The ACGR May Update is brimming with news and important information including the announcement of a new webinar series for members and early advice of the forthcoming launch of a new platform for exchange of news and views relating to graduate research. Lots to digest and respond to – and opportunities to engage and contribute… Continue Reading»
Starting on May 11, ACGR will run a series of short webinars to explore how our responses to COVID19 can shape opportunities and good practice in graduate research in our future “new normal”. These free sessions will be targeted for ACGR members or their delegates (max 2 per institution) and follow a similar format to… Continue Reading»
Amidst the challenges and concerns that are besetting higher education at present, it is important to continue to recognise and reward the dedication and excellence that is at the foundation of university research and teaching. The Australian Council of Graduate Research is therefore delighted to announced the winners of the 2020 ACGR Awards for Excellence… Continue Reading»
How our world has changed since our last Update! In the last five weeks our colleagues and students have displayed amazing fortitude, commitment and sheer hard work to adjust to new ways of undertaking and supporting graduate research and supervision. With new ways and places of work, the urgent need for changes to process and… Continue Reading»
Details of each of the initiatives that ACGR is undertaking to support our graduate research community during (and as we come through) the COVID crisis are detailed on a new section of our website.
Two online seminars will be convened on Monday April 20 to share good practice and decide on next steps as we all seek to best manage and support our graduate research candidates and supervisors during this crisis. Registration is free and places limited. Details here.
Members can now access and contribute to a discussion forum to share and understand how our universities are supporting their candidates during the COVID crisis.
It is with regret that the ACGR Executive Committee advise that after very careful consideration of the unfolding health crisis in Australia and beyond, our one day ACGR meeting scheduled for April 20 in Adelaide has been cancelled. The ACGR Executive is confident that, despite the inconvenience, given the current advice from the government about… Continue Reading»
Lots of new news and views in this Update. Read on for details of upcoming events, new releases of DESE Reports and much more.
The University of Melbourne has a vacancy for a Research Strategy Project Officer to work on implementing their graduate research strategy. Details of this full time, professional staff position are on the UniMelb website. Applications close 12 March 2020.
A new fixed-term, five year role is currently advertised for the Dean of Graduate Research at the University of Wollongong. The successful applicant for this new position at UoW will have executive responsibility for the Graduate Research School and contribute to the institution’s overall strategic direction in research training as a member of the Deputy… Continue Reading»
Our first newsletter for 2020 is chock full of important news, views, conference details and resources.
Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies Athabasca University (AU), Canada’s Open University, is devoted to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide. As Canada’s only digital learning university, created by Alberta innovators, Athabasca University’s classrooms, collaboration spaces and student… Continue Reading»
Professor Alastair (Al) McEwan, from the University of Queensland, has commenced his two-year term as the third elected Convenor of the Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) since it was incorporated in 2015. Through his supervision of PhD research in biochemistry and molecular microbiology he has developed a strong commitment to and a belief in… Continue Reading»
Registrations are now open for the first meeting of the Australian Council of Graduate Research in 2020 will be a single day gathering on April 20 at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide. For full detail see our meeting pages.
ACGR is pleased to release a new set of Good Practice Guidelines designed to provide institutions with assistance on the interpretation of the HEIMS element 593 higher degree by research end-user engagement code and reporting requirements. Developed in response questions raised during sessions at previous ACGR meetings, the guidelines have been produced by the HDR… Continue Reading»
Members can now register for the second national meeting for 2019 which will be held at the University of Wollongong on November 14-15. Full details.
This month’s newsletter releases details of our next national meeting and advises of new resources to help members with DET reporting and managing Australia’s sanction regimes.
“Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.” World Health Organisation We all have a responsibility to do as… Continue Reading»
In our August 2019 Update we share lots of news from the Department of Education and also announce that registrations have opened for the ACGR Forum on Graduate Research Mental Health and Wellbeing.