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Upcoming events at Western Sydney University are listed below.

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• May 26
  Always Was Always Will Be

  Always Was Always Will Be features key artworks from artists and community members from Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.

  Exhibitions and performances; Social events
  Current Students and Staff
  Always Was Always Will Be features key artworks from artists and community members from Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.

  Always Was Always Will Be

  26 May – 29 August

  “This year marks 50 years since the handback of the cattle station, Wave Hill, where Prime Minister Gough Whitlam poured earth into the hands of Vincent Lingiari in a symbolic gesture of returning lands back to the Gurindji people (16 August 1975).

  Always Was Always Will Be explores Aboriginal self-determination through art and activism.

  The exhibition tells the stories of community leaders who have continued to fight for their homelands, waterways, and health, so they can be self-determined in their communities.

  Land Rights and Native Title were and still are big issues, and I wanted to acknowledge and pay tribute to the amazing achievement by the Gurindji people, while also focusing on the key stories of NSW language group peoples.

  As a recognised Traditional Owner, over the years I've witnessed the misrepresentation and mistreatment of my people in Australia. Mining and Indigenous Land Use Agreements have led to the neglect and destruction of our sacred sites and still to this day my people don’t have property access to their traditional homelands.

  We belong to this land; we are the protectors and caretakers who have continued to maintain our connections to the lands through spiritual and traditional practices since time immemorial. “

  Guest curator Kyra Kum Sing, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative 

  Always Was Always Will Be features key artworks from artists and community members from Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.

  Exhibiting artists: Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft AM, Jeffrey Samuels, Brenda L. Croft, Avril Quaill, Arone Meeks (1957-2021), Michael Riley (1960-2004), Gordon Syron, Danny Eastwood, Nadeena Dixon, Jamie Eastwood, Debra Beale, Kyra Kum-Sing, Dennis Golding, Carmen Glynn-Braun, Rubyrose Bancroft and Hayley Pigram

  The exhibition also includes loans of historical material from the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection, Western Sydney University Art Collection, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, and the Powerhouse Museum.

  Boomalli was established in 1987 by ten founding members who were Euphemia Bostock (dec.), Jeffrey Samuels, Arone Meeks (dec.), Bronwyn Bancroft, Brenda L. Croft, Tracey Moffatt, Avril Quaill, Fern Martens, Michael Riley (dec.), and Fiona Foley.

  Boomalli means ‘to strike or make a mark’ in three NSW Aboriginal languages (Bundjalung, Gamilaroi and Wiradjuri) and was one of the many key organisations set up in Redfern in the late 1970s early 1980s dedicated to Aboriginal self-determination.

  Mon, 26 May 2025 10:35:00 +1000
• Aug 4
  Thesis Writing for EALD Students

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington to discuss thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Candidates
  Join Dr Lisa Worthington to discuss thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect.

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington to discuss thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect.

  Presentation overview:

  • What constitutes good academic writing in English.
  • Tips for writing good academic sentences.
  • How to write cohesive academic paragraphs.
  • As well as writing about the ideas of others, using evidence, and referencing.

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Aug 5
  Research Essential Training: Systematic & complex reviews: An overview (Part1)

  An overview of the different review types and their purpose

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Anyone doing high-level reviews.
  An overview of the different review types and their purpose

  An overview of the different review types and their purpose

  • De-mystifying systematic reviews
  • What ingredients make a good complex review
  • Protocols and Inclusion | Exclusion criteria
  Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Aug 7
  HDR Congregate and Write

  A dedicated workshop for HDR candidates to work on their thesis writing

  Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  A dedicated workshop for HDR candidates to work on their thesis writing

  This session will use the Pomodoro technique, and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks, students will have time to chat about their research, ask questions, and support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +1000
• Aug 12
  Thesis Writing Circle

  Join the library for a monthly in-person writing circle for higher degree research students!

  academic events; Information sessions
  HDR Candidates
  Join the library for a monthly in-person writing circle for higher degree research students!

  Join the library for a monthly in-person writing circle for higher degree research students!
  Are you keen to improve your thesis or publication writing skills? Or perhaps you want to improve the way you give feedback? Come along to the library's thesis writing circle where we will read and give feedback on new student writing each session.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +1000
• Aug 13
  Ignition

  This 15-week part-time program helps start-up founders sharpen their value proposition and business model.

  Training and skill upgrade
  Open to community
  This 15-week part-time program helps start-up founders sharpen their value proposition and business model.

  Ignition is a 15-week part-time program is an excellent opportunity for start-up founders to refine their value proposition and business model in order to steer their startup in the right direction.

  Learn from seasoned entrepreneurs about valuation, capital raising, and financial management tailored for startup success.

  Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +1000
• Aug 14
  Getting started with NVivo for Windows at Western Sydney University Online

  Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data?

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Researchers, HDR candidates and Western Sydney University Staff
  Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data?

  Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data?

  With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it’s easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers.

  • Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo
  • Import a range of data sources using NVivo’s integrated tools
  • Code and classify your data
  • Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability
  • Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research
  • Visualise relationships and trends in your data

  Please register for this training session via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-windows-at-wsu-online-registration-1471610589889

  Enquiries: Dr Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Presenter: Dr Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:30:00 +1000
• Aug 14
  Research Essential Training: Systematic & complex reviews: The nuts and bolts of structured searching (Part 2)

  Steps to undertaking a complex review.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Anyone doing high-level reviews.
  Steps to undertaking a complex review.

  Using a framework to develop or deconstruct a research question. Organising concepts and associated synonyms to a concept table. Adding searching tips and applying Boolean. Demonstration of applying a complex search string in a subject-specific database

  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Aug 14
  Stella Day Out I Western Sydney Creative Supper Club

  Stella Day Out I Western Sydney Creative Supper Club

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Exhibitions and performances; Information sessions; Meetings; Social events; Training and skill upgrade
  Stella Day Out I Western Sydney Creative Supper Club

  It’s finally here! Stella Day Out 2025 Sydney will be held in Parramatta as a collaborative mini-festival supported by Western Sydney Creative, the Writing and Society Research Centre and the School of HCA (WSU). This thrilling evening is a chance to come together and celebrate our shared love of creative cultures and literary communities across our region. WSC’s popular Supper Club format will meet Stella’s vision in supporting women and non-binary writers via grass-roots literary festivals. The Sydney Stella Day Out 2025 offers guests a chance to share dinner while enjoying a thought-provoking series of conversations about contemporary writing, alongside high-energy creative readings in the stunning Margaret Whitlam Galleries. Come along and celebrate the best in new writing from Western Sydney.

  We are fortunate to run the Sydney Stella Day 2025 in partnership with the timely exhibition 'Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land - It's Our Birthright'. Guest Curated by Kyra Kum-Sing, this exhibition explores Aboriginal self-determination through art and activism and features artworks by artists and community members from Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative. The exhibition in the Margaret Whitlam Galleries is on display until 28 August. As a prelude to the festival, eminent novelist Professor Gail Jones will run a creative writing workshop for WSU postgraduate students (3pm-5pm).

  'ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE ABORIGINAL LAND - IT'S OUR BIRTHRIGHT':
  STELLA DAY OUT plus SUPPER CLUB – WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY (WSC/WSRC)

  • 5:00pm: Drinks/nibbles and chance to view 'Always Was, Always Will Be' exhibition (Margaret Whitlam Galleries)
  • 5:30pm: Welcome to Country and event welcome (MC Margaret Hancock) (seminar room)
  • 5:45pm: Opening conversation with Dr Mykaela Saunders and Associate Professor Kate Fagan (seminar room)
  • 6:30pm: Dinner
  • 7:15pm: Creative readings with Dr Mykaela Saunders, Jumaana Abdu, Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, and Sara M. Saleh (‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, Margaret Whitlam Gallery)
  • 7:45pm: Closing conversation with Jumaana Abdu, Randa Abdel-Fattah; moderated by Sara M. Saleh (seminar room)
  • 8.30pm: Closing remarks by Dr Kat Sandbach (Deputy Dean, SoHCA)
  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +1000
• Aug 15
  The Magic of Augmented Reality: Enhancing Young Children’s Literacy in the Digital World - Dr Lynde Tan

  Augmented Reality (AR) serves as a powerful tool to bridge informal digital practices with formal literacy learning.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars
  General
  Augmented Reality (AR) serves as a powerful tool to bridge informal digital practices with formal literacy learning.

  Dr Lynde Tan is an Associate Professor of Digital Literacies and Language Education at Western Sydney University, Australia. A leading researcher in applied linguistics and language education, she explores how emerging technologies, and innovative literacies can transform language and literacy learning. Dr Tan is the author of the book: Between Worlds: Enhancing Students’ Multimodal Literacy Practices with Augmented Reality.

  In today’s digital world, young children are increasingly engaging with multimodal texts that extend beyond traditional print. Augmented Reality (AR) serves as a powerful tool to bridge informal digital practices with formal literacy learning. It creates multisensorial and interactive experiences that enhance language and literacy development.

  This event explores the potential of AR for scaffolding storytelling, developing oracy, and fostering critical and creative thinking and writing. It highlights strategies for harnessing the educational benefits of AR to transform language and literacy experiences for young children, making learning more engaging for them.

