Social Change Symposium
21 - 25 October 2024
21 - 25 October 2024
Monday 21 October, 5:30pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
Keynote presentation by Professor Susan Luckman, Professor of Culture and Creative Industries and Director of the Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre, University of South Australia.
Tuesday 22 October, 5:30pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
Dive into a dynamic exchange of ideas in this thought-provoking panel discussion that marries diverse disciplines and explores how our collective research can shape the world.
Monday 21 October, 12pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
Want to know more about undertaking a PhD in the social sciences and humanities? Hear from current PhD candidates, supervisors and the RMIT Library about different thesis models including thesis with publication, thesis with project, and working with industry partners.
Tuesday 22 October, 12pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
Learn about the benefits of Open Access for your research, including increased visibility and discoverability, enhanced research collaboration, compliance with funding requirements, public engagement and societal impact, equitable access and long-term preservation.
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates from across the College of Design and Social Context will present their milestones during 21-25 October.
Please note that information for milestone presenters, chairs and referees is available through the RMIT SharePoint site for HDR Milestone Presentations (RMIT login required).
The candidate milestone schedule for Social Change is available via the daily tabs in the program and registration section below.
Presentations may be given in-person, online or in hybrid mode. Refer to the location column for details.
| Time (AEDT) | Candidate | Presentation title | Location |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Erin Seymour | Which pathways lead women to successful careers in the Australian film industry |
016.07.002 |
This session will explore different options for undertaking a PhD in the social sciences and humanities.
Sophie Langley, Research Academic Skills Advisor from the RMIT Library will present on different thesis models, including thesis with publication, thesis with project, and working with industry partners.
Associate Professor Juliet Watson will then host a panel discussion with supervisors and PhD candidates from the School of Global Urban and Social Studies and the School of Media and Communication.
This presentation foregrounds craft skills as enablers of care, given the central role they play as the key point of contact, and impact, between humans and the environment. The importance of craft skills in facilitating more ethical ways of engaging with our everyday material worlds is highlighted. It argues that the loss of craft skills is an increasing problem across the English-speaking countries of the Global North, poorly equipping these communities to enact necessary changes towards the more sustainable and caring futures demanded by the climate crisis.
A networking reception with refreshments will follow the keynote presentation.
Presentations may be given in-person, online or in hybrid mode. Refer to the location column for details.
| Time (AEDT) | Candidate | Presentation title | Location |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Tandin Wangdi | Mathematics Teachers Reflective Practices in Bhutanese Secondary Schools |
016.07.001 |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Brayden Fraser |
016.07.003 | |
| 10.30 - 12:00 | Gareth Morgan | Ecstatic Essaying | 016.07.002 |
| 11:00 - 12.30 | Budur Atiah Allah K Alsulami | The Borrowing Method: Is it the best solution for translators, linguists and students to use when translating new or invented vocabulary? | 016.07.001 Teams (online) |
Find out how to ensure that everyone you would like to read your research can access it easily and free of charge.
This workshop will use RMIT HDR examples to provide insights into preparing your thesis, research data and publications to be made Open Access.
It will also highlight the wider benefits of Open Access for researchers such as:
Join us for 'Marriage of the Minds: A Transdisciplinary Research Salon', a thought-provoking event that unites leading RMIT academics. Dive into a dynamic exchange of ideas that marries diverse disciplines and explores how our collective research can shape the world. Engage in interactive dialogues that uncover new connections, spark innovation, and challenge conventional boundaries. The evening concludes with a networking reception, offering an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in an intellectually stimulating atmosphere. Don’t miss this unique event that redefines collaborative research.
Presentations may be given in-person, online or in hybrid mode. Refer to the location column for details.
| Time (AEDT) | Candidate | Presentation title | Location |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Scarlet Rosa | Trans and Gender Diverse Individuals' Experiences of Incarceration in Australia | Teams (online) |
Presentations may be given in-person, online or in hybrid mode. Refer to the location column for details.
Presentations may be given in-person, online or in hybrid mode. Refer to the location column for details.
| Time (AEDT) | Candidate | Presentation title | Location |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Judith Rankin | I'm okay if I'm allowed to be recognised | Teams (online) |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Milaf Alkuraya | Towards the Construction of Professionalism in the Interpreting Profession in Saudi Arabia: An analysis of Current Practices, challenges, and Proposed Solutions | 08.09.08 |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Wynston Lee | Algorithmic Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics? A Critical and Comparative Analysis of Chinas Social Credit System | Teams (online) |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Hwee Ping Teo | Chinese Overcome: The Historical Achievement of Singaporean Nationhood | Teams (online) |
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.