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University of Queensland
Student Services
Student Services @ Herston
● Student Counselling
● Disability Support
● Learning Support
● Student Adviser (International Students/welfare concerns)
and more at St Lucia (Accommodation, Peer Mentoring, Mates @ UQ, etc)
Student Counsellors
…can help with:
Improving overall wellbeing, and
• Coping with stress, relationships and mental health issues
• Personal circumstances impacting on studies
Free and confidential
Counsellor
Herston:
Rita Mesch is available Monday-Wednesdays for:
• Face-to-face appointment
• Skype
• Phone appointment
• Online Counselling
St Lucia:
Team of counsellors are available offering a range of dates/times
Groups/programs
St Lucia:
Mindfulness Yoga:
Develop your mindfulness skills and adapt yoga practices in a supportive learning
environment (register on-line)
Freedom from your cage:
Break free from your body image
Groups for health:
Help provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to increase your social
connectedness
Mondays: 16:30-17:30 (Week 1-week 13)not 11
Venue: OHC 0883-4315-register via Studenthub
Self-help resources (online)
DA can assist with
• Develop a Student Access Plan (SAPD)
• Discuss possible exam adjustments
• Coordinating equipment for students with disabilities:
We require updated and relevant medical documents
Disability Advisor
Herston:
Tania Kapp is available Monday and Thursday for:
• Face-to-face appointment
• Skype
• Phone appointment
St Lucia:
Team of DA are available offering a range of dates/times
Learning Advisor
“ I study for hours and don't seem to remember anything?
LA can assist with:
• Concentrations
• Manage time effectively
• Assignment writing
• Exam prep, etc
Learning Advisor
Herston:
Kevan Jones is the Learning Advisor at Herston and is available on Tuesdays.
• Face-to-face appointment
• Learning workshops
St Lucia:
Team of LA are available offering a range of dates/times
Online learning guides
Student Adviser (International students and welfare
issues)
…can help you:
• Understanding university processes
• International and domestic students with families
• Transition to living in Brisbane and Australia
• Accommodation issues and homelessness
• Financial, welfare and health issues
• English language, OSHC, and understanding student visas
Workshops
• Getting Started
• Health & Safety
• Stress Management
• Aussie Culture
• Missing Home
• International Students with families
• Budgeting
……..and many more
Student Advisor
Herston:
Diana Earl is the Student Adviser at Herston and is available on Thursdays for:
• Face-to-face appointments
• Workshops
St Lucia:
Team of Student Advisers are available offering a range of dates/times
February HDR SS workshops-book now
Tuesday 20th of February 2:00pm –3:30pm
Room 418 (Level 4, School of Public Health Building)
“Time management for HDR candidates”
An introduction to time management for research students.
Zoom meeting link:
https://uqz.zoom.us/j/205407818
Thursday 22nd of February 11:00am –12:00pm
Room 418 (Level 4, SPH Building)
“International Students with Families”
Are you planning on bringing your family over? Get information about spousal work, finances, school-aged children and other topics related to having your family with you.
Zoom meeting link:
https://uqz.zoom.us/j/129920345
And there’s more to come March 5
15
20th
15:00-16:00
11:00-12:00
14:00-15:30
Mindfulness –Yasuyo Uehara
(Counsellor)
Aussie Culture-Diana Earl (Student
Advisor: International Students and
Welfare Concerns)
Selecting and managing your
readings- Kevan Jones (Learning
Advisor)
Do you find it hard to switch off your restless mind? If you want to learn how
to hit the pause button on your brain and be more present, then this
mindfulness workshop are for you. Come and learn techniques to support
greater resilience and improve wellbeing.
Learn about Australian culture in this interactive workshop!
This workshop will explore some strategies to help you read efficiently.
This introductory workshop will explore some basic strategies to find sources,
read more efficiently, and manage your readings.
April 17th
26
14:00-15:30
11:00-12:00
Writing a literature review-Kevan
Jones (Learning Advisor)
Resilience and wellbeing-Tania Kapp
(Disability Advisor)
This workshop outlines a process to use when reading for and writing your lit
review. It focuses on critical reading and examines the unique features of a
literature review as a frame for your research.
How to not only survive but thrive. Looking at wellbeing holistically and
strategies to increase resilience.
May 9
16
17
22nd
11:00-12:00
11:00-12:00
11:00-12:00
14:00-15:30
Managing and balancing life and
studies - Rita Mesch (Counsellor)
Supervisory relationship-Rita Mesch
(Counsellor)
Missing home - Diana Earl (Student
Advisor: International Students and
Welfare Concerns)
Oral presentations, posters & the 3MT-
Kevan Jones (Learning Advisor)
Creating life and study/work balance is integral to achieve your goals
successfully. Strategies and activities that support this process will be provided.
