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Researcher training, development and communication

Training and development initiatives build key skills that are core to doing research at Flinders.

The Researcher training, development and communication team facilitates the ongoing development of Flinders' researchers.

ResearchLink communicates opportunities related to research and is updated daily. Researchers can realise and action opportunity and be best informed on changes to Flinders' and the broader Australian research landscape.

Flinders’ Research FastStart ™

Researcher Mentoring Program for Early-Career Researchers

Initiatives to interlink Flinders’ research community

Training and development

Prizes and awards

ResearchLink

Flinders’ Research FastStart ™ - researcher orientation and induction

Flinders’ Research FastStart ™ provides information vital to commencing research at Flinders. This interactive program gives a hands-on introduction to Flinders’ online systems so that researchers new to Flinders can start their research… fast!

During this program researchers will be directed to key sources of information and given details on who to contact for help and advice within RDS, the portfolio and university.

Scheduled throughout the year, book now to join our next Research FastStart ™.

Researcher training and development

Building researcher capacity and capability, training focusses on developing skills core to the research process and doing research at Flinders University. Aligned with the Vitae Researcher Development Framework, programs aim to impart the knowledge, key traits and attributes of effective, highly successful researchers.
 

Current researcher training and development

Core themes include:

  • benchmark
  • fund and apply
  • commence
  • publish
  • communicate
  • partner
  • integrity, ethics and compliance
  • prizes and awards.

All  upcoming researcher training and development workshops can be viewed, and your place secured by enrolling at ienrol-Research.

We recommend that your research career and training and development planning be discussed with your college leadership, and form part of an ongoing dialogue.

Please contact the Researcher Training, Development and Communications team if you have any queries, including workshop suggestions.

We look forward to supporting you on your learning journey.
 

Access for rural and remote researchers

Training opportunities coordinated by Flinders’ Researcher Training, Development and Communication team can be accessed in real time by our colleagues located at Flinders’ rural and remote campuses. No matter where you are located we can help connect you and link you in.

Please contact the Researcher Training, Development and Communications team for further information.

 

Past training and development

Previous workshops can be accessed and viewed at anytime, anywhere.

Many workshops and information session recordings can also be accessed via ResearchLink. These are listed under Career Development or you can use the search function.

Researcher Mentoring Program for Early-Career Researchers

  • Do you want to become a more successful researcher?
  • Do you want to build your research profile?
  • Are you strategising for future academic promotions?
  • Would you benefit from the support and guidance of an experienced, senior researcherr?

The Flinders University Researcher Mentoring Program pairs early-career researchers (ECRs) with senior academics. Through the Program, senior researchers will support ECRs to develop their research careers, meet their research aspirations and goals, and strategise for future academic success.

This Researcher Mentoring Program also provides an opportunity for ECRs to create a University-wide community with their fellow mentees who are at similar career stages (within 8 years post-PhD). This ECR community will serve as a source of support and information for the mentees during the Program and beyond.

This Program runs from March to November 2022. In the weeks leading up to the official launch in March, we will provide mentees and mentors with information about the Program, expectations, and guidance about mentoring. During the Program, each mentee–mentor pair will meet regularly. In addition, the cohort of mentees will gather for three Roundtable Workshops to discuss topics of relevance to their career stage.

For more information including the program overview, eligibility criteria for mentees and mentors, and key dates, please see the Program Guidelines.

To apply as a mentee, please complete the online Expression of Interest form for mentees by COB Friday 10 December 2021.

To apply as a mentor, please complete the online Expression of Interest form for mentors by COB Friday 10 December 2021.

Please contact the Program Coordinator, Dr Jen Beaudry (Manager, Researcher Training, Development and Communication) if you need any further information or clarification.

Message from the Deputy 
Vice-Chancellor (Research)

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We are pleased to announce that we are relaunching the Flinders University Researcher Mentoring Program for Early-Career Researchers
in 2022.

