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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 2/2026 - What are you supervising for?
DESCRIPTION:This session draws on a recently published chapter of the same name in the Open Access book Confident Supervisors: Creating Independent Researchers Volume 2. I will give an overview of the chapter content including motivations and intentions as supervisors\, fostering the holistic development of your candidates\, assisting in their career development\, and being part of a culture change to more broadly recognise ‘successful’ doctoral outcomes. We will discuss strategies you can use in your supervision to facilitate your candidate’s professional and career development.   \n\n\n\nPresenterRachel Spronken-Smith is a Professor in Higher Education and Geography and works as Deputy Dean in the Graduate Research School at the University of Otago. She has been a Geography lecturer\, academic developer\, head and dean\, and is now overseeing researcher development. Her current research interests are in doctoral education and doctoral outcomes. She has won several university teaching awards and a national tertiary teaching award in 2015. In 2016 she won the TERNZ-HERDSA medal for Sustained Contribution to the Research Environment in NZ and was a Fulbright Scholar in 2018. In 2026 she gained recognition through the UK Council of Graduate Education for her supervision.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-2-2026-what-are-you-supervising-for/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260428T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260428T140000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 1/ 2026 - Supervisors Who Support
DESCRIPTION:ACGR Webinar 1/ 2026 – Supervisors Who Support: The How of Wellbeing in Higher Degree Research \n\n\n\nHigher degree research is both intellectually rewarding and emotionally demanding. The long timelines\, independence\, uncertainty\, and high expectations placed on Masters and PhD researchers can create unique wellbeing challenges. Within this context\, the supervisor–researcher relationship plays a critical role in shaping not only academic progress but also the overall research experience. \n\n\n\nThis interactive workshop introduces a practical approach to supporting wellbeing in higher degree research through the development of wellbeing literacy — the intentional use of language\, awareness\, and practices that support wellbeing for both supervisors and researchers. At the centre of the workshop is a self-care toolbox framework\, which recognises that no single strategy can address the diverse challenges experienced during the research journey. Instead\, supervisors and researchers benefit from developing a range of approaches that can be drawn upon at different times. The workshop focuses on five dimensions of self-care — self-compassion\, mindful awareness\, time\, habits\, and empowerment — which represent the practical “how” of wellbeing. These dimensions offer accessible entry points for supervisors to engage in supportive conversations\, recognise wellbeing needs\, and help researchers develop sustainable practices across the research journey. \n\n\n\nThrough guided reflection and small-group discussion\, participants will explore how these five dimensions can be applied within supervision contexts and identify practical strategies to support both researcher wellbeing and academic progress. Participants will leave with a practical toolkit of conversation starters\, reflective prompts\, and supervision strategies that help integrate wellbeing literacy into everyday supervisory practice. \n\n\n\nIn this workshop participants will explore: \n\n\n\n\nThe unique wellbeing challenges of Masters and PhD research\n\n\n\nThe concept of wellbeing literacy and its role in supervision\n\n\n\nThe self-care toolbox as a practical framework for supporting research wellbeing\n\n\n\nThe five dimensions of self-care (self-compassion\, mindful awareness\, time\, habits\, and empowerment) as the “how” of wellbeing in practice\n\n\n\nPractical ways to incorporate wellbeing conversations into supervision meetings\n\n\n\nStrategies for fostering sustainable research practices and supportive supervision relationships\n\n\n\n\nPresenter – Professor Narelle Lemon\, Edith Cowan University \n\n\n\nI’m a thought leader in everyday self-care\, and I’m on a mission to translate wellbeing science into practices that actually fit into real life. \n\n\n\nAs Creative Director of Explore & Create Co\, I help individuals and communities explore and create possibilities for their wellbeing – not through quick fixes or Instagram wellness trends\, but through evidence-based strategies grounded in positive psychology and over 30 years of working with people. \n\n\n\nMy path has been beautifully diverse: classroom music teacher\, arts educator\, museum collaborator\, university professor\, researcher\, author\, podcaster\, and positive psychology coach. I’ve worked across early childhood\, schools\, higher education\, arts and cultural organisations\, with public health organisations and non for profits\, and community settings. This breadth has taught me one thing clearly – wellbeing isn’t one-size-fits-all\, but it is something we can all learn. \n\n\n\nI write books\, host podcasts\, create resources\, and run workshops that make self-care accessible and human. I’m particularly passionate about supporting women to prioritise themselves without the guilt. \n\n\n\nI believe the small\, intentional moments of self-care are where real transformation happens.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-1-2026-supervisors-who-support/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:ACGR National Meeting April 2026
DESCRIPTION:2026 National Meeting 1 of the Australian Council of Graduate Research will be held on Tuesday 14th April 2026 and is co-hosted by Flinders University.  \n\n\n\nRegistrations are now open and the full program will be released in early March. \n\n\n\nRegistrations are free for one primary representative of each full member organisation and $260 (+ GST and booking fee) for additional delegates and all associate members. \n\n\n\nPlaces are limited to no more than three delegates from each member institution\, and there are a total of 90 registrations available for the event. \n\n\n\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\nThe meeting will be held in Collaborative Space 605 within the Flinders University City Campus. The venue is located within the Adelaide CBD. \n\n\n\nRegistration will open at 8.30amon Tuesday April 14th and the meeting will commence at 9.00am sharp.  \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\nView Full Program\n\n\n\n\nAccommodation\n\n\n\nBelow are several accommodation options within short walking distance from Flinders University City Campus. \n\n\n\n\nGrosvenor Hotel Adelaide125 North Terrace\, Adelaide\, SA 5000\n\n\n\nInterContinental AdelaideNorth Terrace\, Adelaide\, SA 5000\n\n\n\nStamford Plaza150 North Terrace\, Adelaide SA 5000\n\n\n\nThe Playford Hotel120 North Terrace\, Adelaide SA 5000
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-national-meeting-april-2026/
CATEGORIES:National Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251113T110000
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SUMMARY:ACGR National Meeting November 2025
DESCRIPTION:The next national meeting of the Australian Council of Graduate Research will be held on Thursday 13 November and Friday 14 November 2025. \n\n\n\nThis online meeting of graduate research leaders across Australia and New Zealand will be both reflective and forward-thinking. As well as sharing important operational practices and strategies amongst members\, we will also take the opportunity to discuss where we are as a graduate research community and how we look to the future. \n\n\n\nThe program will commence at 11 am AEDT on 13 November and conclude by 4 pm AEDT on 14 November. \n\n\n\nSession topics will include: \n\n\n\n\nMovement towards oral examinations\n\n\n\nManaging HDR risk in a changing geopolitical climate\n\n\n\nACGR Researcher Development Framework & Industry Engagement initiative Outcomes\n\n\n\nStudent reflections on graduate research experiences\n\n\n\n\nA limit of three places are available for each full member institution and two for affiliate and associate members. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nView Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProudly supported by
