Welcome to March.

We are now well into the year and the campus is buzzing with activity. While we are not at full capacity there is certainly a lot more life on campus than we have seen for a year.

We recently celebrated our graduating colleagues with a Grand Graduation that included satellite events around Australia and in China. And we have started the academic year with the Vice Chancellor State of the University address. In it the VC spoke of the need for universities to find solutions to the challenges we are facing now as a country and globally.

The university is continuing the ANU Recovery process. The Research and Innovation portfolio has released a change proposal for consultation that you can view here. In it is a proposal to disestablish the Statistical Consulting Unit. If you would like to provide feedback on the plan you can contact PARSA or org.change@anu.edu.au.

Professor Ann Evans
Dean, Higher Degree Research

ANU Researcher Development coordinates and facilitates workshops, events, and competitions to develop your skills even further. All of the sessions below are offered to you online. Click on one to find out more:

March

2 March | Advanced Research: using ANU Library Databases

3 March | Introducing Postac: a tool to help you design a career post-PhD

4 March | Word for academic writing: maintaining consistency in your thesis webinar

4 March | HDR: Thesis Proposal Reviews (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)

5 March | HDR: Thesis Proposal Reviews (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

9 March | Word for academic writing: putting your thesis all together webinar

10 March | Research Ethics drop-in session on Zoom

10 March | Enhancing Personal Performance group workshop

11 March | EndNote advanced webinar for Windows

16 March | Research data management webinar

18 March | Network your way into a job using PostAc

19 March | Top tips for working with your supervisor

23 March | EndNote in an Hour webinar for Windows

24 March | HDR: Literature review writing (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)

25 March | HDR: Literature review writing (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Ongoing | Kambri at ANU events schedule

April

1 April | Advanced Research: using ANU Library Databases webinar

12 April | HDR welcome

13 April | HDR welcome

14 April | Research Ethics drop-in session on Zoom

19, 20, 21 April | From chaos to calm: document editing boot camp

20 April | EndNote advanced webinar for Windows

23 April | NVivo introduction webinar ($95)

30 April | NVivo advanced webinar ($95)

Updates from our research community and opportunities for you this month.

From chaos to calm: document writing bootcamp

You’ve done a whole lot of writing during candidature – now it’s time to bang it into shape. If it feels like you’ve produced a loose, baggy thesis monster, we can help you tame it.

This boot camp will help you understand a range of editing techniques that can be applied to various levels of document editing, from the overall structure of your thesis through to sentence-level details. By the end of this boot camp you will be able to produce a tidy, coherent document that promotes clear communication and meets examiner and reviewer expectations. Your inner perfectionist finally gets a chance to shine (for a little while, at least!).

This boot camp is suitable for late-stage candidates. Participants will work on their own documents and will need to bring an extended piece of writing for the activities (2 chapters or articles at a minimum).

The format will be a three-day Zoom meeting, strictly limited to 40 people from The Australian National University. This opportunity is available to ANU HDRs.

Registration: April 19, 20, 21

A warm congratulations to these students who have been recently approved to graduate from their PhD or MPhil. Well done all!

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