Upcoming Professional Development Activities

The HDR Supervisor professional development calendar is updated regularly throughout the year.

All HDR Supervisors are encouraged to attend upcoming Professional Development activities

  • 12 May 2025: Handling Difficult Supervision Conversations with Gary Edwards

    Date: 12 May 2025

    Time: 12pm-1:30pm

    Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

     

    Part of supervising HDR students can involve having challenging conversations.

     

    For example, talking to a student about poor progress, or managing disagreements within the supervisory panel.

     

    This supervision workshop will provide practical tips on having difficult conversations in supervisory practice, and look at HDR supervision scenarios.

     

    Presented by Gary Edwards, Speak With Influence

     

    Register here

  • 18 June 2025: Respectful Research Training

    Date: Wednesday 18 June 2025

    Time: 10:30am –12:30pm

    Delivery mode: Zoom Meeting

     

    Presented by the Adelaide Graduate Research School in collaboration with Counselling Services, this two-hour face-to-face workshop uses materials developed by the Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) to stimulate discussion about fostering the establishment and maintenance of a mutually respectful and safe research training environment within the University.

     

    Presenters:

    Joanne McNamara, Student Counsellor, Specialist Sexual Violence

    Katy Dolman, Manager Researcher Education and Development

     

    Registrations opening soon

  • Self-paced course-online Webinar: Navigating AI in Higher Degree Research

    This webinar explores the ethical dimensions of using AI in HDR research, ensuring students use these tools responsibly and in accordance with established guidelines. Participants will gain an understanding of the basic concepts of AI, the potential benefits and limitations of using AI in research, and develop strategies for maintaining research integrity and ethical practices.

    Two sessions have been created, one tailored for students and one for supervisors. Both sessions will present you with different insight.

    Please follow this link to watch the  webinars recording:

    Students' session

    https://adelaide.zoom.us/rec/share/LGuWrGA8lveEslx9XaJt3Vic5tDBhZNvNFgI…;
    Passcode: RBwW@t8q

    Supervisors' session:

    https://adelaide.zoom.us/rec/share/LjrMq2zG4p8uDYDAbGGfc9amnwdJ2EnndeG8…;
    Passcode: ^=VQQ+2*

  • Self-paced online course: Epigeum: Research Integrity

    In a world where the public demands transparency surrounding research funds, where an ever-increasing number of documents are searchable electronically, and where global consortia collaborate on large-scale projects, research integrity and ethics have an enhanced and formalised role.  It is more important than ever that researchers are aware of their rights and responsibilities in terms of publications, student supervision, management of grants, conflicts of interest, retaining research records, storage and sharing of data, etc.

    Register now

  • Completed: Supervisor session - Navigating AI in Higher Degree Research

    Date: Monday 14 April 2025

    Time: 9:30am –11:30am

    Delivery mode: Zoom Webinar

     

    This webinar explores the use of AI in HDR research, ensuring supervisors understand how students can use these tools responsibly and in accordance with established guidelines. Participants will gain an understanding of the potential benefits and limitations of using AI in research, and maintaining research integrity and ethical practices.

     

    Presenters:

    Professor Ed Palmer, Director of the Unit of Digital Education and Training, School of Education

    Brendan Robinson, Coordinator Digital Literacy, University Library

    Karen Bath, Liaison Librarian, University Library

     

    Register here: https://adelaide.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kNRhL_DFRFq5sd5e8ZCpJA