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