8 - 11 September 2020
The Office of Graduate Research in conjunction with the University Colleges presents DocFest 2020. The festival will showcase our Flinders higher degree by research students in a range of interactive activities, events and competitions throughout the week.
If you are interested in higher degree by research (HDR) at Flinders University, please come along and join in the festivities below.
Some events are proudly sponsored by Flinders University Postgraduate Student Association (FUPSA)
Program
Tuesday 8 September 2020
9.30am to 11.30am
Alere Function Centre
Come to celebrate the launch of The Creative PhD: Challenges, Opportunities, Reflection book and meet the authors: Tara Brabazon, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight and Natalie Hills.
Tara Brabazon is the Dean of Graduate Research and Professor of Cultural Studies at Flinders University, Australia. She is also a columnist for the Times Higher Education.
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight is an Actor, Director and Teaching Artist. Her PhD exegesis was awarded the 2019 Flinders University Vice Chancellor's Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence.
Natalie Hills is HDR Examinations Coordinator at Flinders University, Australia. She has held professional positions in the university sector for 15 years.
The book is now available for purchase on amazon.com.au
12.30pm to 1.30pm
Plaza grassed area, Studio hub
Two teams enter. One team leaves.
Who will be crowned the Dino Dance champions?
Come to the Plaza and cheer on our two teams of staff and student dinosaurs as they face off in a dance battle to the death. This is sure to be a hilarious event for all – open to the public.
Event sponsored by Flinders University Postgraduate Student Association.
Wednesday 9 September
9.30am to 11am
Alere Function Centre
Are you an honours or a postgraduate coursework student thinking about your future? Why not consider higher degree by research study at Flinders University?
The prospective HDR student event is your chance to explore the world of the higher degrees by research and what it can offer you. Find out more about applying for a higher degree by research.
Join us to discover the benefits of higher degree by research study, the eligibility entry criteria, how to apply for a scholarship and where your research can take you in the future.
Register now to secure your place. We hope to see you there!
Further information
11.30am to 12.30pm
Alere Function Centre
See the posters and meet the HDR students behind them in the Poster Viewing Session. This is a great opportunity to gain a visual snapshot of leading-edge research in topics as diverse as detecting amplitude modulation in wind farms, to leading transformative education and sediment fingerprinting.
2pm to 5pm
Alere Function Centre
Are you a current HDR student?
On campus students will present their Poster Presentations in this session. Students have two minutes to pitch their poster to a wide audience, and answer a few questions. Representatives from each College will be present to vote and provide a prize for the best college presentation.
If you would like to create a poster, and presentation, register below.
Everyone is also invited to attend and have the opportunity to ask questions and dig a little deeper into the research undertaken by Flinders' talented HDRs.
Thursday 10 September
9am to 12pm
Alere Function Centre
Are you a current HDR student?
External students will present their Poster Presentations in this session. Students have two minutes to pitch their poster to a wide audience, and answer a few questions. Representatives from each College will be present to vote and provide a prize for the best college presentation.
If you would like to create a poster, and presentation, register below.
Everyone is also invited to attend virtually and have the opportunity to ask questions and dig a little deeper into the research undertaken by Flinders' talented HDRs.
12.30pm to 1.30pm
Alere Function Centre
R U OK? Day is part of a national suicide prevention campaign that seeks to encourage a conversation about how those around us, such as our colleagues, friends and family, are feeling. By asking someone in a meaningful way if they are OK, you can actually make a very big difference to those who may be struggling with mental or emotional ill-health.
Come and join us over lunch for a mingle and a chat.
Event sponsored by Flinders University Postgraduate Student Association.
3pm to 5pm
Livestream
Each year the Office of Graduate Research hosts a range of events to recognise our best HDR students and supervisors.
Join us to online to celebrate the success of our HDR Community in the following categories:
- Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision
- Best Higher Degree by Research Student Publication
- Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
- HDR Student Research lmpact Prize
Due to restrictions on numbers we are keeping physical attendance to winners and supervisors only.
Friday 11 September
10am to 11am
Plaza jumbo screen, Student Hub / Livestream
The Dean of Graduate Research will be hosting her weekly writing session ‘The Write Bunch’ but this time on the jumbo screen in the Plaza and via livestream – open to the public.
If you would like to join in on this mega event see further details here.
1pm to 2.30pm
Virtual
The celebrating connections networking event brings together HDRs and people from non-academic organisations in a dynamic and fun virtual event.
Showcase your research and its impact in a 2-minute pitch, learn about other research and organisations, and connect over shared interests.
3pm to 5pm
Alere Function Centre
To close DocFest we will be hosting a closing ceremony for HDR students, supervisors and industry partners at the Alere Function Centre.
We will also be announcing the winners of the poster presentations and Tweet your PhD!
HDR poster competition
Be proud of your higher degree by research studies at Flinders University. The HDR Poster Competition will assist students to develop their communication skills, prepare an academic or infographic poster they can use in future conference presentations and provide an opportunity to present their poster in a conference type environment, responding to questions.
HDR students have the choice of taking part in only the Poster Competition, or also taking part in the Poster Presentations where they will present a two minute pitch on their poster, and answer a few questions about their research.