  Come and learn about Dr Tan’s research that explores how augmented reality can be used to support language learning and literacy in education.

  This event will feature purposeful play and networking opportunities for those attending in person.

  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Aug 18
  Covidence training - Parramatta South campus and Online

  Training in using Covidence software

  Training and skill upgrade
  Researchers, anyone who is doing a high level review
  Training in using Covidence software

  Dr Julie Brown (Consultant Systematic Reviewer from Covidence) will be facilitating a face-to-face training session at Parramatta South campus.

  Dr Brown will:

  - Describe some of the existing, new and upcoming features in Covidence that can maximise the efficiency of your literature review for screening

  - Data extraction and reporting (PRISMA).

  - The webinar will be of interest to reviewers of any level of experience and any literature review.

  - Q & A time

  This presentation will be in hybrid format.

  Physical location: Parramatta South Campus (Library Training Room 1).

  • Places for face-to-face attendance are limited.
  • Please select the face-to-face option only if you are sure you will attend in person on the day.
  • If you are unsure, we kindly ask that you choose the online presentation option instead.
  • If you book the face-to-face options and your circumstances change, please let me know so we can offer your spot to someone who can attend in person on the day.

  This is a one-time training session offered by the vendor.  We highly recommend that you attend.

  Signing up for Covidence - Use this link to make an account in Covidence

  Enquiries: Maureen O'Brien

  Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:30:00 +1000
• Aug 19
  Setting yourself up for success: Your personal researcher identifiers

  This presentation focuses on your Research Identifiers that go to make up your overall author profile.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Western Sydney University staff, Researchers
  This presentation focuses on your Research Identifiers that go to make up your overall author profile.

  A strong researcher profile is essential to ensure your work is accurately attributed and easily discoverable.

  This presentation focuses on your Research Identifiers that go to make up your overall author profile.

  Presentation overview:

  • Scopus Author ID
  • Web of Science Researcher Profiles
  • ORCiD
  • Basic introduction into the researcher profile and repository

  Enquiries: Maureen O'Brien

  **This session in NOT recommended for HDR or Honours students.  This session is specifically aimed at researchers applying for the NHMRC Investigator Grant, though may be relevant for researchers applying for other grants**

  Related LibGuide: Researcher Identifiers by The Library

  Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Aug 20
  Presenting Your Research

  Join Lisa Worthington as she covers strategies for writing and delivering successful research presentations.

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Students
  Join Lisa Worthington as she covers strategies for writing and delivering successful research presentations.

  Join Lisa Worthington as she covers strategies for writing and delivering successful research presentations.

  Presentation overview:

  • Types of research presentations
  • The importance of knowing your audience
  • Presentation tips
  • Knowing what makes a good speaker
  • Planning your presentation
  • Creating good visuals
  • Responding to questions
  • Other things to consider

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Aug 20
  Getting the most out of Engineering Village Database

  Join with Susan Watson (Customer Consultant for Engineering) as she demonstrates how to get the most out of the Engineering Village database.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Academics, Post Graduate Students, WSU Staff
  Join with Susan Watson (Customer Consultant for Engineering) as she demonstrates how to get the most out of the Engineering Village database.

  Join with Susan Watson (Customer Consultant for Engineering) as she demonstrates how to get the most out of the Engineering Village database.

  Presentation Overview:

  • Describe the scope and content of Compendex within the Engineering Village platform, including its relevance to engineering research
  • Create and manage a personal Engineering Village account to save searches, set up alerts, and organize research materials
  • Utilize the built-in thesaurus to identify and apply indexed terms for more precise search results
  • Construct effective search strategies using Boolean operators, filters (e.g., physical properties, classification codes, ICS codes), autostemming, and treatment options
  • Locate full-text resources and export citations to reference management tools such as EndNote for streamlined research workflows

  Enquiries: Maureen O’Brien

  Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +1000
• Aug 21
  Research Essential Training: Scoping Reviews and Structured Searching

  If you are new to scoping reviews, this presentation will be useful.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Anyone doing high-level reviews.
  If you are new to scoping reviews, this presentation will be useful.

  If you are new to scoping reviews, this presentation will be useful.

  • Introduction to scoping reviews
  • Defining characteristics of scoping reviews
  • Structuring your review
  • Building a search strategy
  • Demonstration of a gold standard search in a subject specific database
  Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Aug 22
  Introduction to Research Data Management

  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Academic researchers and HDR candidates
  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  As a WSU researcher or HDR Candidate, understanding your responsibilities around managing your research data is important.

  WSU’s Research Data Management Policy requires all researchers and HDR candidates to develop a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) before starting research at the University.

