Items with category:CRADLE PhD Students
From research presentation to illustration: Picture My Research
2 December 2025
Recently, CRADLE PhD student Ameena Payne participated in the Centre for Regenerating Futures’ 2025 Picture My Research event. This event offered four PhD students a unique opportunity: to give a short presentation on their research, with artist Sarah Firth turning their presentation into a graphic illustration as they spoke!
Congratulations! Dr Jess Lees graduates from CRADLE
1 December 2025
Congratulations to Dr Jess Lees who has recently completed her PhD journey with CRADLE. Jess describes the focus of her research and provides some reflections and highlights of her study experience.
Meet our new PhD Scholarship students
7 October 2025
Meet CRADLE’s newest strategic PhD scholarship holders, Siham AbuKhalaf and Rachel Feng. Siham and Rachel share their thoughts on their decision to undertake further study and their aspirations for the PhD journey ahead.
Do we need to change assessment design for AI?
6 October 2025
In this post, CRADLE PhD candidate Mert Pekel reflects on the expert panel session CRADLE held as part of our International Symposium 2025. The session also doubled as webinar #2 in our New Directions in AI Research and Practice series and discussed changing university assessment practices for a world with AI. Mert reflects on the questions considered, and how the discussions have influenced his research with CRADLE.
The double-edged sword – see how students perceive AI
10 September 2025
In this post we hear from CRADLE PhD candidate Kaiyu Huang. She shares her thoughts on the first webinar in our new three-part series: New Directions in AI Research and Practice. In the first webinar we considered student perspectives on AI, and Kaiyu reflects on how this view has influenced her research with CRADLE.
Don’t forget: Apply now for a CRADLE PhD scholarship
13 August 2025
Applications for Deakin University's PhD Scholarship Scheme for 2026 are still open. If you’re a domestic or international student specifically interested in the areas of assessment and/or digital learning, you can apply for a scholarship through the Faculty of Arts and Education to undertake your research with CRADLE. International students must have their application in by Sunday 24 August 2025. Apply now!