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-national-meeting-november-2025/
CATEGORIES:National Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251023T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251024T160000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Graduate Research Leadership Program 2025
DESCRIPTION:ACGR is delighted to present another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research\, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics aspiring to senior graduate research portfolio roles. \n\n\n\nParticipants may include: \n\n\n\n\nDeans of Graduate Research new to the role\, and\n\n\n\nAssociate/Deputy Deans of Graduate Studies (or equivalent) responsible at institutional or faculty/college level\n\n\n\nHDR coordinators and others with aspirations for these roles and current involvement in Graduate Research leadership at school or department level\n\n\n\n\nThe program will be facilitated by experienced Deans of Graduate Research and participants will develop a toolkit of knowledge and skills required to lead and manage graduate research programs at institutional or faculty/college level. \n\n\n\nThis program will provide a unique opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and focus on network building\, providing an opportunity to mix and mingle (virtually) with current Deans and Directors from across Australia. \n\n\n\nThis program is provided to universities who are members of the Australian Council of Graduate Research and places are unlimited for each institution at a cost of $120 (+GST & booking fee) per registration. Prior to registering please contact your Dean of Graduate Research or equivalent to advise your interest in attending. Any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspiring graduate research leaders are welcomed as additional delegates.  \n\n\n\n\nView Event Program PDF\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA resources booklet and Zoom links will be sent to delegates within 48 hours of registration.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-graduate-research-leadership-program-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250916T120000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 6/2025 - Frameworks in Focus: Exploring Three Paths to Researcher Development
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will showcase innovative research development frameworks developed by The University of Sydney\, The University of New South Wales and Macquarie University. Each framework is designed to support Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates in building the skills\, confidence\, and competencies needed to thrive as burgeoning researchers. Participants will gain insights into how different institutions structure support for research training\, professional development\, and transferable skills. The session will emphasise the key attributes HDR candidates should aspire to by the end of their candidature supporting them in developing a strong sense of professional identity as an enabler of success in both academic and non-academic careers. \n\n\n\nPresenters \n\n\n\n\nProfessor Louise Sharpe\, ACGR President & PVC Researcher Training\, The University of Sydney\n\n\n\nProfessor Jonathan Morris\, PVC Research Training\, The University of New South Wales\n\n\n\nProfessor Simon Handley\, PVC Graduate Research\, Macquarie University\n\n\n\nProfessor Jennifer Cornish\, Academic Director\, Graduate Research\, Macquarie University\n\n\n\nDr Karen Laughton\, Graduate Research Experience and Development Manager\, Macquarie University
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-6-2025-frameworks-in-focus-exploring-three-paths-to-researcher-development/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250819T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250819T130000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 5/2025 - Research impact in the research training context: insight from a tailored program for graduate researchers
DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Cruxes Innovation and the La Trobe University Research Education and Development (RED) Team.Presenters: \n\n\n\n\nJonathan Lacey (Cruxes Innovation)\n\n\n\nEmily Chang (Cruxes Innovation)\n\n\n\nMeagan Tyler (RED Team\, La Trobe University)\n\n\n\nCally Guerin (RED Team\, La Trobe University)\n\n\n\nKatherine Firth (RED Team\, La Trobe University)\n\n\n\nDan Bendrups (PVC Graduate Research\, La Trobe University)\n\n\n\n\nThe impact of university research is an urgent strategic priority in Australia\, and impact is central to the ARC’s planning for a future national research evaluation process in which in-depth reporting of impact stories is likely to feature. University researchers are inducted into impact conversations by their respective institutional leadership and research management teams\, but where does this leave graduate researchers? Despite the contribution they make to university research impact outcomes\, graduate researchers may not receive the same inductions as research staff\, and may not always know how to demonstrate their impact\, or why they should aim to do so. \n\n\n\nThis webinar offers insights from a program of development workshops and resources co-developed between La Trobe University and Cruxes Innovation designed to help graduate researchers understand the impact of their work. It explains our approach to linking impact to other discourses\, especially discussions around post-HDR careers. The presentation includes both university and industry presenters\, and invites interaction with peers to share questions about\, or approaches to\, developing an understanding of impact amongst graduate researchers. \n\n\n\n\nCruxes Innovation link: https://www.cruxesinnovation.com/\n\n\n\nRED Team link: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/research/red
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-5-2025-research-impact-in-the-research-training-context-insight-from-a-tailored-program-for-graduate-researchers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250523T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250523T130000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 3/2025 - HDR supervision for neurodivergent students: Developing inclusive and respectful practises
DESCRIPTION:As graduate research programs grow\, the diversity of HDR populations positively increases. However\, the ability to adapt supervision to accommodate diverse learners has not always been agile\, and more focus needs to be placed on adapting positive supervision practices for neurodivergent HDR students. \n\n\n\nJoin us on Friday 23rd May for a webinar focusing on adapting and developing good practice supervision techniques for working with neurodivergent HDR students. The webinar will be facilitated by Professor Charlotte Brownlow\, Dean of the Graduate Research School\, University of Southern Queensland\, and will draw on a recent systematic literature review exploring the experiences of neurodivergent HDR students\, co-authored by a neurodiverse research team.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-3-2025-hdr-supervision-for-neurodivergent-students-developing-inclusive-and-respectful-practises/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250428T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250429T170000
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SUMMARY:ACGR National Meeting April 2025
