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Research and writing support for HDR candidates with Research Central

Jennifer Podesta Candidate support, Innovation, Mentoring, Research Impact, Researcher Development, Writing tips 4 Comments

Are you looking to fast track your research in 2025 with the support of Research Central?

Places now available for HDR candidates at all stages of candidature to join the very popular research support and academic writing program, Research Central.

Research Central (Adroit) is an externally provided online community of practice for HDR Candidates from universities across Australia focusing on connection, motivation, accountability and mindset. Research Central provides access to masterclasses and resources on thesis writing, data collection and analysis, productivity, and much more.

One valuable inclusion is the weekly “Ask me anything” sessions with experienced expert moderators.

Each Term (11-week blocks) Charles Sturt offers limited ‘seats’ in Research Central for our HDR candidates. Participants are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the wide range of resources, workshops and writing groups available while they have access.

Places for Term 1 commencing Tuesday 4th February are now open (see the weekly schedule below). Read more

Seeing like a researcher: Masterclass series

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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.

We are excited to have Distinguished Professor Geoff Gurr join us for Session 7, Publish or Perish, Publish and Thrive.

Distinguished Professor Gurr is an internationally recognised ecologist who has held academic appointments at Melbourne, New England, Sydney and Charles Sturt as well as visiting professor positions at Sydney, Lincoln University (New Zealand) and Zhejiang University and Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University (China). His work over the last three decades has focused on harmonising agriculture with the natural environment. Read more

Seeing like a researcher: Masterclass series

Jennifer Podesta Excellence, Researcher Development, Writing tips 0 Comment

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.

Writing as a graduate researcher: Key principles

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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

In case you missed it! PhD with or by Prior Publication: Research Cafe

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On the 19th of February the Faculty of Education and Arts hosted a full-day professional development workshop for supervisors and candidates on the topic: “Ph.D. with Publications or by Prior Publication: Research Café”.

Dr Donna Bridges and Dr Monica Short organised the workshop and facilitated the small group activities. Rohena Duncombe and Nicola Ivory managed the online space and facilitated the online activities. The workshop aimed to:

  • Promote and grow the HDR program at CSU
  • Grow people’s skills and knowledge about PhD with publications or prior publications
  • Advance the community of practice regarding PhD with publications and prior publications.

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