La Trobe University PhD candidate Portia Dilena is tracing the Australian university student movement from 1950 to 1975. In doing so, she is hoping to show the continuity within the…
ACGR recently submitted formal feedbackto the Australian Department of Education on the draft guidelines for the National Industry PhD program. Sincere thanks to all those who contributed to the ACGR…
With a focus on reconnection, we are looking forward to welcoming all members and their nominated colleagues to our first face to face national meeting since 2019 on November 14…
CSIRO’s Industry PhD is one of the three Industry PhD programs being delivered as part of the Australian Government’s support to grown university research commercialisation. Through this particular program, candidates…
Message from ACGR President Dear colleagues, It is with great regret that I announce Fiona Zammit’s intention to step down from the role of Executive Director at the end of…
In good news for global agriculture, PhD research by Southern Cross University’s Dr. Qi Guo has identified changes in membrane lipids in salt-tolerant plants as an important salinity tolerance mechanism.…
During his PhD study, Dr. Hoan X. Din made a research breakthrough that found and defined the sequence of an important gene underlying leaf rust resistance in barley. His findings…
As reported by John Ross in Times Higher Education, Australia’s new government has significantly watered down a proposed rule barring international postgraduates from changing their course, theses or research topics…
In May this year, ACGR members came together to celebrate and publicly acknowledge the exceptional academic staff at the forefront of Australian graduate research training. The Australian Council of Graduate…
Republished from The Conversation As you read this, scientists the world over are rushing to find out more about the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Indeed, if there’s anything the pandemic…
Dear colleagues, July is already upon us and although that fact is a little unsettling (where has the time gone?) it is an exciting and busy time for ACGR. Our…
PhD candidate Jiarui Sun from University of Queensland’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences is playing a key role in research that could help incentivise plastic waste recycling through bio-upcycling.…