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NEWS ITEMS ----

UPCOMING WORKSHOP

NUPSA and Counselling will be holding the following workshops for postgraduate students.

Workshop: Stress and Time Management Strategies for Resilience and Wellbeing

Date: Thursday July 8 2010
Time: 10-12:30
Room: The Hunter Meeting Room (HA158), Hunter Building, Callaghan Campus
Facilitator: Teresa Dluzewska, Senior Counsellor, University Counselling Service.
RSVP: July 7 2010

Numbers for this workshop will be limited, so you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending this workshop.
Light refreshments will be provided at the above workshop.

UPCOMING FUNCTIONS

• FREE BBQ FOR POSTGRADUATE AND HONOURS STUDENTS CITY CAMPUS

Postgraduate and honours students are invited to join fellow students for dinner
Date – Thursday July 22, 2010
Time – 4.30pm
Venue – Level 3 University House

To assist with catering you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending. Vegetarians will be catered for.

The BBQ will provide a chance to catch up with NUPSA Executive members.

• FREE LUNCH FOR POSTGRADUATE AND HONOURS STUDENTS CALLAGHAN CAMPUS

Postgraduate and honours students are invited to join fellow students for lunch
Date - Thursday August 5 2010
Time - 1.00pm
Venue - The Glasshouse, Bar on the Hill, Callaghan Campus

To assist with catering you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending. You must register to attend.
Vegetarians will be catered for.

The lunch will provide a chance to catch up with NUPSA Executive members.

• FREE LUNCH FOR POSTGRADUATE AND HONOURS STUDENTS OURIMBAH CAMPUS

Postgraduate and honours students are invited to join fellow students for lunch
Date - Wednesday September 22 2010
Time - 12.30pm
Venue – Under the Sails, Ourimbah Campus

To assist with catering you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending. You must register to attend.
Vegetarians will be catered for.

The lunch will provide an opportunity to find out about NUPSA and meet some of our Executive.

2010 NUPSA Annual Dinner

The NUPSA Annual Dinner will be held on November 5, 2010.

Where :Bella Vista Function Centre

When : Friday November 5 2010

Cost: To be confirmed.

Tickets go on sale in October.

Please notify your interest now.
RSVP to the NUPSA office : nupsa@newcastle.edu.au

NUPSA EXECUTIVE 2010.

Nominations were called for members of the Newcastle University Postgraduate Students’ Association (NUPSA) to serve on the NUPSA Executive Committee, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

The NUPSA Executive for 2010 are:

President - Alan Murray
Vice-President - Kanishk Kumar
International Students Representative - Min Chen
Equity Officer - Nick Batt
Education Officer (Research) - Amelia Leotta
Education Officer (Coursework) - Sahar Doroodgar
Campus Representative (Callaghan Satellite) - Amir Dizaji
Campus Representative (Ourimbah) - Carlos Bohorquez
General Executive (Women’s Officer) - Irene Munro
General Executive (Disability Officer) - Manish Singh
General Executive Member - Paula Tangpukdee
General Executive Member - Sahab Hemmati

NUPSA SOCIAL CLUBS

Below is a listing of our current affiliated Social Clubs.
If you are interested in joining one of these clubs, please contact the convener.
If you are wishing to establish your own Social Club please contact the NUPSA office on nupsa@newcastle.edu.au

Club Name: Engineering Postgrads Club

The aim of the club is getting Engineering postgraduate students together regularly and promoting communications via parties, out-door activities and sports games.

Contact Details:
Name: Min Chen
Position: Convener
E-mail: M.Chen@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au

Club Name: The Medley Social Club

The Medley Social Club aims to bring together Postgraduate Students to share ideas about their academic work, network, socialize, and to provide a forum for supporting each other by sharing advice and experience. We aim to enhance the experience of the International and local students, enabling them to get the most out of the University facilities.

