Staying in the Loop

A monthly newsletter keeping our HDR students informed and connected.

Student News

‘Eat, write, retreat’: Making the most of writing retreats

Writing retreats are structured writing events where a group of individuals take themselves out of their usual environment and away from their usual distractions to complete a writing task. In this blog, our Nursing & Health Sciences HDR students reflect on their recent writing retreat experience.

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PhD student Damian Adams presents to the United Nations

At the end of 2019, The United Nations invited Flinders PhD student Damian Adams to speak at a workshop titled “Children in the age of biotechnology”. Not only was the invitation itself a rare honour for a PhD student, Damian and the team received a standing ovation. We asked Damian to share his recent experience with us.

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HDR Student Opportunities

University-wide Milestone Presentations

HDR students are now able to book a time to present their milestone presentations as part of our University-Wide Milestones. If your milestone is due soon and you have not yet been assigned a presentation time, you can book one in yourself. Please ensure that your supervisors, HDR Coordinators or external assessors (if relevant) are present. Bookings are managed through the University Wide Milestone button in the REST FLO Site. For any queries, please contact HDR.Progression@flinders.edu.au.

Industry Mentoring in Stem (IMNIS)

IMNIS connects PhD students with successful leaders in STEM and medical related industries for a 12-month program of informative conversations and networking events. The 2020 program is commencing in June and expressions of interest are now open to students interested increasing their understanding of STEM and medical industries, career paths and collaboration. Join us for an Info Session on Tuesday 24 March, 10-11am. Enrolments via Inspire.

Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference (QPR) HDR Student Volunteer Places

QPR is the world’s biggest & longest-standing conference on doctoral education and this year will again be held in the National Wine Centre of Australia in its heritage-listed parklands between 21-23 April 2020. Flinders University is offering our HDR Students volunteer places with FREE registration and catering in return for 8 hours of assistance. Registration is valued at $560, and this is a great opportunity to gain invaluable experience, add to your CV and be a part of this great event. Register via Eventbrite with code: QPRVOL20

Communicating Research - COMS9001

This semester, COMS9001 is run as a fully online topic, available to all students. This is a great opportunity for our external students to participate in the topic. For further information and to enrol, visit COMS9001 website.

What's New?

OGR Appointment Scheduler - HDR students are now able to book individual appointments with OGR staff members through the OGR Appointments button in the REST FLO Site. You can book up to three appointments at one time with any of our four teams.

Service One - HDR students can now use Service One to request services such as room access, maintenance, library item purchase and car parking. For more information, refer to the ServiceOne website.

HDR Central - Some of you may have noticed the new fridge and coffee machine in HDR Central. They are available for student use but we need a small group of students to manage this space on behalf of all students. If you would be interested in joining the HDR Central Users Group please email us at HDR.Development@flinders.edu.au.

Upcoming Events

HDR Induction Seminar - The Semester 1 2020 Induction Seminar for new HDR Students is going to be held on Friday 3 April in the Alere Function Centre. All new HDR students, or those wishing to reconnect, are encouraged to attend. Registrations via Inspire.

Thesis Writing Discussion Group - The HDR Development team runs fortnightly tehsis writing discussion groups. These are an opportunity to connect with other students, discuss any writing/research issues and learn from each other. This week, we will be hearing from the library about tips literature reviews. Enrolments via Inspire.

Free Media Experience - We recently posted a blog about the free media experience available through Braidwood Community Radio. We still have some places available for students who might want to practice their media presentation skills. You can find out more by heading to our Braidwood Community Radio Inspire page.

HDR Calendar

The 2020 REST Program has now been finalised and we have all upcoming events and critical dates available in the one place on our HDR calendar. Click on the image of the calendar below to check it out.

Get to know your OGR - Megan Prideaux

Megan Prideaux is part of our HDR Development team. Megan is the Partner Engagement and Pathways Officer, looking after industry engagement, Cotutelle degrees and skills development for students. This month we shine the spotlight on Megan.

Megan, can you tell us what you do in the world of Higher Degrees by Research?
My role is Partner Engagement and Pathways Officer which involves supporting students to have positive, impactful experiences with international university and industry partners. This includes developing Cotutelle (joint) doctorate arrangements and coordinating programs like APR Intern, Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) and Braidwood Community Radio all of which offer students the opportunity to enhance their skills, as well as extend their research impact.

What is the best part of your job?
The best part of my job is hearing from students that a Cotutelle arrangement or industry partnership has been a positive experience. It is amazing to hear about the insights, impact and skills that students have gained and also wonderful to find out that the experience has been rewarding.

Do you have a favourite holiday destination?
Anywhere that involves a beach, sunshine and opportunities to do yoga, SUP and hiking are on my list! I also like a road trip and a couple of years ago drove from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Ballina in New South Wales, which was a combination of the above as well as beautiful scenery.

What is your favourite cuisine?
At the moment, my favourite food is an acai bowl with granola, fruit and coconut yoghurt. I am not sure how I will manage this during winter though, as they tend to make me feel quite chilly.

Got News?

If you have any exciting news to share with your fellow Flinders HDR community please contact us at gradresearch@flinders.edu.au. We love to feature our amazing students on our blog site HDR students in focus or we can put your good news story in our next 'Staying in the Loop' newsletter.

Need Help? Our staff are available to answer any questions you have about your Higher Degree by Research.

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 Cotutelle - All Cotutelle related inquiries