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Early candidature is the time to lay the groundwork for successful completion of your degree. It is important that you take the time to think about where you are headed after graduation, and what steps you may need to take to get there. It is also your chance to develop skills that will help you manage your time and avoid procrastination.

Ethical and Productive Use of Generative AI Tools as an HDR Candidate [Webinar]

25 September 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn how generative AI tools can support your thinking and development as a researcher and academic writer.
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Ethical and Productive Use of Generative AI Tools as an HDR Candidate [Herston]

25 September 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn how generative AI tools can support your thinking and development as a researcher and academic writer. This workshop is livestreamed from the Dutton Park campus.
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Ethical and Productive Use of Generative AI Tools as an HDR Candidate [Dutton Park]

25 September 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn how generative AI tools can support your thinking and development as a researcher and academic writer. This workshop is presented face to face at the Dutton Park campus.
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Mental Health First Aid [St Lucia]

28 September 2026 9:00am–29 September 2026 4:30pm
 
in Candidature management
Want to gain the mental health first aid skills to help yourself and others in mental distress? Want to gain the MHFA accreditation that you can put on your CV? Join our 2 full-day MHFA accreditation training offered to HDR students at no cost to you! Please do NOT sign up unless you can commit to attending both days in full. Registration closes 23 September 9am. Workshop delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

GenAI for Scholarly Work Part 1: Using GenAI to Master Literature and Theory [St Lucia]

30 September 2026 9:30am–12:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn how Generative AI can enrich your academic work through an interactive two‑part series that explores using AI to master literature and theory and to enhance academic writing. Presented face to face at the St Lucia campus.
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GenAI for Scholarly Work Part 2: Using GenAI for Academic Writing [St Lucia]

1 October 2026 9:30am–12:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn how Generative AI can enrich your academic work through an interactive two‑part series that explores using AI to master literature and theory and to enhance academic writing. Presented face to face at the St Lucia campus.
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Career shaping: Understand your skills and identify opportunities [webinar]

6 October 2026 11:00am–1:00pm
 
in Career planning
Increase your chances of a positive career on completion of your HDR.
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Basic statistical ideas for researchers [webinar]

7 October 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Statistics and modelling
Learn ideas relating to research design, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
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Resilient researcher: Understanding yourself and others [webinar]

7 October 2026 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Working with others
Your IQ is high. But what about your EQ? The ability to understand ourselves and others is central to career and personal success.
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Impactful presentations: Script Development [webinar]

12 October 2026 9:30am–2:00pm
 
in Communication
This interactive and highly practical workshop will help you to convert detailed technical research into an audience-friendly and audience-centric script.
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Introduction to systematic reviews [webinar]

22 September 2026 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in Writing skills
This workshop covers systematic reviews that can be used in both qualitative and quantitative studies.

Exploring and predicting using linear regression in SPSS (DSCRP) [St Lucia]

18 September 2026 9:00am–5:00pm
 
in Statistics and modelling
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to use SPSS to explore, analyse, and interpret statistical relationships between variables through linear regression, guided by practical exercises and expert instruction. Presented face to face at the St Lucia campus. Registration closes 9am 11 September.

Assertiveness: Finding Your Voice [webinar]

15 September 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Working with others
This workshop provides strategies to think and behave more assertively, set healthy professional boundaries and resolve conflict in professional contexts.

Introduction to Statistics (DSCRP) [webinar]

15 September 2026 9:00am–12:30pm
 
in Statistics and modelling
Introduction to Statistics. Registration closes 9am on 11 September.

Ethical and Productive Use of Generative AI Tools as an HDR Candidate [Webinar]

11 September 2026 10:00am–12:30pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn how generative AI tools can support your thinking and development as a researcher and academic writer.

Demystifying HDR Progress Reviews at UQ [Webinar]

9 September 2026 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in Your thesis
Learn what HDR Progress Review panels at UQ are really looking for and how to effectively prepare, respond to feedback, and stay on track for successful thesis completion.

Understanding quantitative data and performing descriptive analyses (ISSR) [webinar]

9 September 2026 9:00am–12:00pm
 
in Research design
This course is intended for HDR students who are new to working with quantitative data, or would like to refresh the basics. Registration closes 9am, 7 September.

Resilient researcher: Becoming a Resilient Researcher [Webinar]

8 September 2026 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Candidature management
Build your resilience for your research degree and beyond.

Planning to publish [webinar]

8 September 2026 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Publishing and authorship
This training will introduce you to the principles of strategic publishing and help you make informed decisions about where and how to publish your research for a rewarding experience and growing research career.

Principles of Research Design (ISSR) [webinar]

8 September 2026 9:00am–1:00pm
 
in Research design
Learn the basics of research design which is a key component of any research study.

How to navigate an academic career [webinar]

3 September 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Career planning
Explore specific ideas, tools and techniques to navigate an academic career.

Career shaping: Understand your skills and identify opportunities [St Lucia]

1 September 2026 12:30pm–3:00pm
 
in Career planning
Increase your chances of a positive career on completion of your HDR.

Collecting qualitative data (ISSR) [webinar]

1 September 2026 9:00am–12:00pm
 
in Research design
This workshop provides a brief introduction into qualitative data collection. Registration closes 9am, 28 August.

Scholarly publishing principles: Think, Check, Submit [webinar]

31 August 2026 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Publishing and authorship
Learn the principles of publishing your research strategically.

Strategic networking: How to connect for impact [webinar]

31 August 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Impact and influence
Understand the strategic value of networking. Identify networking opportunities.

Writing a confirmation document [Herston]

25 August 2026 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Your thesis
Discover the purposes and characteristics of a confirmation document. Presented face to face at the Herston campus. Webinar option also available.

Making the most of the advisor/student relationship [webinar]

24 August 2026 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Candidature management
Learn how to develop a close working relationship with your advisors.

Introduction to NGS platforms and bioinformatics analysis (DSCRP) [webinar]

19 August 2026 9:00am–1:00pm
 
in Bioinformatics and genomics
Learn the basics of NGS technologies and bioinformatics workflows in this hands-on workshop designed for beginners in genomic data analysis. Registration closes 12 August at 9am.

Structuring your writing [webinar]

17 August 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Writing skills
This workshop explores planning and structuring research writing. (formerly called Planning to Write). Consider attending Refining Your Writing after attending this workshop.

Effective time management [webinar]

14 August 2026 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Candidature management
Discover time-management strategies that will help you to ‘work well’ during your research degree.

The Principles of Machine Learning (DSCRP) [St Lucia]

13 August 2026 9:00am–5:00pm
 
in Research software and programming
Learn the core principles of machine learning through practical, Python‑based activities that take you from data preparation to building and evaluating real predictive models. Presented face to face at the St Lucia campus. Registration closes 9am, 6 August.

Research Co-Design for HDRs [St Lucia]

11 August 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Research design
Learn how to involve research end users in developing projects and experimenting with novel ideas about how to tackle issues. This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

Pondering procrastination productively [webinar]

10 August 2026 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Candidature management
Are you plagued by procrastination? Why put off till tomorrow what you can do today? Learn tools and strategies to get you started in making change, feeling in control and creating new, more productive habits.

The 'imposter' syndrome [webinar]

6 August 2026 1:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Candidature management
Although you are doing well, you may still feel like an imposter. Learn how to manage these feelings.

Presenting your research [webinar]

23 July 2026 2:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Communication
This session provides an introduction to the secrets of great research presentations. Learn how to craft a message that targets your audience. (Formerly known as Planning and Presenting Persuasive Research).

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