Contact Details:
Name: Ms Rachel Buchanan
Position: Convener
E-mail: Rachel.Buchanan@newcastle.edu.au

Club Name: Bhutanese Students Association (BSA)

The principal function of the club is:
a) To facilitate in extending support to Bhutanese students seeking admissions in various faculties within the locality of the BSA as and when required.
b) To observe events of National and Historical significance, thereby sustaining and promoting the Bhutanese values, traditions and culture.
c) To promote team spirit, sense of brother/sisterhood and the opportunity to interact amongst themselves while living and studying abroad.
d) To enable the BSA to provide the necessary assistance in times of emergency situation affecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the individual student members in a locality

Contact Details:
Name: Mr. Jamba Tobden
Position: Convener
E-mail: jambatobden@yahoo.com

Club Name: Chinese Culture Association (CCA)

Description: Chinese Culture Association is trying to be the premier cultural tour operator and cultural communication organization for anyone in the University of Newcastle who is looking to deepen their understanding of Chinese culture and customs. To strengthen the economic culture exchanges between China and Australia by holding insightful talks, seminars, workshops and discussion forums. To introduce the richness and variety of the Chinese culture: language, mythology, spirituality, literature, music, arts, martial arts, fashion, architecture, cuisine, leisure to all students.

Contact Details:
Name: Ms Ying Wang
Position: Convener
E-mail: Ying Wang c3099898@uon.edu.au

Club Name: RHD Nursing Postgraduate Social Club

The objectives/aims of the Club shall be to:
To share the diversity of Nursing knowledge from all parts of the world.

Contact Details:
Name: Miss Juraporn Tangpukdee
Position: Convener
E-mail: Juraporn Tangpukdee c3064883@uon.edu.au

Club Name: RHD Chemistry Postgraduate Social Club

The objectives/aims of the Club shall be to:
Make social gathering to share the information during the research, and to discuss the problem regarding topics or instruments which are used in the laboratories.

Contact Details:
Name: John Tulloch or Anang Diah
Position: Co -Convener
E-mail: John.Tulloch@newcastle.edu.au or Anang.Diah@newcastle.edu.au

Club Name: Ourimbah Postgraduate Social Club

The objectives/aims of the Club shall be to:

a) To socialize with other postgraduate students who share similar interests
b) To create a space to interact with other post grad students
c) To assist to mitigate the isolation issue involved post grad students at this campus
d) To discuss, proposed and request other activities that support the Postgrad professional development

Contact Details:
Name: Carlos Bohorquez
Position: Convener
E-mail: Carlos Bohorquez Rueda c3085774@uon.edu.au

Club Name: Sueño String Ensemble

The objectives/aims of the Club shall be to:
• Provide an opportunity for beginning adult learners of stringed instruments to practice together in a supportive and relaxed environment, developing there ensemble playing skills, with the occasional opportunity to perform at small social gatherings.
• Repertoire will be ‘standard classics’ based, and suitable to the technical level of all players. All levels from ‘absolute beginner’ to ‘intermediate’ are welcome to join.
• Non-playing music lovers are encouraged to become involved in the development of the ensemble and to assist in ‘front-of-house’ for our performances.
• We also encourage the input and guidance of more advanced players. Perhaps a chance for the aspiring’ music arrangers’ to develop their skills in this area.

Contact Details:
Name: Annette Northey
Position: Convener
E-mail: annettenorthey@bigpond.com

Club Name: Badminton Postgraduate Social Club (BPSC)

The principal function of our club is:
• Promote the sport of badminton for postgraduate students and provide a friendly environment for all players to play and enjoy badminton whilst developing their skills of the game.
• Develop members’ knowledge about the sport of badminton
• A consistent practice schedule for players to achieve higher performance.
• Fun games and fair play to improve the players’ health, fitness, badminton skills and reduce the risk of injury.
• Promote social interaction between BPSC and other clubs and associations on campus.

Contact Details:
Name: Ms Ying Wang or Xin Tan
Position: Co-Convener
E-mail: Ying Wang c3099898@uon.edu.au Xin Tan c3099898@uon.edu.au

Club Name: RHD Biology Society Postgraduate Social Club

The principal function of our club is to promote congeniality and networking between labs within biology

Contact Details:
Name: Evan Pickett
Position: Convener
E-mail: Evan Pickett Evan.Pickett@uon.edu.au

Club Name: Cultural Connections Social Club

The principal function of our club is:
To offer social activities through which people with different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds can become friends. We welcome all postgraduate students and their partners/friends who would like to join us and share their experiences, studies and cultures with us.

