Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol45 Issue22 1–5 June 2020

HDR

Information for all PhD and supervisors can be found in this section. We will be updating this link continuously with FAQs, the communications strategy, key contact people and support strategies.

Aim

We can still use this time to stay productive and positive.  Let someone know what you are doing, whether that is a colleague or supervisor.  Please stay in touch, and most of all use this time to be inventive and plan for the future.

Contacts

Updates

RSPhys HDR remote working during COVID-19 – Student survey response summary

In April the HDR team sent a survey to all the HDR students, to understand/monitor the impact of remote working has had on their research program. Here is a brief summary of the survey, based on the responses from 64 HDR students in the school.

Graduate Research Office has created a list of Frequently Asked Questions to help students navigate the administration and support options available to them. See here for further details.

RSPhys Student Reps

Last week we held the first meeting with our new Student Reps. Please feel free to approach them with your ideas for our student community or concerns that they can take to the HDR Admin team and the School Executive. We are so fortunate to have a great group of students who have volunteered to be your student reps:

Zoe Cheong – LPC
Mahdi Davoodianidalik – CPF
Disha Kapasi - DQS
Alexander Kiy – EME
Shridhar Manjunath – NLPC
Ms Eliza Melik-Gaykazyan - NLPC
Marika Niihori – EME
Ben Swinton-Bland – NP

Slack for Physics HDR students and supervisors

Subscribe to the Physics HDR Family Slack collaboration hub at anuphysicshdrfamily.slack.com via this link you have not done already.

Innovating in a Time of Crisis

When: 10.30am-12pm (AEST), Wednesday 3 June 2020
Where: Online via Zoom, register for link.

APR.Intern and CSIRO invite you to learn more about the industry trends forecasted to follow COVID-19, growth opportunities and how digitalisation can help future-proof Australian business.  

Participants in this valuable webinar will gain:  

Keynote: Dr Stefan Hajkowicz on the post-pandemic digital economy, addressing new research on digitalisation, innovation lessons from the Roaring Twenties and why businesses must embrace R&D as we adjust to a new normal.   An overview of APR.Intern, Innovation Connections and Kick-Start; R&D funding available through each program and the benefits of collaborating with academia.    Case Studies; how industry leaders are utilising these government-supported programs to accelerate their digital business journeys.

Register Now: https://aprintern.org.au/events-csiro/

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Returning to campus?
Please check the RSPhys Return to Work Protocols first.

Digest of past updates HDR Updates @ 18 May

HDR - Working Party 
HDR Working Party Terms of Reference

Members
Angela White
Ilya Shadrivov
James Sullivan
Karen Nulty
Lan Fu (Chair)
Luda Mangos
Patrick Kluth
Ping-Koy Lam
Stuart Szigeti
Tibor Kibedi
Vanessa Robins
Vladimir Mangazeev
Yan Sheng
Zoe Cheong (Mx Zhi Hong Cheong)