Late Stage - Graduate Research School Career Development Framework

Now that you are close to completion and deadlines are approaching it is easy to forget that there is life after submission. During the late stage of your candidature it is a good idea to consider how you will manage the gap between your thesis submission and conferral, and determine what opportunities this time provides to prepare for life after conferral

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Career identity: Build your personal brand [webinar]

9 November 2026 10:00am–12:00pm

in Career planning

This workshop provides pragmatic strategies to define your personal and research brand.

Three Ss of Resilience [St Lucia]

10 November 2026 10:30am–12:00pm

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. Presented face to face at the St Lucia campus.

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

11 November 2026 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.

Publishing qualitative research in top journals: Lecture + Q&A with Professor David Silverman [webinar]

16 November 2026 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Publishing and authorship

Learn how to navigate “publish or perish” by choosing the right journals, avoiding common pitfalls, and improving your chances of publishing in top-ranked journals.

Creating career opportunities [St Lucia]

19 November 2026 11:00am–12:30pm

in Career planning

Discover how to tap into the hidden job market, connect with employers, and plan your next career steps after your research degree.

Building a positive work future [St Lucia]

19 November 2026 1:30pm–3:00pm

in Career planning

Understand your work values and identify career pathways that align with your strengths and motivations.

Using strengths to effectively work in teams [St Lucia]

23 November 2026 10:00am–1:00pm

in Working with others

Learn about your unique strengths and how you can leverage these to work effectively in teams. REGISTRATION CLOSES 11 November.

Perfection not required: Managing perfectionism [St Lucia]

23 November 2026 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Candidature management

This workshop will dispel the common myth that perfectionism is a good thing that is a characteristic of high achievers, and use a cognitive behavioural approach to overcoming perfectionist behaviours and thought processes. Presented face to face at the St Lucia campus.

Resilient researcher: Resilience when remote [Webinar]

24 November 2026 11:00am–12:00pm

in Candidature management

This webinar is designed to assist HDR candidates researching in remote locations. For instance, this may occur when you are away collecting data or are based interstate or even overseas.

Promoting methodological rigour within qualitative research: Practical tools and contemporary insights [webinar]

24 November 2026 1:00pm–2:30pm

in Research design

Learn practical tools to strengthen methodological rigour in qualitative health research.

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Reimagining 3D Printing: From Materials Design to Functional Prototypes [webinar]

5 May 2026 10:30am–12:00pm

in Entrepreneurship

Learn how advanced materials design and additive manufacturing can be translated into functional research prototypes through practical insights into 3D printing techniques, material formulation, and interdisciplinary application.

Career development for HDR candidates: Planning your next steps [webinar]

23 April 2026 2:00pm–3:00pm

in Career planning

This interactive workshop will support HDR candidates to strategically plan their career pathways during and beyond their studies.

Meta-Analysis in Action: Techniques for Data Extraction and Synthesis [St Lucia]

13 February 2026 9:00am–12:00pm

in Research software and programming

Learn to conduct and report multi-level meta-analyses with confidence in this advanced workshop, where you'll practice data extraction, effect size interpretation, and meta-regression using R Studio. Delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

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.

Intellectual property and the law [St Lucia]

4 November 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm

in Entrepreneurship

Intellectual Property can be a valuable asset and understanding how to protect it will help you in your research career. This session will touch upon UQ’s IP policies, and the broader Australian and global context. This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

Enhancing academic writing with AI: Strategies, opportunities and considerations [webinar]

29 September 2025 10:00am–11:30am

in Writing skills

This workshop aims to improve the academic writing skills of Higher Degree by Research students by integrating Generative AI tools like ChatGPT into the writing process, while maintaining academic integrity.

R U OK - Building your skills [webinar]

10 September 2025 12:00pm–1:30pm

in Candidature management

R U Ok Day is a national day of action to encourage conversations with those who may be struggling. This workshop will build skills on mental health awareness, ways we can have difficult conversations with each other and ways to access support.

Career shaping: Resume and selection criteria [webinar]

11 August 2025 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Career planning

Write a great resume tailored to your audience and learn how to respond to selection criteria.

Career shaping: Understand your skills and identify opportunities [webinar]

30 July 2025 10:30am–12:30pm

in Career planning

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

Applying for Australian academic positions [webinar]

26 May 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

in University teaching

Thinking about a career in academia but don't know where to start? This workshop is for HDR candidates who would like to find out more about applying for academic positions within the Australian system.

Ventures' LeadHers

13 June 2024 9:00am–1:00pm

in Entrepreneurship

Want to grow your leadership capabilities as a woman PhD candidate? Join us for a half day LeadHers program for PhD candidates.

Growing your digital capacity [webinar]

8 May 2024 10:00am–12:30pm

in Entrepreneurship

Ever wondered how your research ideas can be converted into business ideas by using the latest technologies, but don’t know how and where to start? This interactive workshop will give you the digital skills to start you down that path!