Research Events
Learn about research-related events at the WCHN, including Research Week and our Research Seminar Series.
WCHN Research Training Seminar Series
The Women’s and Children’s Research Centre has launched a monthly lunchtime Research Training Seminar Series for all WCHN staff involved in, or interested in, research.
Research Seminars for 2024
- Thursday 7 March – How to get your research project started (Dr Jennie Louise, Senior Biostatistician)
- Thursday 4 April – How NOT to do bad research (Dr Jennie Louise, Senior Biostatistician)
- Thursday 2 May – How to engage with consumers in research – POSTPONED: moved to 19 September
- Thursday 6 June – What to consider when preparing a budget for a grant application and research staff recruitment (Karen Rogers, Manager, Research and Business Services)
- Thursday 4 July – Tips for writing a grant application (Dr Rebecca Cook, Research Support Lead (Health), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide)
- Thursday 1 August – Ethics processes at WCHN (Dr Tamara Zutlevics, Patient Ethicist)
- Thursday 5 September – Aboriginal research at WCHN: working in partnership for meaningful gains in Aboriginal health (Cathy Leane, Manager Strategic Partnerships, Aboriginal Health Division)
- Thursday 19 September – How to engage with consumers in research (Dianna Smith McCue, Director Consumer and Community Engagement, and Tim Braund, registered consumer advocate and Dr Mark McMillan, researcher)
All workshops are held between 12:30 and 1:30pm in the Maxwell Lecture Theatre on Level 2, Clarence Rieger Building, with a light lunch provided. No registration is required.
For further information, please contact Kate Chadwick.
2024 Seminar Recordings
Ethics processes at WCHN
Dr Tamara Zutlevics, Patient Ethicist
Thursday, 1 August 2024
What to consider when preparing a budget for a grant application and research staff recruitment
Karen Rogers, Manager, Research and Business Services
Thursday, 6 June 2024
How NOT to Do Bad Research
Dr Jennie Louise, Senior Biostatistician
Thursday, 4 April 2024
How to Get Your Research Project Started
Dr Jennie Louise, Senior Biostatistician
Thursday, 7 March 2024
How to Write a Publishable Paper
Professor Helen Marshall AM – Clinical Research Director, WCHN
Thursday 7 September
Ethics and Governance processes at WCHN
Dr Tamara Zutlevics – Patient Ethicist and Kylie Harper – Research Governance Officer
Thursday 3 August
Data wrangling: How to collect, manage and visualise your data
Dr Jennie Louise – Senior Biostatistician
Thursday, 6 July 2023
What to consider when preparing a budget for a grant application, and research staff recruitment
Karen Rogers – Manager, Research and Business Services
Thursday, 1 June 2023
Using statistics in research
Dr Jennie Louise – Senior Biostatistician
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Common research pitfalls and how to avoid them
Dr Jennie Louise – Senior Biostatistician
Thursday, 6 April 2023
How to design a research project
Dr Jennie Louise – Senior Biostatistician
Thursday, 16 March 2023
Visiting Lecturers
WCH Foundation Lecture
Medical publishing – the good, the bad and the ugly
Robert Read – Editor in Chief, Journal of Infection; Editor in Chief, Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
February 2024