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H D R I N F O C U S
HDR Student Representatives October
This past month has been eventful for the University Higher Degree by Research Committee (UHDRC). The Office of Graduate Research (OGR) is now fully operational in its new location. Across all colleges, HDR students have been actively engaging in events designed to support their progression and academic journeys.
Get to know PhD Student Solène Jahan
Solène received outstanding results for her thesis titled, "Towards a better understanding of kinetic interactions between microalgae and bacteria – From lab to large-scale high rate algal pond".
Get to know PhD Student Shyan Vijayasekaran
Shyan received outstanding results for his thesis titled, “The Evolving Management of Children with Complex Aero-Digestive Disorders".
Get to know PhD Student Uelen Oliveira
Uelen received outstanding results for her thesis titled, “Supply Chain Transformation – Enhancing supply chain sustainability performance through the S&OP process".
Get to know PhD Student Rupert Mathwin
Rupert received outstanding results for his thesis titled, “Modelling a threatened species (Litoria raniformis) to guide conservation".
Get to know PhD Student Minglei Wang
Minglei received outstanding results for his thesis titled, “Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the 21st Century: The China Cultural Centre Project".
Congratulations to Rahkesh and Daniel
Rahkesh Sabapathy and Daniel Baez have both received highly competitive travel awards of the American Society for Cell Biology for attending Cell Bio 2024 in San Diego, which is the major global cell and molecular biology conference.
Congratulations to Richard Kennedy
Flinders University postgraduate student Richard Kennedy has been named South Australia’s 2024 International Student of the Year.
Congratulations to Amandi Hiyare and Zegeye Abitew.
Amandi Hiyare and Zegeye Abitew were PhD candidates who were part of the College of Medicine and Public Health contingent at the 2024 World Congress of Epidemiology in Cape Town, South Africa.
W E L C O M E
Introducing our new higher degree by research students who started this month. We welcome you into the Flinders HDR community and look forward to following your journey.
Sharifah Ratyan ZAlanazi (BGL)
Liam Galanti (EPSW)
Amir Saiffuddin (HASS)
Rachel Hall (MPH)
Justin Ong (MPH)
Gemma Robertson (MPH)
Christy Songola (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!
Seyaf Omar M Alomar (BGL)
Osameh Gnaei (BGL)
Uelen Fernanda Pinheiro de Oliveira (BGL)
Azizah Alsaiari (EPSW)
Julia Davidson (EPSW)
Morgan Leske (EPSW)
Lisette Yip (EPSW)
Tania Searle (HASS)
Jose Estevez Bordon (MPH)
David Garne (MPH)
Shyan Vijayasekaran (MPH)
Miansong Zhang (MPH)
Roslyn Aclan (NHS)
Natalie Parmenter (NHS)
Ahlam Rayan M Alharbi (SE)
Joel Brame (SE)
Purnima Das (SE)
Gihan Gunasekara (SE)
Solene Pauline Francoise Jahan (SE)
Troy Miller (SE)
Lida Shams (SE)
W H A T ' S N E W
Celebrating our partnerships at Flinders
The Office of Graduate Research (OGR) recently hosted a fantastic event recognising PhD and industry partnerships at Flinders.
Join the Flinders HMRB Campus Activation Event
CNHS and CMPH are hosting a Campus Activation at the Health and Medical Research Building on Monday 18 November, 10am-11:30am. Staff and students are welcome to come and learn more about the space, and the cultural narrative of the building design, hear from some of our research leaders and researchers and view some of the building and workspaces.
2024 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision
Associate Professor Tully Barnett, from the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is the recipient of the 2024 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision. Congratulations Tully!
Adopt a plot at the Grow Eat Learn Community Garden!
Help us revitalise the Grow Eat Learn Community Garden by adopting your own patch.
You’ll be responsible for stopping by every week or two to give your plot some love and care with weeding and watering, and keeping a watchful eye on it (like your own little plant babies)!
