HDR/ECR Hangouts

Join us online every second Wednesday of the month for a chance to chat and connect with a group of your peers in a safe and friendly setting. We have several guest speakers this year on topics requested by the cohort, so come along to hear them speak and ply them with questions.

Hangouts run from 3pm – 4:30pm (AEST)

Save the date for our upcoming Hangs:

March 12      Routines of a PhD & balance as a creative scholar with Dr Jessie Seymour

April 9    Where to next: Post-PhD life; what can a life in academia look like? with Associate Professor Julia Prendergast

  • nuts and bolts of postdocs – how they work; how to apply
  • straddling transition between ECR and MCR
  • finishing and publishing the PhD (including pros/ cons of editors/proofreaders; difference between PhD and monograph)

May 14      Academia and society with Dr Axel Nathaniel-Rose

  • Political economy of creative practice – the role of creative writing in community – making academic work accessible to community
  • AI- effect on creative industry

June 11      Discussion and examples of how to write alternate thesis structure with Associate Professor Sue Joseph

July 9       Demystifying teaching/tutoring with Associate Professor Julienne van Loon

August 13     Mental health and isolation with Associate Professor Antonia Pont

September 10      Where to next, Take 2: Post-PhD life; what can a life in academia look like? with Distinguished Professor Jen Webb

  • funding and post-doctoral work?
  • RA roles
  • career pathways employment ops

October 8     Navigating the interpersonal issues of the PhD – admin staff, supervisors, examiners, journal editors with Dr Lee McGowan

November 12     Mastering reflective language: writing about scholarship through the lens of

your practice with Dr Carolyn Beasley

We hope to see you there. Join the meeting using this link: https://zoom.uts.edu.au/j/89655165375 

Email your queries to sue.joseph@uts.edu.au