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. Research Degree Supervision
Research degree supervision has long been a topic of interest to the QPR community and seeking to improve supervision was the spur for the first QPR conference back in 1994. We would like to establish a formal SIG involving a community of interested scholars and practitioners and invite you to join with us in that endeavour.
Convenor: Tania Croti, Adelaide University, Alistair McCulloch, Adelaide University
2. Research Training
The Research Training SIG is a welcoming space for anyone involved in supporting and developing researchers. It is a collegiate space to talk about the ways we build researcher capability through training, supervision, and practical frameworks, and an opportunity to share experiences, swap ideas and resources, and learn from one another about approaches to researcher development across different contexts. Whether you are designing programs, developing supervisors, or supporting researchers in your role, the SIG offers a friendly forum to connect, reflect, and learn together.
Convenor: Dani Milos, Flinders University
3. Doctoral Writing
The Doctoral Writing SIG provides a forum for all those involved in developing doctoral writers to share ideas about current practice and common challenges. Between QPR conferences, we meet online 4-5 times each year. We nominate publications for pre-reading, then invite the authors to discuss their paper in an informal interview format; participants are also encouraged to contribute to the conversation.
Convenors: Cally Guerin, La Trobe University, Juliet Lum, Macquarie University
Further details can be found on the Doctoral Writing SIG website and blog.