During your candidature, you should regularly participate in workshops to enhance your research, career, and life skills. You might, for example, watch online videos, participate in conferences, and attend CDU workshops, either in person or online. At a minimum, you must
- complete the recommended training on research integrity
- attend at least five approved workshops--in a series called the Research Enhancement Program.
Research Enhancement Program
Research-based workshops provide skills training for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students, supervisors and staff.
All students commencing a Higher Degree by Research program are required to participate in a minimum of five generic skills workshops/seminars throughout their candidature. The training helps you develop the skills to complete your degree and establish a career afterwards.
HDR Training Programs 2026
For First & Second Year Students | |||||
HDR Workshops | Date | Time | Presenter | Venue | Target Audience |
HDR Induction (Semester 1)
| Friday, 13th March | 10:00am – 12:00pm | Steven Greenland | F2F & Online | First year |
| CoC proposal writing, presentation &evaluation | Friday, 20th March | 9:45am-11:15am | Steven Greenland | F2F & Online | First year |
| Planning your PhD | Monday, 30th March | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hugh Kearns | Online | First year |
| Literature Review | Tuesday, 31st March | 12:00pm-2:00pm | Randall & Rachel | Online | First year
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| Extensive Ethics and Integrity Workshop | Friday, 17 April | 10:00am-12:30pm | Hayley Germaine | F2F | First year |
| Seven secrets of highly successful research students | Monday, 11th May | 9:30am-12:00pm | Maria Gardiner | Online | First year |
Time for Research
| Monday, 27th July | 9:30am-12:00pm | Maria Gardiner | Online | First & Second year |
| Research Integrity Matters: authorship, supervision, data integrity (Sem 2) | Friday, 14th August | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hayley Germaine | F2F & Online | First Year |
HDR Induction (Semester 2)
| Tuesday, 25th August | TBC | Steven Greenland
| F2F & Online | First year |
| Planning your PhD (Sem 2) | Thursday,17th September
| 9:30am-12:00pm | Hugh Kearns | Online | First year |
For Second & Final Year Students | |||||
| Mid & Final year milestone requirements | Friday, 6th March | 10:30am-12:00pm | Steven Greenland | F2F & Online | Second & Final year |
| Thesis submission, examiner selection, examination & resubmission process | Friday 27th March | 9:00am -11:00pm | Steven Greenland | F2F & Online | Final year |
Turbocharge your writing
| Wednesday, 15 April | 9:30am-12:00pm | Maria Gardiner | Online | Second & Final year |
| Completion Masterclass | Tuesday, 26th May | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hugh Kearns | Online | Final year
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| Completion Masterclass | Monday, 10th August | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hugh Kearns | Online | Final year
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| Introductory RDM and Data Management Plan | Monday, 17th August | TBC | Joanna | Online | Second year |
| Turbocharge your writing | Thursday, 3rd September
| 9:30am-12:00pm | Maria Gardiner | Online | Second & Final year |
| How to be a narrative Ninja | Wednesday, 7th October
| 9:30am-12:00pm | Maria Gardiner | Online | Second & Final year |
| Ethics without tears: elevate your applications to increase likelihood of quick approval | Thursday, 5th November | TBC | Hayley & Robyn | Online | Second year |
For All | |||||
| Guide to completing ethics applications: how to use Snap Forms, required workflows | Wednesday, 14th October | 10:00am - 12:00pm | Hayley Germaine | F2F | All |
| Research Impact Workshop | Friday, 19th June | 10:00am – 11:30am | Gail Power (TBC) | F2F | All |
Media Engagement Training
| Wednesday, 23rd September | 9:30am – 11:00am | Raphaella | F2F | All |
| Staying well during your PhD | Wednesday, 4th November | 9:30am-12:00pm | Hugh Kearns | Online | All |
Researcher Development Calendar
Plan your researcher development experience using our Research and Innovation Events Calendarand Research and Innovation Events which aims to include all researcher development opportunities happening across the University. Email research.degrees@cdu.edu.auif you have any suggestions for future events.
Higher Degree by Research student internships
CDU now offer HDR internships across disciplines – now also open to Masters by Research students.
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