Memorandum
Dean of Postgraduate Research
Vice-Chancellor’s Office
Extension: 7285
Email: lucy.johnston@canterbury.ac.nz
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Thesis Students
Lucy Johnston, Dean of Postgraduate Research
5th January 2015
Thesis Student News
Welcome to 2015 – I hope that it is a productive and successful year for you all.
This memo will be emailed to thesis students every 2 weeks with information about
upcoming events, information related to thesis study and scholarship opportunities. Please
take a moment to read through the memo and take part in the activities!
In this edition
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Thesis Student Space
SOAR Peer Advisors
PG Website and Doctoral Forms
Disastrous Doctorates Workshop – March 4th
Internship Opportunities – Tait Radio
Upcoming Scholarship Application Deadlines –scholarships with application dates in
January, February and March
Postgraduate Coordinators
Useful Contacts
1. Thesis Student Space
I am pleased to let you know that the house at 39a Creyke Road is to be made available to
thesis students as a study and social space with hotdesks for private study, space for group
study and a room for one-on-one sessions with SOAR Advisors (see below).
As soon as the space is fitted out and becomes available I will let you know. To ensure
continuity of availability of space for thesis students it is important that the space is used!
2. SOAR (Support, Opportunity, Advice, Resources) Peer Advice
From February onwards a number of SOAR Peer Advisors will offer a FREE peer-to-peer
support service for doctoral students in various aspects of research skills training and career
development. Doctoral students will be able to sign-up for sessions with a peer advisor. Full
details to follow.
3. PG Website and Doctoral Forms
The first release of the University’s new Web Content Management System has resulted in some
unexpected changes to the PG Studies website which unfortunately is making some pages
harder to navigate and includes some incorrect links. We are working on this but please be
patient and if you have any difficulties please contact the PG Office (postgraduateoffice@canterbury.ac.nz).
Please use the following link to download all forms – please ensure that you are using the
most up-to-date version of forms by always downloading from here
(http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/postgrad/Forms/Forms_for_PhD.shtml). Please be aware that
the forms for doctoral students are being revised and updated in the next few months. Forms
that have previously been labelled as “PhD” forms will now (mostly) be labelled “Doctoral”
forms and will be completed by PhD, DMA and EdD students.
4. Disastrous Doctorates Workshop – Wednesday March 4th Wellington
This workshop in Wellington on Wednesday 4 March 2015 is hosted by the Joint Centre for
Disaster Research (JCDR) at Massey University with an optional field trip the next day to
explore the hazardscape of Wellington. The workshop is a forum for doctoral students
working in a disaster-related field. It is an inter-disciplinary workshop and welcomes students
from all disciplines – last year students from engineering, geology, geography, psychology,
law, business and emergency management attended. It is a friendly inclusive day promoting
linkages and networking between researchers.
The workshop welcomes PhD candidates from New Zealand and overseas. The workshop
will include a 3-Minute Thesis component as well as breakout sessions and a panel discussion
from professionals who will share insights on completing a PhD and the various pathways
after graduating. A new feature this year is an optional poster session.
If you are interested please see the attached letter and submit your abstract online. To register
for the workshop, please fill out the application online at: http://goo.gl/forms/asEjBNV6H2. To submit
your abstract online, please go to: http://goo.gl/forms/fyVuIuuUOt. . The application deadline is
20 February 2015.
5. Internship Opportunity
Two postgraduate internships are available at Tait Radio, supported by Callaghan Innovation
as detailed through the link below (cut and paste in to your browser).
http://www.taitradio.com/about-us/careers/new-zealand
These internships require software engineering, computer science, networking or data
analytics skills but are also available to people from maths/science backgrounds if they have
had some practical software experience.
6. Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines
Listed below are scholarships with a closing deadline approaching. Please consult the
Scholarships website for details, eligibility and closing dates and information about other
scholarships http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships/
Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies Pacific Studies (Regional Security) Marsden Master's
Scholarships
Eligibility: Domestic master's students in Pacific Studies or related disciplines
Closing Date: 29 Jan 2015
Northington Partners Scholarship in Finance
Eligibility: Postgraduate Finance students
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2015
SCFNZ Ltd Scholarship (Master of Forestry Science)
Eligibility: Master of Forestry Science students
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2015
Waterways Centre Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Eligibility: Master's or Postgraduate Diploma students
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2015
J H Aspinall Scholarship
Eligibility: Graduate students
Closing Date: 23/02/2015
Masters Scholarship in Biomass to Liquid Fuels: Micro-Channel Reactor for FischerTropsch Biofuels Production
Eligibility: Intending master's students in Chemical and Process Engineering
Closing Date: 26/02/2015
FMB Reynolds Scholarship in Law to Oxford
Eligibility: New Zealand postgraduate Law students at the University of Oxford
Closing Date: 28/02/2015
Kiwi Music Scholarship
Eligibility: Classical instrumental performance or conducting
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Gordon Watson Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a honours degree or a degree in Theology
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
L B Wood Travelling Scholarship
Eligibility: Graduates studying in Britain
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Shirtcliffe Fellowship
Eligibility: Doctoral research
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
William Georgetti Scholarship
Eligibility: Postgraduate study and research which supports social, cultural or economic
development of New Zealand.
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Prize (For Women)
Eligibility: Postgraduate study in law by a woman
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Sir Robertson Stewart Scholarship
Eligibility: MFA or MFA (Creative Writing)
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Christchurch City Council Antarctic Scholarship
Eligibility: Master's thesis or Doctoral study
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence
Eligibility: Research in anything that will have a practical application
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Patricia Pratt Scholarship in Musical Performance
Eligibility: Intention to pursue overseas study in music
Closing Date: 01/03/2015
Roland Stead Postgraduate Scholarship in Biology
Eligibility: Part II MSc students in Biological Sciences
Closing Date: 10/03/2015
Barbara Mito Reed Award
Eligibility: NZ citizens or Permanent Residents but not native speakers of Japanese.
Closing Date: 31/03/2015
Gertrude Ardagh Holmes Bursary Fund
Eligibility: Hardship
Closing Date: 31/03/2015
Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference Fund
Eligibility: Coastal Engineering
Closing Date: 31/03/2015
G B Battersby-Trimble Scholarship in Computer Science
Eligibility: Final-year Honours, Master's or PhD level for advancing study in Computer
Science
Closing Date: 31/03/2015
Evans Fund
Eligibility: Master's or PhD degree in Chemistry, who have incurred heavy personal expenses
in their research project
Closing Date: 31/03/2015
Riccarton Rotary Jubilee Tertiary Scholarship
Eligibility: Study towards the rehabilitation of youth addicted to drugs and/or alcohol
Closing Date: 31/03/2015
7. Postgraduate Coordinators and other contacts
The following is a list of the Faculty Deans, College Academic Managers, College PG
Committee Representative and the Postgraduate Coordinators in each department/school. PG
students should feel comfortable to approach these people with any questions or comments
regarding thesis work.
FACULTY DEANS AND ACADEMIC MANAGERS
Faculty of Engineering and Forestry: Professor Conan Fee (Dean); Lisa Carter (Academic
Manager)
Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences and Creative Arts: Dr Jonathan Le Cocq
(DeanAssociate professor Lyndon Fraser (Associate Dean – Postgraduate); Anna-Maria
Covich (Academic Manager – Acting); Azeen Tashakkor (Student Advisor)
Faculty of Science: Associate Professor Catherine Moran (Dean); Tracey Robinson (Senior
Academic Advisor)
Faculty of Education: Dr Julie Mackey (Dean); Marion Macneil (Academic Manager)
Faculty of Commerce: Dr Ross James (Dean); Annette Wanty (PA to the Dean)
Faculty of Law: Associate Professor John Hopkins (Associate Dean); Heather Couch
(School Administrator)
COLLEGE PG COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES
College of Engineering: Associate Professor Philippa Martin (Electrical and Computer
