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CDF workshops and activities are supported by the Student Services Amenities Fee. Dates and times are indicative and subject to change without notice. While we endeavour to remain current, sessions can change suddenly due to circumstances beyond our control. ALWAYS register in Student Hub to stay updated.

   

Research ethics: Animal [webinar]

17 November 2025 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Integrity and ethics
At UQ, animals are used for various scientific purposes in both research and teaching, including; laboratory research, teaching, veterinary science, companion and production animal settings, and in the wild (be it terrestrial or marine).

How to navigate an academic career [webinar]

17 November 2025 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Career planning
Explore specific ideas, tools and techniques to navigate an academic career.
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Networking Breakfast: Career Strategy: From HDR to beyond [St Lucia]

18 November 2025 8:00am–10:30am
 
in Career planning
The theme of this networking breakfast is Career Strategy: From HDR to beyond. This networking breakfast will help you to reflect on your career options – whether they be in industry, government or universities – and to identify useful strategies to get you to your desired career destination. Applications close 2 November.

Research ethics: Human [webinar]

18 November 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Integrity and ethics
At UQ, you MUST have Ethics approval BEFORE conducting Human research! Human Research is research conducted with or about people, or their data or tissue.
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Mastering the WRite Stuff™ [online]

19 November 2025 9:00am–20 November 2025 4:00pm
 
in Your thesis
Approaching or recently completed Progress Review 2 (Mid-Candidature Review) and starting to think about the path ahead? The idea of writing a thesis can feel overwhelming, but you're not expected to do it all at once—or alone. Join us for a focused 2-day intensive course designed to help you establish a clear, manageable approach to your thesis writing. Gain practical tools, build confidence, and set yourself up for long-term success. Applications close 26 October 11:45pm.

Logistic Regression (DSCRP) [webinar]

19 November 2025 9:00am–5:00pm
 
in Statistics and modelling
This workshop offers a practical introduction to logistic regression, combining theory with hands-on exercises in R to explore its use in modeling binary outcomes for inference and prediction.

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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Communicating for impact outside academia [St Lucia]

24 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Impact and influence
Learn to communicate your research to the broader community. This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.
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The PhD Picnic

24 November 2025 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Week
Come to our PhD Picnic and enjoy sharing food and connecting with likeminded students and researchers.
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Promises, Perils and Possibilities: AI in Research and Scholarly Publishing

25 November 2025 9:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Week
Join us for a dynamic event exploring the transformative role of artificial intelligence across the research lifecycle and the scholarly publishing process.
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How to navigate an academic career [webinar]

17 November 2025 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Career planning
Explore specific ideas, tools and techniques to navigate an academic career.
Register

Mastering the WRite Stuff™ [online]

19 November 2025 9:00am–20 November 2025 4:00pm
 
in Your thesis
Approaching or recently completed Progress Review 2 (Mid-Candidature Review) and starting to think about the path ahead? The idea of writing a thesis can feel overwhelming, but you're not expected to do it all at once—or alone. Join us for a focused 2-day intensive course designed to help you establish a clear, manageable approach to your thesis writing. Gain practical tools, build confidence, and set yourself up for long-term success. Applications close 26 October 11:45pm.

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.
Register

Communicating for impact outside academia [St Lucia]

24 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Impact and influence
Learn to communicate your research to the broader community. This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.
Register

Advanced literature searching [St Lucia]

13 November 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in eResearch and data management
Learn how to use and navigate the UQ Library search engine. Learn strategies to find and identify what you’re looking for, and like a skilled investigator, identify and track down promising additional material. This session is targeted at new HDR students who have little experience with Library searching. Delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

Analysing qualitative data (ISSR) [webinar]

13 November 2025 9:00am–1:00pm
 
in Research design
Learn about analysing qualitative data.

Writing a confirmation document [Webinar]

12 November 2025 12:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Your thesis
Discover the purposes and characteristics of a confirmation document.

