Keep up to date with all that's happening at GERN
Explore our upcoming events and relive highlights from our previous workshops and seminars.
GERN Research Career Program 2023
Academic Writing Retreat
When: Thursday 9 March from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Where: State Library of Queensland.
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 30 March from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenter: Ausma Bernotaite.
Topic: The ‘fish tank’ model of queer surveillance in China: intersectional repression of LGBTQ+ activists and organizers during COVID-19.
April Writing Retreat
When: Friday 14 April from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N16_-1.10A and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 27 April from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenter: Julie Ballangarry.
Topic: From the classroom to the policy-making process: An indigenous scholar’s journey to understanding how socio-cultural, political and historical contexts have informed and shaped indigenous education policy in Australia.
May Writing Retreat
When: Friday 12 May from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N16_-1.10A and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 25 May from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenter: Alexis Kallio
Topic: Rethinking the potentials for public scholarship by unthinking method.
Online Panel Session: HDR Supervision and Feminist Work
When: Tuesday 6 June from 10am to 11.30 am.
Where: Online via Teams.
Panel chair: Adele Pavlidis.
Panel members: Simone Fullagar, Nina Ginsberg and Sherilyn Lennon.
June Writing Retreat
When: Friday 9 June from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N16_-1.10A and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
July Writing Retreat
When: Friday 14 July from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N16_-1.10A and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 27 July from 10 am to 11 am.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenters: Indigo Willing, Adele Pavlidis, Simone Fullagar, Molly Dragiewicz and Justine Hotten.
Topic: Doing research on men and gender equity in sport: perspectives, approaches and recommendations from feminist, sociology, community-engaged and criminology researchers.
August Writing Retreat
When: Friday 11August from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N06_-2.05 and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 31 August from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenters: Leonie Rowan, Dhara Shah, Sakinah Alhadad, Rosalyn Donnellan-Fernandez, Elaine Yang, Sonal Nakar, Natalie Osborne, Outi Donovan.
Topic: Academic women’s experiences in Australian university places: an investigation into contemporary experiences in Australian universities.
September Writing Retreat
When: Friday 8 September from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N16_-1.10A and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
Academic Writing Retreat and Professional Development Session
When: Thursday 19 October from 10 am to 3 pm.
Where: Nathan campus
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 19 October from 12 - 1pm.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenter: Diti Bhattacharya.
Topic: The complexities of Desi—girl getting fit: emerging fitness narratives of Indian migrant women on Instagram.
Online Research Seminar
When: Thursday 26 October from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Where: Online via Teams.
Presenter: Madeleine Pugin.
Topic: UNDRIP and urban Aboriginal cultural recognition in southeast Queensland.
November Writing Retreat
When: Friday 10 November from 9 am to 4 pm.
Where: Nathan campus at N16_-1.10A and Gold Coast campus at G27_3.20.
Details: Our on-campus monthly writing retreats offer GERN members the chance to take writing solace in each other's presence. They also provide opportunity for PhD students to have a venue of their own to find each other and connect.
There is no requirement to RSVP and you can pop in for as little or as long as you would like.
2022 Career Research Program
| Date | Seminar topic | Speakers/mentors |
|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2022 | Academic Writing Retreat | Professor Sheena Reilly |
| 17 June 2022 | GERN Writing Retreat | GERN members |
| 15 August 2022 | ARC Mentor Walk and Talk | To be advised |
| 2 September 2022 | GERN Research Seminar—Thinking Feminism and Gender History Beyond the Binary | Dr Yves Rees |
| 14 September 2022 | GERN Research Seminar—Air and Light and Time and Space: How Successful Academics Write | Professor Helen Sword |
| 17 October 2022 | GERN Grant EOI Walk and Talk | To be advised |
| 25 October 2022 | Research Grants Seminar—From Seed To Sprout | Professor Caitlin Byrne and Professor Stuart Bunn |
| 2 November 2022 | GERN Research Seminar—Breaking the Silence on Teaching Race | Dr Debbie Bargallie |
| 18 November 2022 | GERN Writing Retreat | To be advised |
2021 Career Research Program
| Date | Seminar topic | Speakers/mentors |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March 2021 | Challenging Academia and New Academic Leadership | Dr Helen Berents, Dr Serene Ho, Dr Melissa Johnston |
| 30 April 2021 | ARC Mentor Walk and Talk | Professor Leonie Rowan, Professor Adrian Wilkinson, Associate Professor Kylie Burns, Professor Sara Davies |
| 27 May 2021 | Publishing: Sorting Rocks from Sand | Dr Jacqui True |
| 25 June 2021 | Getting Grants (not ARC) | Robin Roberts, David Trembath, Joanna York |
| 25 June 2021 | Job Searching (early academic career) | Dr Laura Rodriguez Castro, Associate Professor Nadine Connell, Professor Mary Keyes |
| POSTPONED (new date TBA) | The Research Pitch | GERN members |
| 27 August 2021 | Networking: The How To | Dr Peter Binks, Professor Caitlin Byrne, Dr Alexis Kallio |
| 17 September 2021 | Brand You: Citations, Social Media and Impact Narrative | Associate Professor Lauren Ball, Jen Lofgren and Ben McRae |
| 12 November 2021 | Writing Retreat (Gold Coast Campus) | N/A |
2020 GERN events
GERN Seminar Series
In 2020 we may have been socially-distanced but we needed our research network more than ever.
See below the seminars we ran to build inter-discipline collaboration and connections within Griffith.
| Date | Seminar topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2020 | Gender and anti-corruption | AJ Brown and Sue Harris Rimmer |
| 18 September 2020 | Poverty and Underemployment: Women over 50 on an Entrepreneurial Journey | Dhara Shah and Nancy Spencer |
| 9 October 2020 | ‘Innovative Research Methdologies’ workshop | Kirsten Small, Sherilyn Lennon, Simone Fullagar, Alexis Kallio, Diti Bhattacharya |
| 16 October 2020 | Technology and domestic violence | Molly Dragiewicz |
| 16 October 2020 | Conflict, gender and COVID-19: Mapping out the intersections | Outi Donovan |
Recorded seminars
Catch up on some of our 2020 seminars via video
GERN Seminar with Molly Dragiewicz, Outi Donovan
On 16 September 2020, the Gender Equality Research Network hosted a seminar with
GERN Innovative Research Methods
On 9 October 2020, the Gender Equality Research Network hosted an online workshop on innovative research methods.
The Sisters Project GERN Seminar
On 18 September 2020, the Gender Equality Research Network hosted a seminar with The Sisters Project on 'Poverty and Underemployment: Women over 50 on an Entrepreneurial Journey'.
2019 events
GERN Launch
Snapshots of our Launch event, held 22 February 2019 at Griffith University Nathan campus
GERN Grant Writing Workshop
Snapshots of our Grant Writing Retreat 17-18 October 2019, Spicers Hidden Vale
Contact us
If you'd like to know more about our network or get involved, contact Program Co-Convenors: Sara Davies and Susan Harris Rimmer.