DESCRIPTION:2025 National Member Meeting 1 of the Australian Council of Graduate Research will be held on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 April 2025 and is co-hosted by the University of Tasmania.  \n\n\n\nThere will be opportunities to reconnect and strengthen support networks amongst peers\, along with time from updates from network groups and special interest groups. \n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\nRegistration is now open and the full program is available now. \n\n\n\nRegistrations are free for one primary representative of each full member organisation and at an early bird rate of $650 (ex GST) for additional delegates and all associate members. Registration includes day catering on both days and the conference dinner on Monday evening. Places are limited to no more than three delegates from each member institution. \n\n\n\nVenue \n\n\n\nThe meeting will be held in the 103 Study Space inside the Studio Theatre on the University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Campus. The venue is 8 minutes by car from the Hobart CBD. \n\n\n\nRegistration will open at 8.30 am on Monday 28 April and the meeting will commence at 9.00 am sharp.  \n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\nThe full program is available now.Dinner \n\n\n\nThe conference dinner and presentation of the ACGR 2025 Awards for Excellence will be on Monday evening at the WrestPoint Hotel in the Boardwalk Gallery\, on the waterfront.Accommodation \n\n\n\nThe Wrest Point Hotel is within 15 minutes walking distance of the meeting venue and several rooms have been held for delegates who choose to stay at this location. When booking\, please reference ‘ACGR National Member Meeting Dinner’ to access the rates listed. \n\n\n\nAlternately accommodation is available in the Hobart CBD\, an 8-minute drive from the venue.Wrest Point Hotel (4 star)15 x Water Edge Rooms $195.00 \n\n\n\n40 x Deluxe Mountain Rooms $230.00 \n\n\n\n40 x Deluxe Harbour Rooms $250.00 \n\n\n\nHotel Grand Chancellor (4.5 star)10 minute drive to venueApprox $250 per night \n\n\n\nCrowne Plaza Hobart (4.5 star) 12 minute drive to venueApprox $235 per night
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-national-meeting-april-2025/
CATEGORIES:National Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250328T123000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 2/2025 - Becoming a Principal Supervisor: Exploring the Fast-Track Option
DESCRIPTION:Growing a graduate research program depends on dozens of factors. One important issue is the capacity of universities to provide enough qualified principal or senior supervisors to accommodate any increases in demand (or simply meet threshold supervision responsibilities in a rapidly changing tertiary environment). \n\n\n\nOne response to this challenge is the creation of acceleration pathways whereby early and mid-career researchers can meet the institutional qualification of ‘principal supervisor’ in less than a full candidature period. How do these programs work? Where have universities developed nuanced models? Beyond capacity measures\, do accelerator programs bring broader benefits to graduate research culture? What quality and compliance issues need to be considered? How are such programs approved? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a panel conversation that will consider the key practical and philosophical issues linked to the fast-track option of becoming a senior supervisor. Graduate research leaders from four universities will offer their perspectives on the issue and create a space for extended discussion with webinar attendees. \n\n\n\nWebinar Panellists:Chair: Associate Professor John Rees is Director of Research and Training\, University of Technology Sydney. \n\n\n\nProfessor Pierre Benckendorff is Deputy Dean of the Graduate School and Professor in the School of Business\, University of Queensland. \n\n\n\nProfessor Wendy Wright is Professor\, Conservation Biology and Dean of the Graduate School\, Federation University. \n\n\n\nAssociate Professor Deb Strickland is Coordinator of the Principal Supervisor Accreditation Program (PSAP)\, Graduate Research\, Edith Cowan University.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-2-2025-becoming-a-principal-supervisor-exploring-the-fast-track-option/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250228T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250228T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T064747
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar - Investing Early to Identify Applicant Aspiration and Capabilities: A Focus on Application for Selection
DESCRIPTION:Applicants for higher degrees have a range of motivations to undertake a research degree and success for each applicant looks different. Universities work hard to facilitate graduate researchers to realise their career aspirations through professional development opportunities\, but how much do universities explore graduate researcher career aspirations and existing capabilities on application?  Can a closer analysis of career aspirations and existing capabilities at selection facilitate better decision-making at selection\, highlight the developmental resources a candidate will need for success and better align the expectations of both the applicant and university? Or this just making a complex process more complex?    \n\n\n\nJoin Anne-Marie Hede as she brings her experience as a strategic leader of graduate research to these questions in our first webinar for 2025. The webinar will explore what the current thinking around selection is and how universities can invest in selection for graduate success.  \n\n\n\nMany of you will know Anne-Marie through your involvement in the ACGR when she was Dean Graduate Research and Head of the Office for Researcher Quality and Integrity at Victoria University\, Melbourne\, for over six years (2017-2022) and a member of the ACGR Executive (2019-2022).  She now holds an honorary professorship with Victoria University and has established High Ambitions Consulting which is focussed on supporting  organisations to realise their research and research training goals.This online event is held via Zoom. An access link will be delivered via email one day prior to the event.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-investing-early-to-identify-applicant-aspiration-and-capabilities-a-focus-on-application-for-selection/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241107T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T064747
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SUMMARY:ACGR National Meeting November 2024
DESCRIPTION:The next national meeting of the Australian Council of Graduate Research will be held on Thursday November 7 and Tuesday November 8 2024. \n\n\n\nThis online meeting of graduate research leaders across Australian and New Zealand will be both reflective and forward thinking. As well as sharing important operational practices and strategies amongst members\, we will also take the opportunity to discuss where we are as a graduate research community and how we look to the future. \n\n\n\nThe program will commence at 11 am AEST on 7 November and conclude by 3.30 pm AEST on 8 November. \n\n\n\nSessions topics will include: \n\n\n\n\nACGR collaboration and advocacy into the future \n\n\n\nAddressing issues of bullying and sexual harassment\n\n\n\nHDR industry collaborations: Contracts and agreements\n\n\n\nStudent reflections on graduate research experiences\n\n\n\n\nExplore the program – further speaker announcements will be made before the event. \n\n\n\nRegistrations are free for primary representatives of each full member organisation and just $150 + GST for additional delegates and all associate members. \n\n\n\nA limit of three places are available for each full member institution and two for affiliate and associate members. \n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by:
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-national-meeting-november-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241015T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241015T163000
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SUMMARY:ACGR Graduate Research Leadership Program 2024
