The PhD Colloquia
Where will my PhD take me? What impact will my research make? How can I become part of an academic research community? Be informed and inspried by world leaders in research when you join the conversation at the PhD Colloquia.
A free lunchtime seminar series, The PhD Colloquia runs fortnightly on Thursdays from 1 - 2pm in the Gryphon Gallery of the Graduate Centre. Addressing a wide range of current issues in research and research training, each colloquium will extend your knowledge and understanding of the meaning, challenges and possibilities of doctoral scholarship.
Podcasts of the PhD Colloquia are made available online the following week. View the PhD Colloquia podcast archive to download MP3s or listen to streamed sessions from 2007 and 2008. For more information about any colloquium, or the series as a whole, please contact Craig Barrie, Melbourne Experience Coordinator, MSGR, cebarrie@unimelb.edu.au.
REGISTER NOW FOR THE FINAL TWO COLLOQUIA FOR 2008
To confirm your attendance at the PhD Colloquia, please email Sarah Midford at MSGR on midfords@unimelb.edu.au. Please check this web site regularly for any last-minute changes to the program.
Semester Two Program, 2008
| 7 August | Launch of Global Research Ethics and Integrity Module (GREIM) Keynote Address: Why Research Ethics? |
| Associate Professor Christopher Cordner, School of Philosophy | |
| 21 August | Publish or Perish: Humanities |
| Professor Joy Damousi, School of Historical Studies | |
| 4 September | Maintaining Momentum: Workshop Session for PhD Candidates |
| Jeannette Fyffe and Craig Barrie, Melbourne School of Graduate Research | |
| 18 September | The Art of the Lecture |
| Professor Peter McPhee, Provost, Please note change of time: this session will now run from 5-6 pm |
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| 9 October | Have PhD, Will Travel: Taking the Next Step |
| Panel discussion, prominent academic speakers and University of Melbourne alumni |
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| 23 October | Have PhD, Will Travel: Future Pathways |
| Panel discussion, representatives from academia, the public sector and the private sector |
Launch of GREIM Keynote Address: Why Research Ethics?
Associate Professor Christopher Cordner, School of Philosophy
7 August
Join us at the official launch of the Global Research Ethics and Integrity Module (GREIM) for a lunch, lecture and course demonstration. GREIM is a new online course available to graduate researchers at the University of Melbourne that offers a dynamic and interactive approach to ethics and integrity issues in research. GREIM is being offered to all graduate research students as a six-week intensive from August 7 - September 8. For more information on the course, visit www.gradresearch.unimelb.edu.au/programs/GREIM.
For the launch of GREIM, Associate Professor Christopher Cordner, School of Philosophy, will discuss the significance of ethics and integrity in higher-degree research, giving you insight into the key issues currently facing Australian and international researchers. A/Prof Cordner's address will be followed by a workshop and course demonstration co-presented by Dr Paul Taylor, Manager Research Ethics MRO, and Craig Barrie, MSGR, from 2pm.
Publish or Perish: Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor Joy Damousi, Head, School of Historical Studies
21 August
With the Australia-wide implementation of the new Research Quality Framework, there has never been a stronger focus on the importance of peer-reviewed publication. So what does this mean for graduates? Juggling publications with the central task of thesis-writing presents many challenges. In a special session for humanities and social science students, Professor Joy Damousi, Head of the School of Historical Studies, will inspire you to publish your conference papers in refereed journals and guide you through the procedural maze of paper submission and acceptance. Maintaining Momentum: Workshop Session for PhD Candidates
Jeannette Fyffe and Craig Barrie, Melbourne School of Graduate Research
4 September
This special workshop session is designed to assist graduates in negotiating hurdles during the final and middle stages of candidature. Maintaining momentum is not something that happens as if by magic - it's something that's up to you to manage. If you're experiencing - or have ever experienced - moments of frustration, guilt, doubt or anxiety as a PhD candidate, then the first thing to realise is that you are not alone. In this workshop you will find a series of insights, practical suggestions and reflective exercises designed to assist those who are either seeking to regain a sense of equilibrium and balance in their thesis writing tasks, or for those who merely wish to review their work practices.The Art of the Lecture
Professor Peter McPhee, Provost
18 September Please note change of time: this session will now run from 5-6 pm
In this Colloquium, Professor Peter McPhee, Provost, will take us straight to the heart of the lecture, discussing its pedagogic potential while revealing some of the secrets of effective lecturing. A lecture, according to sociologist Erving Goffman, 'purports to take the audience right past the auditorium, the occasion, and the speaker into the subject matter upon which the lecture comments.' An expert in French History, Peter is also a much-celebrated lecturer whose insights will transform your understanding of how to give inspiring lectures during and after your PhD candidature.Have PhD, Will Travel: Taking the Next Step
Professor Gordon Lynch, Dr Jessica Wolfendale
9 October
Whether you're aiming for a career within or outside academia, or are yet to make up your mind, our final two Colloquia for 2008 will inform and empower you for the road ahead. Our first session, Taking the Next Step, discusses the transition from research degree to postdoctoral research and academia. For the sciences, Professor Gordon Lynch will share his wide-ranging experience and expertise. Gordon is a multiply awarded Physiology researcher and inspirational mentor for young researchers across the sciences, recently recognised by receiving the University's Research Higher Degree Supervision Award for 2008. For the humanities we get the inside story from Dr Jessica Wolfendale, successful early career researcher, currently chief investigator on the ARC Discovery Project " thical Issues in Political Violence and State Sovereignty" and author of the recently released Torture and the Military Profession.
Have PhD, Will Travel: Future Pathways
Facilitated panel discussion with prominent representatives from academic, the public sector and the private sector
23 October
Doctoral degrees at the University of Melbourne seek to develop graduates who demonstrate academic leadership, increasing independence, creativity and innovation in their research and encourage the acquisition of a wide range of advanced and transferable skills. Current PhD candidates will be the academics of tomorrow, and will also make a significant contribution in every professional sphere. This colloquium brings together prominent representatives from academia, the public sector and the private sector to discuss what employers are looking for - the specific skills, attributes and experiences that make PhD graduates valuable - and how to avoid common pitfalls.For more information about any colloquium, or the series as a whole, please contact Craig Barrie, Melbourne Experience Coordinator, School of Graduate Research, cebarrie@unimelb.edu.au.