Events
Each year events are held, Faculty and University wide, specifically for postgraduate students. This page hopes to provide you with a run down of past events so that you can see what may arise in the following year. It will also endeavour to add new information on forthcoming events as soon as it becomes available in an attempt to help you remain informed of the possibilities.
2008
2007
2008
- Sydney Seminars
- Camden Seminars
- GenStat course
- Postgraduate Conference
- Postgraduate Enrolment (Research Degrees)
- Postgraduate Induction Program
- Occupational Health and Safety Courses
- Introduction to Animal Research
Sydney Seminar Series
Each year there are a series of seminars showcasing research and other topics of interest within the Faculty of Veterinary Science and beyond.
Each week sees 1 or more seminars on interesting subjects presented by postgraduates and/or academics from both inside and outside the Faculty.
Everyone is welcome to attend!
For a timetable, see here.
Camden Seminars
The Camden seminar series takes place on alternate Thursdays in the General Teaching Building. Each week it features two speakers from the campus, who can be postgrads to professors and all in between.
Everyone is welcome to attend this social Faculty event. For the timetable, see here.
GenStat course
If you use GenStat or are intending to do so within your research, then this will be a very useful course for you. It is a introductory course which will give you an overview of the GenStat system as well as the basic skills required to begin analysing and visualising data in GenStat.
See the information document here for more details on the course and for the registration form.
For information on where you can get access to the GenStat program in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, please contact Peter Thomson on either or +61 2 9351 1654.
Unfortunately it is not free, so you will need to ask your supervisor whether support is available or consider paying for it yourself - the fees are very reasonable for this kind of thing.
Postgraduate Conference
When: Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th November
Where: Camden Campus
More details to come.
Postgraduate Enrolment (Research Degrees)
When: Semester 2 - TBA
Where: J.D. Stewart Building, Rm 218
Postgraduate Induction Program
When: Semester 2 - TBA
Where: The Refectory, Holme Building
at the University of Sydney Main Campus
The Postgraduate Student Induction Program provides a number of short information sessions and gives you the opportunity to network with other postgraduate students too. It is free to attend and refreshments will be provided.
To see details and find links to the program and registration form, you can go to the Dean of Graduate Studies (DOGS) website.
Or you can read the program here
and register by sending this form to 02 9036 9519 (fax) or dogs@usyd.edu.au (email).
Occupational Health and Safety Courses
When: Semester 2 TBA
Where: WP Young Room, VSCC
Sydney campus and Camden campus run separate short OH&S courses for new honours and higher degree students. They are compulsory and will introduce you to the rules and regulations you must abide by whilst undertaking research in the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Introduction to Animal Research (Animal Ethics)
When: July 22nd-23rd 2008
Where: TBA
The Introduction to Animal Research course will give you information on animal ethics and related policies and procedures in the University of Sydney (see program). Their website can be found at http://www.usyd.edu.au/ethics/animal/ and should you need guidance at any time, Ms Gail Briody is available and is also willing to go through ethics approvals forms with you if one has not already been done for your project - just make sure you start this well in advance!
You must enrol by email by sending the registration form to [[mailto:d.boulton@las.usyd.edu.au||d.boulton@las.usyd.edu.au]. Be aware that you will need your supervisor's permission and payment is required - ask your supervisor whether they have funds to cover this.
2007
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Postgraduate Conference
The Faculty of Veterinary Science holds a Postgraduate Conference every year, alternating the venue between Camden and Sydney.
2007's conference was held at the VSCC in Sydney and featured presentations from the majority of enrolled higher research degree students. SUPRA held an awareness event on the Monday lunchtime and catered for everyone with a BBQ and the Teaching and Learning Centre provided a workshop on procrastination and time management on the Tuesday.
The conference is primarily to allow students to practise their presentation skills and showcase their work in front of an informed and enthusiastic audience. It also provides an opportunity for students to display posters they may have presented at national and international conferences throughout the previous year.
The conference proceedings can be found here.
A list of prize winners for each session can be found here.
Each year, all research students are expected to present. You will be informed of the dates well in advance and the finer details closer to the time.
SUPRA Postgraduate Conference - Connect
The SUPRA postgraduate conference takes place every year and acts as a free, catered introduction to the different topics of study taking place across all the disciplines of the University of Sydney. It is well attended and provides an opportunity for postgraduate students to socialise and share their experiences of postgrad life as well as learn more about what is provided for them.
The 2007 program can be viewed here on the SUPRA website.
Keep watch for the 2008 conference by subscribing to be a member (its free!) or regularly checking the SUPRA website.