ACGR welcomed colleagues to our first national meeting of 2025 on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 April 2025. Co-hosted by the University of Tasmania, this immersive two-day meeting was held at the University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Campus.
Key topics of discussion at this meeting included:
- Supervisor training and professional development
- Approaches to fostering industry engagement
- Psychosocial safety prevention and responses
- AI literacy in the context of graduate research
- Approaches to HDR complaints resolution
- Selecting HDR candidates
The full program from the event is available here.
We were delighted to see members for two days of connection, empowerment and learning. The conference was a fantastic opportunity to strengthen support networks amongst peers, hear the latest news and updates from the world of graduate research, and spend valuable time with key network groups and special interest groups.
Presentations
Session 1— Current challenges in the tertiary sector; balancing risks and opportunities to improve graduate research training
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe
Current Challenges in the Tertiary Sector , Professor Rufus Black
Session 2—Creating capacity for training Indigenous graduate researchers
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe
Te Rangahau Māori Ngā Whakahaerenga Pai_Supporting Māori doctoral candidates , Professor Diane Ruwhiu
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium , Professor Sadie Heckenberg
Creating capacity for training Indigenous graduate researchers , Professor Kathryn Gilbey
A candidates journey from an Indigenous perspective , Taylor Wigg
Session 3—Australian Human Rights Institute report on supervisor-candidate relationship challenges
Chair: Professor Jonathan Morriss
Understanding HDR candidate-supervisor relationship challenges, Professor Jonathan Morris, Professor Wendy Wright, Professor Justin Zobel
Session 4— A sliding spectrum: Academic freedom to framework
Chair: Professor Dan Bendrups
A sliding spectrum: Academic freedom to framework , Associate Professor Dan Bendrups, Edwina Grose, Dr Helen Ross, Dr Dani Milos, Dr Rosie Nash
Session 5—Professional Leadership in Graduate Research
Chair: Professor Louise Sharpe
Professional Leadership in Graduate Research , Edwina Grose, Lucy Jones
Session 6—Special Interest Groups
Chairs: Professor Susan Kinnear
High level APROC findings , Dr Ruth Kamrowski, Professor Rebecca Ford
Dealing with difficult supervisors , Professor Neil Dodgson
What is an effective accreditation framework for supervisors , Professor Tracy Riley
Session 7—Sustainability in research education and New Zealand DDOGs update
Chair: Professor Lisa Fletcher
New Zealand DDOGS , Professor Neil Dodgson
Session 8— ACGR Industry Engagement Initiatives 2025
Chair: Professor Jane Stadler
ACGR Industry Engagement Initiatives 2025 , Professor Carolin Plewa