DESCRIPTION:ACGR was delighted to present another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research\, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics aspiring to senior graduate research portfolio roles. \n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\nExplore the program \n\n\n\nThe program was facilitated by experienced Deans of Graduate Research. Participants developed a toolkit of knowledge and skills required to lead and manage graduate research programs at institutional or faculty/college level. \n\n\n\nThis program provided a unique opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and focused on network building\, providing an opportunity to mix and mingle (virtually) with current Deans and Directors from across Australia. \n\n\n\nParticipants included: \n\n\n\n\nDeans of Graduate Research new to the role\, and\n\n\n\nAssociate/Deputy Deans of Graduate Studies (or equivalent) responsible at institutional or faculty/college level\n\n\n\nHDR coordinators and others with aspirations for these roles and current involvement in Graduate Research leadership at school or department level\n\n\n\n\nThis program is provided to universities that are members of the Australian Council of Graduate Research and three places were available to each member institution for $115 (+GST) per registration. Any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspiring graduate research leaders are welcomed as additional delegates. \n\n\n\nResources \n\n\n\nBelow are some of the program presentations available to download:   \n\n\n\nWelcome: Introduction to ACGR\, Professor Louise Sharpe\, Interim President \n\n\n\nSession 1: Why strong leadership is important in Higher Degree by Research\, Professor Louise Sharpe (Interim President) \n\n\n\nSession 2: Making good admission decisions\, Professor Susan Kinnear (CQUniversity Australia) \n\n\n\nSession 3: Having difficult conversations and knowing when to escalate\, Professor Imelda Whelehan (UWA) \n\n\n\nSession 4: HDR Industry Engagement: Scholarships and more\, Professor Rebecca Ford (Giffith University) and Professor ChrisAbbiss (Edith Cowan University) \n\n\n\nSession 4:  Making industry links work in the PhD\, Professor Rebecca Ford (Giffith University) and Professor ChrisAbbiss (Edith Cowan University) \n\n\n\nSession 5: Confidentiality in progression\, Professor Louise Sharpe (Intermin President)
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-graduate-research-leadership-program-2024/
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 7/2024 - Supervising Indigenous research and Indigenous higher degree researchers
DESCRIPTION:The growing pipeline of Indigenous doctoral students is at a pivotal juncture\, with the opportunity for Indigenous researchers to significantly enhance both academic knowledge and community-based research capabilities. As an academic workforce\, Indigenous researchers offer the potential to create positive change within Indigenous communities while also enriching the broader academic landscape. However\, many universities and advisors remain uncertain as to how to effectively educate a new generation of Indigenous researchers within postgraduate research training programs. In this panel discussion\, experienced advisors of Indigenous research students and Indigenous research projects will share their understandings of how to grow both student and advisor capabilities\, and demonstrate how JCU’s Indigenous Education and Research Centre has been conceptualising the support of Indigenous higher degree researchers \n\n\n\nPresenters  \n\n\n\nProfessor Martin Nakata (Deputy Vice Chancellor\, Indigenous Education & Strategy\, James Cook University)Associate Professor Sana Nakata (Head of Research\, Indigenous Education and Research Centre\, James Cook University)Dr Ailie McDowall (Senior Lecturer and HDR Convenor\, Indigenous Education and Research Centre\, James Cook University) \n\n\n\nView the recording and slides on the members section of the website.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-7-2024-supervising-indigenous-research-and-indigenous-higher-degree-researchers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Tiny®Habits for Supervisory Success
DESCRIPTION:A toolkit to unlock potential & supercharge success for supervisors and their candidates \n\n\n\nIn this practical masterclass\, you will learn and practice a toolkit for building better habits for more effective\, quality-driven and thriving supervisory relationships. This interactive presentation will teach supervisors the nuts & bolts of the Tiny®Habits method and how to design for success in research\, wellbeing and beyond.  \n\n\n\nLearning outcomes \n\n\n\nIn this masterclass\, supervisors will: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how habits work\, why they matter\, and how to harness them for daily success for themselves and candidates.\n\n\n\nLearn a simple three step method – Tiny®Habits – to demystify and design habits that last.\n\n\n\nUpskill in a range of habit change tools that can support supervisors and candidates in equal measure.\n\n\n\nCreate a plan on a page using the Tiny®Habits model for fast action and immediate results.\n\n\n\n\nThis masterclass will be delivered by Certified Tiny®Habits Coach\, Claire Jackson\, an MBA-qualified researcher development and behaviour change specialist. With nearly twenty years of experience leading teams in UK and Australian universities\, Claire has developed and delivered award-winning skills training programs\, collaborating worldwide with industry\, academics\, policy-makers\, and students. Claire established The Wee Consultancy in 2021 after seven years at the University of South Australia where she provided leadership to the award-winning (ACGR\, 2023) PhD skills development model\, EDGE. \n\n\n\nClaire was a founding member of the Vitae Researcher Development Advisory Group (UK) and has co-authored international papers on PhD employability\, focusing on skills development\, industry mentoring and impact. She is a qualified consultant (Level 5\, CMI)\, project manager (Level D\, IPMA) and Tiny®Habits Coach. In 2021\, Claire graduated from South Australia’s Governor’s Leadership Foundation (GLF) program which provided new insights into where behaviour change could create lasting change. Claire’s work integrates principles of communication\, leadership and self-development\, focusing on habit change as the foundation for overall workplace wellbeing & organisational growth.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/tinyhabits-for-supervisory-success/
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 6/2024 - Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation (EDEPI) project - Exploring the PGR Competency-based Admissions Framework
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Julie Sheldon\, Dean of the Doctoral Academy at Liverpool John Moores University and Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin\, Director\, Research Culture and Environment\, Nottingham Trent University\, this webinar provides the opportunity to find out more about a new PGR Competency-Based Admissions Framework developed by Nottingham Trent\, Liverpool John Moores and Sheffield Hallam Universities in collaboration with the UK Council for Graduate Education. The webinar will reflect on barriers to inclusive admissions practices and explore how the framework might work in your own university.   \n\n\n\nThe PGR Competency-Based Admissions Framework was developed as part of the Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation (EDEPI) project. EDEPI is an Office for Students/Research England funded project that aims to widen access and participation in research for students from racially-minoritised groups.Find out more about EDEPI: the Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation \n\n\n\nFind out more about the Framework here:Competency-Based PGR Admissions Framework and Question Bank \n\n\n\nView the recording on the members section of the website.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/equity-in-doctoral-education-through-partnership-and-innovation-edepi-project-exploring-the-pgr-competency-based-admissions-framework/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 5/2024 - Equal Access to HDR
