FACULTY OF HEALTH
RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE AND HONOURS WEEK
30th July to 3rd August 2012
The Faculty of Health held its first Research Week during the 30th July and 3rd August. A number of students found out how they can get involved in research and what research has to offer.
If you missed research week and/or are interested in finding out more information on the presentations held, contact Shirley Savy.
Program of Events include:
| Date | Event | Venue (Callaghan Campus) | Time | Details |
| Monday 30th July |
Faculty Opening/Welcome | ATC210 | 11:00 am to 11:30 am | Find out about the Faculty, who to contact and the program for Research Week. Scholarship information will also be available. |
| Monday 30th July |
Faculty Heats of the 3 Minute Thesis Competition | ATC210 |
11:30 am to 1:00 pm |
Watch our current RHD candidates sell their research in 3 minutes! |
| Monday 30th July |
Lunch break followed by announcement of 3 Minute Thesis winner | ATC Foyer | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Meet with prominent Faculty researchers and current RHD candidates |
| Tuesday 31st July |
School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy | Treehouse | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Poster displays and information session on completing a Honours degree. |
| Tuesday 31st July |
Professorial Address - Professor Hubert Hondermarck | MS202 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Watch a lecture being delivered by a new Professor to the Faculty on his cancer research. |
| Tuesday 31st July |
Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery and Information Based Medicine | Treehouse | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | See what current projects this PRC has to offer and insights into their research. |
| Tuesday 31st July |
Priority Research Centre for Cancer | Treehouse | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | See what current projects this PRC has to offer and insights into their research. |
| Wednesday 1st August | School of Nursing & Midwifery | RW244 | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Poster displays, panel forums and information session on completing a Honours degree. |
| Wednesday 1st August | Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease | Isabellas | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Current researchers will discuss completing RHD's and research careers. |
| Wednesday 1st August | Priority Research Centre for Gender Health & Ageing | Isabellas | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | See what research opportunities this PRC has to offer and insights into their research. |
| Wednesday 1st August | School of Nursing & Midwifery | RW244 | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Research Skills Tutorial 'Qualitative Analysis and Interpretation' presented by Pamela van der Riet. |
| Thursday 2nd August |
School of Medicine & Public Health | Isabellas | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | 7 guest speakers representing different research areas (health behaviour, medicine and psychiatry), and also providing potential project information. |
| Thursday 2nd August |
Lunch break | Isabellas | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Opportunity to discuss research with Medicine & Public Health researchers |
| Thursday 2nd August |
Priority Research Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health | Isabellas | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | See what research opportunities this PRC has to offer and insights into their research. |
| Friday 3rd August |
School of Health Sciences | ATC210 | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Information session on completing a Honours degree. Meet and discuss research with current RHD students and prominent researchers within the School. Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition will also present their research opportunities |