AGC News 21 March - 3 April 2008

  Table of Contents

• 2008 Research Student Handbook
• Return from Leave of Absence
• Researcher Education and Development: RED for students
• Collective Biography Conference
• HPAIR Business Conference 2008
• Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available

2008 Research Student handbook

The 2008 Research Student Handbook is now available on the web at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/handbook/

The content of the Handbook is intended to provide an introduction and a guide to studying for a higher degree by research at the University of Adelaide. It is hoped that supervisors, Postgraduate Co-ordinators and Heads of School will also find it a useful resource.

The information detailed in the Handbook is applicable to all currently enrolled research students. However, if any research students who enrolled prior to 2008 consider themselves disadvantaged by any of the policies, procedures or requirements stipulated in the Handbook, they may apply to the Dean of Graduate Studies for dispensation to be treated, as far as possible, in accordance with the policies, procedures or requirements in place in their year of enrolment.

Hard copies of the publication will be forwarded to Postgraduate Co-ordinators shortly for distribution to key staff with responsibility for academic matters and interested research students.

If you would like a hard copy of the Research Student Handbook please put in a request to your Postgraduate Co-ordinator. For your information, the current list of Postgraduate Coordinators is available on the web at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/forms/pgcoordinators.pdf (pdf 18kB)

Return from Leave of Absence

Please note that the Return from Leave of absence is required on the Day you physically return to active candidature from your period of leave of absence. This form CAN NOT be future dated and as such does may not serve as an extension of your current leave. Should you require further leave, and are still within your entitlement (365 days total), please fill out a new leave of absence form available from:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/forms/loa_studyleave.pdf

If you are no longer in your entitlement please attach a supporting statement from your head of school or Discipline.

Researcher Education and Development: RED for students

Workshops coming soon …

Self-editing strategies for research writers with English as an additional Language: Thursday 27 March, 4:00 – 6:00pm, presented by Lalitha Vela (max. 30 places). For a detailed description, see the URL below.

Pronouncing English Sounds: Thursday 3 April, 4:00 – 6:00pm. presented by Lalitha Vela (max. 30 places). For a detailed description, see the URL below.

Enrol online: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/student/

Also find via this link details of the RED Online Modules (topics including writing research proposals, advanced citation skills and thesis writing) and our list of ‘high relevance’ web-links.

For enquiries, email margaret.cargill@adelaide.edu.au

Collective Biography Conference

Call for Papers

This will be a multi-disciplinary conference, covering any aspect of collective or group life writing. Paper proposals on any aspect of this theme, such as networks; families; artistic, political or academic groups; communities; institutional history and prosopography, are welcomed. Papers may be on specific topics or people, or may be reflections on aspects of methodology.

The conference will culminate in the Seymour Lecture on Biography given by Richard Holmes, and a conference dinner.

Please send a title and 500 - word abstract to both paul.pickering@anu.edu.au and jane.shaw@new.ox.ac.uk by 25th April 2008.

For registration and accommodation enquiries: email: leena.messina@anu.edu.au or http://www.anu.edu.au/hrc/

HPAIR Business Conference 2008

Learn beyond the classroom. Connect with present and future leaders. Experience one of Asia's premier cities.

Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations August 14-17.

Applications due 1 April 2008

Apply Now: http://www.hpair.org/conferences/bconf

Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available

To view a list of currently available postgraduate scholarships go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/post grad/pgcurrent.html