Graduate School Career Development Framework

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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.

   

Meta-Analysis in Action: Techniques for Data Extraction and Synthesis

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]

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.

Writing a confirmation document [webinar]

12 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Your thesis

Career strategy: Plan for your Future [webinar] TENTATIVE

12 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Career planning

Advanced literature searching [St Lucia]

13 November 2025 10:00am–11:00am
 
in eResearch and data management

Research ethics: Animal [webinar]

17 November 2025 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Integrity and ethics

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 TBA

Research ethics: Human [webinar]

18 November 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Integrity and ethics

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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.