ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update February 2022
New year..new funding..new programs Welcome to our first ACGR Update for 2022. ACGR President Imelda Whelehan introduces the newsletter with some insights into the year ahead. This edition also provides…
Graduate research education
Fostering the next generation of AI and emerging technologies graduates
The increasing prominence of emerging technologies in economies across the globe is driving demand for highly skilled digital workers. This workforce need is being further intensified by huge growth in…
News
Final Members Update for 2021
As another “unprecedented” year comes to an end we take stock of some of our achievements during 2021, thank those who have contributed in so many ways and look forward…
Graduate research education
After COVID – a 2020s vision for graduate research in Australia: Graduate Research and the Entrepreneurial State
Professor Alastair McEwan Convenor, ACGR and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Training), University of Queensland Two years ago, at the second ACGR biannual meeting in Wollongong there was a tangible sense of…
Graduate research education
The PhD Thinkers in Residence Program
Having the opportunity to network and build links with not only established research experts but other PhD candidates from diverse fields, is an important way to develop skills in interdisciplinary…
Graduate research education
Measuring and demonstrating your impact – Show your worth
In last week’s blog I noted that when it comes to measuring and demonstrating your impact, first you need to get clear on what impact you want to have. This…
Graduate research education
Measuring and demonstrating your impact – Know your worth
How do you measure and demonstrate your impact? This was the topic I was asked to address by the Australian Association of Gerontology’s (AAG) Student and Early Career Group in…
Careers
We need a Digital Communications expert – could it be you?
Can you promote the value and impact of Australia’s graduate research community, share good practice, insights and solutions via targeted media and social media campaigns? The Australian Council of Graduate…
News
Executive Committee Election Results
Congratulations to the following colleagues who were elected to join the ACGR Executive Committee next year: Professor Susan Kinnear CQU Professor Clive Baldock, Western Sydney University Professor Justin Zobel, The…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update November 2022
At the conclusion of another successful national meeting, the November Update summarise the key learnings and initiatives that were addressed.
News
Elections for 2022 ACGR Executive Committee
The election to fill 4 vacant positions on the Executive Committee will be conducted at the Council’s AGM on Thursday November 11. Eligible voters are the primary representative of each…
Graduate research education
The climate crisis gives science a new role. Here’s how research ethics must change too
Alexandre Wadih Raffoul, Uppsala University; David Fopp, Stockholm University; Emma Elfversson, Uppsala University; Helen Avery, Lund University, and Ryan Carolan, Swinburne University of Technology Young people across the world have…