National Member Meetings

ACGR National Meeting November 2026

2026 - November • Brisbane, University of Queensland

2026 National Member Meeting 2 of the Australian Council of Graduate Research will be held on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th November 2026 and is co-hosted by the University of Queensland.

Registrations and the full program will be released in September.

Registrations are free for one primary representative of each full member organisation and at a fee to be advised for additional delegates and all associate members. Registration includes day catering on both days and the conference dinner on Wednesday evening.

Places are limited to no more than three delegates from each member institution.

Venue

The meeting will be held at the University of Queensland St Lucia Campus. The venue is 15 minutes by car from the Brisbane CBD. There are multiple public transport options available.

Wednesday November 4^th venue: Andrew N. Liveris Building – Combined Collaborative Space – 46-242/243
Thursday November 5^th venue: ModWest – Collaborative – 11A-130

Registration will open at 8.30on Wednesday 4^th November and the meeting will commence at 9.00 sharp.

St Lucia Campus map

Program

The full program will be available in early September 2026.

Dinner

The conference dinner and presentation of the ACGR 2026 Awards for Excellence will be on Wednesday evening. The dinner will be held at The Emporium Hotel South Bank in the Frangipani Room, 267 Grey Street, South Brisbane

Accommodation

The Emporium Hotel is a 15 minute drive of the meeting venue. All those attending the ACGR National Meeting dinner are extended a 15% discount off the best available fully flexible rate at the time of booking.

Emporium Hotel Brisbane
(5 star)
15 minute drive to venue
Approx $380 per night

Courtyard by Marriott Brisbane South Bank
(4 star)
15 minute drive to venue
Approx $325 per night

Rydges South Bank
(4 star)
13 minute drive to venue
Approx $282 per night

Registration

Tickets are available from Humantix for $715 (inc GST) per person.

Purchase Tickets

Past Meetings

For access to past member meeting agendas and papers log in to members area.

Past ACGR National Member Meetings and Papers (2015 – Present)

Date	Host Institution	Presentations
2026 - November	University of Queensland, Brisbane	Agenda and papers
2026 - April	Flinders University, Adelaide	Agenda and papers
2025 - November	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2025 - April	University of Tasmania, Tasmania	Agenda and papers
2024 - November	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2024 - April	University of Adelaide, South Australia	Agenda and papers
2023 - November	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2023 - April	Western Sydney University, New South Wales	Agenda and papers
2022 - November	Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory	Agenda and papers
2022 - April	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2021 - November	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2021 - April	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2020 - November	ACGR, Online	Agenda and papers
2019 - November	University of Wollongong, New South Wales	Agenda and papers
2019 - May	Griffith University, Queensland	Agenda and papers
2018 - November	Deakin University, Victoria	Agenda and papers
2018 - April	ACGR, South Australia	Agenda and papers
2017 - November	RMIT Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City	Agenda and papers
2017 - April	James Cook University, Queensland	Agenda and papers
2016 - April	National Wine Centre, South Australia	Agenda and papers
2015 - November	University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	Agenda and papers
2015 - April	UNSW, New South Wales	Agenda and papers

Past ACGR National Member Meetings (1995 – 2015)

2014 – November	RMIT, Victoria
2014 – May	UNSW, New South Wales
2013 – November	University of Tasmania, Tasmania
2013 – May	University of Queensland, Queensland
2012- November	Victoria University, Melbourne
2012 – April	Stamford Grand Hotel, South Australia
2011 – November	University of Otago, New Zealand
2011 – May	Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
2010 – November	University of Western Sydney, New South Wales
2010 – April	Stamford Grand Hotel, South Australia
2009 – November	Southern Cross University, New South Wales
2009 – April	University of Melbourne, Victoria
2008 – November	University of New South Wales, New South Wales
2008 – April	Stamford Grand Hotel, South Australia
2007 – November	University of Aukland, New Zealand
2007 – June	James Cook University, Queensland
2006 – November	University of Tasmania, Tasmania
2006 – April	Stamford Grand Hotel, South Australia
2005 – October	University of Western Australia, Perth
2005 – May	Griffith University, Queensland
2004 – October	University of Sydney, New South Wales
2004 – April	Stamford Grand Hotel, South Australia
2003 – November	University of Canberra, Canberra
2003 – May	Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory
2002 – November	Deakin University, Victoria
2002 – April	University of Queensland, Queensland
2001 – October	Australian National University, Canberra
2001 – May	Edith Cowan University, Perth
2000 – November	University of Tasmania, Hobart
2000 – April	University of South Australia, South Australia
1999 – November	University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
1999 – April	University of Melbourne, Victoria
1998 – November	University of Sydney, New South Wales
1998 – April	University of Adelaide, South Australia
1997 – October	Monash University, Victoria
1997 – April	Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory
1996 – October	University of Queensland, Queensland
1996 – April	University of Adelaide, South Australia
1995 – November	University of New South Wales, New South Wales