SSPS Research Collective
During 2010 the School of Social and Political Sciences will continue to host the Research Collective.
The Collective aims to provide early/mid-career researchers and postgraduate candidates with a greater understanding of how to engage with the external influences that can stimulate the promotion of research. This is the place where established researchers and practitioners will share their knowledge and expertise.
We encourage colleagues and students from all disciplines and faculties to attend the SSPS Research Collective.
2009 Program
Promoting your Research Profile in the Media - Associate Professor Jake Lynch
Tuesday September 22, RC Mills, Room 148, 1-2pm
This session will look at ways in which academics can utilise the mainstream media (TV, radio, newspapers) in order to promote their research.
Jake Lynch is the Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. He has also been a presenter for BBC World News, the Sydney Correspondent for the London Independent newspaper, and a Political Correspondent for Sky News.
Using the News Media for Research – Professor Rod Tiffen
Tuesday September 1, RC Mills, Room 148, 1-2pm
Rod Tiffen is one of Australia’s leading scholars of the media. His teaching and research interests are in the mass media, Australian politics, comparative democratic politics, democratisation and Australian relations with Asia.
Building a Research Network – Associate Professor Catherine Waldby
Tuesday August 18, RC Mills, Room 148, 1-2pm
This presentation will consider practical strategies Early Career Researchers can use to build a research network, with an emphasis on developing international networks.
Catherine Waldby is an International Research Fellow with the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney. She also currently holds an ARC Linkage Project for 'Human Oöcytes for Stem Cell Research: Donation and Regulation in Australia'.
Faculty of Arts Research Strategy – Professor Richard Waterhouse
Tuesday 4 August, RC Mills, Room 148, 1-2pm
This session will present an overview of the Faculty of Arts Research Strategy.
Richard Waterhouse is Bicentennial Professor of Australian History and the Chair of the Faculty of Arts Research Committee.
Research Grants and Funding - Professor Margaret Harris
Tuesday May 26, RC Mills, Room 148, 12-1pm
This session will begin from the premise that there is no mystique about grant applications and develop reflections on the mindset and tactics best calculated to bring success, with an encouraging glance at how to manage the grant once you get it.
Margaret Harris is the Director of Research, Faculty of Arts, and formerly Challis Professor of English Literature. She currently holds an ARC Discovery Grant for “Patrick White in the 21st Century”, and is editing George Eliot in Context for Cambridge University Press.
Publishing an Academic Article - Professor Graeme Gill
Tuesday May 26, RC Mills, Room 148, 12-1pm
This session will begin from the premise that there is no mystique about grant applications and develop reflections on the mindset and tactics best calculated to bring success, with an encouraging glance at how to manage the grant once you get it.
Margaret Harris is the Director of Research, Faculty of Arts, and formerly Challis Professor of English Literature. She currently holds an ARC Discovery Grant for “Patrick White in the 21st Century”, and is editing George Eliot in Context for Cambridge University Press.
Collaborative Research – Dr Wendy Lambourne and Annie Herro
Tuesday May 12, RC Mills, Room 148, 12-1pm
What are the best ways to collaborate with other researchers and postgraduates? What are the advantages and disadvantages? What sorts of strategies work for research collaboration? What are the ethical implications of working with others – especially postgraduates? This session seeks to address a number of these issues.
Wendy Lambourne and PhD candidate Annie Herro have worked together collaboratively on various projects including several recently published journal articles.
Writing and Publishing the Academic Book – Professor Simon Tormey
Tuesday April 21, RC Mills, Room 148, 12-1pm
Why write an academic book? What impact does it have on an academic’s career? What are the pitfalls that can occur during the process?
This session explores the process, benefits and disadvantages of writing and publishing an academic book.
Simon Tormey has authored numerous publications such as Anti-Capitalism (Oxford: Oneworld, 2004), and Key Thinkers from Critical Theory to Post-Marxism (London: Sage, 2006), to name a few.
Department Research Seminars
Each department within SSPS holds its own series of research seminars during the academic year. These seminars provide staff and invited speakers the opportunity to discuss aspects of their research with colleagues and peers from within the Academy.
Anthropology
Government & International Relations
Political Economy
Sociology and Social Policy
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
