Need a Qualitative or Quantitative Methodology course over summer?

Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI)

2025 Summer Program.
Are you looking for a practical, applied course to help you with your PhD, research project, or in a new role? You may be able to use your research operating funds to attend.

ACSPRI courses are taught live, with professional experienced instructors, in a small group capped at 12 people. We provide you with course notes and a chance to network with your peers, other researchers and professionals.

Our 2025 Summer Program of courses are listed below, with both online and in-person offerings at the University of Melbourne.

Enrol early to take advantage of the early-bird discount. This discount is particularly significant for full-time students.

If you would like to contact us about our courses, survey services, or our upcoming Social Science Methodology Conference, please contact us at info@acspri.org.au or call on 03 8376 6496. Read more

Seeing like a researcher: Masterclass series

Seeing Like a Researcher is a masterclass series led by Professor Mark Evans. The Series highlights the experience, skills, wisdom and advice of Charles Sturt’s research leaders on themes relating to research innovation and professional skills for research.

Masterclass 1: How I write – a conversation by Distinguished Professor Stan Grant. This session will explore the principles, pleasures, pains, and poetry of all types of academic writing. The conversation will primarily focus on working practices such as where, when, and how Stan writes, generates ideas, overcomes barriers and copes with distractions. 16/10/24

Masterclass 2: Evidence based medical and health research using big data, meta-analysis and systematic review approach – by Distinguished Professor Jing Sun. This session will provide master level skill development in big data and meta-analysis/systematic review. 23/10/24

Masterclass 3: Constructing a competitive ARC Discovery Grant Application: negotiating the new EoI system by Professor Alan Cooper. This session will brief researchers on the new ARC DP EOI application, and how to get through the initial screening round. To provide a state-of-the-art guide to crafting a successful ARC Discovery Project EOI and proposal. 30/10/24

See more great Masterclass topics and register for the 10 x weekly lunchtime sessions on Wednesdays from 16 Oct until 18 Dec via the Researcher Development calendar.

Qualtrics coming soon!

We are pleased to announce that Charles Sturt University is transitioning to Qualtrics as the preferred survey tool for researchers by end 2024.
Staff and HDR candidates will be able to register for a new account and access Qualtrics using single-sign-on to create online surveys for research purposes.
HDR candidates will be able to register for a new Qualtrics account with their supervisor’s approval using an online form, and then access their account using single-sign-on. Read more

AINSE 2024 Postgraduate Orientation Week – Online Event: 21–25 October 2024

Connect with postgraduate students and researchers across Australia and New Zealand

2024 Orientation Week: Monday 21 – Friday 25 October 2024

Coinciding with the international celebrations of Nuclear Science Week in the third week of October, the annual AINSE (The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering) Postgraduate Orientation Week welcomes new postgraduate scholars in the AINSE Pathway, PGRA and RSS programs, and provides all postgraduate students with the opportunity to establish enduring networks with like-minded colleagues across Australia and New Zealand.

AINSE meeting

The AINSE Postgraduate O’Week includes:

• Virtual tours of ANSTO research facilities, including the OPAL Multipurpose Reactor, Australian Synchrotron, Centre for Accelerator Science and Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Workshops, panel sessions and high profile guest speakers;
• Networking opportunities with ANSTO researchers and students from across Australia and New Zealand; and Insights into the application process for 2025 AINSE scholarships.

For further information and to apply, please visit the AINSE website: ainse.edu.au/o-week

Expressions of Interest close Monday 30th September.

Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards 2024

The Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards is a time for our academic community to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our researchers. Following the success of last year’s Awards, 2024 promises to showcase groundbreaking research that continues to advance knowledge and drive societal impact by the Charles Sturt University research community.

These Awards are more than just recognition, they provide encouragement for researchers who have made significant contributions in their fields. From pioneering new methods in science and technology to fostering cultural understanding through the arts, the research recognised through these Awards has a lasting impact on our world. This is an opportunity to showcase the talent and research excellence of Charles Sturt University’s academics. Read more

Researcher Development Opportunities with eGrad School

Charles Sturt University has partnered with E-Grad School (Australia) to provide additional opportunities for HDR students and Early Career Researchers. Part of this partnership offers access all the modules below free of charge. Don’t delay and sign up today with e-Grad School to take advantage of these courses and programs.

These modules are available on-line and are moderated by highly experienced experts in the field and also offer networking opportunities with researchers from other universities.

These upcoming online modules will run for 5 weeks, from September 9th to October 18th.

Don’t miss this chance to advance your skills and connect with a vibrant research community!

Register by September 6!

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FOAE HDR Colloquium 2024: “For Country and Community”

Writing as a graduate researcher: Key principles

This article by Lynda Chapple is from Latrobe University RED Alert

Rachel Cayley opens her recent book on graduate writing with a reflection on the assumptions that students and their supervisors sometimes make about writing. Too often, she notes, graduate students assume they should already know how to write academically – after all they have been accepted into a high-level program and their supervisors are keen to work with them. Writing should be the easy part, but somehow it often is not.

As a teacher of graduate writing, I see a lot of what is commonly known as ‘imposter syndrome’ when it comes to academic writing, and it can be hard to convince folks that with patience and practice they will become more assured. Certainly, academic writing can be challenging, frustrating, even mystifying at times, but it can be learned and once you get the hang of it, you will find it both rewarding and fun.

Here are four key tenets to keep in mind as you engage in the process of writing your thesis. Read more

Radio 2MCE and Podcast HDR interviews are back!

We are excited to be back on the air this month with our newly rebranded program, ‘Stories behind the Research’.

Each month we hear from one or more of our exciting HDR candidates talking about their research and their own personal journeys to becoming researchers.

You can listen live at 5.30 PM on the third Thursday each month or on-demand on our podcast.

This month we are joined by Amy Proudford-Nalder talking about her research project: The Law in English Literature: The Pedagogy of Legal Context and Advancing Gender Equality in the Teaching of Secondary English in the 21st Century

If you’d like to share your own research story, please fill out an Expression of Interest Form and we’ll be in touch.

The eGrad School Global Conference

The eGrad School Global Conference provides a unique opportunity for you to actively participate and contribute to a global research event.

This year’s conference on 26 November will explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and research, and dive into the world of AI-driven innovation and its profound impact across various fields of research.

Researchers of all levels are invited to submit an abstract on one of two conference themes:

–  AI in research practice: case studies

–  Navigating the frontier: universities’ approaches to AI in research 

Key dates:

eGrad School Global Conference:               26 November 2024 10AM to 5PM

Online and free

Abstract submissions close:                        29 September 2024

Send your abstract or register to attend.

qut.edu.au/research/e-grad-school/conference

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