A marketplace of ideas
Thursday 8 June 2023

About HDR Bazaar
The HDR Bazaar is a sub-event of the University of Canberra Research Festival. It is open to all UC Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Candidates, HDR Supervisors, academic staff, and honours students.
It’s an exciting conference-style event that showcases the diversity of UC HDR research projects. It brings together the UC research community with industry partners by hosting a series of presentations, panel discussions, workshops and networking opportunities.
Applications closed for 2023

The following workshops are recommended for people presenting papers, posters or seminars:
Communicating the impact of your research
- Wed 26 April 10:00am – 11:30am online
Register for communicating the impact of your research
Preparing and presenting a poster at a conference
- Wed 3 May 9:30am – 11:30am in person
- Come prepared with the key messages about your research
Register for preparing and presenting a poster at a conference
Schedule and registration
The HDR Bazaar is on Thursday 8 June as part of Research Festival Week at the UC Bruce campus, Ann Harding Conference Centre (Building 24).
View the full agenda and register through our registration portal.
Schedule 2023
The HDR Bazaar is on Thursday 8 June as part of Research Festival Week at the UC Bruce campus, Ann Harding Conference Centre (Building 24).
8:00 am - 9:15 am | Mentoring breakfast | |
9:00 am | Registrations | |
9:30 am |
Official welcome and Acknowledgement of Country |
|
9:50 am |
Keynote address |
|
10:15 am |
Candidate Presentations 10:30am – Puji Rahayu 10:45am – Keira Bai 11:00am – Tricia O’Connor |
Candidate Presentations 10:30am – Jack Mest 10:45am – Kelly Saunders 11:00am – Andrea Baker |
11:15 am | Morning tea | |
11:45 am |
Candidate Presentations 12:00pm – Burhan Syaifulloh 12:15pm – Tapas Mazumder 12:30pm – Finlay McCall |
Candidate Presentations 12:00pm – Jacqui Couldrick 12:15pm – Monty Nixon 12:30 pm – To be confirmed |
12:45 pm |
Candidate Poster Presentations |
|
1:30 pm |
Lunch Candidate posters still available for viewing and discussion |
|
2:00 pm |
Panel discussion Candidate talk: Things I wish I knew |
Workshop |
3:05 pm |
Panel discussion Respectful relationships: Men as advocates |
Workshop |
4:10 pm | Light refreshments | |
4:25 pm | Debate: Generative AI in higher education should be embraced and Closing plenary |
|
5:30 pm - 6.30 pm | End of Research Festival networking reception |
2022 Keynote speakers and plenary

Professor Lucy Johnston
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra Professor Lucy Johnston
Professor Johnston joined the University of Canberra after three years as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) at Murdoch University. Previously she was Dean of Graduate Research at the University of Newcastle and Dean of Postgraduate Research at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. In 2004, she was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Connecticut. Professor Johnston completed her BA (Hons) in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and her PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Bristol and is a qualified sport psychologist. She is an internationally recognised experimental social psychologist, whose research focuses on the non-verbal behaviour of individuals in social interactions. She has also undertaken research on various aspects of tertiary education.

Associate Professor Benny Wilson
Faculty of Education, University of Canberra Associate Professor Benny Wilson
Associate Professor Benny Wilson belongs to Jagera Country, around the southern suburbs of Meanjin (Brisbane). He is Wagan (Crow) and Dhinawan (Emu). Benny is an educator, researcher, and facilitator within the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra. He was awarded the prestigious title of NAIDOC Scholar of the Year for 2022. His current research explores place-based narrative as an Aboriginal epistemology and its application for modern education systems. This work aims to refocus education on Aboriginal ways of knowing, being, and doing. He believes that the solutions to some of modern society’s most wicked challenges can be found by turning to the wisdom of the world’s oldest peoples.

Distinguished Professor Jen Webb
Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra
Distinguished Professor Jen Webb is a Distinguished Professor of Creative Practice at the University of Canberra, and Dean of the Graduate Research Office. She was the inaugural director of the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, and remains a core member of that Centre.
Other speakers

Zoe Piper
Zoe Piper has over 20 years’ experience across management consulting, technology, manufacturing and investment. Through her PhD studies, Zoe explores the career development of individuals concurrently working in industry, research and government. In 2022, she founded CareerVitae to deliver insights, inspiration and tools to help people thrive in the future of work. Since September 2022, Zoe joined UC as the Dean of the College of Adjuncts.

Dr Craig Davis
Dr Craig Davis is a Physicist with a professional background as an executive for the Department of Defence. His deep interest in innovation, however, has paved the way for a rich and diverse career in entrepreneurship, fostering the commercialisation of Australian research and innovations. His role at CBRIN gives him the opportunity to equip future business leaders and change-makers with the right tools for success. In addition to his work at CBRIN, Craig runs the GRIFFIN accelerator which he co-founded, leads workshops, innovation programs and more.

Kieran Hynes
Kieran is the founder and owner of Willyama Services (Willyama). Willyama is Australia's only 100% Aboriginal and veteran owned, Supply Nation Certified ICT and Cyber professional services company operating nationally. Willyama provides services including Governance, Risk and Compliance and specialist cyber security services to clients including Defence, Airbus, Raytheon, Oracle, Service Now and Boeing. Kieran has a practical IT career spanning 30 years across a military and professional career supported by academic qualifications including an M Sc IT and is currently an Adjunct Professor in Cyber at the University of Canberra.

Dr Shyam Barr
Dr Shyam Barr helps educators foster students’ metacognition and self-regulated learning. He has over 15 years’ experience in education. He was the winner of UC’s 2020 Big Research Pitch competition, and recently spoke at TEDx Canberra 2022.

Associate Professor Catherine Ordway
Associate Professor Catherine Ordway is an international expert in the field of integrity in sport, and has specialised in anti-doping policy for more than twenty years, as well as playing competitive sport at a national level. Catherine is a sports lawyer, having acted for the Australian Olympic Committee in a legal capacity in the lead up to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She has consulted on projects including the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Bid, the Budapest 2024 Olympic Games Bid, and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

We have a range of UC service providers and some industry partners who will be coming along to share all the different ways that they support UC HDR candidates.
The HDR Bazaar Market Hall will be part of the offerings for Day 2, Friday 18 November.
Come along and have a chat!