DESCRIPTION:Developing an admission equivalence framework\n\n\n\nThe creation of diverse entry pathways to HDR programs supports the growth of underrepresented groups\, as well as those embedded in industry who are seeking to upskill. A shift towards competency-based approaches to assessing HDR program admission eligibility over academic qualifications is one approach to diversify entry pathways\, aiming to increase access and opportunity.  \n\n\n\nIn 2023 Griffith University created a framework to evidence the research competencies of HDR applicants based on the knowledge\, skills and capabilities that may be assessed as equivalent\, aligned to the AQF Qualification Learning Outcomes.  This approach improved access to applicants who do not hold the requisite qualification\, such as applicants with a disability for example\, whose circumstances have impacted their educational outcomes but are able to evidence alternate research preparedness. \n\n\n\nPresented by the Griffith Graduate Research School team\, this webinar will outline how this equivalence framework model works at Griffith University\, and the successes\, challenges and insights gleaned. \n\n\n\nAs an outcome of this webinar attendees will also be invited to participate in a HDR admission equivalency Community of Practice (CoP)  for staff who are engaged in this space and wish to share sector insights\, and work towards best practice approaches.  \n\n\n\nView the recording on the members section of the website.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-5-2024-equal-access-to-hdr/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 4/2024 - Conversations with experts
DESCRIPTION:With the best will in the world\, an accomplished research academic may bring an element of unconscious bias to conversations with their HDR candidates around their future career direction. Statistics show that less than half of all HDR candidates in Australia will end up in higher education (GDS\, 2022) thus\, enabling conversations between supervisors and candidates around career development opportunities outside academia is increasingly important. Through discussion with a mix of HDR supervisors and experienced career practitioners working with HDR candidates this webinar will explore the experiences of academics having meaningful career conversations with their HDR candidates and provide expert advice on structuring productive HDR career conversations. \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday 23 July this free webinar featured: \n\n\n\nPanel Chair \n\n\n\n\nDr Alan McAlpine\, Deputy Director Student Success\, Curtin University\n\n\n\n\nPanel members \n\n\n\n\nMs Ruth Wilcock  – Career Development Manager\, UTS\n\n\n\nMr Ben Archer  – Associate Lecturer\, JCU Taree Campus\n\n\n\nDr. Shari Walsh – Psychologist and career practitioner\, Resilient Researcher\n\n\n\nDr. Cally Guerin – Research Developer\, ANU\n\n\n\nProfessor Kristin Laurens – School of Psychology & Counselling\, QUT\n\n\n\nDr. Troy Heffernan – Senior Lecturer in Education\, University of Manchester\n\n\n\n\nView the recording on the members section of the website.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-4-2024-conversations-with-experts/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 3/2024 - Empowering supervisors in working with non-English speaking candidates: examples from practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us online from 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm AEST on Tuesday 25 June for an interactive free webinar led by Professor Santosh Jatrana and Dr Susan Gasson from James Cook University. Discover a six-phase tool and real-life examples to empower the supervision of students from non-English speaking countries. With data showing that the majority of overseas students in Australia have these backgrounds\, this resource is invaluable.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-3-2024-empowering-supervisors-in-working-with-non-english-speaking-candidates-examples-from-practice/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:University of Adelaide HDR Community of Practice webinar
DESCRIPTION:On 7 May 2024\, Professor Tania Crotti of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide presented this webinar and discussed the successes and insights gleaned from the Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision Community of Practice (CoP)\, outlining how this model works at the University of Adelaide and how the CoP is contributing to raising the quality of supervision across the university. \nThe Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision Community of Practice (CoP) – also known as the ‘HDR CoP’ is a community of academic\, research and professional staff who are engaged in the supervision of research students at MPhil or PhD level at the University of Adelaide. \nBy nature\, a Community of Practices’ goal is to be an inclusive\, supportive environment in which to share experiences of supervision. Their members include supervisors and HDRs beginning their journey\, those more experienced and the professional staff that support the journey. The HDR CoP offers a forum to share the experience of and the approach to supervision as well as a platform to provide resources. They aim is to provide a support network for supervisors wishing to develop innovative methods of supervision and develop leadership in supervision for the benefit of the wider university community. \nA recording of the webinar can be viewed via the ACGR members login below.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/university-of-adelaide-hdr-community-of-practice-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:ACGR April 2024 National Meeting Announced
DESCRIPTION:ACGR is looking forward to welcoming all members and their nominated colleagues to our first national meeting of 2024 on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th April 2024. \n\n\n\nCo-hosted by the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia\, this immersive two day meeting will be held in the Adelaide Medical and Health Sciences (AHMS) Building at the University of Adelaide. \n\n\n\nA conference dinner will be held on the Monday evening at 6.30pm on the Monday evening at Ayers House\, 288 North Terrace\, Adelaide SA 5000. \n\n\n\nKey topics of discussion at this meeting include: \n\n\n\n\nSupervisor training and professional development\n\n\n\nApproaches to fostering industry engagement\n\n\n\nPsychosocial safety prevention and responses\n\n\n\nAI literacy in the context of graduate research\n\n\n\nApproaches to HDR complaints resolution\n\n\n\nSelecting HDR candidates\n\n\n\n\nThe full program is now available here. \n\n\n\nRegistrations are free for one primary representative of each full member organisation and $600 + GST (if applicable) for additional delegates and all associate members. Registration includes day catering on both days and the conference dinner on Monday evening. \n\n\n\nPlaces are limited to no more than three delegates from each member institution. You can register for the event here. \n\n\n\nFor those already planning on attending\, we’ve included some  accommodation options that are within walking distance: \n\n\n\nThe Playford\,  120 North Terrace\, Adelaide SA (approx. 5 minute walk) \n\n\n\nInterContinental Adelaide\, North Terrace\, Adelaide SA (approx. 6 minute walk) \n\n\n\nhttps://icadelaide.com.au \n\n\n\nRockford Adelaide\, 164 Hindley St\, Adelaide SA (approx. 3 minute walk) \n\n\n\nhttps://www.rockfordadelaide.com.au \n\n\n\nOaks Adelaide (Oaks Horizon and Oaks Embassy\, approx. 15 minute walk) \n\n\n\nhttps://www.oakshotels.com/en/australia/south-australia/adelaide \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for two days of connection\, empowerment and learning. The conference is a fantastic opportunity to strengthen support networks amongst your peers\, hear the latest news and updates from the world of graduate research\, spend valuable time with key network groups and special interest groups. \n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by:
