Candidate Support and Resources
- Workshops
- 3MT Workshops
- Library Workshops
- ACSPRI Training Courses
- Mathematical and Statistical Analysis Support
- Candidature Project Funds
- Data Management and Technology Planning
Workshops
The workshops are open and free of charge to any research candidate enrolled at UWS. These workshops are targeted to your needs at particular stages of candidature. You should read the workshop descriptors to select workshops that are best suited to your aims this year.
To register for a workshop, please see HDR Workshops 2013.
3MT Workshops
This year the UWS 3MT Finals will be held on Friday 23 August 2013. Workshops will be held to assist HDR students to prepare for 3MT.
Details of workshop:
In this workshop we will discuss the requirements of the 3MT, watch some previous contestants, talk about design of the slide and presentation and do some practical work.
Please bring along your ideas for your presentation, including what you may have already written for the talk and the slide. Bring your smartphone or iPad if you would like to be filmed.
Presenters: Barbara Mackie and Mary Krone.
Date: 21 May 2013
Time: 10am - 12 noon
Venue: Parramatta Campus - Building EB.1.44
Date: 28 May 2013
Time:10am - 12 noon
Venue: Bankstown Campus - Building BA-01.1.110 (LR39)
To register please email m.krone@uws.edu.au.
Library Workshops
Please visit Library Training and Support for a complete list of Library workshops available for HDR students.
ACSPRI Training Courses
Bookings for the 2013 ACSPRI Winter Program are now open
Twenty-four five day courses are on offer across three weeks in Sydney and Perth; 24 June - 5 July at University of Technology Sydney and 15 - 19 July at University of Western Australia.
The Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc (ACSPRI) is a not-for-profit organisation that has offered short courses in research methods, predominantly for staff and HDR students at its member institutions, for twenty-seven years. These courses are suitable for a wide range of researchers and cover a host of qualitative and quantitative research and analysis techniques of various levels and include training in a number of research-related software (e.g. SPSS, AMOS, Mplus, Nvivo, Stata, R).
Our organisation is an ACSPRI Member so bookings from staff and students are eligible for considerable discounts. Further early bird discounts are available for bookings that are completed and paid for 8th May, 2013. Up until this day, full time postgraduate students pay only $1 000 per course and other students and staff pay $1 560, compared with the full rate of $3 130.
Program information, a list of courses, prices, FAQs and the booking system are available at ACSPRI - Winter Program 2013 (opens in a new window). Course and program details will continue to be updated in the coming weeks and queries can be forwarded to winter2013@acspri.org.au.
Mathematical and Statistical Analysis Support
Maths and Stats Consulting provide expert assistance for UWS postgraduate research candidates who wish to use mathematical and statistical techniques in their research.Researchers from all disciplines are welcome to apply.
Contact A/Prof Richard Ollerton for more information.
Candidature Project Funds
There are funds available for expenses directly related to your research.
For advice on eligibility and claims, and to apply for funding refer to the CPF Application Form (Word, 359Kb). Please read the Guidelines for Higher Degree Research students for the expenditure of Candidature Support Funds (PDF, 44Kb).
For administrative enquiries about accessing Candidature Support Funds please contact your school or research institute administrator. List of School and Research Institute Professional Staff contacts (PDF, 31Kb).
For difficulities with accessing funding please speak to your Principal Supervisor or the School or Research Institute HDR Director (or equivalent).