The Program is an opportunity for early-career researchers (ECRs) to benefit from the support and valuable skills and knowledge of senior researchers at Flinders. This Program has served more than 150 ECRs since 2012. The feedback from the mentees has been consistently positive, highlighting improvements to their research profiles and
well-being. 

The University values the input and wealth of experience that our senior academic staff bring to mentoring our early-career researchers. I strongly encourage researchers at all stages of their careers to participate in this Program either as mentees
or mentors.

Professor Robert Saint
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Prizes and awards

Research prizes and awards can assist in building your track record and developing your research profile. Flinders can provide support and advice in the preparation of major research prizes and awards. Please contact us to explore the potential and possibilities.

Research prizes and awards are advertised regularly in ResearchLink.

Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Early Career Researchers

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Early Career Researchers recognises and values the outstanding contributions to the University of individual Early Career Researchers, embarking on their research career. These awards will recognise, reward and encourage excellence in research across all Colleges.

Policy

2020

Dr Hailay Abrha Gesesew, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Jacqueline Stephens, College of Medicine and Public Health 
Dr Alexander Sweetman, College of Medicine and Public Health 
Dr Emmanuelle Souzeau, College of Medicine and Public Health 
Dr Rachel Milte, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Emer Van Ryswyk, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Thomas Vincent, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Jennifer Young, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Claire Baldwin, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Kasturi Vimalanthan, College of Science and Engineering

2019

Dr Rami Al-Dirini, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Tully Barnett, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Monica Cations, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Johanna Conterio, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Kacie Dickinson, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Ashley Hopkins, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Julie-Ann Hulin, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Gorica Micic, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Farzin Shabani, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Emma Tonkin, College of Medicine and Public Health

2018

Dr Catherine Attard, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Romain Fathi, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Kristy Hansen, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Stephanie Harrison, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Alessandro Palci, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Lua Perimal-Lewis, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Rodrigo Praino, College of Business, Government and Law
Dr Stefania Velardo, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Dr Jing Jing Wang, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Sam Elliott, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work  

2017

Dr Shailesh Bihari, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Alice Clement, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Ian Moffat, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Monique Mulholland, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Pramod Nair, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Owen Siggs, College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr Peter Tangney, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Mihir Dilip Wechalekar, College of Medicine and Public Health  

2016

Dr Cameron Shearer, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Christèle Maizonniaux, School of  Humanities and Creative Arts, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Harriet Whiley, School of Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Joshua Newman, School of Social and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences 
Dr Lucinda Bell, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences  
Dr Lucy Lewis, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Michael O'Callaghan, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Nikki McCaffrey, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Sonja Vivienne, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law 
Dr Renee Smith, School of  Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering  

2015

Dr Justin Chalker, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Kate Fairweather-Schmidt, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Hugo Gutiérrez-Jurado, School of Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Kate Laver, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Matthew McDowell, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Amanda Muller, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Reza Oskouei, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Andrew Vakulin, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Annabelle Wilson, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Rong Zhu, National Institute of Labour Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences  

2014

Dr Lisa Bennett, School of Humanities, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Russell Brewer, School of Law, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Kylie Cardell, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Gang Chen, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Xianjue Chen, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Owen Churches, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Diane Colombelli-Negrel, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Jim McCallum, School of the Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Michael Morrison, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Grace Skrzypiec, School of Education, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Yuting Yang, School of the Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering  

2013

Dr Andrew Rowland, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Ivanka Prichard, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Nicole Lovato, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Mr Ruth Horry, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Wendy Van Duivenvoorde, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Lauren Thurgood, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Bradley Simpson, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Daniel Tune, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Larissa Sandy, Flinders Law School, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Margaret Shanafield, School of the Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Ryan Balzan, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences  

2012 

Dr Lisa Beatty, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Ching Li Chai-Coetzer, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Luciana d’Arcangeli, School of Humanities, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Sean Kim, School of Humanities, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Chunhui Lu, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Egon Perilli, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Youhong Tang, School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Nicole Thomas, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Simon Wilksch, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences  