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-april-2024-national-meeting-announced/
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SUMMARY:ACGR Webinar 1/24 - Research Training for Impact
DESCRIPTION:In late 2020\, RMIT committed a portion of the additional RSP funding granted by the Commonwealth to the redevelopment of the coursework components of the HDR curriculum. The new curriculum went live in 2023. The curriculum redevelopment was lead by the School of Graduate Research and aimed to address some delivery issues in the existing curriculum through the development of high-quality digital assets to enable global delivery but more importantly\, to educate and support candidates in the principles of research translation and impact from the outset of the research\, not as an afterthought. \n\n\n\nThe project has delivered a consistent curriculum across the university with substantial components of curriculum shared across disciplines. The curriculum redevelopment project also supported a refresh of the co-curricular offerings and the introduction of a new platform (Inkpath) to support their delivery. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, the RMIT team will outline the principles underpinning the curriculum and co-curricular offerings and some of the challenges in taking (and delivering) a whole of university approach to curriculum redevelopment. This online event will take place on Tuesday 26th March 2024 at 11:00am AEDT. \n\n\n\nPlaces are free. Following registration here delegates will be sent a Zoom conferencing link to access the webinar.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-webinar-1-24-research-training-for-impact/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Research Training for Impact: an impact-focused HDR curriculum at RMIT
DESCRIPTION:‘Research Training for Impact: an impact-focused HDR curriculum at RMIT’ was held on 26 March. \n\n\n\nIn late 2020\, RMIT committed a portion of the additional RSP funding granted by the Commonwealth to the redevelopment of the coursework components of the HDR curriculum. The new curriculum went live in 2023. The curriculum redevelopment was lead by the School of Graduate Research. It aimed to address some delivery issues in the existing curriculum through the development of high-quality digital assets to enable global delivery but more importantly\, to educate and support candidates in the principles of research translation and impact from the outset of the research\, not as an afterthought. \n\n\n\nThe project has delivered a consistent curriculum across the university with substantial components of curriculum shared across disciplines. The curriculum redevelopment project also supported a refresh of the co-curricular offerings and the introduction of a new platform (Inkpath) to support their delivery. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, the RMIT team outlined the principles underpinning the curriculum and co-curricular offerings and some of the challenges in taking (and delivering) a whole of university approach to curriculum redevelopment. \n\n\n\nA recording of the webinar and PowerPoint slides can be viewed via the ACGR members login below.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/research-training-for-impact-an-impact-focused-hdr-curriculum-at-rmit/
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SUMMARY:ACGR National Meeting commences in Canberra
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Country by Paul Girrawah House for the 2022 ACGR National Meeting at the Kambri Centre\, ANU.\n\n\n\nACGR has welcomed more than 90 member representatives and their nominated colleagues from across the country to our first face to face national meeting since 2019. \n\n\n\nWith a focus on focus on connection and ensuring a quality future for graduate research education\, the two day meeting is taking place on November 14 and 15 at the Kambri Centre on campus at ANU in Canberra. \n\n\n\nKey themes to be addressed at the meeting include: \n\n\n\n\nreconsidering national priorities for research training – with key note presentations from sector leaders\n\n\n\nresearch ethics and integrity in research training\n\n\n\nsupporting Indigenous graduate research supervision\n\n\n\nensuring the quality of research training through the examination process\n\n\n\nmeeting workload challenges for graduate research leaders\, supervisors and candidates\n\n\n\nreport from and engaging with the Department of Education\n\n\n\nimplementing HDR Internships and the Migration Amendment Regulations\n\n\n\n\nDay one of the program included sessions discussing: \n\n\n\n\n‘Priorities for Research Training’ chaired by Professor Imelda Whelehan (ACGR President)\n\n\n\n‘Reconnecting for quality’\, chaired by Professor Clive Baldock (WSU)\n\n\n\n‘Federal Matters\, chaired by Professor Justin Zobel (Unimelb)\n\n\n\n‘Good Practice’\, chaired by Professor Anne-Marie Hede (VU)\n\n\n\n\nDay 1 proceedings concluded with conference dinner held at the National Museum of Australia on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. \n\n\n\nView the full program at: https://www.acgr.edu.au/activities/meetings/ \n\n\n\nDelegates at the ACGR National Meeting dinner held at the National Museum of Australia.\n\n\n\nThe ACGR National Meeting is proudly sponsored by:
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-national-meeting-commences-in-canberra/
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SUMMARY:ACGR Internationalisation of Graduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:ACGR is delighted to announce the upcoming Internationalisation of Graduate Research Symposium! We invite you to join us for a day filled with insightful discussions\, networking opportunities\, and a chance to connect with fellow researchers from around the world. \n\n\n\nThis exciting event will take place on Wednesday\, 25 October 2023 at 4th Floor Auditorium\, Green Chemical Futures Building\, Monash University\, Clayton Campus.  Starting at 08:30 AM\, we’ll kick off the symposium with an panel session address followed by a series of panel presentations. \n\n\n\nOur symposium aims to explore the internationalization of graduate research\, discussing its impact on academia\, industry collaborations\, and global research networks. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or just starting your postgraduate journey\, this event offers valuable insights and opportunities for growth. \n\n\n\nThroughout the day\, you’ll have the chance to hear from esteemed speakers\, participate in thought-provoking panel discussions\, and engage in lively Q&A sessions. Additionally\, there will be time for networking\, allowing you to connect with colleagues\, exchange ideas\, and forge new collaborations. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss this incredible opportunity to expand your research horizons and gain valuable knowledge in the field of international graduate research. Register now to secure your spot at the ACGR Internationalisation of Graduate Research Symposium! \n\n\n\nThe registration cost of this event is $200 +GST. \n\n\n\nDownload the full program for the day here. \n\n\n\nAgenda: ACGR Internationalisation of Graduate Research Symposium\n\n\n\nWednesay\, 25 October 2023 \n\n\n\n8:30amRegistration 9:00amWelcomeProfessor Imelda Whelehan\, UWA & ACGR President    Session 1 – Keynote Panel – International Graduate Research Perspectives – Issues and opportunitiesChair: Imelda Whelehan9:15amProfessor Suzanne Ortega\, President\, Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)\, USA.\nProfessor Justin Zobel\, Pro Vice-Chancellor\, Graduate and International Research\, University of Melbourne\, Australia. \nProfessor Aleksandra Kanjuo-Mrčela\, Chair of the European Universities Association Council for Doctoral Education Steering Committee\, Switzerland \n 10:45amMorning Tea  Session 2 – Developing and Supporting International Research CollaborationsChair: Professor Justin Zobel11:00amAssociate Professor Tim Scott\, Associate Dean Research\, Monash University\, Australia.