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Thesis Proposal Review Boot Camp (online)

2023 dates:

• October 11,12 and 13 

Expression of interest form is here .

Go on a three-day ‘deep dive’ boot camp designed to help you finish writing your Thesis Proposal Review document.

The Thesis Proposal Review (TPR) is the first and most important part of the ANU milestone process for HDR candidates. While the length of the document you have to write varies according to where you are enrolled, the basic format remains the same. The TPR should set out a clear research problem, situate your research proposal in the literature and tell the audience how you plan to carry out the research. This boot camp will give you time and structured support to complete this document to a high standard.

What is a boot camp?

The boot camp method was developed at the University of Melbourne by Peta Freestone, Liam Connell and Katherine Firth. Borrowing from popular novel-writing boot camps in the United States, boot camp is a three-day immersive workshop where participants get specialised instruction and time to put the learning into practice.

At ANU we have reworked the basic boot camp formula to provide support for different types of writing projects and challenges. Each boot camp has a ‘stretch target’ to work towards and you are expected to write in the company of others who are attempting the same thing. Boot camp has specific attendance requirements, which are there to ensure that you get the most out of the experience. Boot camp combats the isolation of the PhD experience, providing a supportive environment to motivate you and make friends with others who are sharing the same experience.

What to expect?

The format will be a three-day Zoom meeting. This opportunity is available only to PhD and MPhil candidates. The program is structured to help you understand what is required and how to do it. We also include 'shut up and write' style sessions where you have a chance to work on your document in the harmonious, online company of others.

Your facilitators

Dr Cally Guerin works in the Researcher Development team at the Australian National University. She has been teaching, researching and publishing in doctoral education since 2008, delivering workshops for PhD candidates and their supervisors to develop effective research practices. Much of her time is spent translating the mysteries of academic research cultures for newcomers.

Simon Clews is a Learning Advisor with ANU. Prior to that he was the Director of the Melbourne Engagement Lab  at Melbourne University for 15 years.  Simon has been heavily involved in the Three Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis  and competitions since their inception. He is the author of The New Academic  and Your Time Starts Now!  with Be Visible Or Vanish: Engage, Influence, and Ensure Your Research Has Impact,  co-written with Thesis Whisperer, Inger Mewburn,  coming out this year.  

If you have a question about this Boot camp, please contact Dr. Cally Guerin on [email protected]  or Simon Clews on [email protected]

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The PhD in Law is an opportunity for you to engage in high-quality independent research as part of an extended research project. 

Program description

The PhD in Law is an opportunity for you to engage in high-quality independent research as part of an extended research project. The PhD degree requires submission of a thesis of not more than 100,000 words that makes a substantial contribution to learning in the field of law. Each candidate has a supervisory panel of academics. Students are encouraged to participate in the activities of the ANU College of Law, and would most often be based on campus and study full-time.

Mode of delivery

The research outcome of a PhD degree is a thesis of not more than 100,000 words. During their study, candidates are assessed against milestones which include: annual plans (completed 3 months after commencement and then annually); annual reports; a thesis proposal review; and an oral presentation.

Research students at ANU must fulfil the minimum residency requirements specified in the Australian Government’s  Research Award Rules 2017  unless approval has been obtained for a reduced period of attendance, or the student is externally based. Applicants should make a detailed case for any reduced period of attendance, preferably at the time of application. ANU also has a  PhD Attendance Requirements Policy  which describes these requirements.

If you are approved to study externally (via distance), the minimum attendance on campus is 4 weeks each year. For further information, please refer to the Guidelines For Externally Based Students on the ANU Law  Apply online  page. Approval to study externally cannot be guaranteed.

ANU Law will provide a suitable work space and computer on the ANU campus in Canberra. All students will have access to Wattle (Web Access to Teaching & Learning Environments), the University’s online learning platform.

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The minimum entry requirements are: English language proficiency, and at a minimum, a bachelor's degree with first or upper second class honours, usually in law. Admission into this program is highly competitive and we therefore prioritise applicants with a first class honours degree. We favour applicants who also have a masters degree with a high grade point average.

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A PhD in Law will not provide a basis for admission to practice.

ANU currently enrols domestic research students under the Research Training Scheme (RTS) which is funded by the Commonwealth Government. RTS funded students are not required to contribute to the cost of their tuition for the duration of their program.

