Throughout your HDR candidature, take advantage of the diverse range of events on offer across the University of Sydney. Learn about exciting new research, develop new skills and make connections with other students and staff.
The Graduate Research Activities and Development Scheme (GRADS) provides funding that enables student-led events for HDR students. Hosts create events on topics important to graduate researchers, which build skills and foster the sense of community. Register for these events >>
This interactive workshop is designed for non-native English-speaking HDR students who want to feel more confident communicating in academic settings. Explore real-life scenarios — from supervisor meetings and seminars to networking and casual conversations — while also unpacking the hidden expectations of Australian academic communication culture.
This workshop supports researchers working in the mental health space to engage in culturally safe research practices when working with diverse and marginalised communities. It will include a panel discussion followed by smaller breakout groups with interactive case-based activities that encourage reflection on how context shapes research relationships and participant experiences.
Join a one-day symposium exploring Practice as Research as a vital mode of knowledge production. Bringing together HDR candidates, artists, academics and researchers from across Sydney’s arts institutions, the symposium will consider how artistic practice operates as a method of research.
This half-day symposium supports HDR students interested in writing and the creative industries, connecting them with leading scholars from Australia and China. Explore how creative writing intersects with digital publishing, screen storytelling and cultural entrepreneurship, and discover new ways to extend your practice beyond traditional literary forms.
Generative AI is already part of the research landscape, but is it sharpening our thinking or quietly doing it for us? This event brings together researchers, educators, and HDR candidates to explore how AI tools can enrich rather than erode critical thinking when used well.
This interactive in-person workshop brings together HDR students across disciplines to explore relational and decolonial approaches to research through direct engagement with Indigenous knowledge holders, researchers, and community practitioners. Hear from Indigenous community leaders from Fiji, Australia, India, and Singapore.
Out of ideas? Unsure what's next? Join 50 selected HDR students from every faculty for an evening of networking with the nation's foremost scholars and top industry pioneers. Build the interdisciplinary thinking prized in every field and lay the foundation for an irreplaceable place in academia or industry.
This public panel discussion will explore how curatorial practice, embodied artistic practice, and philosophical theory each engage in "unlearning" as a core research methodology. Includes a live interactive food performance and catered networking session.