\nProfessor Janet Rutledge\, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School\, University of Maryland Baltimore County \nProfessor Ahmad Al-Own\, Dean of Graduate Studies at Qatar University \n    12:30pmLunch Session 3 – Exploring International Recruitment and SupportChair: Associate Professor Tim Scott1:15pmProfessor Fahim Quadir\, Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies\, Queens University\, Canada.\nProfessor Jocelyn DeJong\, Associate Provost\, American University in Beirut\, Lebanon. \nProfessor Virginia Slaughter\, Incoming Dean of the Graduate School\, University of Queensland\, Australia. \n    2:45pmAfternoon tea Session 4 – International Student Experience Structures– Strengths and Disadvantages3:00pmProfessor Michael Cunningham\, Associate Provost Graduate Studies and Research\, Tulane University\, USA.\nProfessor Denise Cuthbert\, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor Research Development and Training\, RMIT\, Australia \n       4:30pmClose   \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Fahim Quadir is Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs as well as Professor of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University. Prior to Queen’s he served as the Interim Dean and Associate Vice-President Graduate in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University. The recipient of many awards and fellowships\, including Fulbright\, Killam\, SSRC\, and SSHRC\, Dr. Quadir held academic positions at several other universities in the USA\, Canada\, and Bangladesh and has edited/co-edited five books and published extensively in various peer-reviewed journals on cosmopolitan citizenship\, South-South cooperation\, emerging donors\, aid effectiveness\, good governance\, civil society\, democratic consolidation\, transnational social movements\, human security and regional development. In 2007\, he was presented with the York University-Wide Teaching Award for teaching excellence from the full-time faculty category. As recognition of his continued effort to evolve teaching and research into a transnational academic enterprise\, he was given York University’s inaugural Internationalization award in 2003. He is President Elect and Vice-President for the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS). Dr.  Quadir served as the chair of Ontario Council of Graduate Studies (OCGS) and is currently serving on the Board of OCGS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Jocelyn DeJong is a social scientist and professor of public health\, who currently serves as Associate Provost at the American University of Beirut (Lebanon).  In the latter role\, she directs the Graduate Council which is the focal entity on campus for graduate education\, runs a platform for the major institutional scholarship programs and contributes to the advancement of research across the university. The Graduate Council is active in graduate student recruitment\, both in Lebanon and internationally\, on the graduate student experience and on the professional and career development of graduate students.  Jocelyn has been working on expanding access to higher education for refugees and led the successful grantwriting to establish a university-wide research chair and program on forced displacement.   \n\n\n\nJocelyn is Canadian but has worked in the Middle East and North Africa for most of her professional life.  She holds a BA magna cum laude in Social Anthropology from Harvard University\, MPhil in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies\, University of Sussex (UK)\, and a PhD in Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London).  As an undergraduate\, she did ethnographic fieldwork in the Canadian arctic among the Inuit\, and for her doctoral work she did fieldwork in Jordan.   \n\n\n\nJocelyn worked for the Ford Foundation in Cairo as program officer for reproductive health between 1992 and 1999\, covering primarily Egypt and the occupied Palestinian territories but travelling widely in the Middle East and North Africa.  Then then transitioned to academia\, when she taught international development with a focus on gender and health at the University of Manchester (UK) for five years. She joined the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut in 2005 and served as its Associate Dean from 2013 to 2021 before transitioning to her current role.   \n\n\n\nHer research areas address women’s health and well-being\, gender and population\, and the impact of conflict and forced displacement on women’s and adolescents’ health.  She has conducted studies in various countries of the Middle East region\, ranging from community-based to health-care institution research on a variety of topics.  She coordinated a major regional multidisciplinary research network on gender and health in the Arab countries and Turkey called the Reproductive Health Working Group for 12 years until 2019.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Justin Zobel is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate and International Research)\, in which role he oversees the University’s graduate research training and international research partnerships. In the research community\, Professor Zobel is best known for his role in the development of algorithms for efficient web search and for his contributions to robust research methodologies\, and is the author of three highly regarded textbooks on graduate study and research practice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n..\n\n\n\n\n\nA/Prof Tim Scott received his PhD in Materials Engineering from Monash University in 2006. Upon concluding a postdoctoral research position at the University of Colorado\, Boulder\, he accepted a research assistant professorship within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2011\, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan as a tenure-track assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor by the University of Michigan Board of Regents in 2018. He accepted a position at Monash University in 2019 and is currently Associate Dean Graduate Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Associate Professor (Research) with joint appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering\, and is an ARC Future Fellow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Suzanne Ortega serves as President of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). The only U.S. higher education association devoted solely to graduate study\, CGS has nearly 500 U.S. and Canadian members and 29 international affiliates. A sociologist by training\, Ortega’s research focuses on social inequality\, mental health\, and graduate education. Prior to assuming her current position\, she served as the University of North Carolina Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (2011–14). Previous appointments included the Executive Vice President and Provost at the university of New Mexico\, Vice Provost and Graduate Dean at the University of Washington\, and the University of Missouri. The author of numerous articles and book chapters\, Ortega’s masters and doctoral degrees in sociology were completed at Vanderbilt University. She has served on review panels for NSF and NIH\, has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on grants totaling more than $15 million in state\, federal\, and private foundation funds. Ortega has served on a number of professional association boards and committees\, including the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)\, the National Academies of Science Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century\, and the National Science Foundation’s Human Resources Expert Panel. In addition\, she is currently a board member of the American University of the Emirates\, serves on Advisory Councils for the Vanderbilt University Graduate School and the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Imelda Whelehan is Dean of the Graduate Research School at University of Western Australia and has held similar roles at the Australian National University and the University of Tasmania. Since 2022 she has been President of the Australian Council for Graduate Research.  