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Fees for the PhD program are also available on the Programs and Courses website.

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ANU funds and administers a range of scholarships for graduate research degree programs, especially for domestic students. See our HDR scholarships page for information on these scholarships and their deadlines.

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We have prepared detailed information on how to apply to do Higher Degree Research at ANU Law , including information on scholarships, putting your application together, applying online and commencement. Please read through these instructions thoroughly.

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All Australian National University theses are in digital form. You can search for them online through the  theses collection in ANU Open Research , and are also searchable via the  Library Catalogue .

The majority of ANU theses are openly accessible but a small number are restricted due to cultural sensitivities, copyright controls or other restrictions.

Digital theses

Digital theses can be searched online through the  theses collection in ANU Open Research .

The Australian National University Library’s theses collection holds the research output of the University’s academic community over the last 60 years. The first ANU thesis was awarded in 1953.

By digitising its print theses collection, ANU Library delivers the University’s unique and original research in a freely available, open access online collection. Digital delivery expands engagement with the Library’s collections, provides visibility to the university’s scholarship, and supports the careers of its academic community.

Restrictions

The majority of theses are openly accessible; however, some may not be available under open access conditions due to author or copyright restrictions.

If an author wishes to restrict access to their thesis (or part of it), they can elect to do so as part of the online submission process. If after 12 months an extension to that restriction is required, a new application must be completed.

In the case of a Higher Degree by Research thesis, approval is required from the Dean, Higher Degree Research and can be sought by filling out an  Extension of Thesis Restriction of Access Request Form  or emailing  [email protected] . If approved, the Open Research team will be notified and restrict access to the online version of your thesis in line with the decision made.

Read our  Restriction Infosheet  for more information about applying for restrictions on theses.

Hard copy theses

Hard copy theses can be requested  for reading within the Library, but cannot be borrowed.

The majority of theses are available for research or study, however some may not be available due to author or copyright restrictions.

To check whether access restrictions apply to a particular thesis, ask at the  Menzies Library  Information Desk or email the  ANU Library .

Non-ANU readers are advised to check in advance whether they will be granted access to a particular thesis.

Location of hard copy theses

• ANU Doctoral and Masters’ theses (1953-2018) –  Menzies Library
• Master of Law and International Law theses (pre-October 1987) –  Law Library
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2023 Thesis Proposal Review presentations by Plant Science HDR students

We have two Plant Science PhD students giving ~20 min presentations as part of their Thesis Proposal Review milestone

When; again, it is a lunch time kick off from 12:30 with talks from 1:00pm

Where; the Eucalyptus Seminar room (building 46)

Matt Mortimer (Pogson lab),

Using Evolutionary Systems Biology to address questions in plant protein engineering and biology

John Mackenzie (Atkin lab)

Screening for heat tolerance in leaf carbon exchange to improve wheat yield

NOTE: The order of speakers will be decided just prior to the presentations beginning. Talks will NOT be telecast via Zoom

THE NEXT LOT OF PRESENTATIONS WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER……

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Eucalyptus Seminar Room, Level 2, RN Robertson Building 46

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Thesis Proposal Review: Tobacco endgame strategies: the next phase for tobacco control policy in Australia?

Tobacco control has been supported across the political spectrum in Australia, and Australian governments have invested in tobacco control policies (commencing with mandated health warnings in 1973). Tobacco control investments were associated with declines in daily smoking prevalence across Australia from 23.8% in 1995 to 10.7% in 2020/21, and with an 11.2 percentage point decline in current smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from 54.5% in 1994 to 43.3% 2018/19.

Despite the decline in smoking prevalence, tobacco use remains the leading preventable risk factor in Australia; responsible for 9% of the total health burden and estimated to have resulted in $137 billion in social costs in 2015-16. Australia’s tobacco control policies were considered innovative a decade ago during the implementation of plain packaging legislation and the expansion of graphic health warnings. In 2019, Australia ranked 10th among OECD countries for prevalence of daily smoking. The decline in smoking prevalence in Australia continues to be slow, declining on average 0.4 percentage points per annum since 2010. Large inequities in the burden of tobacco use exist. This includes the tobacco burden experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a high rate of smoking (37% daily smoking), and a high health burden attributable to tobacco (12% of the total Indigenous health burden). This burden of tobacco is a direct and indirect result of colonisation which systematically embedded tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through payment in rations of tobacco, in lieu of wages, up until the late 1960s.

