A monthly newsletter keeping our HDR community informed and connected.

H D R   I N   F O C U S 

The Office of Graduate Research invites you to the HDR End of Year Event on Monday 11 December at 3.00pm-5.00pm at The Tavern. Come celebrate the year that was, and find out what is planned for the year that will be. Join as at the Tavern for a drink and some chips, pizzas and burgers and connect with the OGR and your peers. All HDR students and supervisors are welcome.

This month we learn about the journey of four recently completed students who received outstanding results from their examiners. 

• Thomas Jupe from College of BGL researched the state responsibility for criminal acts such as genocide and understanding that countries, public officials and governments can cause harm. 
• Jo Shearer from from the College of EPSW explored the self-efficacy and preparation of final year preservice teachers to teach students with disability in regular classes at mainstream schools
• Asma Akther from the College of EPSW investigated the adaptation of Australian-born children of skilled immigrants. 
• Lucy Bird from the College of EPSW researched why people feel despair about socio-political issues such as climate change and racial inequality, and what the impacts of experiencing despair are. 

Learn more about their journey by clicking on their name.

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.

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! 

W H A T ' S   N E W 

Christmas Closure

The Office of Graduate Research will be closed from 1.00pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January with staff available online and limited on-site staff. All teams will be back on Monday 8 January 2024. For details on building access, Health, Counselling Disability Service along with information for students currently under examination, wanting to submit in the coming weeks click the 'Find out more' button below. 

Please submit an AskFlinders request if you have any questions, these will be addressed by our Team from 2 January 2024.

HDR Student Partners Event Announcement

We know HDR journeys can involve many challenges, with people management sometimes becoming harder than the project management. So we, your HDR Student Partners, have organised an in-person and online event on Thursday 7 December to help empower you to take control of your HDR experience. A team of presenters will share on topics including focused on self-advocacy and accessing HDR supports. 

REST moving to Canvas 

In line with the University’s move to Canvas, the REST FLO site is currently being migrated to Canvas. The new Canvas site will be available on 15 December 2023, and the old FLO site will be closed. The Canvas move will be gradual over the coming months, with skills and content being released throughout December. However, the main resources you access through REST will be available as of 15 December. If you have any content in the REST FLO, such as Turnitin reports you would like to keep, please export these out and save them externally. For any questions about this move, please get in touch with the HDR Development team.

HDR Student Annual Satisfaction Survey

The HDR Student Annual Satisfaction survey is currently under development and will be distributed next week. Please take the time to share your feedback in this comprehensive survey that directly informs how university services will be provided to you in 2024 and beyond. This is your chance to have your say, voice your opinion on the services and resources, suggest improvements for the future and be in the running for a pretty awesome prize! Keep and eye on your emails from the HDR Development team next week.

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

Creating a Research Profile

Come along to this hands-on 30-minute online session on Monday 11 December at 12.00pm to learn how to create or update your research profile in ResearchNow Scopus, Web of Science, ORCID, and Google Scholar 

Create a Data Management Plan (DMP)

Data management planning from the beginning of a research project helps to outline how data will be collected, formatted, described, stored and shared throughout, and beyond, the project lifecycle. Effective data management is also an important part of ensuring open access to publicly funded research data. Join this session on Monday 11 December either online or at the Library. 

More Opportunities 

• Fri 1 Dec         -   Human research ethics - information session

• Tues 5 Dec    -   IBM SPSS - Advanced: Complex Sample Survey Design / ABS and DSS Confidentialised Datasets

• Thurs 7 Dec   -   IBM SPSS - Advanced: Programming in IBM SPSS (Syntax, Macros, Custom Dialogs and R programmability extensions)

• Tues 12 Dec   -   Where can I publish? Selecting a journal for your article

• Wed 13 Dec    -   Making your research data openly available using Flinders Repository of Open Access Datasets (ROADS) 

• Fri 15 Dec       -   Library Induction for new HDR students and researchers 

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
HDR Development - Skills Development, REST, HDR Induction, Supervisor Register
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