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HDR Bulletin - April 2015
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The SGR would like to welcome all commencing HDR candidates to RMIT!
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RESEARCH TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
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APRIL AND MAY ON TRACK WORKSHOPS
Early-candidature and Mid-candidature (login required)
Late-candidature (login required)
View the full program (login required)
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REGISTER NOW FOR ATN-MORE
The ATN MORE is a collaborative venture across the five universities that form the Australian Technology Network. The following ATN MORE Semester 1 Modules will run from 23 May – 26 June:
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Developing your career
- Practice-led Research in Creative Arts, Media and Design (only research students with a creative practice are eligible to register for this module)
These modules are free to RMIT HDR Candidates, but there are maximum of 15 places per module. You can register for a maximum of 2 modules.
To apply, complete the online registration form by COB 28 April, 2015
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ONLINE SUBMISSION VIA EQUELLA
Online submission via Equella is now fully operational for both first submission (submission for examination) and lodgement of final archival thesis or project. We have also reached the final stage of the Equella project, and are sending online theses and dissertations to examiners.
Please be aware that when you upload your thesis/dissertation (first submission or final archival) there is no automatic email from the system. Your record will disappear from the screen - this means your submission has been successful! You can view your record and will see text at the top of the screen that says 'your submission has been successful.'
SGR staff check your submission, and then manually send a confirmation email.
You can find user guides for first submission and lodgement of final archival thesis or project on the SGR submission and examination website.
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NEW HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS PROCEDURE
If you are a higher degrees by research student who plans to carry out research with human participants you should familiarise yourself with the new Human Research Ethics Procedure.
It describes how to apply for ethical approval and how to carry out research in line with ethical approval, the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research and relevant legislation. For more information visit the human research ethics web pages or contact Dr Peter Burke, Research Ethics Coordinator and Secretary to the RMIT Human Research Ethics Committee via email humanethics@rmit.edu.au or phone 9925 2251.
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EXTENSION BEYOND MAXIMUM DURATION
All HDR candidates are entitled to apply for an extension beyond maximum duration at the end of their candidature. If you have reached or are about to reach your maximum completion date and are not yet ready to submit, you must submit your application for extension as soon as possible. Your application must include a Candidate Action and Support Plan (CASP) with a detailed action plan outlining each of the tasks that you need to complete to successfully submit for examination.
Please note that if your maximum completion date (or extension end date) was in January - March 2015 and you have not yet submitted for examination or been granted an extension beyond maximum duration, your enrolment is now at risk of cancellation. You will contacted about this shortly.
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2016 ENDEAVOUR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are internationally competitive, merit-based scholarships provided by the Australian Government that support citizens of the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas to undertake study, research and professional development programmes in Australia and for Australians to undertake these programmes overseas.
Applications will open in early April 2015 and close on 30 June 2015.
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HDR TRAVEL GRANT
Applications are now open for HDR Travel Grant, which provides travel assistance for candidates intending to complete fieldwork, conduct research-related activities and attend conferences and workshops. This is a competitively awarded grant and submitting an application does not guarantee funding.
2015 HDRTG travel application periods are as follows:
- Travel between 1 Aug - 31 October 2015; applications open and close 1 June
- Travel between 1 Nov 2015 - 31 Jan 2016; applications close on 1 Sept 2015
- Travel between 1 Feb 2015 - 30 April 2016; applications close 30 November 2015
- Travel between 1 May 2015 - 31 July 2016; applications close 1 March 2016
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You can apply up to 6 months before your travel if conference paper abstracts or presentations have already been confirmed. Eligibility and application requirements apply. Late applications will not be considered.
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EUROPEAN UNION CENTRE TRAVEL GRANT (EUCTG)
Applications are now open for the EU Centre Travel Grant, which provides assistance for research candidates to travel to EU Member States. The EUCTG will cover travel costs associated with completing fieldwork, attending conferences and workshops or completing an internship with an industry host.
This is a competitively awarded grant and submitting an application does not guarantee funding.
Applications close on the 30 April 2015, and all proposed travel must be completed prior to 31 October 2015. Eligibility and application requirements apply. |
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HDR PUBLICATION GRANT
Applications for Round 1 of the Higher Degrees by Publication Grant 2015 will close on April 30. The Higher Degree by Research Publications Grant (HDRPG) Scheme provides a living allowance for up to 12 weeks for research candidates preparing scholarly, refereed articles or books based on their thesis/project whilst it is under examination.
You can find the online application and supervisor recommendation form, eligibility criteria and further details of the scheme on the HDRPG webpage.
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RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT POLICY CONSULTATION
RMIT’s draft Research Data Management policy is available online for input until 6 May 2015. The policy clarifies how research data must be collected, handled, and stored at RMIT.
Research data are the materials, information and records that support research findings. It is important that researchers and institutions keep this data in case research findings are questioned, to contribute to further research, and to encourage public trust in research.
The Research Office is developing this policy to support researchers and research support staff to protect the relevant data in line with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (the Code) and legislation such as the Privacy Act.
Contact Alison Leahy, Research Governance, Research Office, Alison.leahy@rmit.edu.au with any queries or comments.
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CALLING ALL MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDENTS!
As part of this year’s Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Medical Research Week® in Victoria, we are proud to present the
6th ASMR Victoria Student Research Symposium
Friday 15th May at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
An exciting all day showcase symposium for ALL Victorian medical research students (UROP, Honours, Masters, PhD, and more) to present their work, listen to some of Victoria’s top medical researchers, and network in a friendly environment! During the symposium, research students participate in oral, “3-minute-thesis” styled oral, and poster presentations in ALL disciplines of medical research.
For each educational level, many prizes and awards are given including a ticket to the prestigious ASMR GALA dinner, where the awardee will have an opportunity to dine with well-known researchers.
Registration and abstract submission are NOW open.
Abstract submission closes 13th April 2015, 12PM
Registration closes 8th May 2015, 6PM
This event is part of the Medical Research Week® undertaken by the Australian Society for Medical Research. For more information please visit our website: http://www.asmr.org.au/MRWVic.html
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Betty Sergeant shortlisted for AIMIA Award
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GEElab PhD Candidates presenting at international conferences
GEElab PhD candidate, Alex Muscat attended the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco in March. He was successfully funded through the Game Developers Association Australia (GDAA).
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Please email your contributions to May HDR Bulletin to research.ed@rmit.edu.au by 5pm on Thursday 16 April.
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