A feminist literature and film scholar\, she is co-editor of the Oxford journal Adaptation and has published widely in the areas of feminist thought\, popular culture and adaptation studies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Denise Cuthbert is the Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor\, Research Training and Development at RMIT. During her time in this role\, she has more than doubled the size of the HDR cohort and diversified the international cohort\, with both onshore and offshore (partnered  delivery). Denise is also an accomplished supervisor\, with over 50 graduate completing under her supervision. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Virgina Slaughter is founding Director of the Early Cognitive Development Centre within the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland.  She was Head of the School of Psychology from 2013 – June 2023.  A developmental psychologist by training\, Virginia’s research focuses on social and cognitive development in infants and young children.  Professor Slaughter has been recognized with several awards throughout her career\, including the University of Queensland Teaching Excellence Award (1999)\, the University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award (2004)\, and an Australian Award for University Teaching in the category Teaching Large First Year Classes (2006).  She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia\, a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science\, and a Fellow of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Ahmad Abdullah Al-Aown is the Dean of Graduate Studies at Qatar University since August 2020 . \n\n\n\nDr Ahmad worked as a coordinator of the Fiqh and Usul Al- Fiqh master program\, a member of the Strategic Planning and Development Committee that develop and implemented the new strategic plan of the College of Sharia\, he worked as chairman of the Public Relations and Media Committee\, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the College Sharia\, of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Sharia\, The Committee for the Development of Islamic Economics and Finance curriculum\, a member of a group of committees working on the initiatives of the new strategic plan of Qatar University\, chairman of the curriculum and courses committee in the Office of Graduate Studies\, a member of the academic planning committee at the university level. \n\n\n\nHe also served on the Committee of The Attributes and Competencies of Qatar University Graduates as well as a member and chairman of a group of committees for the development of new programs in graduate studies\, a member of the Strategic Planning Committee for Scientific Research in the Office of the Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies\, he was a member of the Selection Committee for Graduate Assistants\, a member of the development and Follow-up Committee for PhD Programs in the Health Cluster. \n\n\n\nHe oversees the review\, evaluation and academic quality assurance process for Graduate programs\, as well as the process of evaluating learning outcomes for graduate programs at the university\, follow-up and development of improvement plans\, as well as work on the strategic plan for graduate studies and graduate frameworks at the university\, and supervisory frameworks with Qatar university`s partner universities. \n\n\n\nHe also worked on joint committees with a group of stakeholder for Qatar University\, such as Qatar Olympic Committee\, Qatar Leadership Center\, Jawaan Bin Jassim College of Leadership and Joint Staff\, as well as served as chairman of the Committee for the Establishment of the Jawaan Bin Jassim Academy of Defense Studies of the Ministry of Defense.. In 2018 and 2019\, he participated in graduate and development conferences in the United States of America organized by the CGS. He Also participated in a workshop in Atlanta on international academic accreditation at SACS-COC. \n\n\n\nDr. Ahmad also participated in a series of workshops and committees at Qatar University on the development of faculty\, follow-up the university’s strategic plan\, and review and develop the regulations for graduate studies. He has received a research grant from Georgetown Dr. Ahmad had a follow ship from Georgetown University (Centre for Regional Studies)\, Doha Branch\, and has number of researches in a series of specialized conferences and journals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Janet C. Rutledge has served as the vice provost for graduate education and dean of the graduate school at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Baltimore\, Maryland\, USA\, since 2009. She is also a faculty member in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department. Under Rutledge’s leadership\, the Graduate School at UMBC manages the full “lifecycle” of a graduate student from recruitment and admissions to progressions and graduation. The graduate student development unit has recently expanded toinclude postdoctoral affairs. \n\n\n\nRutledge received the B.S. in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She received the M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Her primary research area is modeling and compensating for the effects of sensorineural hearing loss and other communication disorders. Rutledge serves on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees\, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. Program Advisory Committee and chaired the U.S. Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Strengthening Connections to Postgraduate Education in the Global South. She formerly served on the CGS Board of Directors\, the TOEFL Advisory Boardand the GRE Advisory Board (Chair 2017-18).
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-internationalisation-of-graduate-research-symposium/
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SUMMARY:ACGR Graduate Research Leadership Program 2023
DESCRIPTION:ACGR is delighted to present another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research\, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics aspiring to senior graduate research portfolio roles. \n\n\n\nThis online event will take place over two half-day workshops on 17-18 October\, 11am-4:00pm AEDT. \n\n\n\nParticipants may include: \n\n\n\n\nDDOGS™ new to the role in 2023\, and\n\n\n\nAssociate/Deputy Deans of Graduate Studies (or equivalent) responsible at institutional or faculty/college level\n\n\n\nOthers with aspirations for these roles and current involvement in Graduate Research leadership at school or department level\n\n\n\n\nThe program will be facilitated by experienced DDOGS and participants will develop a toolkit of knowledge and skills required to lead and manage graduate research programs at institutional or faculty/college level. \n\n\n\nThis program will provide a unique opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and  focus on network building\, providing an opportunity to mix and mingle (virtually) with current Deans and Directors from across Australia. \n\n\n\nThis program is provided to universities who are members of the Australian Council of Graduate Research and three places only are available to each member institution at a cost of $100 (+GST) per registration. Any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspiring graduate research leaders are welcomed as additional delegates. Individuals registering without endorsement from the Dean/PVC or equivalent from their university will be declined. A total of 80 registrations are available so please act now. \n\n\n\nDownload the full event program\, and register here for the ACGR Graduate Research Leadership Program 2023. \n\n\n\nA resources booklet and Zoom links will be sent to delegates within 48 hours or registration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor all past Graduate Research Leadership Program agendas\, papers and presentations log into the members area.
URL:https://www.acgr.edu.au/event/acgr-graduate-research-leadership-program-2023/
CATEGORIES:ACGR Graduate Research Leadership Program
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