Research Student Unit
Research Day 2011 - Tuesday 25 October
Research Day is held each year on the last Tuesday in October to celebrate the achievements of research students. The aim of Research Day is to focus on research students and research training support. Research Day is open to all academics, research associates, research students and staff supporting research.
Presentations are given by postgraduate research students in the morning and it is a great opportunity to gain an appreciation of the diversity of research being conducted on this campus. Each presenter is limited to ten minutes, and is required to address a general audience, which is always a challenge for people working in highly specialised fields. Cash prizes (1st - $800; 2nd - $500; 3rd - $300) will be awarded for the best research presentations.
Any PGR students interested in presenting should contact their School PGR Coordinator.
There is also a Poster Competition and students are encouraged to take part as single entrants or as a group. The poster competition attracts cash prizes of $500, $300 and $200 for the best research student posters displayed on the day as selected by a panel of judges. Also this year the UNSW Canberra student life organisation Arc will sponsor a popular vote for the best student posters displayed with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
The afternoon program consists of information sessions for research students. These informative sessions are of major interest to postgraduate research students and all students are encouraged to attend.
RESEARCH DAY PROGRAM
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Lecture Theatre 7
| Morning Session | |
| Celebrating Research Students' Achievements | |
| 8.40 am | Registration |
| 8.50 am | Welcome by the Deputy Rector, Professor John Arnold |
| 9.00 - 10.30 am | 6 x 10 minute talks (with 5 minute questions each) by research students in plain language to introduce their areas of research in terms of “what, why and how & major findings” to stimulate interest and discussion. |
| 10.30-10.45 am | Morning Tea |
| 10.45 am - 12.30 pm | 7 x 10 minute talks (with 5 minute questions each) by research students in plain language to introduce their areas of research in terms of “what, why and how & major findings” to stimulate interest and discussion. |
| 12.30 - 1.30 pm | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session | |
| 1.30 - 2.30 pm | Keynote address by Mr Craig Roy, Deputy Chief Executive, Science, Strategy and People, CSIRO |
| 2.30 – 3.30 pm | Support for Research Students (LT7) ‘Meet the Dean of Graduate Research - and get the latest on the PhD Review and what this means for you'’ Prof Laura Poole-Warren, Dean of Graduate Research, |
| 3.30 - 4.30 pm | Support for Final-year Research Students (LT7) Careers Workshop - Writing a Winning Job Application, Ms Eva Chan, UNSW Careers and Employment |
| 4.30 pm | Presentation of Prizes: Deputy Rector, Professor John Arnold |
All UNSW@ADFA staff are invited to attend and for catering purposes it is essential that those wishing to attend register. Registration will close on Tuesday 18 October.