The relationship with your advisor is one of the most important relationship in
your HDR journey. This workshop is going to discuss skills and strategies to
manage and negotiate within this relationship in order to maximise outcomes.
Tips and strategies to cope with missing home and culture shock.
This workshop covers the fundamentals of postgraduate level oral
presentations and poster development.
June 7
19th
26
11:00-12:00
14:00-15:30
11:00-12:00
Budget: Want to know about Living on
a Student Budget - Diana Earl (Student
Advisor: International Students and
Welfare Concerns
Writing a confirmation document-
Kevan Jones (Learning Advisor)
Stress management-Rita Mesch
(Counsellor)
This workshop will help you to cope with the costs of living as a student in Australia. You may also have some questions regarding paying fees and living costs
This workshop outlines the key purposes and characteristics of a confirmation
document.
Stress and resulting mental health issues are 25% prevalent in university
students than in the general public, making stress management a priority for
students.
July 24th 14:00-15:30 Basic statistical ideas for researchers
Kevan Jones (Learning Advisor)
This workshop gives a broad conceptual overview of statistical ideas relating to
research design, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. It is aimed at
students who have not done statistics before or haven’t done any for a long
time and wish to obtain some foundations for further reading.
August 2
6
21st
23
11:00-12:00
15:00-16:00
14:00-15:30
11:00-12:00
Motivation-Tania Kapp (Disability
Advisor)
Mindfulness -Yasuyo Uehara
(Counsellor)
Using concept mapping to plan your
thesis Kevan Jones (Learning
Advisor)
International Students with
Families-Diana Earl (Student
Advisor: International Students and
Welfare Concerns))
Understanding motivation and how it can impact your studies-for better
or worse.
Do you find it hard to switch off your restless mind? If you want to learn
how to hit the pause button on your brain and be more present, then this
mindfulness workshop are for you. Come and learn techniques to support
greater resilience and improve wellbeing.
This workshop focuses on how to concept map effectively and explore
ways in which concept mapping can be used to help you plan and write
your thesis.
Are you planning on bringing your family over? Get information about
spousal work, finances, school-aged children and other topics related to
having your family with you.
September 6
18th
11:00-12:00
14:00-15:30
Missing Home-Diana Earl (Student
Advisor: International Students and
Welfare Concerns)
Incorporating tables and figures
effectively in your writing - Kevan
Jones (Learning Advisor)
Tips and strategies to cope with missing home and culture shock.
Tables and figures play a key role in highlighting the findings of many
types of research but are often presented and incorporated much less
effectively than they could be. Learn in this session some common
mistakes to watch out for and what to do if you want your readers to
easily grasp the key messages in your data.
October 23rd 14:00-15:30 Editing and proof reading your
thesis Kevan Jones (Learning
Advisor)
This workshop introduces proofreading and editing strategies and
resources that aim to promote clear, concise and cohesive research
writing. There will be an opportunity to practice some of the strategies
during the workshop.
November 7
14
20th
28
11:00-12:00
11:00-12:00
14:00-15:30
11:00-12:00
Managing and balancing life-
studies-Rita Mesch (Counsellor)
Supervisory relationship-Rita Mesch
(Counsellor)
Cohesion, linking and flow in your
writing - Kevan Jones (Learning
Advisor)
Perfectionism-Rita Mesch
(Counsellor)
Creating life and study/work balance is integral to achieve your goals
successfully. Strategies and activities that support this process will be
provided.
The relationship with your advisor is one of the most important
relationship in your HDR journey. This workshop is going to discuss skills
and strategies to manage and negotiate within this relationship in order to
maximise outcomes.
This introductory workshop examines some strategies which should help
you to make clear connections between ideas in sections, paragraphs and
sentences in your writing.
Perfectionism is a debilitating thinking pattern that promotes the notion
that you are not good enough, that nothing is good enough. It establishes
unrelenting standards that are hard or nearly impossible to achieve.
Learning to deal with that pattern is essential for growth and success.
December 5 11:00-12:00 Stress management-Rita Mesch
(Counsellor)
Stress and resulting mental health issues are 25% prevalent in university
students than in the general public, making stress management a priority
for students.
Accommodation
https://my.uq.edu.au/student-support/accommodation
Join UQ’s new social network!
• “Meet new friends and connect with like-minded students that share your interests
through chat groups and facilitated on & off campus meetups.
• Whether you are into food, drinks, arts, culture, fitness, games or study - find your
circle online at UQ Mates.
Join the network now à my.uq.edu.au/uqmates”
How to make an appointment
IES Careers Market May 2015
Herston Oral Health Centre, level 5
Student Lounge, check in at reception
Student Centre - 61
St Lucia
Student Services
Building 21 C & D
Opposite: