ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update August 2022
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…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
PhD research to understand plant salt tolerance mechanisms helping increase crop production and soil health
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.…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
Leading the fight against barley rust
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…
News
Australia’s new government modifies ministerial sign-off rule for PhD changes
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…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
Celebrating exceptional academic staff delivering impact in graduate research training
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…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
Six scientists discuss what inspired them to pursue a career in science
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…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update July 2022
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…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
Researching superworms with an appetite for plastic waste
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.…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?
By Dr Nathan Garland (Griffith University) and Associate Professor Shaun Belward (James Cook University) Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their…
Graduate research education
Helping grow the influence and voice of Australia’s female farmers
Guided by an inter-generational connection to the land and a strong concern for sustainable practices, Charles Sturt University PhD candidate Linda Wirf is aiming to increase the influence, visibility and…
News
Congratulations Professor Kay Crossley AM
The ACGR extends its congratulations to Professor Kay Crossley of LaTrobe University who was named as a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the…
Careers
The architecture of palliative care: Dr Rebecca McLaughlan on the transition from PhD to DECRA
Dr Rebecca McLaughlan is passionate about how the built environment can support the psychological wellbeing of patients, families, visitors, and staff. Following a decade of architectural practice in New Zealand,…