At the time of writing, four of our five nodes are in lockdown. In the meantime, we have refreshed the researcher development program, postponed our winter school (again) but still created a range of engaging sessions and workshops for students and ECRs.
Welcome to all of our new students. We have held two inductions since our last newsletter and in both we had more than 20 new students dial in. Many of you are still offshore, however we are starting to hear of success stories when it comes to travel exemptions for international students.
The cross-institutional, collaborative nature of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres of Excellence has allowed a re-imagining of the Australian PhD experience. Here we outline the steps the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes has taken to support our graduate students during COVID.
Melissa Hart discusses how the Centre is doing its best to navigate the COVID crisis with virtual lunches, an online winter school, and the lines of support. Harry the cat also puts in an appearance, of course.
CLEX Graduate Director Melissa Hart summarises the resources and opportunities we have available via our researcher development program.
Graduate Director Melissa Hart gives a high level overview of the CLEX Research Development Program.
Melissa Hart looks at how funding will continue for ARCCSS students and how affiliations need to be considered. This year's Winter School was also quite a success. Aside from the science, there were some very useful tips in putting together a bio that can help advance the careers of our students.