  An RDMP will help you think proactively about your project and the data that will be produced, including how it will be collected, organised, managed, stored, preserved, shared and possibly published during and after your research project.

  In this workshop, you will learn more about the process of creating a comprehensive RDMP, including:

  • How to access and submit an RDMP on the Research Repository
  • How to manage your research data according to legal, statutory, ethical, funding body and university requirements.
  • Research data storage options at WSU
  • The importance of update and review of your RDMP
  • The benefits of publication and re-usability of research data
  • How to access support with research data management planning

  Co-presented by: Karen Sheehy (Research Data Management Consultant) and Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Enquiries: Jeff Wang

  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1171698635159

  Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +1000
• Aug 22
  HDR Congregate and Write

  A dedicated session for HDR candidates to concentrate on their writing

  Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  A dedicated session for HDR candidates to concentrate on their writing

  This session will use the Pomodoro technique, and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks, students will have time to chat about their research, ask questions, and support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Aug 26
  Research Essentials: Gold standard searching for systematic reviews across multiple databases

  This session will solely focus on translating one search strategy across multiple database platforms.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Anyone doing high-level reviews.
  This session will solely focus on translating one search strategy across multiple database platforms.

  Overview: This session will solely focus on translating one search strategy across multiple database platforms.

  Presentation Overview:

  • Overview of Gold Standard searching for systematic and complex reviews
  • Using a translational tool in applying one search strategy across multiple database platforms
  • Demonstrating how to set up one search strategy across 3 different database platforms
  Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Aug 27
  Youth Work in Cyberspace - An International Conversation

  Western Sydney University's Bachelor of Youth Work programme and the Young and Resilient Research Centre, together with Youth Action and Youth Work NSW, and the Korea Youth Work Agency are bringing together a seminar on digital youth work.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars; Information sessions; Social events; Training and skill upgrade; Online Events
  All Welcome
  Western Sydney University's Bachelor of Youth Work programme and the Young and Resilient Research Centre, together with Youth Action and Youth Work NSW, and the Korea Youth Work Agency are bringing together a seminar on digital youth work.

  You are invited to attend the

  Youth Work in Cyberspace - An International Conversation

  Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus, Peter Shergold Building (1PSQ)
  169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 
  Room: PC-01.7.23B (LS)

  27^th August 2025 - 10.00am - 12.30pm

  In August 2025 a delegation from the Korea Youth Work Agency will be visiting New South Wales. Youth work has a high profile in South Korea, featuring legal recognition under the Youth Activities Promotion Act, a National Qualification for Youth Workers, and a number of national resource centres for engaging young people, especially around sustainability and the environment. Check out the website on https://www.kywa.or.kr

  The delegation is particularly interested in a conversation about working with young people in the digital space: how we provide effective and ethical services online, and how we work with young people around their safety and wellbeing in online environments. This conversation has immediate relevance in the light of the impending social media ban for under 16s in Australia.

  To facilitate this conversation, Western Sydney University's Bachelor of Youth Work programme and the Young and Resilient Research Centre, Youth Action and Youth Work NSW, with the Korea Youth Work Agency are bringing together a seminar on digital youth work. The seminar offers an opportunity to bring together youth advocates, youth workers, academics and researchers to share knowledge about this critical area of youth work practice and also to connect with exciting developments in youth work in this part of South East Asia.

  Participation is free.

  For Registration, including links for online participation: email Howard Sercombe on h.sercombe@westernsydney.edu.au

  Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +1000
• Aug 28
  Language for Literature Reviews

  Join Lisa Worthington as she outlines how to approach writing your literature review.

  academic events; Information sessions
  HDR Students
  Join Lisa Worthington as she outlines how to approach writing your literature review.

  Join Lisa Worthington as she outlines how to approach writing your literature review.

  Presentation overview:

  • The purpose of a literature review
  • The process of conducting a literature review
  • How to analyse and synthesise sources
  • Structuring your literature review
  • Language for literature reviews

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Aug 28
  Research Essentials: Strategic benchmarking performance with Incites

  Enhance your competitive edge by benchmarking your research performance in Incites against external researchers

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Researchers, Western Sydney University Staff
  Enhance your competitive edge by benchmarking your research performance in Incites against external researchers

  Enhance your competitive edge by benchmarking your research performance in Incites against external researchers.

  Maureen will guide you through generating benchmarking reports in InCites, allowing you to compare your metrics with researchers from other institutions.

  Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:30:00 +1000
• Aug 29
  Research Profiles and Repository - Introduction (Online)

  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research profile and repository.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  WSU staff, Researchers
  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research profile and repository.

  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research profile and repository.

