Deakin alumni information
Webinars
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In this webinar, Deakin alumna Carolyn Chin-Parry, IT Woman of the Year (Asia) and PwC Digital Innovation Leader (Singapore), shares her personal story of what it takes to build a resilient career. Carolyn covers the challenges she had to overcome as a new graduate during the Asian Financial Crisis, followed by being a young female Asian migrant looking for an IT job during the Dot.com crash in Australia. She shares insights into how to juggle a career across multiple countries while raising young children and experiencing different cultures. Aligned with her passion to create a more inclusive workforce in the future, Carolyn imparts her top tips for graduates and professionals in future-readying careers in uncertain times. This webinar also includes a presentation from DeakinTALENT, Deakin’s Graduate Employment service. Date: 5 August 2020 |
Welcome to the Deakin Alumni Community This webinar is for recent Deakin Graduates. Whether you're embarking on your future career or taking the next step in growing your career. You'll hear from Deakin Alumni Engagement staff and gain insights from a panel discussion with Deakin alumni guests Stephanie Gould-Hardwick (Engineer, Ford Motor Company), and Susan MacEwan (Marketing Manager and Digital Strategist) . We'll also tell you more about the alumni program and outline the benefits of staying connected with Deakin. Date: 23 July 2020 |
Mapping an Innovative Future at Deakin: Indigenous Knowledges and Graduate Learning Outcome 8 The shift in valuing and incorporating First Nations Knowledges and perspectives has increased over recent years. As Deakin's NIKERI Institute prepares to be at the forefront of this work, it is timely to consider its legacy and context, and offer insight into how and why First Nations Knowledges, perspectives and experience can contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the Deakin community at large and be centred in the contemporary narrative. Join Dr Gabrielle Fletcher, Director of NIKERI Institute, for this special webinar for Deakin alumni and friends. Date: 4 March 2020 |
How can DeakinTALENT and Alumni Relations support you? Bianca Shinkfield from DeakinTALENT explains the wide range of career services that are available to you for life, wherever you are. Plus learn more about the Deakin Alumni Relations program as Gemma Willocks gives a brief overview of all the networking and professional development opportunities, local and international chapters, discounts and benefits for alumni. Date: 13 December 2018 |
Arts and Education
Webinars
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Faculty of Arts and Education End of Year Alumni Virtual Event Reflect on the challenges and opportunities presented in 2020 with the Faculty of Arts and Education. Hear a special message from Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin, as well as a faculty update from Executive Dean, Professor Christine Ure. There is also an interactive panel discussion and Q+A with representatives from across the Faculty which focuses on the disruptions, challenges and opportunities presented in 2020 and what we can expect as we move forward. Panel members include Dr Billy Griffiths (Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences), Dr Miles O’Neil (Lecturer, School of Communication and Creative Arts and Deakin alumnus), Dr Huong Phan (Recent Education PhD graduate and winner of the International Education of Australia Award for an Outstanding Thesis) and Kiri Wicks (NIKERI partnerships coordinator and Deakin alumna). Date: 26 November 2020 |
The Future of Education: supporting our children through COVID-19 and beyond How can we best support our children and those in our care as social distancing restrictions are eased and we navigate to the 'new normal' in schools and at home? What is the future of education? Date: 3 June 2020 |
Is saving one life just as important as saving many? While this webinar will not answer the age-old question of choosing to save a life now versus saving many at a future time, it will explore the tensions between saving lives immediately through humanitarian response and saving future lives through high level influencing aimed at structural or systemic change. Presenter and Deakin Alumnus Stuart Thomson, Executive Director, The Good Business Foundation, has worked across all levels of humanitarian aid and international development and will provide examples and case studies that have worked in unifying and bringing people together for a common purpose. In the complex world of international development, it is how you deal and work with these tensions that will define your success as a development professional. Date: 24 July 2019 |
The internet has changed nearly every aspect of human existence: work, politics, love, sex, parenting – but what about death? Presented by Associate Professor Patrick Stokes, Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University, this webinar discusses the way new technologies have opened up important philosophical and ethical questions about how we relate to the things people leave behind online when they die. *Please note, this webinar involves discussion of death and grieving which may distress some viewers. Date: 1 May 2019 |
