Provider business unit: HDR Supervision Development
The Higher Degree Research (HDR) Supervision Development team offer a series of HDR Supervision Development Workshops, complementing those offered by Colleges, Schools and Centres.
These workshops address a range of topics, issues and experience relevant to good practice in HDR supervision. Participation in any of these is a 'qualifying renewal activity' for HDR Supervision Annual Registration Renewal under the ANU HDR Supervision Development Framework. The 2025 program will be listed below as it is confirmed, and in the monthly Research News.
HDR Supervision Development Workshops are open to all HDR supervisors, and are free; please enrol to receive the Zoom link or location details.
Foundations of HDR Supervision Workshops are offered to those new to supervision, as part of the HDR Supervision Initial Registration process. Please visit the Foundations of HDR Supervision Workshops webpage for more information, and to enrol for one of these workshops.
HDR Supervision Topic Workshops, Issues Forums and Masterclass Panels
The 2026 program is posted below:*
| Topic | Day, date and time | Enrolment link |
|---|---|---|
| Good Practice Panel | Tuesday 21 April 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Details and enrolment |
| Managing relationships with HDR candidates: personality and communication styles | Monday 11 May 2026, 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Details and enrolment |
| Panel Supervision: Exploring the challenges and opportunities | Thursday 23 July 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Details and enrolment |
| TBA | Monday 24 August 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm | TBC |
| TBA | Wednesday 16 September 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm | TBC |
| Simple strategies for supporting HDR candidates’ mental health | Tuesday 13 October 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Details and enrolment |
| Good Practice Panel | Thursday 5 November 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm | TBC |
| Training offered by the ANU Respectful Relationships Unit, including the Rights, Relationships and Respect in Research online module | Various dates | Details and enrolment |
* The HDR Supervision Topic Workshops, Issues Forums and Masterclass Panels are offered online (unless otherwise indicated), via Zoom (Zoom information). Subject to demand, other workshops may be scheduled as the year progresses. We’ll update the schedule on this webpage and in the monthly Research News.
Good Practice Panel
Focus - A panel of HDR supervisors recognised for their good practice reflect on the key elements of their approach to supervision, and how they respond to challenges and opportunities in HDR supervision.
Chair - Prof Peter Kanowski, Director HDR Supervision.
Panellists -
- Dr Lachlan Black, School of Engineering, CSS
- Dr Karen Fox, RSSS, CASS
- Dr Meaghan McEvoy, RSSS, CASS
- Assoc Prof Lillian Smyth, Associate Director (HDR), School of Medicine and Psychology, CoSM
- Dr Joseph Guillaume, Fenner School of Environment & Society, CSS
Tuesday 21 April 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm.Details and enrolment
Managing relationships with HDR candidates: personality and communication styles
Focus - This workshop will focus on the following points:
- overview of personality and communication styles
- communicating and working together
- facilitating positive supervisory relationships
Lead: Dr Shari Walsh is an experienced psychologist and career development practitioner who has extensive experience working with HDR candidates, supervisors and academics. Shari focuses on assisting researchers build and maintain positive psychological wellbeing, effective communication and relationship skills, and career confidence during their research roles and beyond.
Monday 11 May 2026, 1:00pm - 2:00pm.Details and enrolment
Panel Supervision: Exploring the challenges and opportunities
Focus - Supervisory panels, a requisite structure for ANU HDR candidates, provide both benefits and challenges for supervisors and candidates. In this workshop, we’ll explore some of the issues that commonly emerge with supervisory panels, and how they can be addressed for the benefit of both candidate and supervisors.
Lead - Prof Peter Kanowski, Director HDR Supervision.
Thursday 23 July 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pmDetails and enrolment
Simple strategies for supporting HDR candidates’ mental health
Focus - This workshop will discuss the following points:
- recognising signs of mental health difficulties
- responding and suggesting support
- promoting positive psychological wellbeing
Lead: Dr Shari Walsh is an experienced psychologist and career development practitioner who has extensive experience working with HDR candidates, supervisors and academics. Shari focuses on assisting researchers build and maintain positive psychological wellbeing, effective communication and relationship skills, and career confidence during their research roles and beyond.