  Presentation Overview:

  • Managing your research profile
    • adding your researcher IDs including ORCID
  • Editing your Research Profile
  • Managing your Research Outputs
    • automatically harvested
    • manual entry
    • FoR codes

  Enquries: Maureen O’Brien or Christine Merlino

  Please Note: Introductory session. For detailed questions, please consult your School Librarian.

  This presentation is suitable only to WSU Academic and Research staff.

  Related LibGuide: Research Profiles and Repository: Guide by The Library

  Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Sep 4
  Excel for Researchers at Western Sydney University Online

  While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Researchers, HDR candidates and Western Sydney University Staff
  While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data.

  PLEASE NOTE: This course takes place over multi-sessions. The dates and times are as follows:

  • Session 1: Thursday, September 04 from 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM AEST
  • Session 2: Friday, September 05 from 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM AEST

  While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data.

  • ‘Clean up’ messy research data
  • Organise, format and name your data
  • Interpret your data (SORTING, FILTERING, CONDITIONAL FORMATTING)
  • Perform calculations on your data using functions (MAX, MIN, AVERAGE)
  • Extract significant findings from your data (PIVOT TABLE, VLOOKUP)
  • Manipulate your data (convert data format, work with DATES and TIMES)
  • Create graphs and charts to visualise your data (CHARTS)
  • Handy tips to speed up your work

  Register for these training sessions via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/excel-for-researchers-at-wsu-online-registration-1489814337789

  Presenter: Dr Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Enquiries: Dr Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +1000
• Sep 4
  HDR Congregate and Write

  Dedicated workshop for HDR students to concentrate on their writing

  Information sessions; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  Dedicated workshop for HDR students to concentrate on their writing

  This session will use the Pomodoro technique, and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks, students will have time to chat about their research, ask questions, and support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +1000
• Sep 4
  Research Essentials: Strategic benchmarking performance with SciVal

  Join Maureen O'Brien to learn how SciVal can help you to benchmark your research performance.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Researchers, Western Sydney University Staff
  Join Maureen O'Brien to learn how SciVal can help you to benchmark your research performance.

  Join Maureen O'Brien to learn how SciVal can help you to benchmark your research performance.

  Maureen will guide you through generating benchmarking reports in SciVal, allowing you to compare your metrics with researchers from other institutions.

  Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:30:00 +1000
• Sep 9
  Thesis Editing for Beginners

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Students
  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.

  Presentation overview:

  • Editing or proofreading? Which one do I need?
  • The levels of editing
  • What is the role of feedback in editing?
  • Proofreading - how to?
  • The technicalities of editing

  Target audience: research students planning to edit/proofread their thesis

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Sep 9
  Thought Leadership Panel: Climate Justice Through Reuse and Repair

  Learn how local practices of reuse and repair can drive broader systems change, build climate momentum, and revalue care-based practices.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars
  General
  Learn how local practices of reuse and repair can drive broader systems change, build climate momentum, and revalue care-based practices.

  Join researchers, council representatives, activists, and community organisers for a dynamic conversation on how everyday practices of reuse and repair such as clothing swaps, mending, and circular sharing, can be harnessed for climate justice. This panel will explore how local action can drive broader systems change, build post-election climate momentum, and revalue care-based practices as legitimate climate strategies.

  Panellists: 

  • Dr Jenna Condie – Western Sydney University / Blue Mountains Parents for Climate
  • Rob Morrison, Blue Mountains City Council representative – Local government climate & reuse strategy
  • Nic Seton, CEO Parents for Climate – Community-based climate action
  • Student activist – WSU Clothes swap organiser (tbc)
  • (Chair/MC): A/Prof Stephen Healy, Western Sydney University

  Guiding questions:

  1. What is your current project and how does it connect reuse/repair with climate justice?
  2. How can researchers, councils, and communities collaborate to extend impact?
  3. What does an effective post-election climate politics look like from the ground up?
  4. How can reuse and repair practices be recognised as legitimate and measurable forms of climate action?

  Come along to be inspired, challenged, and connected.

  Please note: This event is hybrid (online or in-person)

  Physical location: Parramatta City Campus, Peter Shergold Building, Level 9, Room 2.

  Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +1000
• Sep 16
  How Autobiography Helps Health Professionals Understand Women’s Experience of Postpartum Psychosis - Dr Diana Jefferies

  Dr Jefferies will discuss three autobiographies of women’s accounts of postpartum psychosis, which occurs in 1-2 women in 1000.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars
  General
  Dr Jefferies will discuss three autobiographies of women’s accounts of postpartum psychosis, which occurs in 1-2 women in 1000.

