The 2nd 2025 national meeting of the Australian Council of Graduate was held on Thursday 13 November and Friday 14 November 2025.
This online meeting of graduate research leaders across Australia and New Zealand was reflective and forward-thinking. As well as sharing important operational practices and strategies amongst members, discussion focused where we are as a graduate research community and how we look to the future.
Session topics included:
- Movement towards oral examinations
- Managing HDR risk in a changing geopolitical climate
- ACGR Researcher Development Framework & Industry Engagement initiative Outcomes
- Student reflections on graduate research experiences
Presentations
Session 1: Annual General Meeting
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe
Session 2: Keynote – Shaping the Future of Graduate Research: The Role of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission in a Changing Sector
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe
Session 3: ACGR Good Practice Guidelines for supporting Neurodiversity in HDR
Chair: Professor Charlotte Brownlow
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Session 4: Student Panel – HDR candidate experiences
Chair: Professor Jane Stadler & Professor Louise Sharpe
Session 5: From Written To Oral Examinations
Chair: Professor Justin Zobel
Session 6: ACGR Good Practice Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Education
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe
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Session 7: Managing HDR risk in a changing geopolitical climate
Chair: Professor Chris Abbiss
Presentation
Session 8: ACGR Researcher Development Framework & Industry Engagement initiative
Outcomes
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe & Associate Professor Dan Bendrups
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