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UniSA Pathways Colloquium
My trip down to the Springfield campus of UniSQ was smooth and uneventful. The hotel was lovely and I was able to stop as see my colleagues at the Bundaberg Campus on the way down too. There was around 50 to 60 people attending the Colloquium in person but more tuned in online for the…
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25 by 2025
Originally I set myself the goal of having 25 publications by the END of 2025. That was when my PhD was going to be via publication and I had the capacity to work on more projects at once. Since I have taken the RTP stipend I have had less time, and now, because of personal…
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Welcome 2025
Well the personal issues from last year have followed me into this year but I am solidering on! I did attempt to replace some of my loss with 2 new cats! They are adorable. So what are my goals for this year? Well I would like to get most of my thesis written in at…
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The other half!
So last time I wrote an update on the status of most of my projects but not my PhD because there have been some ethical issues. I have had plenty of time to reflect on those so I am going to attempt to speak about it. My PhD is going to have participants from the…
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Pain, suffering and a citation!
When I found out I got the NAEEA grant I was so happy, and surprised, I gasped! I was conscious that my associate supervisor was there and probably wasn’t aware I had even applied for the grant, or that I was doing that side-project. But that project already has ethics approval, so I’ve been working…
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Reflexivity
Now that I know I actually have 16 weeks and not just 8 to do the revisions for confirmation I have relaxed, a LOT! But the next part I need to write does require more thinking and less reading and writing I guess. I have to add a section to the ethical considerations about reflexivity…
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10 days later
It has been 10 days since my confirmation of candidature. I feel more positive overall about it now. That is mostly because of the meeting I had with my supervisors where we were both able to acknowledge that time management leading up to confirmation wasn’t the best. They also presented me some very logical arguments…
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Confirmation…and now waiting again!
It is REALLY difficult to outline a PhD sized project in 10,000 words. It is even harder to discuss it in 20 minutes, which is what I attempted to do today in my confirmation presentation. Everyone commented that my project was valuable, well chosen and worthy of researching. That was very positive. They also said…
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Another review back!
I have not got a lot to share today. In fact I’d say the last week or so has just been a blur of preparing for my confirmation presentation, keeping up with emails and student enquiries and marking assessments. However! The team I’m on with Tim Fish and others from Monash and Deakin University did…
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Back on the road again
I am indeed back on the road again, back to normal, feeling great! At the same time, I feel like the picture above best represents that road! It’s not a peaceful journey through calm countryside, it is a blur! I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s almost 10am on a Saturday and so far…
Equity in higher education - An Australian researcher 