TasPostgrads

The University of Tasmania is hosting the 35^th annual Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) conference, Hotel Grand Chancellor, 2-5^th July 2012. HERDSA promotes the development of policy and practice in higher education and attracts delegates from Australasia and around the world.

The main theme for the 2012 HERDSA Conference is Connections in Higher Education. Conference delegates will explore the policies, research, leadership and student outcomes we should be pursuing in higher education world-wide to establish and sustain our connections with the entire sector. 

For further details, the full conference program and to register online please visit the conference website conference.herdsa.org.au/2012/.

Announcing the TUU Postgraduate Council and TasPostgrads May 2012 Skills Workshop, entitled ‘Writing up your research for publication’

This has been the most requested skills workshop topic for the past few years as publishing and communicating our research is something we all aim for regardless of our discipline. As methods and aims of publishing are drastically different for the Arts as they are for the Sciences, we have slit this workshop into two sessions.

‘for the Arts’
with guest speaker Assoc. Prof. Keith Jacobs
Assoc. Prof. Keith Jacobs has published widely on housing and urban policy issues, is the author of The Dynamics of Local Housing Policy published by Ashgate Press (1999) and Social Constructionism in Housing Research (2004) edited with Jim Kemeny and Tony Manzi (Ashgate Press). Keith’s most recent publications include: a monograph – Experience and Representation: Contemporary Perspectives on Australian Migration (Ashgate Press, 2011) and an edited collection (with Jeff Malpas) – Between the Ocean and the Outback: Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary Australia (UWA Publishing 2011). Keith is also a member of the editorial board for the journal Housing Studies, and the international advisory board of Housing, Theory and Society.
Live in Hobart and video conferenced to Launceston and Cradle Coast 28th May

‘for the Sciences’
with guest speaker Prof. Barbara Nowak
Scientific papers are the main method of communication in science. Strong publication record is essential for a successful academic career. In this workshop we will discuss the process of writing and publishing scientific papers. The strategies for publication success will be outlined.
Professor Barbara Nowak has published over 160 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. She is Associate Editor of two scientific journals and a member of Editorial Board of another journal. She reviews manuscripts for 25 journals on regular basis.
Launceston 23rd May
Hobart 28th May

Open to all UTAS Research Higher Degree candidates and associated staff. Spaces are limited. RSVP at taspostgrads.org

The Postgraduate Council would like to invite you to attend our next General Meeting.

When: Tuesday 17 April, 5-7pm

Where: TBC (Hobart) and NCMCRS Executive Meeting Room (Launceston)

Please RSVP to our Postgraduate Council secretary Megan Stride (mcstride@amc.edu.au) by 12pm Tuesday 17 April if you are attending.

The TUU Postgraduate Council Provides advocacy, representation and community building for UTAS postgraduate candidates and is run by a team of highly motivated postgraduate volunteers. The Postgraduate Council also organise skill workshops, social events and is a co-organiser of the GRO & SEiR postgraduate conference.

The Postgraduate Council would like to invite you to attend our 2012 Planning Day.

When: Thursday 29 March, 12:30-2:00pm

Where: TBC (Hobart) and B125 (Launceston)

Our major item on the agenda is the 2012 calender of events and budgeting.  Where should this money be spent?  We would like your input.

Please RSVP to mcstride@amc.edu.au by 12pm Wednesday 28th March for catering purposes.