The Uluru Statement from the Heart: What’s next? Presented by Professor Yin Paradies, Indigenous Knowledges and Culture Coordinator and Chair in Race Relations at Deakin University, this webinar explores the historic processes, and contemporary context, that led to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. It sheds light on the Statement’s implications for Indigenous affairs in Australia, and what changes may be brought about if the recommendations are enacted. |
This changes everything! What ‘the digital’ means for education Webinar presented by Professor Julian Sefton-Green, Professor of New Media Education, Deakin University. |
From big wave riders to AFL umpires: 20 years of high-performance psychology In this webinar, high-performance psychologist and Deakin alumnus, Richy Bennett shared insights from his varied career, exploring psychological challenges, adversities and achievements from the World Surf Tour, Olympic and Paralympic Games campaigns and his recent work with AFL umpires. Length: 1:08:26 |
Business and Law
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Faculty of Business and Law End of Year Alumni Virtual Event
Reflect on the challenges and opportunities presented in 2020 with the Faculty of Business Law. Hear a special message from Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin, faculty updates from Executive Dean Professor Mike Ewing and Dean of Deakin Law School, Professor Jenni Lightowlers, as well as an interactive panel discussion and Q+A. Panel members include Professor Anne Wyatt (Head of Accounting), alumnus Reuben Williams, Founder of SportsGrad, and alumna Bonnie Phillips, Deakin Law School Alumni Chapter President and Head of Family Law at Coulter Roache. Date: 5 November 2020 Length: 55:30 |
The Future of the Cruise Industry
The cruise ship industry was one of the hardest hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, many people have asked – what actually happened and will the industry ever recover? This presentation from Deakin alumnus and tourism expert Professor Ross Dowling AM examines the cruise industry in light of the coronavirus crisis and looks at the future of the industry, post COVID-19. Date: 24 June 2020 Length: 57:16 |
Sport is a passion for millions of people across the world. It's also big business, and needs to be agile to succeed into the future. There are many challenges facing the sporting world today, with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront. While people throughout the world are obsessed with sport, it's very costly to run big competitions, requiring strategic partnerships, agile management, and creative direction. Join Deakin alumnus Campbell Jamieson as he shares his insights on the future of sport. Date: 6 May 2020 |
Bail or Jail? How Locking Up Legally Innocent People is Straining Victoria’s Prisons There are now more legally innocent people in jail in Victoria than there were convicted prisoners in 2005. In this webinar, Dr Marilyn McMahon will explain that a key driver of the increasing prison population is the number of people not granted bail and held in prison before trial. The increase is largely due to a shift in the function of bail, from concerns about the person seeking bail attending court to a focus on community protection. Is it possible to protect the community and reduce the number of people held in prison before trial? Date: 4 December 2019 |
Dr Neera Bhatia asks how does social media proliferation, the court of public opinion, and the 24-hour news cycle affect end of life decision-making for critically ill infants? Over several decades, there have been many technological feats in science and medicine, improving the lives of many. Yet, social media has been sitting in plain sight and has caused significant disruption in a very short period time – for ethics committees, hospitals, courts and the lives of many. Content warning: This webinar references child mortality and may be distressing for some people. Date: 21 August 2019 |
In this webinar, Dr Marilyn McMahon will discuss how emoji are the foundational workings of a nuanced, emerging digital language, one serving to inject emotion, creativity, ambiguity — in other words, ‘humanity’ — into digital communications. Date: 19 September 2018 |
There are a lot of questions about gender and leadership. For example, do men and women really lead differently? Are there gender preferences in who we seek to follow? How do gender stereotypes impact on the ways we lead at work? Would having quotas lead to more women in senior positions? In this webinar Dr Andrea North-Samardzic will be giving answers to some of these questions (and more) based on her years of research on the topic. Date: 27 June 2018 |
The Pitfalls and Success Factors for Business in China In this webinar, Professor Stuart Orr, Professor of Strategic Management at Deakin University, will explore how the business environment in China for foreign enterprises has changed dramatically over the past ten years and will continue to change for the foreseeable future. |
Seminars
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What's happening in Geelong's residential property market? |
Health
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Faculty of Health End of Year Alumni Virtual Event Reflect on the disruptions, challenges and opportunities presented in 2020 with the Faculty of Health. Hear a special message from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, as well as a faculty update from Executive Dean, Professor Rachel Huxley, and an interactive panel discussion and Q+A. Panel members include:
Date: 17 November 2020 |
Optometry Therapeutic Refresher In this webinar, you will hear about the use of low dose atropine for myopia control, a comprehensive overview of cyclosporin including practical prescribing tips and comparison to other anti-inflammatory agents, and a refresher on the pharmacologic work-up of anisocoria. We also showcase the research of two Deakin PhD candidates: Ereeny Mikhail who presents on ocular allergy, and Khyber Alam who discusses enablers and uptake of low vision rehabilitation services in Australia. Date: 22 September 2020 |
Living on the Front Line of COVID 19 Deakin University academics and alumni are working on the front-line to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as conducting research leading to evidence-based solutions to help us navigate life during this global crisis. In this interactive webinar you will hear about this ground-breaking work from a panel featuring Professor Catherine Bennett, Professor Tony LaMontagne and Dr Glenn Laverack. The discussion will be hosted by Professor Rachel Huxley, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, and will feature an introduction from Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin. Date: 31 August 2020 |
Fostering positive relationships in the workplace In this seminar, Associate Professor Gery Karantzas, School of Psychology, draws on the latest research from organisational psychology to show how it can assist with creating positive workplace relationships and achieving successful leadership to inform state-wide practice and prevention. Date: 15 September 2019 |
Dr Tim Silk, Associate Professor of Psychology at Deakin University, discusses the key findings from his research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Tim discusses the key findings from the Neuro-imaging of the Children’s Attention Project (NICAP) as well as the complexities and challenges in collecting MRI data to understand the developing brain. Date: 27 June 2019 |
Getting it right from the start: Childhood nutrition and obesity prevention In this webinar, Dr Jazzmin Zheng provides an overview on the latest evidence on infant feeding, early nutrition, growth and later obesity, while Dr Rachel Laws outlines some practical evidence based programs and resources available for health professionals and parents to support healthy infant feeding practices and active play. Date: 28 May 2019 |
Advanced Paediatric Optometry Insights This webinar will give you an insight and invaluable practical knowledge in paediatric eye care using case examples. Specifically, these cases will cover advance skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of strabismus and amblyopia, as well as binocular vision dysfunctions, and a presentation from members of our own alumni community. Date: 13 May 2019 |
The Empirical Status of Current Psychological Treatments for Eating Disorders The Empirical Status of Current Psychological Treatments for Eating Disorders Presented by Dr Jake Linardon, this webinar will explore the current psychological treatments for eating disorders and their effectiveness. Date: 13 May 2019 |
Early Relational Trauma – Earliest Detection and Prevention |
Alcohol, Violence, Policy and Politics: Can We Make Progress? |
The psychology of gambling: What is the current state of knowledge? |
Getting Children moving for Healthy Development and Wellbeing Presented by Dr Nicole Papadopoulos, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin Child Study Centre, Deakin University. This webinar will present research evidence of the need for children with and without developmental difficulties to engage in movement in order to promote healthy development of the ‘whole child’. Date: 26 September 2018 |
A Leg up to Well-being |
What is Depression? |
Double trouble: Diplopia, pupils, how to prescribe prism, and what to do when things go wrong! In this webinar presented by Deakin’s Optometry Chapter, three Optometry professionals discuss some of the trickier issues they have faced in practice, and what they did to resolve the situations. |
Seminars
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Superfoods or Supermyths |
Science, Engineering and Built Environment
