Early Stage - Graduate School Career Development Framework

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.

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Writing a literature review

15 August 2019 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Writing skills

Learn practical strategies that will help you tackle your literature review.

Intro to R: Using the R statistical environment (QFAB) - TRI

19 August 2019 9:00am–5:00pm

in Research & analysis

No prior knowledge of R required, this workshop is relevant for all disciplines, although examples and exercises will focus on biological datasets. REGISTRATION OPENS ON 1 AUGUST, NOON.

Lived Experience: a conversation

19 August 2019 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Candidature management

Resilience is a key requirement of completing a higher degree by research. Listen to the experiences of students who have successfully completed the journey before you.

Career shaping: Understand your skills and identify opportunities

26 September 2019 10:00am–12:00pm

in Career planning

Increase your chances of a positive career on completion of your HDR.

Communicating in a global environment

27 September 2019 10:00am–12:00pm

in Communication

Build your skills in communicating across a range of cultures and contexts.

Advanced presentation skills - Gatton

30 September 2019 9:00am–1:00pm

in Communication

This interactive session will further develop your presentation skills for impact. You do not need to have attended Intro to Presentation Skills to attend this session.

Research ethics: Human

30 September 2019 10:00am–11:30am

in Integrity & ethics

HDR candidates using humans in their research require ethics approval prior to collecting any data. Find out how to seek approval.

Introduction to presentation skills

1 October 2019 10:30am–12:30pm

in Communication

This session provides an introduction to the secrets of great presentations. REGISTRATIONS ARE REQUIRED AND WILL OPEN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFOREHAND.

How to navigate an academic career

2 October 2019 10:00am–12:00pm

in Career planning

Explore specific ideas, tools and techniques to navigate an academic career. REGISTRATIONS ARE REQUIRED AND WILL OPEN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFOREHAND.

Lighting the Spark: Entrepreneurial Pathways to leverage your research

16 October 2019 10:00am–11:30am

in Entrepreneurship & commercialisation

"The act of undertaking a doctorate is a good training ground for the development of enterprise." Learn about what it means to be an entrepreneur. REGISTRATIONS ARE REQUIRED AND WILL OPEN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFOREHAND.

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Communicating in a global environment

27 February 2019 9:30am–12:00pm

in Communication

Build your skills in communicating across a range of cultures and contexts.

RQ 1 HDR orientation

12 February 2019 1:30pm–4:00pm

in Orientation

Orientation is compulsory for all commencing HDR candidates, both domestic and international.

edX's R and Python workshops (Online)

1 January 2019 9:00am

in Research & analysis

Beginners to advanced level online courses are available from our MOOC platform, edX (which we partner with well-known institutions all around the world). A large variety of offerings are available throughout the year in self-paced or paced modes. Clicking on the Register link will bring you to a search of available R courses.

Library's data visualisation workshops

1 January 2019 12:30am

in Research & analysis

The Library runs various workshops on data visualisation across the year. Popular sessiosn include NVivo, Excel, OpenRefine, 3D modelling, and Infographics. Clicking the Register button will show you all upcoming sessions.

Career strategy: Planning for your Future

10 October 2018 9:30am–11:30am

in Career planning

Successful careers are a result of good planning. Get started early with your career strategy.

Wiley UniDay

12 September 2018 10:30am–1:00pm

in Publishing and authorship

This 2-hour event will bring together editors of prominent journals, publishing experts and research publishing professionals.

Mastering the art of paying attention

28 August 2018 10:00am–12:00pm

in Candidature management

Discover simple tools and techniques to stay focused and overcome distractions.

Career Shaping: Identifying Opportunities for Skills Development [online]

5 July 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Career planning

This session will provide participants with strategies to identify skills development opportunities.

Improving writing with data-driven learning

1 July 2018 10:45am–30 September 2018 11:45am

in Writing skills

This online course looks at the use of 'big data' to help graduate students with their academic writing. Registration instructions available in session description.