RISE: Research in Science, Engineering & Environment, 25-26 October 2016

11/04/2016

Planning has begun for this year's RiSE conference. So if you'd like to get involved, develop some event management skills as part of a supportive team, and help build a collaborative research culture, get in touch with us.

23/02/2016

collaborative art installation

14/10/2015

Hi All! Please Register and/or book for dinner ASAP.
The conference opens next tuesday.
go to scu.edu.au/rise to download the registration form and email it to the address provided.
Thankyou! See you there!

The 2nd annual postgraduate RISE research conference will be held on 22 and 23 October, 2013 at Southern Cross University, Lismore campus.

07/05/2015

Hi everyone, the organising committee are gearing up and there's lots going on behind the scenes! Be sure to share this page and get your friends to like it so they can stay up to date with the goings on.......watch this space!

27/10/2014

A big thank you to everyone who supported our conference - the organisers, speakers, student volunteers, session chairs, keynote speakers and of course our audience members. It was a huge success and we are pleased to announce that the prize winners were as follows:

Best student presentation: Marie Orange
2nd place: Kirin Apps
3rd place: Vicki Martin
Honourable mention: Manuela Anstoetz
Best honours presentation: Peter Nageli
People's choice: Stan Kinis

The winners of our bake off competition were Vicki Martin & Stan Kinis

We are pleased to announce the dates for next year's conference are Tues 20th & Wed 21st October 2015.
Put it in your diaries now!

21/10/2014

Welcome to day 2 of RISE! We kick off at 9am with a keynote talk from Prof. Bill MacGillivray, followed by sessions in Plant & Forest Science and Archaeometry and Isotope Geochemistry. Today also sees the prizes for Best Student Presentations awarded during the lunch break.

21/10/2014

What a great first day! Thanks to all our speakers and session chairs for sharing their latest research with us. Don't forget that the conference dinner is at 6.30pm tonight at the Terrace Bar (Richmond Hotel, Lismore), and that day 2 kicks off tomorrow morning at 9am. See you there!

20/10/2014

Today's the day! The conference starts at 9.20 am in U2.31 (the lecture theatre next to the SESE office) with a keynote talk from Professor Leigh Sullivan. Our student talks today fall under three themes: Biogeochemistry, social sciences and marine and freshwater ecology. A full timetable has been posted outside the lecture theatre and also outside the SESE staff room. You are welcome to attend the talks even if you didn't register.

02/10/2014

Hi All, we're only a few weeks away from the conference now, so please check your emails!

Speakers - you have been emailed a provisional timetable, please check it and let us know if there are any problems. If you submitted an abstract and you haven't been emailed the timetable, please email us at [email protected] ASAP.

Everyone - you have been emailed an invite to the conference, please fill in the registration form and get it back to us by 10th October so we can organise catering and logistics.

02/09/2014

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract, we've had a great response and will be in touch with you all soon to confirm which session you've been included in. If anyone is feeling like they missed out, we'll be able to accommodate a few more abstracts as long as we receive them by this Friday. See the 'About' tab for ways to contact us.

27/08/2014

Friday is your last chance to submit an abstract!

Southern Cross University's School of Environment, Science and Engineering will be hosting its 3rd annual Research in Science, Engineering and Environment (RISE) conference at the Lismore campus on October Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd, 2014. RISE 2014 aims to facilitate professional development and promote a collaborative postgraduate research environment. The conference offers an excellent platform for postgraduate students to showcase their research, while honing their presentation and communication skills in a supportive atmosphere. Further, RISE 2014 will include exciting presentations from key technical, academic and research staff. Sessions will be chaired by early career researchers and cover themes including Marine and Freshwater Ecology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Plant Science, Geochemistry, Forest Science, Coastal Processes, Environmental and Civil Engineering and Social Science.

Postgraduate (including Honours) students are encouraged to submit an abstract (i.e. for oral or poster presentation) reporting their research to [email protected]. Abstracts will be used for selection purposes, with successful submissions published in the RISE 2014 Abstract Book. All abstracts must be constructed within the template (check your SCU emails) using the formatting guidelines provided (i.e. without formatting alterations) and submitted before Friday August 29th 2014.

Presentation duration will be 15 minutes, plus an additional 5 for questions. Prizes for excellent student presentations will be awarded to selected participants. Please contact the RISE 2014 organisation team ([email protected]) for further information, or ask us a question here!

02/07/2014

Call for abstracts!

Southern Cross University's School of Environment, Science and Engineering will be hosting its 3rd annual Research in Science, Engineering and Environment (RISE) conference at the Lismore campus on October Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd, 2014. RISE 2014 aims to facilitate professional development and promote a collaborative postgraduate research environment. The conference offers an excellent platform for postgraduate students to showcase their research, while honing their presentation and communication skills in a supportive atmosphere. Further, RISE 2014 will include exciting presentations from key technical, academic and research staff. Sessions will be chaired by early career researchers and cover themes including Marine and Freshwater Ecology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Plant Science, Geochemistry, Forest Science, Coastal Processes, Environmental and Civil Engineering and Social Science.

Postgraduate (including Honours) students are encouraged to submit an abstract (i.e. for oral or poster presentation) reporting their research to [email protected]. Abstracts will be used for selection purposes, with successful submissions published in the RISE 2014 Abstract Book. All abstracts must be constructed within the attached template using the formatting guidelines provided (i.e. without formatting alterations) and submitted before Friday August 29th 2014.

Presentation duration will be 15 minutes, plus an additional 5 for questions. Prizes for excellent student presentations will be awarded to selected participants. Please contact the RISE 2014 organisation team ([email protected]) for further information, or ask us a question here!