ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update October 2022
Moving into the final (and ever increasingly busy) stages of 2022, we hope our October Members Update finds you all well. We start with a happy but cautionary reminder that…
Leadership Program
ACGR Graduate Research Leadership Program 2022
ACGR is delighted to present another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics aspiring to…
Graduate research education
‘You can’t just show up and start asking questions’: why researchers need to understand the importance of yarning for First Nations
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. By Robyn Ober, IRC Fellow, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education; Rhonda Oliver, Research Professor, Curtin University, and…
News
National Industry PhD Program Guidelines consultation and TEQSA guidance note
As members will be aware, ACGR has actively engaged with DESE on the National Industry PhD Program Guidelines development process. In response to consolidated feedback and comments submitted by ACGR…
Graduate research education
How mentoring improves the leadership skills of those doing the mentoring
By Mostafa Ayoobzadeh, Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Development, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) & Kathleen Boies, Associate Dean, Research and Research Programs, Concordia University via The Conversation…
Past Events
Recording of ‘Authority and Advocacy’ by Professor Pat Buckley
On 15 September 2022 ACGR delivered another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics aspiring…
Past Events
‘Graduate Research in Context’ by Professor Susan Kinnear (recording)
On 15 September 2022 ACGR delivered another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics aspiring…
News
‘Researcher Integrity and Ethics in HDR’ webinar rescheduled
Please note, the upcoming ACGR Webinar ‘Researcher Integrity and Ethics in HDR’ has been rescheduled due to a public holiday. The event will now be held on 21 October 2022.…
News
New award to recognise excellence in Graduate Research programs and support
The Australian Council for Graduate Research (ACGR) is pleased to announce the introduction of a new Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Programs and Support in 2023. The new award…
News
New sponsorship agreement with Epigeum
ACGR is delighted to announce a new sponsorship agreement with Epigeum. Well known to many members, Epigeum is part of world-renowned Oxford University Press and provides interactive online courses for…
Careers
PhD students can benefit from non-academic mentors’ outside perspectives
Professor Derrick Rancourt Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary A mentor is a professional who acclimates a protégé into a profession. In the Bottegas of Renaissance Florence, upstart…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update September 2022
It’s September already (where does the time go?) and with spring in the air, there is plenty happening and still to come this year at ACGR. A key highlight includes…