Events

The Graduate School is regularly informed of upcoming events, conferences and competitions which are valuable for research students.  We hope you find this listing helpful in providing opportunities to travel internationally and enhance your professional development activities during your study.

Last updated: 20 March 2012

Free Postgraduate Writing Workshops

6 & 8 June, 2012 | Workshop 1: Careers in Publishing | Workshop 2: Getting Published

UQ students are encouraged to register for the two free Posgraduate Writing Workshops being held at UQ's St Lucia campus on 6 & 8 June, 2012. 
 
Workshop 1: Careers in Publishing
Discover career opportunities outside the lab, the challenges of working in academic publishing, and real-life examples of others who have made this transition.  
 
When: Wednesday 6 June, 2012
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm
Where: Room 102, Frank White Building (#32)  
 
Workshop 2: Getting Published
Get practical tips from an expert about structure and style as well as how to choose a journal, how the publishing process works, and how to deal with peer review comments.  
 
When: Friday 8 June, 2012
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm
Where: Room 102, Frank White Building (#32)  
 
RSVP's are essential. To register and read more details, click here.  
 
Morning tea is provided at the sessions.

2012 Prague Summer School

30 June - 7 July, 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic

The 2012 Prague Summer School is a seven-day academic program designed to bring together both undergraduate and graduate students of various nationalities and academic backgrounds in a unique academic and cultural environment.

Topics include:

• European Summer Institute on the Future of Europe: Lobbying in Brussels
• Summer School on Crime, Law and Psychology
• Summer School on the European Union: Interests versus Culture?
• Summer School on China: A World Superpower - Myth or Reality?
 
The Summer Schools will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, between 30 June and 7 July, 2012.
 
Please visit www.praguesummerschools.org for more information on academic content and guidelines to application process (including on-line applications). It is recommended that students submit their applications by the Early Bird Application Deadline of 30 April, 2012. The Final Deadline is 15 May, 2012.
 
Should you have any questions regarding the Prague Summer Schools or application process, please do not hesitate to contact: info@praguesummerschools.org.
 

 

KAIST International Entrepreneurship Summer Camp

2 - 29 July, 2012, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejon, Korea | Grants available to attend an intensive four-week course for young entrepreneurs | Applications close Wednesday 7 March, 2012

Conference Topic

Founded in 1971, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is a world-class research university in science and engineering located in Daejon, Korea.   UQ students are invited to submit a grant application to attend KAIST’s four-week International Entrepreneurship Summer Camp in July 2012.

The International Entrepreneurship Summer Camp is an intensive four-week interdisciplinary course for 40 young entrepreneurs, aimed at solving some of today’s most pressing challenges in the fields of EEWS (Energy, Environment, Water and Sustainability), ICT (Information and Communication Technology), and Smart Devices.

The summer camp will be conducted in English and will cover the following key topics:

  • Leadership and team building in entrepreneurial venture
  • Case of accelerating technologies and its business
  • Entrepreneurial venture creation: from idea to business creation

Download the KAIST flyer.

Eligibility

Up to five grants will be awarded to UQ students (research higher degree, undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students). The grant will cover tuition fees, accommodation, airfares and airport taxes. Students will be required to fund their own meals and personal living expenses.

To be eligible for the KAIST grant, RHD students must:

  • Be a confirmed RHD candidate enrolled full-time at UQ (part-time students are eligible to apply but must be enrolled full time while overseas)
  • Be a confirmed candidate prior to the thesis review milestone
  • Not have previously held a UQ Graduate School funded travel grant
  • Demonstrate that additional funds are available if required

To be eligible for the KAIST grant, postgraduate coursework and undergraduate students must:

  • Be currently enrolled in a degree program at The University of Queensland

Grant rules:

  • For RHD candidates, travel must be completed before the 'Thesis Review' milestone
  • Candidates must submit a ‘Report on Travel’ form upon their return.

How to Apply

Submit a complete KAIST application form and submit by 11.59pm (AEST) Wednesday 7 March, 2012.

Research Higher Degree candidates are asked to send their completed applications to the UQ Advantage Team, UQ Graduate School at uqadvantage@gradschool.uq.edu.au.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate coursework students are asked to send their completed applications to the Office of Undergraduate Education at undgrad@uq.edu.au.

4th AASRC 2012 International Conference

Istanbul, Turkey | 5-6 September 2012 | Abstracts due 15 May, 2012

“Business Intelligence in a volatile Economic and Information Technology Environment” (BIEIT)

The conference, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 5-6 September 2012, aims to provide an intellectual platform for the international scholars. BIEIT aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in humanities, business, science, engineering, and information technology.
 
Further information on the conference can be read here.

AASRC accepts both abstracts and full papers

Researchers submitting their abstracts have a great opportunity to discuss their research project with other researchers attending the conference and can submit their full research article for publication in the American Academic and Scholarly Research Journal – AASRJ after the conference concludes free of charge provided that they have registered for the conference and paid the conference fees!

You are invited to present your research work under one of the following (but not limited to) conference tracks:

  • Business and Economics
  • Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Information Technology
  • Information Systems
  • Engineering

Please submit your abstract by email at conference@aasrc.org.

The abstract should not exceed 500 words. Within one week from receiving your abstract we will let you know if your proposal is accepted. All accepted abstracts and papers are peer-reviewed and will be published in the conference proceedings on our website.

