Early Stage

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.

Upcoming sessions
Past sessions

Pondering procrastination productively [webinar]

15 October 2025 10:00am–11:30am

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.

Research integrity in HDR training (student only session) [webinar]

16 October 2025 10:00am–11:30am

in Integrity and ethics

Learn about research integrity policies, advisors' and candidates' main obligations through a discussive, interactive session using real life scenarios. [This workshop differs from the mandatory online Research Integrity module which must still be completed as part of the Early Candidature Checkpoint.]

Promoting your research impact: Collecting evidence of research engagement [webinar]

22 October 2025 10:00am–11:30am

in Impact and influence

Learn about research metrices and social media impact. Find out how and where you can start making an impact with your research. (Previously known as Making and measuring research impact: an introduction)

Career strategy (General) [St Lucia]

28 October 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

in Career planning

Discover post-HDR career options and consider which is best for you.

Lighting the Spark: Entrepreneurial Pathways to leverage your research [St Lucia]

6 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

in Entrepreneurship

Find out how to generate workable ideas from your research and turn them into business opportunities. Be an idea pioneer! This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

Three Ss of Resilience [St Lucia]

6 November 2025 10:00am–11:30am

in Candidature management

Learn strategies to improve resilience in order to better manage the stresses and strains of life, both during the candidature and in your future professional life. This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

Basic statistical ideas for researchers [webinar]

10 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

in Statistics and modelling

Learn ideas relating to research design, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

Optimising Wellbeing throughout your HDR Journey [Gatton]

20 November 2025 10:00am–11:30am

in Candidature management

This workshop aims to assist HDR students to manage stress, to open conversations about wellbeing and to access UQ support services and resources. This workshop is delivered face to face at Gatton campus.

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