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Meet your peers, share your research, ask questions, or have a chat. It's the place for HDR students to connect. Wednesday 6-7pm fortnightly
HDR candidates share their research stories on our radio and podcast show. Listen HERE!
MAY 26-30 , 2025
Audiences were thrilled once again by the 3MT competition and the excitement of hearing 13 of our Graduate Research candidates race the clock to present their doctoral research in just three minutes with one PowerPoint slide!
To make it even trickier they have to use language that a non-expert audience will understand. We all know how difficult that can be. Read more
Once again, our annual DocFest Graduate Research online conference has been a hit with lots of great feedback about both the quality and content of the program.
The stars of the week were our fabulous HDR candidates who inspired us with their research, joined discussion panels, moderated sessions and gave their time to attend and support their peers. Read more
(Please note that this is based on reporting up to and including the 9th of this month. Candidate achievements recorded after that will appear in the next month’s GR News)
We wish them every success as they begin their research journey and look forward to hearing about their research and achievements along the way.
Faculty of Arts and Education
Craig Osmond and Julie Norris
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
Peter Crowhurst
Visit our website to view all session details!
Every session is online and can be accessed using this same ZOOM link.
Sessions include:
Keynote Speaker- Dr Vitomir Kovanovic (Uni SA) – Generative AI and Large Language Models in HDR space: Opportunities, challenges and ways forward
5 Expert discussion panels – Qualitative Methodologies, Gen AI: Friend or Foe?, Nailing Your Thesis, Career Planning, and HDR Experience with the Dean
4 Themed research sessions with papers by students and staff
3-minute thesis Heats
2 Research workshops– Project Management skills for success and How to write a journal article
1 fabulous E-poster competition
Drop-in for one or two sessions or join us for the whole week! You can even join us for an express chair yoga session in some of the breaks!
This is your conference; your attendance will make it a success. Read more
We are excited to welcome you to the first term of the QUT e-Grad School, a flexible, online learning platform dedicated to fostering research excellence. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your research skills, gain insights from industry experts, and network with peers.
Why should you study with e-Grad?
Key dates:
(Please note that this is based on reporting up to and including the 9th of this month. Candidate achievements recorded after that will appear in the next month’s GRNews)
We wish them every success as they begin their research journey and look forward to hearing about their research and achievements along the way.
Faculty of Arts and Education
Jessica Maris, Susan Houghton, Jason Dehlyia and Amy Debretton-Gordon
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
Sair Buckle, Mitchell Duncan, Geoffrey Bowering, Lauren McKinnon and Richard Raftis
Faculty of Science and Health
Lakshmi Gopinath, Sarah Baker, Usman Yousaf, Ella Bradshaw-Wiley, Trixie Kemp, Sarah Amr and Ellen Quinn
NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships 2024 applications open
The Postgraduate Scholarships 2024 grant opportunity is now open for applications in Sapphire.
Key dates:
The Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is committed to building capacity that enhances the future resilience of farmers and regional communities.
The Vic Hub is offering five awards of $2,000 each to support aspiring research students in the delivery of their research.
Applications must be submitted by close of business 19 April 2024.
Charles Sturt Research will host a Provocations Public Lecture, showcasing new research led by Prof. Alan Cooper, Professor of Evolution and Environmental Change from the Gulbali Research Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment.
Prof. Cooper will describe how his recent research on ancient human history and genetic selection has led to a new field — evolutionary medicine. Read more
We are delighted to welcome so many new international HDR students and their families to our Charles Sturt campuses this session. We know that settling into a new country, home, school or community can take time and we hope that you are finding the help and support you need. Our International Support team are ready to help out.
Our Mentoring team is also available to connect new HDR students with a local mentor to help with the settling in process. Please contact them by email if you would like this assistance.
Mentors needed
They are also keen to hear from existing HDR students willing to be mentors. An hour or so once a fortnight can make a huge difference to a new student and it’s a great way to build your own skills and networks. We particularly need mentors on Bathurst and Port Macquarie campuses.
Submit an expression of interest form or contact the team at mentoring@csu.edu.au if you are willing to help out.