Research Events 2012-2013

The Faculty of Education and Arts will have invited guest speakers on a range of topics including writing for publication, grantsmanship and ARC funding through out the year.

Workshops and Seminars

Strategies for ARC Success
Presentation from SBE Panel member
Prof Lisa Adkins

View Invitation here

WHEN: Friday 10 May 10:30am to 12:30pm
WHERE: Treehouse
RSVP: 1 May, Kristy Rocavert FEDUA-Research@newcastle.edu.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sociology and Anthropology Seminar Series

2-3pm, Wednesday 10 April

The next SOCANTH seminar will be presented by Dr Terry Leahy, entitled "New Environmentalist Thinking and the Marxist Critique"

Date:        Wednesday 10th April
Time:       2-3pm
Room:     W301a, Behavioural Sciences building

All welcome. Refreshments provided.

Click here to download the SocAnth Seminar Series Semester 1 Timetable

For further details please contact Caragh Brosnan (Caragh.brosnan@newcastle.edu.au) or Debbi Long (debbi.long@newcastle.edu.au) 
 

The Three Minute Thesis competition for 2013 will commence soon, for more infomation visit FEDUA Three Minute Thesis

APRIL 2013

ThinkWell Workshops

Time for Research - Monday 29 April 2-5pm
Turbo Charge Your Writing -Tuesday 30 April 9.30am - 12.30pm
The Strategic Researcher (NEW) - Tuesday 30 April 1.30-4.30pm


When:  Monday 29th April -  Tuesday 30th April 9.30-12.30 
Where: Lambert Room, Shortland Buidling, Callaghan campus.
RSVP: by 10 April FEDUA-Research@newcastle.edu.au

For more information visit FEDUA Worshops page

MARCH - JUNE 2013

It’s a WRAP!
Writing Routinely for Academic Publications

All academic writers in FEDUA are invited to participate in a new initiative called Writing Routinely for Academic Publications. This group is being organised by writers in the Faculty of Education and the Arts who found the ThinkWell  workshops very helpful in increasing written output in 2012 and wanted to keep these good habits going through meeting regularly for mutual encouragement. 

WRAP will meet each month at the Callaghan campus for an hour throughout 2013.
 
View flyer for more information
 
WHERE: Research Institute Meeting Room GP124
WHEN:  Wednesday afternoons, - please note change of dates and times
Next meeting is 5th June 2pm
RSVP:  FEDUA-Research@newcastle.edu.au

MARCH 2013

RHD Welcome Afternoon Tea

The Pro Vice-chancellor of FEDUA is hosting an afternoon tea for all our Faculty RHD students on the afternoon of 21 March 2013.

This newly established annual event is designed to welcome our new RHD students to the Faculty as well as celebrating the progress of our hard-working continuing RHD students.

Students who commenced in Semester 2 2012 and Semester 1 2013 will receive a pack containing information from the Faculty and Schools about completing an RHD within the Faculty of Education and Arts, as well as some extra “goodies” to help you study.

All attending students will go into the draw to win a $100 Westfield voucher.

If you would to attend this event please RSVP to Amanda Hall-Griffin (Amanda.Hall@newcastle.edu.au) by Friday 8 March 2013

DATE:  Thursday 21 March, 2013
PLACE: W301A, Behavioural Sciences Building
TIME:  2:30pm

FEBRUARY 2013

TRAINING WORKSHOP - RESEARCH
Introduction to writing a Cochrane systematic review workshop

Presented by: Steven McDonald and Sharon Kramer
THE COCHRANE AUSTRALASIAN CENTRE Victoria

This training is supported by the Faculty of Education and the Arts and the Faculty of Health at UON. (Limit of 25 participants)

Date:    Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13 February 2013
               T 8:30am-4:30pm W 9am-3pm    
Venue:  Lambert & Nelson Room, Shortland Building
Cost :    Free
Morning tea & light lunch provided

Application:  Submit by Monday 17 Dec 2012 to FEDUA-Research@newcastle.edu.au

For more information view theINVITATION

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