AGC News 25 August - 7 September 2008

  Table of Contents

• 2008 Annual Review of Progress
• Change of Supervisors
• Professional Development for Research Students
• Effective Supervision Program
• Future Research Leaders Program
• Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available
• EMBL International PhD Programme 2009

2008 ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS

With the exception of students who commence in August, September or October this year, all research students, including those currently on leave of absence, are required to complete the 2008 Annual Review of Progress.

This year the Annual Review packages will not be posted out to students, instead they are available on the Annual Review webpage. The Annual Review form is available in pdf format (for printing and completing by hand) and also as an editable Word document (which can be downloaded and completed electronically). If for any reason you are unable to print or download the documents please email Kim Crawford or phone 8303 6091 to request that a printed package be posted to you.

Please note it is your responsibility to ensure that your Annual Review is submitted to the Graduate Centre by the due date of 31 October. You should make an appointment with your supervisor(s) to discuss your progress by mid September and another with your Postgraduate Coordinator, or Head of School/Discipline (which your supervisor(s) may wish to attend) for a few days later. After your supervisor(s) and Postgraduate Coordinator or Head of School/Discipline have discussed your progress with you and all parties have completed the relevant sections of the form, you should sign the form and lodge it with the Graduate Centre.

Change of Supervisors

Please note there is a revised change of supervisor form available on the Adelaide Graduate Centres A-Z of forms. The Graduate Centre requests that any stock piles of old forms be replaced with the new forms.

Professional Development for Research Students

Enrolments are now open for RED Research Student workshops for Semester 2.

More information: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/student/
Workshop timetable: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/student/timetable.html
Enrolment: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/enrolment/

Also find on our information pages details of the RED Research Student Online Modules (topics including writing research proposals and advanced citation skills).

For enquiries email cally.guerin@adelaide.edu.au

Effective Supervision Program, Semester 2

Semester 2 registrations for the Effective Supervision Program are now open. The program is offered every semester, providing a series of five interactive workshops, together with a range of tools, techniques and resources, covering key topics in HDR supervision. The workshops are structured to enable academic staff to work through issues and to share their expertise. The program also offers a pathway to principal supervisor accreditation.

More information: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/esp/
Workshop details: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/esp/timetable/
Registration: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/enrolment/

A beta online version of this program will also be offered in Semester 2. Please contact ian.green@adelaide.edu.au if you are interested in this.
Facilitated by Researcher Education & Development, Adelaide Graduate Centre, researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au

Future Research Leaders Program Semester 2

Semester 2 registrations for the Future Research Leaders Program are now open. The Future Research Leaders Program is essential professional development for all career researchers looking to advance their research leadership, management and grant winning skills. The program consists of eight separate modules, together with an orientation session, all conducted through a combination of online study and face to face workshops.

You can do the modules in any order. And because the program is repeated every semester you can work through the modules at your own pace.

More information: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/frlp/
Workshop details & timetable: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/frlp/timetable/
Registration: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/enrolment.html

Facilitated by Researcher Education & Development, Adelaide Graduate Centre, researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au

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

To view a list of postgraduate research scholarships available to commencing international applicants go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/international/

EMBL International PhD Programme 2009

Molecular, Cellular, Developmental, Structural, Genomic and Computational Biology
Physicists, Chemists, Mathematicians, Computer Specialists

EMBL encourages students who will have completed their undergraduate or masters studies by October 2009 to consider injecting some life into their science.

EMBL is the flagship institute in Europe for interdisciplinary research in the molecular life sciences. It integrates informatics and engineering with all disciplines of natural sciences in a highly international research environment.

All applications have to be made online at: www.embl.org/phdprogramme

For further information, see website or contact
Dean of Graduate Studies
Dr Helke Hillebrand