Graduate School Bulletin, September 2019

Issue 06/19 (18) This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Training Courses & Workshops Postgraduate Student Teachers (PST) Programme We are offering the following PST courses in September 2019. These course are open to postgraduate students. Date Time Course 23 September 2019 10am – 12.30pm Preparing to Teach …

Supervisory Research Seminar Series #4: Managing the Middle Stage of an Academic Career

The fourth instalment of our Supervisory Research Seminar Series was held on 5 August 2019. This session delved into the topic of managing the middle stage of an academic career. It aimed to support and develop researchers, in particular early career researchers, as they take a critical and strategic view of their research and the …

How to be an International Researcher

What are the key factors to be a successful researcher? This was the question we delved into during the final session of the Researcher Workshop Series entitled How to be an International Researcher, held on 1 August 2019. In this 3-hour session, Professor Dominic Foo shared tips and traits to becoming an international researcher. Professor …

Professional Networking for Researchers

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. We conducted our Researcher Workshop Series throughout the month of July 2019. This series of workshops cover topics that have been highlighted by early career researchers as areas where they would like more advice and practice-sharing opportunities. On 9 July 2019, Professor Dominic …

Authorship vs Acknowledgements Demystified

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. We conducted our Researcher Workshop Series throughout the month of July 2019. This series of workshops cover topics that have been highlighted by early career researchers as areas where they would like more advice and practice-sharing opportunities. Professor Deborah Hall conducted the Authorship …

Constructing Your Argument – An Essential Skill

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. We conducted a Researcher Workshop Series throughout the month of July 2019. This series of workshops covered topics that had been highlighted by early career researchers as area where they would like more advice and practice-sharing opportunities. On 4 July 2019, Professor Deborah …

Supervisory Research Seminar Series #3: Managing Research Students Progression

The third instalment of our Supervisory Research Seminar Series was held on 13 June 2019. This session delved into the topic of managing progression of research students. It aimed to share information on the key stages of annual review process at the University and discussed the roles and responsibilities of relevant parties in ensuring satisfactory …