Engineering)
College of Arts: Associate Professor Lyndon Fraser (Sociology)
College of Science: Dr Sarah Masters (Chemistry)
College of Education: Professor Lindsey Connor (Educational Development and
Leadership)
College of Business & Law: Associate Professor John Hopkins (Law)
POSTGRADUATE COORDINATORS
ACIS: Associate Professor Annick Masselot
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES: Associate Professor Peter Field
ART HISTORY & THEORY Dr Barbara Garrie
CLASSICS: Dr Patrick O’Sullivan
ENGLISH, CINEMA & DIGITAL HUMANITIES: Professor Paul Millar
HISTORY: Dr Jane Buckingham
PHILOSOPHY: Professor Jack Copeland
FINE ARTS: Hubert Klassens
LSAP:
ANTHROPOLOGY: Associate Professor Patrick McAllister
HUMAN SERVICES: Associate Professor Kate van Heugten
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES: Professor Henrietta Mondry
LINGUISTICS: Professor Jen Hay
MEDIA & COMMUNICATION and JOURNALISM: Dr Babak Bahador
EUROPEAN STUDIES: Professor Martin Holland
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Dr Scott Walker
SOCIAL WORK: Dr Jane Maidment
SOCIOLOGY: Dr Anne Scott
BIOCHEMISTRY: Professor Ian Shaw
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: Dr Ashley Garrill
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Dr Sally Gaw
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: Dr Aaron Marshall
CHEMISTRY: Dr Sarah Masters
CHILD & FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY: Dr Karyn France
CIVIL ENGINEERING: Dr Ricardo Bello-Mendoza
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: Dr Rebecca Kelly-Campbell (Audiology); Dr
Maggie-Lee Huckabee (Speech and Language Pathology)
COMPUTER SCIENCE: Associate Professor Richard Green
COUNSELLING: Dr Judi Miller
ECONOMICS & FINANCE: Associate Professor Alfred Guender (Economics); Professor
Glenn Boyle (Finance)
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP: Professor Lindsey Connor
(PhD); Professor John Everatt (MEd)
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING: Professor Phil Bones (PhD);
Professor Pat Bodger (ME)
FORESTRY: Professor David Norton and Jeanette Allen
GATEWAY ANTARCTICA: Professor Bryan Storey
GEOGRAPHY: Dr Deidre Hart (PhD); Dr Femke Reitsma (Masters)
GEOLOGY: Dr Ben Kennedy (PhD); Dr Stefan Winkler (MSc)
HEALTH SCIENCES: Dr Arindam Basu (Masters); Dr Sonja Macfarlane (PhD)
HIT Lab: Dr Christoph Bartneck
LAW: Associate Professor John Hopkins
MANAGEMENT: Dr Sarah Wright
MAORI: Associate Professor Jeanette King
MATHS & STATS: Dr Mark Hickman
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: Dr Sid Becker and Associate Professor Mark Jermy
MUSIC: Professor Glenda Keam
PACIFIC STUDIES: Associate Professor Lyndon Fraser
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY: Dr Jon-Paul Wells
PSYCHOLOGY: Professor Neville Blampied
8. Useful contacts
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Postgraduate Enrolment and Fees: Eileen Shewan (Eileen.shewan@canterbury.ac.nz)
Scholarship issues: Scholarships Office (scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz)
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Student support and advice: Student Advisors, Room 214 James Hight Library (9:00-4:30).
After hours 0800 823 637
 PG Office (Maria, Anna & Stacy): postgraduate-office@canterbury.ac.nz
 Dean of Postgraduate Research: Lucy Johnston (lucy.johnston@canterbury.ac.nz)
 Associate Deans of Postgraduate Research: Bryce Williamson
(bryce.williamson@canterbury.ac.nz); Jon Harding (jon.harding@canterbury.ac.nz)
 Human Ethics – contact human-ethics@canterbury.ac.nz
 Postgraduate Students Association (PGSA): info@canterburypgsa.org.nz or
www.canterburypgsa.org.nz
 Careers, Internships & Employment - careers@canterbury.ac.nz
 Support for Maori Postgraduate Students – see
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/maoristudents/support/postgraduate.shtml
 Support for Pacific students – see http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/pacificstudents/
 UCSA Welfare and Advocacy: advocacy@ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz or call 03 364 2652 x
3910 to make an appointment
UCSA Help (Students can come in with any issues they may be facing that have the
potential to impact their studies)
Food Bank (Students can access the food bank once per term when struggling financially)
Hardship Grant (Unforeseen costs that may impact on their studies at UC)
Student Advocate (Supporting students to navigate the University administration system)
Emergency Dental Scheme (Students that are in acute pain and cannot afford to access
treatment)
UCSA Dental Clinic (Basic dental care – check-ups, x-rays, fillings, extractions)
Budgeting Advice (Teaching students to live on a low income and tools for their future)
Mickle Fund (An interest-free loan available for students with large accommodation costs
or postgraduate students struggling financially)
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PhD Student Mentoring Scheme: Jane Hall (jane.hall@canterbury.ac.nz)