2009 CAPA Postgrad Roadshow - New South Wales

CAPA was thrilled to launch the 2009/10 Roadshow series in New South Wales on Friday 14 August, at our first event for this year, generously supported by The UNSW Graduate Research School.

CAPA’s Postgrad Roadshow offers postgraduate students a unique opportunity to meet and network with postgrads from other universities and across disciplines.

Registration was free and open to all postgraduate students based in NSW.

EVENT PROGRAM (for session and presenter details, please click on links below)

 

9.15am
Welcome
9.30am Postgraduates & Higher Education 2009
CAPA President Nigel Palmer

10.00am

The 7 Secrets of Highly Successful Postgraduate Students
Presented by Hugh Kearns
Participants received a free copy of the book 7 Secrets of Highly Successful PhD Students which accompanies the seminar
12.30pm Postgraduate Industry Showcase| Light lunch provided

1.30pm

Communicating Your Research to a Public Audience
Presented by Prof. Catharine Lumby, Director UNSW's Journalism and Media Research Centre, in association with CHASS

Panellists included Helen O'Neil (CHASS), Kate Crawford (UNSW), Tony MacGregor (Radio National) and James West (Triple J).

3.00pm Close

Principal Event Partners

Graduate Research School, University of NSW

Event Partners

 

The event was also supported by the University of Technology Sydney University Graduate School.

 

Communicating your Research session Partner

Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS)