Professor Rod Barrett, Griffith UniversityProfessor Rod Barrett has supervised 24 HDR candidates to completion (20 PhD and 4 Research Masters). This includes 10 PhD completions in the past 5 years, all using a co-supervision approach. He has co-authored 45 refereed journal articles with his most recent 10 PhD completions. Twelve of his former students have secured academic appointments across 4 different continents and several have ongoing and senior positions in industry.
As well as being a successful and effective supervisor in his own right, Rod has demonstrated leadership across his institution by proposing and then leading the development of the Principles to Promote Excellence in HDR Supervision Practices which have been endorsed and adopted across the whole of Griffith University. The principles reflect the diversity of views around excellence in supervisory practice and are relevant to all supervisors, irrespective of their background, experience, and training.

By practicing what he preaches, Rod understands and demonstrates the importance of individualising the research supervision approach to each individual student and context.

Rod’s former students are glowing in their praise of his supervision with one describing his “consistent and meticulous support” along with him “allowing me the freedom to pursue research ideas that I was passionate about” as “what sets him apart from other supervisors”.

Special Commendations to

• Associate Professor Salman Durrani, Australian National University
• Sydney Precision Bioinformatics Research Program, The University of Sydney