Research and Innovation

Research Enhancement Program

Higher Degree by Research

Research Enhancement Program

CDU HDR students

Support and services

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.

    Final Events for 2021

    We still have the following HDR events happening in 2020;

    • Final Espresso Yourself (Virtual Coffee Catch up for HDR Students)  - 25 November
    • HDR Wellbeing workshop - 27 November
    • The final Dean of Graduate Studies Workshop for 2020 - 2 December
    • HDR End of Year Lunch (registrations essential) -  2 December

    See the Research Development Calendar for details and to register.

    Researcher Development Calendar

    Plan your researcher development experience using our new Researcher Development Calendar which aims to include all researcher development opportunities happening across the University. If you notice anything missing, please email research.degrees@cdu.edu.au

     

    Dean of Graduate Studies Workshop Series

    The Dean of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor Simon Moss, presents a regular workshop series on topics relevant to HDR Students and Supervisors. These workshops are offered over zoom and in person. The next workshop will cover the following topics:

     

    See the Research Development Calendar for details of the last workshop for 2020 on 2 December.

    HDR competitions

    • The challenge

      PhD candidates develop digital skills to communicate complex research to a general audience. Using a template, entrants encapsulate their research in a 60-second, eye-catching display. Judging is on visual impact and how well content presents the research. View the 2019 CDU winner, get background information or view national winners.

      The 2020 CDU Visualise your Thesis competition winners will be announced on 31 August as part of the Research Enhancement Program. Register to attend.

    • 3MT - three minute thesis logo

      Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ). Research higher degree (PhD and MPhil) students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance.

      3MT is not an exercise in trivialising or ‘dumbing-down’ research but challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience.

      The 2020 CDU 3MT competition winners will be announced on 31 August as part of the Research Enhancement Program. Register to attend.

    • CDU held its first HDR Conference in May 2017 and it's second HDR conference in September 2019. These Conferences provide a friendly, safe environment for CDU HDR students to hone their conference presentation skills as well as allowing opportunities for networking, connection and community building. 

      Next HDR Conference is planned for 2021.

      I just wanted to say what an amazing job everyone did with the Student HDR Conference… the sessions I attended were really well run and professional.

      Kim Robertson, HDR Student