Posters will be displayed in the Alere function space throughout the week, and there are prizes for the best poster and best presentation. Come along to check out the posters and vote for your favourite one.
Poster competition entrants
Click on any poster below to view it as a PDF (new window).
1. Laura James
Politics in policy
2. Dwi Ratih Suryantining Esti
Effectiveness of Evaluation Practices in Supporting Regional Development Planning
3. Malaykham Philaphone
Copycats or Innovators? Non-R&D Based Innovation in SME in Laos
4. Vanessa Alexander
How is the autistic student constructed in South Australian education?
5. Amy Bromley
How do complex systems change?
6. Jeremy Davidson-Tear
Making it work -improving participation support for disadvantaged young Australians
7. Claire Dunbar
A Pilot Study Investigating the Effect of Road Traffic and Wind Farm Noise on Electroencephalogram (EEG) Spectral Power During Stage 2 Sleep
8. Murray Fletcher
What is the nature of educational leaders ‘in’ transformative learning experiences?
9. Anna Barron
#MeToo, #MenToo: When do women’s claims of victimization elicit defensiveness from men?
10. Amelie Hanna
Addressing Unemployment among Arabic-Speaking Residents in Australia
11. Ruth Jarman
Let me help you improve your mood –it may be good for me too
12. Tessa Liebich
A systematic review and meta-analysis of wind farm noise effects on sleep using validated objective and subjective sleep assessments
13. Bethany Wilton-Harding
Awareness of Age-Related Change, Future Time Perspective, and Implications for Goal Adjustment in Older Adulthood
14. Natasha Wood
Scars of Childhood Stress Exposures. A Systematic Review
15. Elisa Armstrong
Dungeons, Dragons, & Chainmail Bikinis Tracking and Transforming Women’s Experiences with Dungeons & Dragons
16. Natasha Nagle
Sediment Fingerprinting. Identifying sedimentological characteristics and formation processes at Late Pleistocene archaeological sites in SE Asia and Australia
17. Lee Rippon
‘For you the war is over’. Australian POWs in Italy and the move to greater independence in Australian foreign policy 1939-1947
18. Mick de Ruyter
Fighting Dhow Explainer. Nautical responses to violence in the Persian Gulf
19. Julia Demura
A new method to improve monitoring of mechanically-ventilated patients in intensive care
20. Jenny Haycock
Managing the Complexity of Insomnia: A Qualitative Analysis of the Current Practices of Australian General Practitioners
21. Alwin Tan Chun Rong
Targeting ICAM-1 regulation in human retinal endothelial cells to treat uveitis
22. Jesse Parker
OSA and Neurobehavioural Function in Men. A Large, Population-Based Cohort Study
23. Kari Vallury
The Australian Abortion Stigma Study
24. Lenore de la Parrelle
Building knowledge and skills in clinicians in dementia care
25. Anthony Doman
Development of DDAH1 inhibitors to regulate angiogenesis in cancer
26. Jai Meyers
UGT Enzymes as Novel Modulators of Lipid Biosyntheis in Breast Cancer
27. Harman Sharma
Neurochemical characterisation of sensory and autonomic endings in the mouse bladder
28. Nicky Baker
Stumbles and near-falls. Validating tests to identify risk.
29. Alison Dymmott
Should I stay or should I go?
30. Lynne Loh
Improving Educational Outcomes for Children with a Vision Impairment
31. Alanoud Alobaidly
A review on the perceptions of health care professionals on multidisciplinary teams management of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus with a focus on bariatric surgery
32. Heather Block
#TakingUpTheChallenge
33. Nurunnaher
Experiences and perceptions of people with dementia from a migrant & Muslim background in high-income countries: A meta-synthesis
34. Siamak Mirzaei
Usability and Learnability of VLASTWA. A Vocabulary Leaning and Strategy Teaching Web App
35. Duc Phuc Nguyen
Wind Farm Noise Amplitude Modulation Detection
Random Forest based approach to audio features
36. Mousalreza Faramarzi Palangar
Optimum Design of Line-Start Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Using Mathematical Method
37. Anahita Motamedisade
Comparison of functionalized and unfunctionalized mesoporous TiO 2 films as an efficient substrates for loading gold clusters photocatalytic water splitting reaction investigation
Tweet your PhD
This event is an opportunity to share a snapshot into your world of research and discovery. How does your PhD have a unique and meaningful impact into your field?
Spark exciting conversations, generate debate, the platform is yours. To enter the competition you must:
- Be a current higher degree by research student at Flinders University
- Post your PhD tweet on Twitter from your own account by midday 10 September using the hashtags #DOCFEST2020, #TweetyourPhD and tagging @HDRFlinders
- Complete survey through the registration link below by midday 10 September
Your tweet should do the following:
- Demonstrate the effective use of Twitter, a maximum of 280 characters including tags and spaces
- @HDRFlinders
- #DOCFEST2020
- #TweetyourPhD
- Engage an audience
- Have clarity in your expression
- Be provocative.
Post your tweets from 9am Tuesday 1 September until midday Thursday 10 September and they will be displayed on campus.
Winners announced on Friday 11 September. Good luck!
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