Social Change Symposium
2 - 6 June 2025
2 - 6 June 2025
Monday 2 June, 12:00pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
This workshop covers essential aspects of using AI in research, with a focus on research integrity and maintaining ethical standards. It will discuss key considerations for responsible use of AI, common tools for literature searching, and strategies for creating effective prompts. The session will also include guidelines for acknowledging AI use, along with relevant RMIT resources and services.
This session will be facilitated by Julian Blake, Teaching and Research Librarian, and Huong Phan and Barbara Yazbeck, Academic Skills Advisors.
Tuesday 3 June, 12:00pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
Join us for a lively lunchtime panel and Q and A featuring four presenters who have worked in academia, government, not-for-profits, policy, and cultural and museum sectors. Hear real life stories and practical tips about diverse career pathways—spanning climate, energy, digital cities and communities, and urban farming and local food systems—and discover strategies to shape your future beyond the PhD.
Our panellists include Kelly Donati (Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow), Kat Lucas-Healy (Senior Climate & Energy Advisory Environment Victoria), Sarah Barns (Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow) and Victor Albert (Assistant Director, Gas Transition Policy, DCCEEW).
Wednesday 4 June, 12:00pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
Explore strategies for publishing - identifying relevant, quality publications - as well as considerations around promoting research through social media and researcher profiles. This workshop will also outline support for open access publishing from the library to maximise research visibility and impact.
This session will be facilitated by Mark Parsons and Jennifer Hurley, Teaching and Research Librarians.
Tuesday 3 June, 5:30pm, Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City Campus
HDR students are invited to showcase their research at the Social Change Symposium, 2–6 June 2025. Posters will be judged on design, clarity, and research impact. All submissions will be exhibited at the iconic Green Brain building, and awards will be presented during a networking event on the 3rd of June 2025 at 5pm. Some light refreshments and drinks will be provided at this event and HDR students and staff are welcome to attend.
Enter the Poster Competition for a chance to win cash prizes, build your academic profile, and connect with fellow researchers. Email us at dsc.hdr.development@rmit.edu.au
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates from the College of Design and Social Context will present their milestones throughout the symposium.
Please note that information for milestone presenters, chairs and panellists is available through the RMIT SharePoint site for HDR Milestone Presentations (RMIT login required).
The candidate milestone schedule for Social Change will become available soon.
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.
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