A PhD produces both a thesis and a researcher. For many HDRs, doctoral education is a transformative journey, at the end of which they take on a new professional identity as a 'researcher'. This Pomodoro Break explores the ways in which we become researchers and how we demonstrate that identity to ourselves and the world. This online course allows us to finish the academic year on a celebratory note after the rigours of our last Pomodoro Break about examination.

By the end of this mini-course you will be able to:

• identify the objects and spaces that affirm your researcher identity
• understand how you can position yourself as a researcher in your field
• apply these concepts to build your own researcher profile

The course will run over a week, 2-6 December 2019. Please register your interest by 5pm Thursday 28 November. Then we’ll send you a link each day to a short blog post that provides some stimulating reading, links to relevant material, provocative questions and useful activities. All up, the reading and responding will take 20-30 minutes – just enough time to drink your coffee.

For more information and any questions, contact Cally Guerin.

Pomodoro Breaks – a professional development snack in your coffee break

What is it?

Pomodoro Breaks are designed to give you bite-sized morsels of useful information while you are enjoying a coffee break from your studies. Each topic will run over a few days, and we'll invite you to join the conversation.

How does it work?

When you register, we'll send you a link each day to a short blog post that provides some stimulating reading, links to relevant material, provocative questions and useful activities. All up, the reading and responding will take 20-30 minutes - just enough time to drink your coffee.

For more information and upcoming topics, contact researchtraining@anu.edu.au.

If you are still interested in participating, please fill in the form below.