{"id":1022,"date":"2023-02-16T15:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T03:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/student-essentials\/orientation\/perth-and-online\/higher-degree-by-research-orientation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:19:23","slug":"hdr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/orientation\/perth-and-online\/hdr\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher degree by research Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Orientation Session for higher degree by research (HDR) students (doctoral and masters by research) sets the scene for research study at Curtin and includes hints for surviving your first year and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend you also attend other activities offered around the University to get familiar with the campus, your specific school\/department and key areas such as the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blackboard HDR Essentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HDR Essentials is an online induction package for HDR students on Blackboard. Co-located with Research Integrity, you will find it within the <em>Research Integrity and HDR Essentials<\/em> organisation. It contains valuable resources and video messages from key areas of Curtin and covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research at Â鶹ֱ²¥<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing your research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making connections and staying well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Career planning and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can self-enrol in this Blackboard organisation, or contact <a href=\"mailto:ROC-excellence@curtin.edu.au\">ROC-excellence@curtin.edu.au<\/a> for assistance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"session\">2026 Orientation: Higher Degree by Research students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next:<\/strong> Tuesday 14 July 2026 <br><strong>Time: <\/strong>9:00am to 2:30pm (Australian Western Standard Time, AWST)<br><strong>Where:<\/strong> The Lantern, level 7, TL Robertson Library<br><strong>How to register: <\/strong>search \u2018HDR Orientation\u2019 under \u2018Events\u2019 on <a href=\"https:\/\/unihub.curtin.edu.au\/students\/?s=event&amp;ss=ws&amp;mode=form&amp;id=1c7db89a6bd2f3c50e175d41f67c999a\">Unihub<\/a><br><strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au\">ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au<\/a><br>Program: Numerous speakers across Curtin&#8217;s support services, including the Research Office, Student Well-Being, and Library Research Support. A supervisory panel and PhD student will also give their key insights for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video recordings, presentations and resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>View the latest HDR Orientation recordings and presentations to help prepare for your research study at Curtin.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-10-February-2026\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"10-February-2026\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-10-February-2026\">10 February 2026<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"10-February-2026\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/HDR-Orientation-Program-10-Feb-2026.pdf\">HDR Orientation Program 10 February 2026<\/a> [.pdf 90 KB]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/64e3331c-0c65-4058-a7d9-ac6b3b283c85\/public\">Recording of live event 10 February 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/HDR-Student-Orientation-2026-Feb-FINAL.pdf\">GRS HDR Essentials &#8211; Enrolment to Graduation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Curtin-Library-Feb-2026.pdf\">Library Research Services<\/a> [.pdf 1,554 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/ethics-safety\/\">Research Integrity and Ethics<\/a>^\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Research-Integrity-Training-GRS-HDR-Student-Orientation-2026-for-distribution.pdf\">Research Integrity presentation<\/a> [.pdf 398 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Student-Ethics-Presentation-for-distribution.pdf\">Human Research Ethics presentation<\/a> [.pdf 2,287]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Resarch-Ethics-Helpful-Resources.pdf\">Research Ethics Helpful Resources<\/a> [.pdf 89KB]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>International Risk and Academic Security^\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/IRAS-Case-Study-and-presentation.pdf\">Presentation and case study<\/a> [.pdf 2,071 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/International-Risk-and-Security-Flyer.pdf\">IRAS Poster<\/a> [.pdf ]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Academic-Literacy-by-Faculties-2026-pptx.pdf\">Academic Language and Literacy<\/a> [.pdf 268KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/datascience.curtin.edu.au\/\">Curtin Institute for Data Science<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Curtin-Institute-for-Data-Science-Feb-2026.pptx.pdf\">Data Science support for HDR students &#8211; 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