RMIT University Library Podcast

What’s in a peer review? In today’s episode, we explore the necessary and occasionally nerve-wracking practice of peer review in research writing and academic publishing. Research Academic Skills Advisor Sophie Langley talks with Associate Professor Dr T J Thomson – a researcher in visual communication whose recent work explores the world of peer review. We hear about the history and purpose of pe...

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 abo...

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 a...

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 wit...

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 onli...

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...