RSP Seminar Schedule
2023 Research Support Program
Thursdays 2.00 - 4.00pm in weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 in Room 920 (both semesters);
Thursday 3 August (Semester 2, week 2) 12.30 - 3.30pm in Room 224
Thursday 19 October (Semester 2, week 12) 2.00pm - 5.00pm in Room 224
Date | Session | Speaker/s |
|---|---|---|
Semester 1 | ||
| March 2 | [I & II] Introduction to the RSP | Kristen Rundle |
| March 16 | [I & II] Asking Better Research Questions | Sundhya Pahuja |
March 30 |
[I] Topic Selection & Framing: Mapping the experience [II] Topic Selection & Framing: What Might Change, and Why? | Kristen Rundle + 2nd / 3rd / 4th year graduate researcher volunteers |
| April 20 |
[I] Common Law Research Methods [II] Comparative Research Methods |
Jason Varuhas Sarah Biddulph & Lulu Weiss |
| May 3 (Wednesday, Room 224) | [I & II] Empirical Research Methods | Alysia Blackham |
| May 18 |
[I] Approaches to indigenous legal research and scholarship [II] Interdisciplinary Approaches: Law and Economics / Law and History |
Eddie Cubillo Amanda Porter Jianlin Chen & Will Partlett |
Date | Session | Speaker/s |
|---|---|---|
Semester 2 | ||
|
August 3 Room 224 12.30pm - 3.30pm |
[I] Conceptual analysis and legal research [II] Qualitative Sociolegal Research Methods: A Case Study |
Dale Smith Tess Hardy |
| August 10 |
[I] 'Critical' approaches to legal scholarship [II] Feminist approaches to legal research and scholarship |
Shaun McVeigh Ann Genovese |
| August 24 |
[I] AI-informed research methods [II] ‘Specialist’ methods: wrap up |
Rebecca Giblin & Jake Goldenfein Kristen Rundle |
| September 7 | [I & II] PhD writing workshop: The importance of structure | Chantal Morton |
| September 21 | [I & II] Evaluating Your Progress as a Graduate Researcher | Kristen Rundle |
|
October 19 Room 224 2.00pm - 5.00pm |
[I & II] Preparing for Confirmation: Effective Communication and Presentation |
Kristen Rundle & RSP volunteers |
You are strongly encouraged to attend as many of these seminars as you can. If you are in your first year, you are especially strongly encouraged to attend all seminars. We also recommend that you attend as many as possible of the Faculty Research Seminars.