Contact Details:
Name: Igor Chaves
Position: Convener
E-mail: Igor Chaves igor.chaves@uon.edu.au

Club Name: East African Community Students’ in Australia

The principal function of our club is:
• To foster closer links with other students from east Africa in Newcastle.
• Organise and foster closer links with other students communities
• Help in-coming students from the region in collaboration with the International Students Office settle smoothly in Newcastle
• Facilitate social and educational exchange activities with the local communities
• Facilitate educational excursion trips around the country
• Foster and be the link between other University organisations such as NUPSA.

Contact Details:
Name: Meshack Opwora
Position: Convener
E-mail: Meshack Opwora meshack.opwora@uon.edu.au

GRADUATE JUNCTION

www(dot)graduatejunction(dot)com

Do you want to:
*Connect with postgraduate researchers from across the globe who share your research interest,
*Join or create research interest discussion groups,
*Set up a personal research page and record details of your growing research network,
*Find and share information about international conferences,
*Engage and forge links with industry and social enterprise,
*Find and share general research advice?

Then, join Graduate Junction and become part of the growing online global community of graduate researchers!

To date Graduate Junction, created for all Masters, PhD and postdoctoral researchers, has more than 13,000 postgraduates registered. Graduate Junction, set up by a small team of postgraduate s in the UK, aims to help early career researchers form networks not only with each other but very soon we will be helping postgraduates forge links and engage with business, industry and social enterprise.

Go online today to find out more!
www.graduatejunction.com

NOTICE TO RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE CANDIDATES

This advice is to inform you of the University’s requirements in relation to travel and insurance.

To be covered by University Insurance as a student, overseas travel needs to be a requirement of a course or program. There is a 90 day coverage period however if trips are to exceed this period, the Risk Management Unit needs to be contacted on a case-by-case basis to determine if coverage can be extended for any trips longer than 90 days. Also, please note, there is no coverage for any personal travel taken in addition to the University approval travel. Students will be required to purchase their own travel insurance for the personal portion of their trip.

There are various categories (eg, Staff, Student, Scholarship holder) and each provides a different level of cover. You should consult with the relevant contacts below to determine the most appropriate category of coverage for your situation.

Additionally, students will need to provide a copy of their itinerary (flights and accommodation details) and contact details to STA travel (Callaghan outlet) or Hunter Travel Group / Travelworld and request that it be loaded into the International SOS Traveller Locator System. This system is used by the University as a means of determining if any staff or students are on the ground in an area if an incident occurred. Students will need to have their itinerary to STA or Hunter Travel Group/Travelworld at least 5 business days prior to their departure.

STA e-mail newcastleedu@branch.statravel.com.au
Hunter Travel Group/Travelworld uon@htg.com.au

Prior to departing, we recommend University Travellers also log their trip details on www.smarttraveller.gov.au to provide an additional level of support in the unlikely event of an emergency.

The relevant web links are:
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/unit/rcs/rmu/insurance/policies/travel.html
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/unit/rcs/rmu/insurance/policies/fieldwork.html

The appropriate contacts for further information are:
Sara Knight Sara.Knight@newcastle.edu.au Ph: (02)49216489 or
Jo Humphris Joanne.Humphris@newcastle.edu.au Ph:(02)49215328.

EDITING OF RESEARCH THESES BY PROFESSIONAL EDITORS

The University of Newcastle has adopted the Policy developed by the Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies collaboratively with the Council of Australian Societies of Editors.
More details for the policy are provided on the University's Research Higher Degrees web site page.
Briefly the policy has been developed to give guidance to professional editors. The document has been developed with close attention to the current Australian Standards for Editing Practice (ASEP).
It is expected that students will seek guidance on editorial advice from their academic supervisors.
Students writing up a thesis should be aware of the requirements under this newly adopted Policy - so please check it out.
The Australian Standards for Editing Practice web address is provided, or click on the link
http://www.postgraduate.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/41563/Aus_Standards_Editing_Practice.pdf

COPYRIGHT GUIDE - Depositing your e-thesis in an online repository

NUPSA has become aware of a publication -
"Copyright Guide for Research Students: What you need to know about copyright before depositing your electronic thesis in an online repository".

The publication is produced by the Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law Project - Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology.

A copy of the guide can be downloaded from: http://www.oaklaw.qut.edu.au, and by following through with the links - Reports, Guide and Publications; then Guides.
(http://www.oaklaw.qut.edu.au)