A monthly newsletter keeping our HDR community informed and connected.
H D R I N F O C U S
Congratulations to Sarah Crossman (EPSW), one of the eight winners of the Best HDR Student Publication Award for 2024 for her publication Facilitators and constraints to adult sports participation: A systematic review.
Congratulations to Wenjie Liu (SE), one of the eight winners of the Best HDR Student Publication Award for 2024 for his publication Remote sensing delineation of wildfire spatial extents and post-fire recovery along a semi-arid climate gradient.
Congratulations to Alexandra Manson (NHS), one of the eight winners of the Best HDR Student Publication Award for 2024 for her publication Unpacking the cost of the lunchbox for Australian families: a secondary analysis.
Congratulations to PhD student Rosie Coleman, who has been awarded a Playford Trust PhD Scholarship, supported by the Lang Family Foundation. Rosie is based in the Worm Neuroscience Lab, where her research focuses on discovering protective mechanisms for healthy brain ageing.
Congratulations to Caitlin Nicholls who has been awarded a prestigious Playford Trust PhD scholarship to work on her marine biology project.
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.
Shangnian Jiang (BGL)
Fahad Alanazi (EPSW)
Paul Gale (HASS)
Liam Ashander (MPH)
Yen-Kai Chen (MPH)
Megumi Daitoku (NHS)
Katerina Fusco (NHS)
Bareham Monique (NHS)
Tia Spray (NHS)
Caitlin Wyman (NHS)
Nadeem Tariq (SE)
Mikaela Todarello (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!
Sarah Paranjothy (EPSW)
Rory Bunker (SE)
Maelic Neau (SE)
W H A T ' S N E W
New webpages to support student success
The Student Success and Wellbeing team have developed some new webpages for the student community, specifically covering Academic Progress and Support for Students. The purpose of the webpages are to provide students with a clear understanding of the issues involved and awareness of the support structures that help students. The primary message is how we can support students to be successful at Flinders University.
New Researcher Development website
The HDR Development team has come together with the Researcher Training, Development and Communication team to create a service for all researchers at Flinders, from graduate researchers, to supervisors and senior researchers. An email announcing this was sent from the DVCR, launching our new Researcher Development website. This website now provides all the information on your research training and development, and has a section dedicated to HDR students and supervisors. As part of this change, we will also be changing our email address. So shortly, all HDR Development communication will come from researcher.development@flinders.edu.au. It is still us behind the email, just making us more accessible to all.
Safety on Campus
Flinders University is committed to providing a safe and respectful learning environment for all staff and students. In March 2025, the University officially endorsed the RNA – Safety and Respect at Flinders Action Plan. You can read more about it here.
As part of this commitment, we would like to remind all HDR students and supervisors about the Safety on Campus website and the support Flinders University offers.
M I N D Y O U R S E L F
Losing Focus? You’re Not Alone—And Here’s How to Get It Back
Tired of digital distractions hijacking your focus? This post explores the reasons behind our shrinking attention spans and offers practical strategies to reclaim your concentration and boost productivity.
Dopamine Menu as Study Ritual: Getting in the Zone Before You Hit the Books
A dopamine menu is a fun, energising way to get yourself study-ready by using pre-planned activities that boost mood, focus, and motivation—especially when calm isn’t cutting it.
There Are So Many Ways to Invest in Your Mental Health
There are dozens of ways to support your mental health—and many of them are simple, everyday actions backed by science.
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
HDR Supervision: Industry Engagement and Internships - 7 May
Industry research internships have been proven to be one of the most effective ways to expand students’ networks, help students explore potential career options and gain a new perspective on their research. More importantly, these activities help close the gap between research and industry and promote collaboration. This session provides an overview of HDR industry engagement, PhD industry internship and key criteria information and ways to engage with industry.
New HDR Development Drop-in Sessions - Tuesdays 4-5pm
This year, we will be running HDR Development Drop-in sessions weekly with specific discussion topics each week. You can attend in person in the HDR Central training room, or join online. The sessions run every Tuesday 4-5pm, and a list of discussion topics is included in the HDR Connect Team. So come along and join our HDR Education Advisor and your peers to discuss all things research.
More Opportunities
- 6 May - HDR Development Drop-in - Structuring your Thesis
- 6 May - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- 7 May - HDR Industry Engagement and Internships
- 8 May - HDR Thesis Writing Discussion Group
- 8 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Exploring Your Data
- 13 May - HDR Development Drop-in - Literature Review
- 13 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Categorical Data Analysis
- 15 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Missing Data Analysis
- 20 May - HDR Development Drop-in - Developing a Research Proposal
- 20 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Correlation
- 22 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Multiple Regression
- 27 May - HDR Development Drop-in - Referencing Tools
- 27 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: T-tests and non-parametric equivalents
- 29 May - EndNote Essentials
- 29 May - HDR Supervisor Core 2 Workshop
- 29 May - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: ANOVAs and non-parametric equivalents
- 2 Jun - Word - Thesis formatting and working with long documents
- 3 Jun - HDR Development Drop-in - Data Analysis
- 3 Jun - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Longitudinal Data Analysis
- 5 Jun - HDR Thesis Writing Discussion Group
- 5 Jun - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis
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
Researcher Development - HDR student and supervisor development, REST, Induction
HDR Engagement - All Engagement, Industry and Cotutelle related inquiries
You can also contact HDR Student Representatives with any HDR candidature matters.
Do you have any suggestions, feedback or concerns about your HDR services? Let us know via the Student Experience Idea Gateway Form
