Tara Brabazon podcast

Tara Brabazon talks with Aidan Cornelius-Bell about student partnerships and activism, challenging the consumerist approach to education and emphasizing critical thinking. They explore the complexities of politics, ideology, and the role of universities in social change. The discussion delves into the work of Nicos Palancers, consciousness, activism, and the evolution of political consciousness. Reflecting on turbulent events in 2020, they highlight the importance of embracing activism and politics in universities.

This specific higher degree supervisory training session has been developed for experienced supervisors wanting a 're-fresh' in their practice.  It offers the continuum of development - from compliance to excellence.  There is specific attention to the challenging moments in supervising, particularly with regard to authorship of academic papers, ethics, and skills development.

Here we go with Narelle's first draft!  What happened with this difficult - challenging - first draft.  How did Narelle handle it?  

The middle of a PhD candidature is the difficult time.  Supervisory changes.  Change of methodology.  Disappointments with data collection.  Add Covid to this story - a students may walk away from the programme.  Join our online mid candidature intensive to create momentum, change and some motivation.

For this third reading group, as part of the Virtual not Viral project, our community reads the edited collection from Peter Meusburger, Michael Heffernan and Laura Suarsana:  Geographies of the University.

This second reading group podcast, as part of the Virtual not Viral intervention in doctoral education during the period of the corona virus, explore John McGowan's Democracy's Children:  Intellectuals and the Rise of Cultural Politics.  Please note:  expletives used during this discussion.

Through the corona virus, the Office of Graduate Research at Flinders University ran a weekly reading group, exploring the nature of the higher education sector and workforce.  The first book was edited by Nancy Gleason:  Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

How can great students find you - and you find them?  Interface management is integral to the creation of a strong supervisory profile.  This flipped supervisory training session explores some concrete strategies - today - to build your PhD supervisory interface to attract students to your research.

Narelle, Jamie and Tara talk about Narelle's first draft.  Particularly, they discuss the final drafting stages of a PhD during social distancing and working from home.  What lessons can be learned from these unique challenges?

What a time to be doing a PhD.  At home.  Work.  Children. Thesis.  How is Narelle managing a thesis in the shadow of a virus? All change.