News
ACGR position on Implementation of RTP Changes
Growing industry internships for research PhD students through the Research Training Program ACGR’s Response to the DESE Implementation Paper …
News
Press Release – New rules to redistribute $1.06 billion of research money need a re-think
Press Release: 15 July 2021 Contact: Fiona Zammit, Executive Director, Australian Council of Graduate Research The 2021-2022 Budget announcements included financial incentives for universities that enrol PhD students in Industry…
Graduate research education
Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Graduate Research Education
There are 6 good practice principles that the Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) considers to be essential for the development of graduate research education programs. These Graduate Research Good…
News
Support and training for the new and emerging Graduate Research Leaders
ACGR is delighted to present the another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics…
Initiatives
Mental Health and Wellbeing Guidelines Released
Developed through extensive consultation with members and stakeholders, this new addition to ACGR’s suite of Graduate Research Good Practice Guidelines, aims to assist institutions as they develop their own strategies…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
Passion for research towards a PhD, but what lies beyond?
Nimanie Hapuarachchi PhD candidate, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University We have so many dreams when we are young. Some of these dreams will turn into…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
OPEN for submissions
What are your thoughts on Graduate Research Impact? We want to hear from you! Not sure what to write? How about some of these ideas… Graduate research educators or…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update July 2021
This month we open registrations for our leadership program, invite colleagues to a webinar with Australia’s Chief Scientist and provide details of our November meeting.
Graduate research education
Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research
Last month we announced the 2021 ACGR Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Education. The full list of 2021 winners and special commendation recipients can be found here but here…
Graduate research education
Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision
Last month we announced the 2021 ACGR Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Education. The full list of 2021 winners and special commendation recipients can be found here but here…
Graduate research education
Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership
Last month we announced the 2021 ACGR Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Education. The full list of 2021 winners and special commendation recipients can be found here but over…
Graduate Research Impact Blog
Is it a good time to be getting a PhD? We asked those who’ve done it
Tamara Agnew, Researcher, and Stephanie Champion, Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University The number of Australian PhD graduates reached around 10,000 a year in 2019,…