Please note: This event is open only to HDR students and their registered Bond University supervisor; external supervisors are not eligible to attend.
Following the success of our previous HDR Conference Day, join us again for a day designed to empower Higher Degree by Research students and their supervisors. This dynamic day will showcase inspiring stories, practical skills, and opportunities to celebrate research in all its forms.
Inspiring Keynotes
Hear from Professor Kerrie Wilson, Queensland Chief Scientist, as she speaks on Women in STEM, and Nikki Cornwell, Bond University PhD graduate, as she reflects on the things she knows now that she wishes she'd known during her own research.
Practical Skills
Learn how to make the most of AI tools during your research with Serge Komadina, then fuel your brain (not your thesis stress) with Hayley O'Neill's session on eating for energy during the HDR journey.
Showcasing HDR Excellence
Celebrate our 3MT Winner and People's Choice via video, explore student research during a dedicated poster session with Q&A, and hear directly from our HDR candidates during the Student Oral Presentations.
Networking with Impact
Wind down with an afternoon tea and networking event — an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and build your research community.
Whether you're just starting your research journey or deep into your thesis, this is your chance to gain new insights, practical skills, and a renewed sense of purpose. Supervisors are warmly encouraged to attend alongside their students.
Confirmed speakers and sessions:
- Welcome | Professor Peta Stapleton, Chair of Graduate Research
- Keynote | Women in STEM – Professor Kerrie Wilson, Queensland Chief Scientist
- Presentation | Things I Know Now as a PhD Graduate That I Wished I Had Known During My Research – Nikki Cornwell, Bond University PhD Graduate
- Presentation | AI Tools to Use During Your Research – Serge Komadina
- Workshop | Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Thesis Stress: Eating for Energy During HDR Journey – Hayley O'Neill
- 3MT Video – Winner and People's Choice, with poster sessions and Q&A
- Student Oral Presentations
- Closing Remarks and Takeaways – Professor Keitha Dunstan, Provost, Bond University
Day Overview
8.30am | Registration and Welcome Coffee
9am | Welcome by Professor Peta Stapleton
9.15am | Keynote – Professor Kerrie Wilson
9.35am | Nikki Cornwell
10.10am | Serge Komadina
10.45am | Morning Tea
11am | Hayley O'Neill
11.30am | 3MT Video, Poster Sessions and Q&A
12.30pm | Lunch Break
1.15pm | Student Oral Presentations
2.15pm | Closing Remarks and Takeaways
2.30pm | Afternoon Tea and Networking
4pm | End of Event