A simulation of lung cancer mortality in Australia found that current measures will not reduce smoking prevalence to 5% by 2060. Reducing smoking prevalence to 5% or to 0% by 2025 would avert 209,000, or 361,000 lung cancer deaths, respectively. Adoption of a tobacco endgame would represent a ‘paradigm shift’ in policy as conventional tobacco control strategies have largely relied on ‘consumer’ or demand-side approaches. Endgame strategies, on the other hand, are ’…designed to change or permanently eliminate the structural, political, and social dynamics that sustain the tobacco epidemic, so as to achieve, within a specific time, an endpoint for the tobacco epidemic.’ Tobacco endgame strategies are likely to be contested, as they focus unequivocally on supply-side approaches and/or the broad determinants of smoking, challenging dominant paradigms that are promoted by the tobacco industry such as ’individual responsibility’, libertarian philosophy and neoliberal approaches.

New Zealand (NZ) is the first country to commit to a range of tobacco endgame strategies, including: tobacco free generation legislation; legislation to severely limit the number of tobacco retailers; and a regulatory scheme to reduce the addictiveness and appeal of cigarettes. Modelling studies found these strategies could reduce smoking prevalence to minimal levels, and markedly reduce health inequities attributable to smoking among Māori, Pacific Island peoples, and other populations in NZ. Australia has a stated tobacco endgame goal, to reduce daily smoking prevalence to 5% or less by 2030, but has made no commitment to implement any tobacco endgame strategies.

The goal of the research is to analyse and inform public discourse about tobacco endgame strategies for Australia. The primary research questions are:

• What key learnings from discourse on tobacco control polices, tobacco endgame goals and strategies, and other regulatory reforms in Australia should be considered in an endgame for Australia?
• what are their views of the key benefits, costs, and constraints to a tobacco endgame for Australia?
• what are the key values and interests?
• where is there consensus regarding tobacco endgame goals and strategies?

Foundational research components

In recognition of the influence of the media on public policy, media articles on tobacco endgame strategies will be analysed. As theories of the policy process also highlight the importance of policy actors in policy change, public submissions made toward the Draft Consultation National Tobacco Strategy 2022-2030 will also be analysed. A scoping review of research with Indigenous peoples regarding tobacco endgame strategies will be conducted including exploring Indigenous engagement.

Original data collection components

The foundational components of research will inform the development and implementation of primary qualitative research with key policy actors in Australian tobacco control; and for a separate process with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights-holders/Indigenous policy actors. A key focus of the original data collection will be to test consensus for tobacco endgame strategies and identify facilitators and barriers to a paradigm shift to tobacco endgame policy. This will include exploration of values and interests that may influence policymaking on this issue.

Thematic analysis will be applied across the foundational and original data collection components of the research program. A customised coding frame will guide analysis across the following themes:

• theories of the policy process (e.g., policy image portrayals and policy narratives);
• existing frames identified in media framing of population health issues (e.g., grouped as market justice or social justice framings);
• dominant theories that inform or influence public health approaches (e.g., the socio-ecological model, the commercial determinants of health); and
• influences on public health governance (e.g., government intervention versus neoliberal perspectives).

It is expected that the research will: promote public discourse and inform public health researchers, advocates, and policymakers in their framing of tobacco endgame policy proposals for the Australian policy context; inform policy deliberation; and contribute to Australia’s National Preventive Health Strategy targets of reducing national daily smoking prevalence to 5% or less, and to 27% or less among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, by 2030.

Andrew Perusco graduated his Master of Public Health degree from the University of Wollongong in 1999. He is a tobacco control policy and program specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the public sector. He has contributed to significant tobacco control policies and program implementation, including leading: policy development and program implementation for the Tackling Indigenous Smoking program from 2016 to 2020; development of the  National Tobacco Strategy 2012-2018 ; national policy approaches for electronic cigarettes; and planning, implementation, and evaluation of the seminal Arabic-speakers’ tobacco control project in southwest Sydney. Andrew commenced his PhD in 2021 at the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, ANU in affiliation with the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Achieving the Tobacco Endgame.

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