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The Graduate Research School is calling for applications for the Postgraduate Writing Retreat to be held in 2008. The writing retreat will take place on 4-8 February, at UWA’s Albany Centre, and includes both time for individual writing as well as opportunities to develop writing skills and receive feedback. 16 places are available ...

Sometimes I think that my current job is about being paid to be an average academic reader. What is this 'average academic reader'? The average academic reader is, ultimately, who we are writing to. That isn't to say that there aren't other audiences, and that they aren't important. In the early stages of drafting, writing for yourself - to find ...

The PSA Research Careers Week (held 10-13 Sept) was a cornucopia of information for research students at any stage in their degree. From designing your thesis, to managing supervision and the mid-thesis doldrums, to examinations and what distinguishes a PhD, there was something of interest no matter where you are up to in your studies. There was ...

I'm currently sitting in the foyer of the Tattersall Lecture Theatre, waiting for the PSA Research Careers Week to begin. Friday was a little bit crazy with all the last-minute preparation, but here we are now ready to go. The first session - right now, if you are reading this in real time - is on 'Life as an Academic', but there will be things ...

At the moment I'm procrastinating over two workshops that I need to prepare. I hate preping workshops and will spend days trying to prep and simultaneously avoiding it. On the other hand, philosophically and practically, I like workshops as a mode of teaching and learning. So why the disconnect? Part of the problem, I suspect, is that for me ...

Successful presentations at conferences require planning and practice. This workshop – specifically for Arts, Humanities and Social Science postgraduates – will cover topics including defining a topic of suitable scope, conveying your argument clearly to the audience, using powerpoint effectively, and general public speaking skills. The ...

Want to set yourself up with some mad research skillz? The Research Skills workshops, starting Friday 10 August, can help you get start and continue to make progress in your PhD and Masters research. There are four session, each running for three hours - with tea, coffee and chocie bikkies included!  Details about the workshops are available ...

In my seemingly permanent role as announcer of prizes, here are the winners of the 2007 Prizes for Higher Degree by Research Achievements. All these postgraduate students have produced innovative research in the course of their degree, and have had an influence on the international acdemic community through the publication of their research. While ...

At the Postgraduate Welcome Ceremony yesterday, three students showed their mastery of the ins-and-out of being a graduate research student by having their correct answers to the Induction quiz drawn so they could win great prizes! (And yes, I did contemplate putting in an entry and rigging the system, but managed to restrain myself.) First: ...

A lecture on 'Writing a Scientific Paper for Publication' will be given by Professor Hans Lambers next Tuesday 24th July at 12 noon in Geography Lecture Theatre 1 (Room G. 21). This lecture will be recorded using the Lectopia system and available from the Graduate Research School's website. Professor Lambers is currently the Editor in ...