UC Graduate Research

🚀 Life Beyond your PhD! 🚀
Ever wondered what life holds after your PhD? This and event will explore the diverse pathways and opportunities that await you beyond your doctoral journey.
Our Facilitator, University of Canberra Careers UC Associate Director Yvonne Soper is joined by recent graduates Dr. Phillip Pearson, Dr Robin C Ladwig (PhD), and Dr Emily Partridge, who have all taken very different career pathways since completing their , from academia, to government, to the education sector.

Event Details
Thursday 24 October, on-campus
Panel Discussion with Q&A: 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Light Refreshments & Networking: 4:15pm
👉 to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/g-pmcFJC

🌟 What You’ll Gain:
Discover various career trajectories available after your PhD.
Apply your skills as a researcher to a range of careers, from academia to industry and beyond.
Network with experienced PhD graduates
Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable insights and your career prospects!

Orientation Day is next week, Wednesday 24 July! All students are welcome to attend.

We're excited to introduce our brand new Cultural Onboarding for Researchers session, led by our very own Professorial Fellow Phil Duncan and UC Professor Ross Thompson.

candidates Monty Nixon and Michaella Bangard be assisting Phil and Ross in their discussion on how non-Indigenous research candidates can include First Nations people and Indigenous perspectives in their research question and research methodology.

Register now https://lnkd.in/gY5DaAZe?

Dr Geoff Grey is amongst our most recent graduates. Read about his inspirational work and research as the Artistic Director for the Australian Defence Force Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills (ARRTS) program in the latest UnCover.

What a fantastic night! Thank you to all who attended, participated and voted online!

Congratulations to all of our prize winners and finalists!

How to get your out of your head

How to look after yourself and take some time off during PhD when you cannot afford a fancy holiday? Article by Sam Grinsell https://ow.ly/Hjgb50PgMYx offers several ideas for small things you can do to take your mind away from work, to help you recover and better prepare mentally for your PhD.

Alternatively, attend our workshop:
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time https://ow.ly/vRmu50PgMYz

Introduction to Multilevel Modelling by Prof. Gavin Turrell
Tues 1 August
Registration: [email protected]

A day-long workshop exploring the multilevel models which increasingly popular in public health and the social sciences for analysing data organised in nested levels (e.g., residents of neighbourhoods, students of classrooms) or data with repeated measurements. The workshops will focus on these concepts along with examples.

Shut Up & Write!
Today at 1C50, 9:30am
https://ow.ly/FTae50PgMKT

The HDR Development buys the beverages & you researcher and do the writing!

Setting expectations and boundaries

New mentoring relationships can be intimidating. Mentees may not know what to expect of their mentors or the goal of the mentoring relationship. For mentoring relationships to be mutually beneficial, both mentees and mentors must establish expectations and boundaries. This skill can take some practice, but it helps students reach their full potential. Podcast https://ow.ly/7HYR50PgPzF

This article https://ow.ly/Y2E950PgPta discusses how to tell the kids that we are currently short on money – without freaking them out.

Attend workshop:
Create a smarter budget that works for you
Wed 11 Oct 12:30pm Online
Register https://ow.ly/BX8w50PgPvR

Dhunning - Indigenous Impact
Leading the way: seeing value in education

From UnCover 04 Jul 2023

Jayde Frail knows the value of having an education better than anyone – it’s one of the reasons she’s so passionate about supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in her role as Manager of UC’s Ngunnawal Centre.

Full article https://ow.ly/irn150P88QZ

HDR self-enrolment now open for Semester 2 2023

All HDR candidates need to enrol in units for Semester 2 2023.

Go to MyUC to check your enrolment and enrol in units if required. If you are not sure what units to enrol in, you can find your course study pattern online.

If you need assistance enrolling there is a video available, and you are always welcome to contact Graduate Research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9xaobFQAzA

Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash