Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol45 Issue25 22–26 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

• communitywelbeing@anu.edu.au
• Your supervisor or mentor
• Your Departmental Administrator
• Your Head of Department
• Associate Director (HDR): Lan Fu Lan Fu Lan.Fu@anu.edu.au
• Deputy Convenor: Stuart Szigeti Stuart.Szigeti@anu.edu.au
• HDR Team: Luda Mangos and Karen Nulty  hdr.physics@anu.edu.au

Updates

3 Minute Thesis Competition

This competition will be going ahead this year, and ANU has made the decision to move the 2020 Three Minute Thesis Competition to a virtual format (video submission) in the best interests of public health. There will be no College 3MT final this year but students who are interested in presenting should submit their expression of interest for the ANU final of 3MT. For more information on 3MT, including training please visit HERE. 

Researcher Training

Researcher Development team and Academic Skills and Learning Centre offer a variety of courses and workshops to assist HDR students.

There is a wealth of information at HDR-Communities-Training and we encourage students and supervisors to check these offerings. The recent HDR Update from Prof Ann Evan, Dean HDR has information on upcoming courses and workshops in June and July.

HDR Working Party

HDR Working party will have its first meeting on 26 June and welcomes any ideas from staff and students. If you would like to suggest a discussion item, please email hdr.physics@anu.edu.au or Prof Lan Fu directly (lan.fu@anu.edu.au).

COVID-19 extension scholarship eligibility

This scholarship is available to students who are approaching 3.5 years of their stipend scholarship and are in receipt of an ANU funded scholarship and their research has been severely affected by the recent crisis – please see HERE for further details. 

Below are some scenarios which will help understand when students can apply for this scholarship:

• Student A – scholarship expired on 31 December 2019 – they CANNOT apply for the new scholarship.
• Student B – scholarship expired on 01 February 2020 – they can apply for the new COVID-19 Extension Scholarship today.
• Student C – scholarship expired on 01 June 2020 – they can apply for the new COVID-19 Extension Scholarship on 01 June 2020 (or just before).
• Student D – scholarship expires on 31 December 2020 – they can apply for the new COVID-19 Extension Scholarship on 31 December 2020 (or just before).
• Student E – scholarship expires on 31 December 2021 – they can apply for the new COVID-19 Extension Scholarship on 31 December 2021 (or just before).
• Student F – scholarship expires on 01 January 2022 – they CANNOT apply for the new COVID-19 scholarship.

Safe Corridor Pilot

You may have seen information in the media about a repatriation pilot for international students wanting to return to Canberra.

We have received the following information from the Dean HDR. As far as we aware this has been approved by the ACT Government but not the Commonwealth yet.

Eligible students will be contacted directly by the area of the university who are responsible for administering the pilot. 

• It is still to be determined where any flights will leave from
• The airline carrier is still to be determined
• Any decision on potential airline carriers and airports will be based on strict health and safety as well as practical travel considerations
• Students will come from a range of countries
• Students considered for the pilot will be older students, for example those studying research or postgraduate courses, honours students and those in the final year of their undergraduate degree
• Students will be in self-isolation in hotels for 14 days when they arrive in the ACT and before reintegrating back into the campus and wider community
• Students will pay for their flights
• ANU will pay for the accommodation
• As soon as eligible students for the program have been identified, and specific details of the pilot finalised, eligible students will receive information on how they can apply

Please note this advice may change.

Digest of past updates HDR Updates @ 15 June