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Research Digest September edition What's on 22 and 29 September: NVivo training (cost $180). Register here. 16 September: The ANU Three Minute Thesis Competition final. Register here. 18 September: How to work with your supervisor. Register here. 21 September: The Thesis Whisperer's top tips for starting your research project (webinar). Register here. 12 October: Official welcome to the ANU research community for HDR students. Register here. 20–22 November: Thesis Boot Camp. Apply here. From the Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Research Training What brought you to ANU? If you are a recently arrived HDR (Higher Degree by Research) student (i.e. within the last two months) we'd like your input to help us develop a marketing campaign to attract HDR students. Come to a meeting on Thursday 3 September 1–2pm in the Centre on China in the World boardroom and tell us what influenced you to choose ANU and give us feedback on our artwork mock-ups. We want to know what makes us attractive and how to present it. Email Peter Francis to RSVP so we can cater some lunch for everybody. A free lunch and chance to see inside the most beautiful building on campus. What more could you want! Shut Up & Write! ANU postgraduate students! Are you in the process of writing your research proposal, an article or your doctoral dissertation and in need of a change of scenery, some friendly peer pressure, a bit of FREE caffeine or all of the above? The Postgraduate and Research Students' Association (PARSA) Shut Up & Write! group may be just what you are looking for. Run by HDR students, the group meets twice weekly for two hour sessions on Mondays (9–11am) and Thursdays (2–4pm) at Biginelli Expresso Café (level 5, ANU School of Music). The formula is simple. Four blocks of 25 minutes to write in silence; breaks of five minutes between each block to order a hot beverage, stretch and talk. No critiquing, no exercises, lectures, or egos; just join in and write or read at your own pace. For more information, updates on sessions, useful tips and upcoming events, join us on Facebook or subscribe to our mailing list. Announcement The ACT Government has agreed to a fee exemption for the dependants of international HDR students enrolled in ACT public schools! More information here. From the Library Digital Collections now shows altmetrics The ANU open access repository, Digital Collections, implemented an 'Altmetric donut' enabling authors to track online attention surrounding their work. More information here. Predatory publishing presentation now live If you missed the University Librarian's predatory publishing information session, check out her tips for avoiding these publishers via her presentation on the Library's website. New presentations and recordings available: > Archives annual lecture recording now available via the Archives website. > Did you miss the recent ORCiD sign-up sessions? Don't worry, you can access the slideshow via the Library website. Upcoming Library training > NVivo workshop available 22 and 29 September (cost $180). Register online today! > Find out what you need to know about targeted and effective information searching in the 'internet and research' and 'search strategies and subject databases' sessions. Register from the online training calendar! Resource spotlight! Anthropology students, have you explored Ethnographic Video Online? A valuable resource for documentaries, primary-source footage, and select feature films. Upcoming exhibition Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's Independence, 1975–2015 New ANU Press title NGOs and Political Change: A History of the Australian Council for International Development, by Patrick Kilby. From the Thesis Whisperer's blog How to construct a DIY scholarly career Are most academics lonely at work?
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