Doctoral Network

The objective of the ANZSIL Doctoral Network is to support doctoral and masters-by-research candidates working in international law across Australia and New Zealand and beyond. The Network provides a forum for postgraduate researchers to share their work, receive feedback and support, discuss research experiences, build academic and professional connections, and generally discuss issues of international law research and practice. It is designed to create pathways for postgraduate students to engage with ANZSIL’s wider activities, including its interest groups, publications, events and professional networks, and to support engagement by early career researchers in governance and service within the organisation.

Membership

The Network welcomes participation from all ANZSIL Members and Student Associates undertaking postgraduate research on international law, whether based in Australia or New Zealand or beyond. It is designed to be inclusive, and to recognise the distinct position of First Nations peoples, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia, Māori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand, and Pasifika Peoples.

To join the Network, please log into the ANZSIL website and tick the Doctoral Network in your profile (listed under Interest Groups).

Activities

The Network builds on and expands the ANZSIL Postgraduate Workshop, run in conjunction with the ANZSIL Conference each year, which is ANZSIL’s principal annual forum for the presentation of postgraduate research. The Network’s activities are intended to be responsive to the needs and suggestions of its members, and may include:

• work-in-progress seminars
• writing and peer support groups, including a regular Shut Up And Write Session
• research development activities
• professional development sessions, and
• collaborative activities with other ANZSIL interest groups.

Governance

The Network is intended to be student-led, with two to four doctoral student co-convenors appointed through an annual call for expressions of interest.

As an interim measure, the Network is co-convened by three ANZSIL members, pending the call for expressions of interest for student convenors (for the period 2027–2028):

• Frances Anggadi | University of Wollongong (2026–2027)
• Anna Marie Brennan | University of Waikato (2026–2027)
• Camille Goodman | University of Wollongong (2026–2027)

We warmly encourage you to contact the co-convenors if you would like to get involved in the Network or have ideas for its activities or operation: doctoral-network@anzsil.org.