[csaa-forum] ANZCA POSTGRADUATE FORUM

[Diana Bossio]

Post-grad pathways: Positioning your PhD to make the most of changes in Higher Education
 
Thursday October 23 at 6.30pm
Research Lounge
RMIT University
 
This forum is a must for those looking to plot out a career in academia, research or industry following their PhD.
 
Recent government reviews of post-graduate study found inadequate recognition of graduate research and poor living and study conditions.
 
Hear experts speak about what you should be doing NOW to take advantage of  new government initiatives to ensure your research is better funded and recognized in future.
 
Speakers include:
 
Dr Emily Potter - University of Melbourne,  ARC Cultural Research
Network Node Convenor - Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers
Development
 
Professor Jock Given - Professor of Media and Communications at the
Institute of Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology 
 
Nigel Palmer - President, Council of Australian Postgraduate
Associations 
 
Dr Ellie Rennie - Research Fellow, Institute of Social Research,
Swinburne University of Technology  
 
Please RSVP to either - lucy.morieson at rmit.edu.au  or dbossio at swin.edu.au. 
 
The event will be held in the RMIT Postgraduate Research Lounge, which
is accessed via building 8 - take the ramp opposite the Swanston
Library, city campus. A campus map can be found here -
http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/maps/city/location