Key conferences and events

Looking for some ways to build a research culture in your school? Ready to meet new people from different schools, universities and organisations. These Pymble Institute events will give you ideas which you can apply to your own school research context.

The Pymble Institute is holding its 3rd Student Research Conference on 20 May 2024, 3.30pm- 5.30pm at Pymble Ladies’ College. This year’s theme is Research for Good. A student-run event, the girls look forward to welcoming Dr Sureka Goringe, National Director, Uniting World, and Associate Professor Nina Burridge, School of International Studies and Education, University of Technology Sydney, as keynote speakers. They will be followed by 12 students from Year 7 to 12 who will present their research on topics including bamboo vs plastic, the role of curiosity in research, using regenerative properties of acyloxyls and impacts of colonisation.

Who can attend? In addition to our own students, parents and staff, we welcome students and teachers from other schools, as well as academics and researchers from similar organisations. Contact pymbleinstitute@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au by 6 May 2024 to arrange your invitation.

Staff conducting research also have a voice with the Pymble Ladies’ College Research Conference. This is an annual research gathering which gives internal researchers (action research, postgraduate students, those who have received professional learning grants etc) a platform to present their research to a keen and supportive audience. This is an ideal opportunity for other schools to see how easy it is to build a research culture. Watch this space for the program to be shared in the near future and make a note of the date:  22 August 2024, 4-6pm at Pymble Ladies’ College. Contact pymbleinstitute@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au to arrange your invitation.

The Research Invested Schools Network Conference is happening from 1-2 August 2024 in Sydney. The conference will take place at three schools, Barker College and Pymble Ladies’ College (morning and afternoon of 1 August, respectively) and Scots College (with the Clark Lecture on Wednesday 31 July and a full day’s program on 2 August). If you are not yet connected to the RIS Network, contact pymbleinstitute@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au and we will help you to join the mailing list for RIS events.