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Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment End of Year Virtual Event Reflect on the challenges and opportunities presented in 2020 with the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment. Hear a special message from Vice-Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, as well as a faculty update from Executive Dean, Professor Karen Hapgood, as well as an interactive panel discussion and Q+A. Panel members include:
Date: 12 November 2020 |
Prefab 21: The Future of Affordable Housing Is prefabrication the future of affordable, environmentally friendly housing? Join representatives from Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment, building technology company FormFlow and charity organisation Samaritan House, to discuss a ground-breaking collaborative project that used prefabrication technologies to create a prototype tiny home. The result was a comfortable, affordable, six star energy rated dwelling, suggesting that next-generation design and manufacturing could offer a new way of thinking about 21st Century housing. Through this project, Deakin University architecture students had the opportunity to help design this tiny house, which will be used as transitional accommodation for homeless people. It is the first of seven independent living units that will be installed by Geelong-based charity organisation Sa a State Government grant. Date: 26 August 2020 |
Designed by Nature: How sensory architecture can improve our well-being Spending time in nature has significant positive effects on our emotional and physical wellbeing. How do we maintain this in a time of ever-increasing urbanisation? In this webinar, Dr Phillip Roӧs explores the concept of our human desire to be part of nature, also known as Biophilia, and how this can inform architecture in wonderful ways. He focuses on how these design elements have historically been integrated in architecture, some current best practice examples including cities that have legislated for Biophilia to be considered when designing new buildings, and how we can expect to see more of this in the future. Date: 26 February 2020 |
Going Looney? How the sun, moon and other things affect underground water levels In this webinar, presenter Professor Wendy Timms explores recent research implicating the sun and moon in underground water level fluctuations and how this can help strategic management of water reserves. Date: 30 October 2019 |
Environmental engineering in the 21st century: Why we *should* sweat the small stuff In this webinar, Dr Ellen Moon, Geochemist and 2019-2020 Superstar of STEM, takes us into her world: from the micro to the macro. Date: 13 November 2019 |
From phishing scams to identity theft, are you safe from cybercrime? Date: 15 October 2019 |
In this webinar, presenter Dr Glenn Costin looks broadly at the difference between building sustainably and energy-efficiently, taking into account a variety of building materials, energy use and storage, building life-cycle and the environmental and social impact of the buildings we live and work in. Date: 26 June 2019 |
Finding the way for women in the supply chain industry Presented by Dr Hermione Parsons, Industry Professor and Director of the Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics at Deakin University, this webinar will explore the current supply chain and logistics industry in Australia, and the new initiative ‘Wayfinder: Supply Chain Careers for Women’ to increase awareness about the demand for women in this industry. Date: 17 October 2018 |
Seminars
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School of Architecture and Built Environment Real Lecture series |
Seminar resources
Seminar presentation documents
Superfoods or Supermyths - Sydney (PDF 16.6MB)
Presented by Dr Tim Crowe, a career research scientist and educator in the fascinating yet controversial area of nutrition.
Can we prevent depression by improving diet? (PDF 7.8MB)
Presented by Professor Felice Jacka, Director, Food and Mood Centre, Deakin University.
Superfoods or Supermyths - Brisbane (PDF 16.3MB)
Presented by Dr Tim Crowe, a career research scientist and educator in the fascinating yet controversial area of nutrition.
Superfoods or Supermyths - Perth (PDF 16.4MB)
Presented by Dr Tim Crowe, a career research scientist and educator in the fascinating yet controversial area of nutrition.
The Science of Happiness – Warrnambool (PDF 9.7MB)
Presented by Dr Melissa Weinberg, Principal Research Fellow of the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index, a project that has tracked the subjective wellbeing of Australians since 2001.
The Urge to Conserve – Why is it so difficult to get people moving? – Melbourne (PDF 3MB)
Presented by Professor Jo Salmon, Alfred Deakin Professor and Co-Director, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) at Deakin University.
Data as Competitive Advantage - Merging Sport and Business – Adelaide (PDF 10.5 MB)
Presented by Dr Adam Karg, Senior Research Fellow, Swinburne University
Fostering positive relationships in the workplace - Ballarat (PDF 2.5 MB)
Presented by Associate Professor Gery Karantzas, School of Psychology.