Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) were introduced by QPR in 2014. The aim of the SIGs is to bring together members of the extended QPR community interested in specific aspects of doctoral and research education. These Groups organise their own activities with members meeting during QPR as part of the conference program.
See below for all the current SIGs:
1. Developing Doctoral Studentsâ Teaching Capabilities
Convenors: Beth Beckman, Australian National University and Abby Cathcart, Queensland University of Technology.
2. Doctoral Writing
Convenors: Claire Aitchison, University of South Australia; Susan Carter, University of Auckland; and Cally Guerin, University of Adelaide.
Further details can be found on the Doctoral Writing SIG website and blog.
3. English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD)
Convenor: Michelle Picard, University of Newcastle.
Further details can be found on the EALD Facebook group.
4. Quality in Doctoral Education
Convenor: Nigel Palmer, Australian National University.
Further details can be found on the Quality Assurance in Postgraduate Research SIG websiteâ and link âQuality Assurance in Postgraduate Research SIG websiteâ to https://www.phdQA.net/
5. Research Degree Supervision
Convenor: Alistair McCulloch, University of South Australia.
A meeting will be held at QPR2018 (5.00pm Wednesday 18th April) to investigate whether there is interest in establishing a SIG around this topic. If you have an interest in the topic and in being involved in developing the SIG but are unable to attend the meeting, please email Alistair to receive further information and news from the meeting.