By Craig Whitsed and Wendy Green. Disruptive shifts emanating from globalisation and emergent technologies are forcing a rethink of traditional approaches to teaching and learning and, importantly, PhD supervision in Australia. Read more...
1st Inter-American Doctorate and Research Fair
More at: http://www.caie-caei.org/en/about-us/what-is-caie/i-inter-american-doctorate-and-research-fair/
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- When
- 20 10 2015
- until
- 22 10 2015
- Location
FRINDOC Launch Event
Doctoral Students Need Support Groups, Too
By Robert Greim. For the sake of student success, retention and satisfaction, universities often intentionally structure, fund and methodically assess first-year experience efforts. The benchmarks of an effective first-year experience can include -- but are certainly not limited to -- meaningful faculty engagement, immersion in campus activities outside of the classroom, cohort bonding experiences and intrusive advising. Read more...
Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia? They’re all about academia
By Jeremy Singer. And Lord of the Rings is about being a PhD student, explains Jeremy Singer. More...
3MT® 2015
The University of Melbourne 3 Minute Thesis Competition is back. After the excitement of last year’s competition, we are looking forward to welcoming graduate researchers from around the University to find the most effective, interesting communicators.A research communication competition, 3MT® challenges PhD students to present a compelling speech on their thesis topic and its significance in just three minutes. It's exciting for the audience too and you'll pick up some great presentation tips!
3MT® can help you develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills, increasing your capacity to effectively explain your research to a broad, general audience.
If you have passed confirmation or it’s equivalent you are eligible to participate. Competition details below. Staff, students and friends are welcome to come along to support participants. More...
L'association qui promeut l'embauche des "docteurs" en entreprise
Par Catherine Abou El Khair. L'Institut Doctorium valorise les compétences des doctorants et des docteurs auprès des entreprises pour les faire embaucher. L'accès au crédit d'impôt recherche est au cœur de l'argumentaire. Voir l'article...
Faut-il avoir une expérience de formation par la recherche pour mieux gérer l’ESR?
Blog Educpros de Sebastien Poulain, Evelyne Jardin et Fanny Lalleman. Faut-il avoir une expérience de formation par la recherche pour mieux gérer l’ESR? C’est une question, voire un débat. En tout cas, on peut être surpris qu’en 20 ans, il n’y a eu que 4 docteurs – dont 2 femmes, 2 hommes, 2 à gauche, 2 à droite, 2 en sciences humaines et sociales, 2 en sciences expérimentales – sur 13 personnes à la tête de ministères ou secrétariats chargés de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur. Voir l'article entier...How African doctorates and doctoral candidates are changing
Degree to train Chinese public health leaders
By Natalie Marsh. Johns Hopkins University has announced its Bloomberg School of Public Health is establishing a doctoral degree with Tsinghua University for aspiring public health leaders in China. More...