  Dr Diana Jefferies is a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. She has a clinical background in mental health and HIV/AIDS nursing and an academic background in the humanities. It is this interdisciplinary combination of knowledge that has sparked her interest in exploring how women make meaning of their mental distress after childbirth, their access to healthcare, their response to treatment, and any strategies they may use to promote recovery.

  One method of accessing how women make meaning of their experience of postpartum mental distress is through published autobiography. As this is the woman’s writing, unmediated by the health professional’s lens, their thoughts about their illness become a pure distillation of their experience. This experience can then be read against current clinical knowledge and guidelines to identify if gaps in services exist and could be improved from these personal accounts.

  Dr Jefferies will discuss three autobiographies of women’s accounts of postpartum psychosis, which occurs in 1-2 women in 1000 in the first four to six weeks following childbirth. This condition is a frightening and traumatic experience involving rapid mood swings, hallucinations, delusions and confused thinking. Many women are reluctant to disclose their symptoms as they worry about the consequences of having a mental illness after childbirth, such as losing custody of their child. Even though women may recognise there is something wrong, they may not receive treatment until the illness has become very severe.

  These autobiographies are:

  • The Book of Margery Kempe (c.1400), Oxford University Press (2015)
  • Thomas Walsh, Amanda (2022): A Mother’s Mind: A Story of Postnatal Psychosis, Anxiety and Depression, Green Olive Press.
  • Beetson, Ariane (2024): Because I’m Not Myself: A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness and Coming Back from the Brink, Black Inc.

  Reading about women’s experience of postnatal psychosis from the early 15th century to the present demonstrates a longitudinal view of an illness that remains constant. It is from this perspective that it can be read against current clinical guidelines to ensure that women have optimum health accounts.

  Western Sydney University was Western Sydney University has been named number one in the world in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings, topping the world's university sustainability ranking for an unprecedented three years in a row. This the only global performance measure that assesses universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Library’s Thought Leadership event series aims to celebrate and promote this #1 ranking, complementing work being undertaken across the University as part of its Sustainability and Resilience Decadal Strategy 2030.

  If you have any questions, please email our team at: libtle@westernsydney.edu.au

  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Sep 19
  Introduction to Research Data Management

  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Academic researchers and HDR candidates
  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  As a WSU researcher or HDR Candidate, understanding your responsibilities around managing your research data is important.

  WSU’s Research Data Management Policy requires all researchers and HDR candidates to develop a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) before starting research at the University.

  An RDMP will help you think proactively about your project and the data that will be produced, including how it will be collected, organised, managed, stored, preserved, shared and possibly published during and after your research project.

  In this workshop, you will learn more about the process of creating a comprehensive RDMP, including:

  • How to access and submit an RDMP on the Research Repository
  • How to manage your research data according to legal, statutory, ethical, funding body and university requirements.
  • Research data storage options at WSU
  • The importance of update and review of your RDMP
  • The benefits of publication and re-usability of research data
  • How to access support with research data management planning

  Co-presented by: Karen Sheehy (Research Data Management Consultant) and Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Enquiries: Jeff Wang

  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1171949686059

  Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +1000
• Sep 23
  HDR Congregate and Write

  A dedicated workshop for HDR Candidates to work on their writing

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Candidates
  A dedicated workshop for HDR Candidates to work on their writing

  This session will use the Pomodoro technique, and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks, students will have time to chat about their research, ask questions, and support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +1000
• Sep 25
  Developing Your Research Question

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for developing a research question.

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Students
  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for developing a research question.

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for developing a research question.

  Presentation overview:

  • What is a research question and why are they important
  • Overview of research question types including methods used
  • Demonstration of what qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods ‘look like’
  • Defining the scope of your research question

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +1000
• Oct 6
  The Writing Process: Structuring Your Research Paper

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for structuring your research paper.

  academic events; Information sessions
  HDR Students
  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for structuring your research paper.

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for structuring your research paper.

  Presentation overview:

  • Modes of writing
  • Planning and structuring your argument
  • Argument logic (creating a logical argument)
  • Elements of an argument
  • Deductive and inductive arguments
  • Structuring a paragraph
  • How to write Topic, Supporting, and Conclusion sentences

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +1100
• Oct 8
  HDR Congregate and Write

  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write session

  Information sessions; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write session

  Sessions will use the Pomodoro technique and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks there will be time for students to chat about how their research is going, ask questions, and to support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100
• Oct 9
  Research Profiles and Repository- Introduction (Online)

  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research Profile and Repository.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Western Sydney University Researchers, Academics
  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research Profile and Repository.

  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research Profile and Repository.

