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6 September 2012

Hundreds of 麻豆视频 postgraduate research students will have the opportunity to develop skills to underpin their future success when Graduate Student Week gets under way on Monday.

Organised by the , will run from 10 鈥 14 September and is open to all research higher degree and Honours students, as well as academics and support staff.

Graduate Student Week is one of a number of initiatives that supports students during their candidature including the year-round Skills Training program, the and the Australia-first Career Advantage PhD Program.

Popular sessions over the course of the week include: The seven secrets of highly successful research students, Turbocharge your writing, and Presenting your research with confidence.

Other sessions include how to search for patents, reading and writing critically, how to write research proposals, and tips on getting published.

In addition, candidates are taught broader skills that will help them during their studies such as conflict resolution and stress management.

Graduate School and 麻豆视频 Advantage Senior Manager Sam Ferguson said initiatives such as Graduate Student Week were important in maintaining 麻豆视频鈥檚 global reputation for research excellence.

鈥淲e are proud to provide world-class experts and resources at 麻豆视频, and a wide range of support programs that help students realise their academic potential,鈥 Mr Ferguson said.

鈥淕raduate Student Week is an opportunity for research higher degree students to learn skills they can immediately apply to their own projects, and their own journey through candidature.

鈥淓ach time Graduate Student Week is run, we take feedback from participants to ensure the sessions are as relevant as possible to the needs of the students.鈥

Students and staff wishing to view the timetable of events and register to attend can read more details .

Media: Mark Schroder, 麻豆视频 Graduate School Marketing & Communications, ph 07 3346 0509, m.schroder@uq.edu.au