The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of Sydney have announced new postgraduate research opportunities for students interested in alcohol and other drug research.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM 

Since NDARC's inception, more than 80 students have successfully completed a higher degree research (HDR) program at the Centre (PhD and Masters), with a success rate of over 90%. 

Currently NDARC has 25 HDR candidates enrolled, including three Aboriginal students and 17 female students. NDARC students and staff publish in medical and health journals, and the most influential...

'PhD: addicted to research' is a podcast created by PhD students funded by the Society for the Study of Addiction and is for anyone doing a PhD or thinking about doing a PhD.

The presenters of the podcast are all at different stages of their studies, from starting off to writing up, and will release a podcast every 2 weeks.

In the episodes, they discuss their experiences and fears about going through 3 (and more) years of study. They also interview experts to get the best tips and advice for making it to the final graduation ceremony.
 

The internship is located in the Conference Support Section (CSS), Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria. The position is for a period of 6 months starting in November/December 2020.

The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. 

The intern shall undertake the following duties which may include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct legal research...