  Presentation Overview:

  • Setting up your profile:  Adding your photo, professional and social media links, biography, FoR Codes, SDGs
  • Visibility settings
  • Adding publications
  • Managing your research profile: adding your Researcher IDs including ORCI
  • Managing your Research Outputs:
    • automatically harvested
    • manual entry
    • FoR codes

  Enquries: Maureen O’Brien or Christine Merlino

  Please Note: Introductory session. For detailed questions, please consult your School Librarian.

  Intended audience: Western Sydney University Academic and Research staff

  Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +1100
• Oct 16
  High Degree Research Identifiers: The IDs you need and why you need them

  High-degree researchers need to create identifiers to ensure they meet their candidature milestones.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Higher Degree Research Students
  High-degree researchers need to create identifiers to ensure they meet their candidature milestones.

  This session is designed specifically to assist High-Degree Research (HDR) candidates in properly creating verifiable identifiers and outlining their purpose.

  Presentation overview:

  • Defining what identifiers are and outlining why they are important
  • Describing the features of a well-constructed identifier and
  • Working through the process of creating, improving, and maintaining them.

  This Library session, facilitated by the GRS School Librarian, includes time for applying the content for those who wish to work in real time.

  Presenter & Enquiries: Leontyne Dawson Jones

  Register here: https://westernsydney.libcal.com/event/5747204?hs=a

  Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100
• Oct 17
  Introduction to Research Data Management

  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Academic researchers and HDR candidates
  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  As a WSU researcher or HDR Candidate, understanding your responsibilities around managing your research data is important.

  WSU’s Research Data Management Policy requires all researchers and HDR candidates to develop a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) before starting research at the University.

  An RDMP will help you think proactively about your project and the data that will be produced, including how it will be collected, organised, managed, stored, preserved, shared and possibly published during and after your research project.

  In this workshop, you will learn more about the process of creating a comprehensive RDMP, including:

  • How to access and submit an RDMP on the Research Repository
  • How to manage your research data according to legal, statutory, ethical, funding body and university requirements.
  • Research data storage options at WSU
  • The importance of update and review of your RDMP
  • The benefits of publication and re-usability of research data
  • How to access support with research data management planning

  Co-presented by: Karen Sheehy (Research Data Management Consultant) and Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Enquiries: Jeff Wang

  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1172104007639

  Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +1100
• Oct 20
  Thesis Writing for EALD Students

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington to discuss thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect.

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Students
  Join Dr Lisa Worthington to discuss thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect.

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington to discuss thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect.

  Presentation overview:

  • What constitutes good academic writing in English.
  • Tips for writing good academic sentences.
  • How to write cohesive academic paragraphs.
  • As well as writing about the ideas of others, using evidence, and referencing.

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100
• Oct 23
  HDR Congregate and Write

  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write sessions

  Information sessions; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write sessions

  Sessions will use the Pomodoro technique and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks there will be time for students to chat about how their research is going, ask questions, and to support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +1100
• Oct 29
  Presenting Your Research

  Join Lisa Worthington as she covers strategies for writing and delivering successful research presentations

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Students
  Join Lisa Worthington as she covers strategies for writing and delivering successful research presentations

  Join Lisa Worthington as she covers strategies for writing and delivering successful research presentations.

  Presentation overview:

  • Types of research presentations
  • The importance of knowing your audience
  • Presentation tips
  • Knowing what makes a good speaker
  • Planning your presentation
  • Creating good visuals
  • Responding to questions
  • Other things to consider

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +1100
• Nov 10
  Author Talk: A Storybook of Culling - Associate Professor David R. Cole

  At this event, Associate Professor David R. Cole will discuss "A Storybook of Culling", his work of speculative fiction and imagined eco-futures.

  academic events; Conferences and seminars
  General
  At this event, Associate Professor David R. Cole will discuss "A Storybook of Culling", his work of speculative fiction and imagined eco-futures.

  At this event, Associate Professor David R. Cole will discuss his latest book A Storybook of Culling, a work of speculative fiction and imagined eco-futures.

  The year is 2095, the devastating effects of climate change persist despite global efforts to mitigate their impact. Set in the Persianized city of Sal’lad, this tale explores the collision of two disparate narrative within the same tumultuous backdrop. As the twenty-first century lurches from crisis to crisis, humanity remains mired in unresolved turmoil. Unbeknownst to the world, a secret society devises a solution to the planet’s woes. Yet, their plans are shrouded in mystery, guarded by the threat of death for any who dare to speak of them. Navigating the treacherous landscape of impending catastrophe and lost love, only the innocence of a child-like consciousness may comprehend the precipice navigate the precipice of these singularly horrific acts. A Storybook of Culling is both a tale of heartbreak and the chilling rationalization of acts too unspeakable to fathom.