Join in as a club, friend group or individual and share the space with your little patch community. FUSA will supply a range of seasonal vegies and herbs you can plant in your plot, all you need to do is register your interest.
Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector’s new PhD program
The Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector was established after the Gender Equality Bill 2019 (Vic) passed in February 2020. The Commission supports the Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner to oversee the implementation of the Gender Equality Act 2020 and promote gender equality in the public sector workforce and the broader Victorian community. Applications close on 15 November 2024.
Best HDR Student Publication Award
The Best HDR Student Publication Award is an initiative of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) that celebrates the best student publications for each College. Students are invited to submit one first authored publication that makes significant original contribution to your field of study. Please look out for correspondence form your college regarding the call for applications To view the eligibility requirements and guidelines find out more via the link below.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research
Microsoft Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) has now been activated for all students at Flinders University. Without compromising on data privacy, this powerful AI tool is designed to enhance student’s productivity and creativity. View important information about research integrity for HDR students and their supervisors and announcement of student access to Microsoft Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection (EDP).
M I N D Y O U R S E L F
What is Supercommunicators and how can do you this workshop?
One of the highlights of 2024 for me was building and delivering the Supercommunicators workshop with Haidee. So, we are going to roll it out for 2025! In this post we run you through the details of the workshop and how to register your interest. - Gareth Furber
Gender Diversity and Vocabulary Management
At Flinders, we are all about embracing who you are and making sure everyone feels respected and valued. It was recently announced to students that a more inclusive pronouns list has been added to Canvas.
Psychological Safety – Creating a Speak Up Culture
Thanks to the 2024 Campus Activation Funding, the College of Science and Engineering's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Group are hosting a morning on Psychological Safety - Creating a Speak Up Culture. All Flinders staff and students are invited to join.
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
New Updated REST Program available
The new REST FLO site is now complete and available to HDR students. The FLO site has newly developed learning modules mapped to the Doctoral Graduates Attributes and skills, helping students to access relevant material as they need it. All online courses from Epigeum and Udemy have also been embedded into the learning modules, and mapped to their corresponding skill, making it easier than ever to access learning. If you have not yet explored the new REST site, you can do so via the button below.
More Opportunities
- Wed, 6 Nov - Research Finance: Principles, Systems and Dashboard
- Tue, 5 Nov - Publications & Building a Research Brand
- Wed, 6 Nov - Keeping Up To Date: Tracking Current Research
- Wed, 6 Nov - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis
- Thu, 7 Nov - Cyber and Information Security Considerations for Research
- Fri, 8 Nov - Student Belonging and well-being
- Tue, 12 Nov - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Categorical Data Analysis
- Wed, 13 Nov - Thesis Writing: What to Expect
- Wed, 13 Nov - Where can I publish? Selectng a journal for your article
- Thu, 14 Nov - Thesis Writing Discussion Group
- Thu, 14 Nov - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Longitudinal Data Analysis - Repeated Measures ANOVA
- Tue, 19 Nov - Research Integrity Information Session
- Tue, 19 Nov - Demystifying Research Contracts
- Tue, 19 Nov - How to create a Data Management Plan (DMP) for your research project
- Tue, 19 Nov - How to create a Data Management Plan (DMP) for your research project
- Wed, 20 Nov - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- Wed, 20 Nov - Understanding and Using your Research Metrics
- Thu, 21 Nov - Scaling Research: Preparing for a large-scale grant
- Mon, 25 Nov - Library induction for new HDR students and researchers
- Tue, 26 Nov - Media training for researchers with the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC)
- Tue, 26 Nov - IBM SPSS - Introduction
- Thu, 28 Nov - IBM SPSS - Intermediate: Exploring Your Data (Descriptive Statistics, Graphs and Custom Tables)
- Fri, 29 Nov - Celebration of Learning and Teaching & Relaunch of Flinders Central Learning and Teaching Academy
N E E D H E L P ?
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