Career strategy: Plan for your Future [webinar]

12 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Career planning
Successful careers are a result of good planning. Get started early with your career strategy.

A winning mindset: Coaching for performance [webinar]

11 November 2025 10:00am–12:30pm
 
in Working with others
Our mindset is the foundation for success in life and careers. Learn to develop a winning mindset and practice coaching which is an essential workplace skill.

HDR Orientation Welcome BBQ [St Lucia]

10 November 2025 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Orientation
Join the Graduate School for the opportunity to meet your fellow commencing candidates, Graduate School staff who will be assisting you in the HDR journey and also enjoying lunch within the beautiful 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.

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.

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

Cancelled
6 November 2025 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.

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

5 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.

Statistical comparisons using SPSS (DSCRP) [St Lucia]

5 November 2025 9:00am–5:00pm
 
in Statistics and modelling
This hands-on workshop introduces core concepts of inferential statistics and guides participants in using SPSS to apply and interpret common statistical tests such as correlation, chi-square, t-tests, and ANOVA. Through practical exercises, attendees will learn to define hypotheses and choose appropriate tests for research analysis. This workshop is face to face at St Lucia campus. Registrations close 29 October.

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.

Collecting qualitative data (ISSR) [webinar]

4 November 2025 9:00am–12:00pm
 
in Research design
This workshop provides a brief introduction into qualitative data collection.

HDR Orientation Meet'N'Greet [webinar]

3 November 2025 2:00pm–3:30pm
 
in Orientation
Orientation is strongly recommended for all commencing HDR candidates, both domestic and international.

New International HDR students: Compulsory info session [webinar]

3 November 2025 10:30am–12:30pm
 
in Orientation
This session is compulsory for all newly commencing HDR students and is a requirement of your visa.

Maximising Research Impact: Strategies to strengthen your track record during your PhD [St Lucia]

30 October 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Impact and influence
Learn how to articulate and showcase your research impact through practical strategies, real-world examples, and reflective exercises in this interactive workshop. This workshop is delivered face to face at St Lucia campus.

Workplace Persona: Navigating the workplace by looking inside of you [webinar]

28 October 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Working with others
Understanding yourself in the workplace requires understanding more about yourself. This seminar explores your potential from the perspective of your personality and how you can harness you potential in the workplace.

Structuring your writing [webinar]

27 October 2025 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.

Refining your writing [webinar]

24 October 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Learn to appraise and refine your own writing.

Effective writing strategies in research [St Lucia]

23 October 2025 2:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Writing skills
Join an interactive workshop where experienced academics share practical writing strategies and time-management tips to help HDR students boost research productivity, connect with peers, and put learning into action.

Communicating qualitative research [Webinar]

22 October 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Communication
Learn how to communicate your methods and results for qualitative studies as well as communicate to address questions of rigour.

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)

Metagenomics Using Galaxy (DSCRP) [webinar]

22 October 2025 9:00am–5:00pm
 
in Bioinformatics and genomics
This beginner-friendly workshop introduces metagenomic analysis using MOTHUR in Galaxy. Registrations close 15 October 9am.

Introduction to longitudinal data analysis (ISSR) [webinar]

22 October 2025 9:00am–12:00pm
 
in Statistics and modelling
Learn about longitudinal data analysis.

Perfection not required: Managing perfectionism [St Lucia]

21 October 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
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.

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Information sessions

In addition to the Career Development Framework sessions, the Graduate School holds information sessions on a range of topics relevant to UQ HDR candidates.

Library

UQ's Library is an excellent source of support and training for HDR candidates.
Services for researchers
UQ's Library can help you find resources, manage your data, and make your research discoverable. They can also give you advice on publishing, research impact, and metrics.
Training
UQ's Library provides software training (EndNote, NVivo, Galaxy, Excel, Adobe Acrobat), UQ Research Data Manager drop in sessions, and the excellent Creating a Structured Thesis (CaST) workshop.