  David R. Cole is an Associate Professor in Education and Cultural Analysis at Western Sydney University. He has lived in Egypt, South America and Australia. In the 1990s, he was at the University of Warwick, UK, and studied theory-fiction alongside the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU). He has previously published two works of speculative fiction; A Mushroom of Glass and The Nook in the Stream. He has been working in teacher education in Australia since 2004, and during that time has published 18 academic books that helped to define the knowledge field of Deleuze and Education. He believes that creativity and imaginative thought are under threat in contemporary society, and their renewal is the key to humanity’s future survival.

  Western Sydney University was Western Sydney University has been named number one in the world in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings, topping the world's university sustainability ranking for an unprecedented three years in a row. This the only global performance measure that assesses universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Library’s Thought Leadership event series aims to celebrate and promote this #1 ranking, complementing work being undertaken across the University as part of its Sustainability and Resilience Decadal Strategy 2030.

  Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +1100
• Nov 11
  Thesis Editing for Beginners

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.

  academic events; Training and skill upgrade
  HDR Students
  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.

  Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.

  Presentation overview:

  • Editing or proofreading? Which one do I need?
  • The levels of editing
  • What is the role of feedback in editing?
  • Proofreading - how to?
  • The technicalities of editing

  Target audience: research students planning to edit/proofread their thesis

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100
• Nov 14
  HDR Congregate and Write

  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write sessions

  Information sessions; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write sessions

  Sessions will use the Pomodoro technique and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks there will be time for students to chat about how their research is going, ask questions, and to support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +1100
• Nov 18
  Research Profiles and Repository- Introduction (Online)

  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research Profile and Repository.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Western Sydney University Researchers, Academics
  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research Profile and Repository.

  Join Maureen O’Brien as she presents on how to get the most out of the Research Profile and Repository.

  Presentation Overview:

  • Setting up your profile:  Adding your photo, professional and social media links, biography, FoR Codes, SDGs
  • Visibility settings
  • Adding publications
  • Managing your research profile: adding your Researcher IDs including ORCI
  • Managing your Research Outputs:
    • automatically harvested
    • manual entry
    • FoR codes

  Enquries: Maureen O’Brien or Christine Merlino

  Please Note: Introductory session. For detailed questions, please consult your School Librarian.

  Intended audience: Western Sydney University Academic and Research staff

  Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100
• Nov 20
  Language for Literature Reviews

  Join Lisa Worthington as she outlines how to approach writing your literature review.

  academic events; Information sessions
  HDR Students
  Join Lisa Worthington as she outlines how to approach writing your literature review.

  Join Lisa Worthington as she outlines how to approach writing your literature review.

  Presentation overview:

  • The purpose of a literature review
  • The process of conducting a literature review
  • How to analyse and synthesise sources
  • Structuring your literature review
  • Language for literature reviews

  Enquires: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100
• Nov 21
  Introduction to Research Data Management

  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  Information sessions; Training and skill upgrade
  Academic researchers and HDR candidates
  Join Karen Sheehy and Jeff Wang for this workshop in Research Data Management.

  As a WSU researcher or HDR Candidate, understanding your responsibilities around managing your research data is important.

  WSU’s Research Data Management Policy requires all researchers and HDR candidates to develop a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) before starting research at the University.

  An RDMP will help you think proactively about your project and the data that will be produced, including how it will be collected, organised, managed, stored, preserved, shared and possibly published during and after your research project.

  In this workshop, you will learn more about the process of creating a comprehensive RDMP, including:

  • How to access and submit an RDMP on the Research Repository
  • How to manage your research data according to legal, statutory, ethical, funding body and university requirements.
  • Research data storage options at WSU
  • The importance of update and review of your RDMP
  • The benefits of publication and re-usability of research data
  • How to access support with research data management planning

  Co-presented by: Karen Sheehy (Research Data Management Consultant) and Jeff Wang (Intersect)

  Enquiries: Jeff Wang

  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1172217306519

  Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +1100
• Nov 27
  HDR Congregate and Write

  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write sessions

  Information sessions; Online Events
  HDR Candidates
  Join the library for fortnightly online HDR Congregate and Write sessions

  Sessions will use the Pomodoro technique and writing will be undertaken in 25-minute concentrated blocks with breaks in between. During the rest breaks there will be time for students to chat about how their research is going, ask questions, and to support each other in the writing process.

  Participants can work on anything during the session as long as it involves writing including transcription, analysis, notetaking, thesis writing etc.

  Sessions will be facilitated by Dr Lisa Worthington Academic Literacy Coordinator (Workshops).

  Enquiries: Dr Lisa Worthington

  Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +1100