 1 January 2023 all higher education students (including those who commenced prior to 2021) must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to graduate and receive their testamur. You can apply for one here or if you have studied a VET course in the last five years, including while at secondary school, you may already have a USI. If you think you may have one but aren’t sure, you can check by visiting Find your USI. 

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Read and Publish (Library Workshop) - 25 July

The Library is participating in several Read & Publish agreements that allow Flinders researchers to publish journal articles Open Access with no Article Processing Charges. This 30-minute workshop will provide an overview on the Read & Publish agreements for 2023, including details on what publishers and journals are included and how researchers can redeem an APC waiver under the agreements. The workshop is online on Tuesday 25 July from 12.00pm-12.30pm. 

Presenting your research with confidence - 26 July

Are you a researcher who is keen to present your findings but worried that it doesn't come across well? We offer a clear step-by-step structure that will help you develop the key elements of a professional presentation. The workshop will be held on Wednesday 26 July 2023 at 1.30pm-4.00pm online.

Where can I publish? Selecting a journal for your article - 10 August

This interactive workshop will guide participants through finding and evaluating journals for potential article publication. You will learn the tools to help you decide which journals maybe suitable, how to use journal metrics, how to recognise predatory journals and making your article Open Access. The next workshop date is Thursday 10 August from 2.00pm-3.30pm online. 

More Opportunities 

• 4 July - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Correlation
• 5 July - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Multiple Regression
• 5 July - Author Workshop – Publishing Open Access in Wiley and Hindawi journals under a Read & Publish agreement - Library
• 6 July - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis
• 10 July - Introduction to database: Adam Matthews Digital
• 11 July - Staying well during your candidature 
• 13 July -ARC Industry Fellowships: Strategies to write and submit a successful application
• 13 July - Course description
• 17 July - Covidence Webinar 1 - Setting up the review 
• 20 July - How to use the Ethics Online application system - ResearchNow Ethics and Biosafety
• 21 July - Media training for researchers with the Australian Science Media Centre 
• 24 July -Covidence Webinar 2 - Full text retrieval in Covidence
• 25 July - Getting started with SciFinder-n
• 25 July - Read & Publish Agreements
• 26 July - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Categorical Data Analysis
• 26 July - Presenting your research with confidence 
• 27 July - Research Finance: Principles, Systems and Dashboard
• 28 July - Learning & Teaching Mini-Conference/Showcases
• 31 July - Covidence Webinar 3 - Extracting data and assessing quality in Covidence

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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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