Research Week brings together staff, students, current and future researchers to share their research, knowledge, ideas and inspiration. There were 49 internal events organised as part of Research Week 2011 comprising of research training seminars, skills development workshops, Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), presentations, colloquiums, exhibitions and performances. The events were attended and well received by Industry partners, members of the community, ECU students, researchers and staff.
Research Week is supported by all faculties, and several other Centres’, and has made a significant contribution to promoting research culture and raising awareness of ECU’s research profile.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT™)
Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a research communication competition where Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Candidates have three minutes to explain their research and its significance. 3MT provides a unique opportunity to profile and celebrate the innovative research conducted by research candidates at ECU and from around the world.
3MT competition entries 2011
Visualising Research Exhibition
The Visualising Research Exhibition held during Research Week showcased photography, visual arts, performance projects, posters, illustration and artwork from our current Higher Degree by Research students and staff. Visual interpretations of research projects developed by postgraduate graphic design students were also on display in the Kurongkurl Katitjin Gallery and Breathing Space Gallery on Mount Lawley Campus and Building 1 Art Gallery on Joondalup Campus.
Visual interpretations of research projects, including infographics, conceptual models and conference posters are the end products of an on-going initiative supported by the Graduate Research School encouraging collaboration and a meeting of minds between researchers and designers to creatively visualise research topics and concepts.
Research journeys
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Mohammad plans to continue his research work as a scientist and as a research fellow.
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Seeing doctoral students presenting their papers at a conference in Perth made Muhammad’s enthusiasm to get a PhD and seek an academic career stronger than ever!