RMIT University Library Podcast

International student experiences: Interview with Professor Catherine Gomes

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:14:16 GMT

What is it really like to study in a new country, socially, academically, and emotionally? In this episode, Learning, Teaching and Research Librarian Michelle Matheson talks with Professor Catherine Gomes, an ethnographer whose research explores three interrelated areas: international student wellbeing, communication, culture and identity, and transient migrations. We hear from Professor Gomes about some of the misconceptions about international students, experiences that are commonly challenging, and approaches for supporting international students that are or could be undertaken at universities.

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Guest: Professor Catherine Gomes

Interview host: Michelle Matheson

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Using GenAI in research writing: Promises, pitfalls and possibilities

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:24:42 GMT

We're excited to explore a topic that’s been making waves in many sectors, and certainly in the University sector: using Generative AI. Today’s episode is a panel discussion about using GenAI in research writing – the promises, pitfalls and opportunities. This discussion, held at RMIT’s Kaleide Theatre, was the opening event for Research Writing Month in 2025 – a series of events run by research academic skills advisors from RMIT University Library in collaboration with RMIT’s School of Graduate Research. Barbara Yazbeck, a research Academic Skills Advisor at RMIT University Library, is joined by Dr David Blades, Senior Coordinator of Research, Integrity and Governance at RMIT, Professor Robyn Barnacle, Academic Lead, Research Training and Supervisor Development, School of Graduate Research, and Associate Professor Stephen Gaunson, Director of Higher Degree by Research with RMIT’s College of Design and Social Context. Together they discuss the ways GenAI might be useful in research writing, and where it could instead be unhelpful or even concerning.

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Print v Online: Perspectives from teachers, researchers and the library

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:51:54 GMT

This episode concludes our series on the theme of print versus online. We hear multiple perspectives from academics and library managers on how print is still relevant, and the ways it differs from digital resources in the teaching and research space. In this episode, we hear from academics Dr Daniel Binns, Dr Remie Cibis, Dr Laura Gardner, Dr Alexandra Sherlock and Jessie Kiely. We also speak with library managers Arlene O'Sullivan and Pauline King.

Hosts and production: Sophie Langley, Sam Stolke, Ian Kolk, Steve T., Michelle Matheson and Danielle Archer.

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Print v Online: Interview with Dr Laura Gardner

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:05:09 GMT

This episode continues our theme of print versus online. In a world where online resources are so prolific, what is it about print that's still relevant, and how is it different to digital resources in the teaching and research space? In this episode, we speak with Dr Laura Gardner, a teacher and researcher in the School of Fashion and Textiles, about her thoughts on the topic of print versus online, from her perspective as a researcher, publisher, writer and teacher.

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"Breathing Out" by Mid-Air Machine is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Guest: Dr Laura Gardner

Host: Michelle Matheson

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Print v Online: Interview with Dr Alexandra Sherlock

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:57:59 GMT

We're excited to begin this podcast series with a subject that's resonated with a lot of people across the University, print versus online. In May of 2024 a petition from an RMIT alumni appeared online, asking the library to bring back the historical fashion journals that had been removed from one of the libraries and put into storage.

This sparked off a conversation between the library and staff in the School of Fashion and Textiles about why print is still so valued today. In a world where online resources are so prolific, what is it about print that's still relevant, and how is it different to digital resources in the teaching and research space? In this episode, we speak with Dr Alexandra Sherlock, a teacher and researcher in the School of Fashion and Textiles, about her thoughts on the topic of print versus online, and a whole lot more.

Music

"Breathing Out" by Mid-Air Machine is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Credits

Guest: Dr Alexandra Sherlock

Host: Michelle Matheson

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