Tuesday 13 October 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm.Details and enrolment
Good Practice Panel
Focus - A panel of HDR supervisors recognised for their good practice reflect on the key elements of their approach to supervision, and how they respond to challenges and opportunities in HDR supervision.
Chair - Prof Peter Kanowski, Director HDR Supervision.
Panellists – TBC
Thursday 5 November 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Enrollment link:TBC
Respectful Relationships training
The ANU Respectful Relationships Unit (RRU) offers a range of training for University staff. They are designed to increase understanding of sexual assault and sexual harassment and support preventative strategies. The training resources include the Rights, Relationships and Respect in Research online module, which you can undertake at any time
Various dates. Details and enrolment.
Recordings of the HDR Supervision Topic Workshops and Masterclass Panels
You can access recordings of the HDR Supervision Topic Workshops and Masterclass Panels at the HDR Supervision Resources on Canvas .
| Topic | Year |
|---|---|
| CoC and Oral Examinations - good practice update | 2026 |
| HDR Research Internships: Why they matter and how to get started | 2026 |
| Research Ethics – Supporting your students through the ethics process | 2026 |
| Giving and receiving feedback | 2025 |
| Beyond Red Pen: Transforming Writing Feedback | 2025 |
| Mythbusting statistical methods | 2025 |
| HDR oral examinations at ANU | 2025 |
| Thesis by: artefact, creative work, publication, or written? – options and considerations for ANU HDR thesis formats’ | 2025 |
| AI-Intelligent Supervision | 2025 |
| Why don’t HDRs get on with their writing? | 2024 |
| 'Adjacent possible' job markets for HDR graduates | 2024 |
| Developing research writers - it's more than feedback on drafts | 2024 |
| Juggling skills for supervisors | 2024 |
| Setting up your new HDR for success | 2024 |
| Recruitment: what are you looking for in a new HDR? | 2023 |
| Why don't HDRs get on with their writing? | 2023 |
| Developing research writers – it’s more than feedback on drafts | 2023 |
| Industry engagement for HDR candidates – Research internships and Industry PhDs | 2023 |
| Simple strategies for supporting HDR mental health | 2023 |
| Ethics applications for HDRs: REMS making your life easier | 2023 |
| Supervision in the culturally diverse academy | 2023 |
| Using iThenticate to help your HDRs avoid plagiarism | 2023 |
| Supervising the final year of candidature | 2023 |
| Maintaining your sanity as a supervisor: simple stress management strategies | 2023 |
| Supervising a thesis by compilation – worth the heartache? | 2023 |
| Mental health and psychological safety | 2022 |
| Managing relationships with HDR students – working with different personality and communication styles | 2022 |
| Supervision in the culturally diverse academy | 2022 |
| Helping your HDR candidates access the job market | 2022 |
| Maintaining your sanity as a supervisor: simple stress management strategies | 2022 |
| HDRs as professionals: what does this mean for supervisors? | 2022 |
| Supporting HDRs – how much is too much? Appropriate support | 2022 |
| Why don't HDRs get on with their writing? | 2021 |
| Ethics, integrity and IP issues in HDR projects | 2021 |
| Developing doctoral writers – it’s more than feedback on drafts | 2020 |
| Best Practice Panel - Supervising thesis by creative works | 2020 |
| Best Practice in HASS Supervision Panel | 2020 |
| Best Practice in STEM Supervision Panel | 2020 |
| Simple strategies for supporting HDR students’ mental health | 2020 |
More information or suggestions
We welcome your feedback and suggestions for workshop topics. Contact us at hdr.supervision@anu.edu.au or via telephone on +61 2 6125 1503.
Related links
- HDR supervision development
- HDR Supervision Development Framework
- HDR supervision policies
- HDR Supervision Portal
- HDR Supervisor of the Month
- HDR supervision registration and renewal
- Foundations of HDR Supervision Workshops
- Higher Degree Research candidates
- Higher Degree Research Committee
- HDR Supervision Development Team
- Graduate Research Office
Contact
- HDR Supervision Development Team
- +61 2 6125 1503
- Send email