2011

Dr Lareen Newman - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Guido Parra - Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Jennifer McKinnon - Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Amy Slater - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Claire Jessup, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Morton Burt - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Tobias Loetscher - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Suzi Adams, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Lynley Bradnam, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences  

2010

Dr Stephen Clarke - Faculty of Science & Engineering
Dr Roman Dronov - Faculty of Science & Engineering
Associate Professor Amanda Ellis - Faculty of Science & Engineering
Dr Michael Gradisar - Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Dr Charlie Huveneers - Faculty of Science & Engineering
Associate Professor Eva Kemps - Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Dr Luciana Moller - Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Rachel Popelka-Filcoff - Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Damien Riggs - Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Dr Ruth Sladek - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences  

2009

Associate Professor Luciano Beheregaray - Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Kathryn Burdon - Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Kate Douglas - English, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Dr Mike Gardner - Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Damien Keating - Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Michelle Miller - Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Reg Nixon - Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Gavin Prideaux - Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dr Nathan Weber - Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Initiatives to interlink Flinders’ research community

Hosted by Flinders' Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) (DVCR), Professor Robert Saint, these fora provide an opportunity for our Early Career Researcher (ECR) community (0-8 years post-PhD conferral) to come together to hear from the DVCR about the research landscape at the University, and raise discussion on any aspects of their research career at Flinders.

Run twice a year, these fora also act as a platform to facilitate ECR networking and have resulted in the development of many cross-discipline conversations and partnerships.

Register your interest with us at researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au to be included in all communications.

New in 2019 and hosted by Flinders' Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) (DVCR), Professor Robert Saint. These fora provide an opportunity for our Mid-Career Researcher (MCR) community (9-15 years post-PhD conferral) to come together to hear from the DVCR about the research landscape at the University, and raise discussion on any aspects of their research career at Flinders.

The MCR fora also provide an opportunity for MCRs to develop and foster cross discipline conversations and partnerships.

Register your interest with us at researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au to be included in all communications.

We are open for business and here to provide our research community with advice and support related to all facets of research management.

One-on-one meetings are regularly scheduled to enable you to meet individually with Research Development and Support (RDS) teams.

One-on-one meetings details and bookings can be made via ienrol-research.

If a one-on-one meeting related to your query is not listed, please contact researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au.
 

One-on-one meetings can address:

  • services and functions of RDS and how it relates to doing research at Flinders University
  • finding funding opportunities
  • Category 1, 2 and 3 funding – ARC; NHMRC and health; industry, government, international and internal grants
  • social and behavioural research ethics - applying for approval and getting advice on compliance
  • understanding research analytics and reporting
  • advice on research contracts and post award processes
  • advice on engaging and linking with external research partners
  • advice on intellectual property protection and commercialisation

ResearchLink

ResearchLink is Flinders’ research-focused opportunities and communications platform. All partners in research support across Flinders’ research ecosystem use this platform to communicate research-specific opportunities and information. In doing so, Flinders’ research community can confidently use ResearchLink as the single go-to platform for all opportunities related to research.

Accessible via your OKTA dashboard, ResearchLink has strong filtering functions so that once "my preferences" are set, articles of personal interest and relevance to you are displayed in "My Feed". A powerful keyword search allows articles to be quickly retrieved. 

ResearchLink sorts articles into four categories: 

  • Funding – research funding opportunities
  • Career development – research training and development workshops, conferences, seminars
  • Information hub - news and details of changes to the research landscape internal and external to the University
  • Uplifting Research - continuous improvement projects related to research at Flinders

Additionally, there are links through to the associations with whom Flinders has corporate memberships so that Flinders’ research community can access opportunities on offer. 

For all queries and further information, please contact research.link@flinders.edu.au.

Contact us

Contact the Researcher training, development and communication team for help or support.

08 8201 7972

researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au

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Last Updated: 02 Dec 2021
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