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CDU Orientation 28 February - 1 March 2024

Welcome to Orientation

Are you excited? We sure are!

Your student journey begins here

Orientation is all about connection and community. It is a time for you to get all the information you need to start well with CDU.

On-campus Orientation sessions are all about:

  • exploring your campus and study spaces
  • connecting with your faculty and meet your lecturers
  • finding information about key support services
  • getting social and being involved in student life.

No matter where or how you study, there is something for everyone to join in on all the fun at Orientation.

Plan your Orientation

Teal petal with text in the middle "Domestic"

 

Yellow petal with text in the middle "International"

 

Red petal with text in the middle "Post-Orientation"

 

What's happening during Orientation

  • Planning your PhD

    Planning your PhD

    A PhD can be overwhelming. There's so much to do and organise. How do you know if you're doing enough? Where do you start? This workshop helps students take control of their PhDs and finish on time. 

    Workshop
    Read more about Planning your PhD
  • Research roadmap

    Mastering Citation Tracking

    In this workshop you will, learn the fundamentals of citation tracking, how it can benefit your research, discover how to use citation tracking in the search engines you use now, and more.

    Workshop
    Read more about Mastering Citation Tracking
  • Dr Noel Preece, wearing sunglasses, with binoculars hanging round his neck, looking at a lizard on a burnt tree trunk, surrounded by burnt ground

    Spectacled flying-foxes

    Dr Noel Preece will discuss the endangered spectacled flying-fox, which has suffered a 75% decline over the past 15 to 20 years.

    Seminar/lecture/forum
    Read more about Spectacled flying-foxes
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