Publishing your journal

You may wish to publish your paper in our journal American Academic & Scholarly Research Journal (AASRJ) ISSN2162-321X (print)ISSN2162-3228 (online).
 
The journal is published by the American Academic & Scholarly Research Center and indexed with and included in the Library of Congress, Ulrich, WorldCat, Google Scholar, GetCITED, Cite Seer, Open Archive Harvester and The Universe Digital Library. Please send it to us by email by the end of the conference. Your paper should contain: name(s) of the author(s), institution(s), title, abstract, keywords and references. Papers published in our journal are double-blind, peer reviewed.

Special Language Session

The conference shall have special sessions for papers written in native language to learn more about this opportunity please email us at conference@aasrc.org.

Important dates

Abstracts due date extended to: 15 May, 2012
Notification of acceptance starts on: 15 May, 2012
Camera Ready submission: 10 July, 2012
Registration: 31 June, 2012
Conference dates: 5-6 September, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) UQ Final

Tuesday 18 September, 2012 | 2-4pm | ICTE-UQ Auditorium

The University of Queensland will host two Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Finals in 2012, the first being the UQ Final on Tuesday 18 September. The UQ Final winner will represent The University of Queensland at the 3MT Trans-Tasman Final, which will be held at the St Lucia Campus on Thursday 11 October.
 
Three Minute Thesis is an academic skills development activity developed by UQ in 2008, and more than 40 universities from around the world participated in 2011.
 
Conducted annually, 3MT challenges research students to communicate the significance of their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. Interested students should contact their School or Institute’s 3MT Event Coordinator for further information, and also read the 3MT 2012 Student handbook. 
 
3MT links and resources for both coordinators and students can be found here.
 
3MT UQ Final
Date:     Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Time:     2-4pm
Venue:   Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ) Auditorium
              Level 2 (entrance level), Sir Llew Edwards Building (#14 - view on map)
              Corner of University Drive & Campbell Road
              The University of Queensland
              St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072
              Australia
 

 

Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman Final

Thursday 11 October, 2012 | 3-5pm | Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Auditorium

The University of Queensland will host the prestigious Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman Final on Thursday 11 October 2012. The winner of the 3MT UQ Final will represent the University against competitors from institutions from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Three Minute Thesis is an academic skills development activity developed by UQ in 2008, and more than 40 universities from around the world participated in 2011.

Conducted annually, 3MT challenges research students to communicate the significance of their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. Interested students should contact their School or Institute’s 3MT Event Coordinator for further information, and also read the 3MT 2012 Student handbook.

3MT links and resources for both coordinators and students can be found here.

Trans-Tasman 3MT Final
Date:     Thursday 11 October, 2012
Time:     3-5pm
Venue:   Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Auditorium
              Level 7, QBI Building (#79 - view on map)
              Upland Road
              St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072
              Australia

 

11th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing

19-20 November 2012 | The Greek Club | Brisbane, Australia

The University of Queensland / Blue Care Research and Practice Developing Centre is pleased to host the 11th National Emerging Researchers in Ageing Conference.
This is the only national conference in Australia focussing exclusively on the work of higher degree research students undertaking research in aging across a range of disciplines.
 
Call for Abstracts: 
 
We warmly invite the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations from PhD, Masters and Professional Doctoral students engaged in aging-related research from any discipline.
 
Abstract submission closes: Friday 22 June 2012
 
Earlybird registration closes: Friday 7 September 2012
 
Student bursary applications close: Friday 7 September 2012
 
To find out more please click here for the website and here for the promotional flyer. 
 
You can also ask for further information by calling (07) 3720 5308 or emailing era2012conference@era.edu.au.
 

 

13th Humanities Graduate Research Conference

Curtin University, Perth | 18-19 October 2012 | Abstracts/proposals due Monday 4 June 2012

Call for Papers

That “The Truth is Out There” is the title of “The Official Guide to the X Files, Volume 1” is by no means the only reason for adopting it as the theme for the 2012 Humanities Postgraduate Student Conference in 2012 – though the fact that the Mayans and various other doomsayers predict the end of the world in May could add a little piquancy to the use of such an extra-terrestrial theme for what will be the thirteenth of these conferences.

Many postgraduate students across and beyond the Humanities not only believe that the truth is out there but that they will actually find some small part of it in the course of their research. Alternatively, a number of epistemological approaches in both the Humanities and the Social Sciences consider that that there is either no truth or an infinity of truths. Finally, we acknowledge that that the “truths” that our research students uncover or engage with are often “out there” – unexpected, challenging and amazing.

Whether you bring your truth, your truths or your denial of truth, we invite postgraduate students, from Australia and overseas, and from Humanities disciplines including Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Education and the Built Environment to present and share ideas at the thirteenth Humanities Postgraduate Conference on 18 - 19 October, 2012.
 

Requirements

  • A proposal/abstract written in Word.doc, no more than 200 words in length.
  • Your name, degree, discipline/school you are enrolled, University.
  • Technical requirements needed (e.g. data processor, DVD, PowerPoint, overhead projector etc).
     

Applications and deadlines

  • To submit your abstract/proposal please email thetruth@curtin.edu.au for an application form.
  • Abstracts/proposals are due by no later than Monday 4 June 2012
(Please note that no late submissions will be accepted).

 

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