Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
Conference web site: https://conference.herdsa.org.au/2023/
The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) annual conference will take place from 4–7 July 2023 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The conference will be held in Brisbane’s vibrant Southbank precinct, giving conference delegates convenient access to cafes and restaurants, Brisbane’s celebrated Arbour walkway, famous Streets Beach, and many public transport options.
While Southbank is lovely, however, the conference itself will be the place to be. Once a year, people with a commitment to higher education, to supporting tertiary student success and to sharing advances in higher education policy and practice converge for the HERDSA conference. We come from across Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore to share ideas and to connect. The HERDSA conference is focused on providing colleagues with the invaluable opportunity to connect: to each other, to new ideas, and to the HERDSA communities of practice.
HERDSA is inclusive: we encourage participation from the full higher education sector, including colleagues from Institutes of Higher Education, University Colleges, Universities, the VET sector, government, and community and industry bodies. Everyone with an interest in higher education is welcome: students, policy-makers, early career researchers, senior leaders, and ‘third space’ workers. The HERDSA conference is as diverse and dynamic as the tertiary sector itself.
HERDSA 2023 will be organised around broad conference themes:
We invite you to use these themes to structure your scholarship, and to find the people and the presentations with whom you want to connect.
HERDSA is able to offer a number of conference grants to support delegates to attend the conference. The call for applications will be made around the time that submissions close. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2023. Having a presentation accepted for the conference is one of the criteria for being awarded a grant.
Deadline for applications: 31st March 2023
Up to three conference grants of AUD$1,000 each are available to support an under-graduate or post-graduate student to attend and participate in the HERDSA conference. The conference grant can be used to support travel, accommodation or subsistence of the successful applicant.
Preference will be given to applicants who
To apply, complete the HERDSA Student Conference Grant Application Form and email to Office@herdsa.org.au by the due date.
Applicants must also submit a supporting letter from the applicant’s research supervisor, including a statement indicating that the applicant complies with the criteria.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2023
HERDSA aims to support early career staff (academic and professional) in teaching and learning. Participating in the annual HERDSA conference is an opportunity for early career staff to present their research or practice in teaching and learning in higher education, network with experienced scholars, and learn from colleagues.
Early career is defined as not more than five years cumulative experience in higher education.
Up to five conference grants of AUD$1,000 each are available to support early career staff (academic or professional) to attend and participate in the HERDSA conference. The conference grant can be used to support travel, accommodation or subsistence of the successful applicant.
Preference will be given to applicants who
To apply, download the HERDSA Early Career Conference Grant Application Form and email to office@herdsa.org.au by the due date.
Deadline for applications:
Taylor & Francis, the publishers of HERDSA’s journal Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) is a sponsor of the annual HERSDA conference. As part of that sponsorship, HERDSA is able to offer five conference grants of up to AUD$500 each to support HERDSA members attend the annual HERDSA conference. The conference grant can be used to support travel, accommodation or subsistence of the successful applicant.
The Taylor & Francis conference grants are open to all current HERDSA members.
Preference will be given to applicants who
To apply, download the Taylor & Francis Conference Travel Grant Application Form and email to office@herdsa.org.au by the due date.
Assessment of Applications
Applications for conference grants will be assessed by a sub-committee of the HERDSA Executive. Applicants will be selected on the basis of demonstrated need and the quality of the application. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified as soon as possible so that all applicants can take advantage of the early bird registration rate.
(Judged by members of the HERDSA Professional Learning Portfolio during the conference)
The purpose of the prize is to encourage students to disseminate their work at national and international higher education conferences. Applicants must be presenting a showcase at the HERDSA conference in order to be eligible for this prize.
All digital posters are eligible for this prize and eligible for one of up to three prizes to a total of AUD$1000. The purpose of these prizes is to promote and recognise excellence in the ability to visually communicate ideas, findings or outcomes related to tertiary education.
Posters will be assessed by conference delegates – on both the ability to visually communicate as well as on the academic content of the poster. The best poster prizes will be awarded to the posters that receive the highest number of votes.
Conference participants are likely to be able to vote using the conference mobile app which will work on any smartphone, tablet, or computer connected to the internet.