Australian Council of Graduate Research celebrates excellence in research training

Shining a spotlight on exemplary graduate research supervisors and leaders, the ACGR Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Education were announced at a Gala Dinner in Brisbane on Thursday 2 May.

Established in 2017, these awards publicly promote outstanding performance in higher degree research supervision, leadership and industry engagement. This year the awards recognise some exceptional professionals whose dedication and innovative practice truly makes a difference to research cultures, research students and industry partners both in their institutions and beyond.

This year’s winners were recognised for their personalised and adaptive approach to supervision, leadership across large and diverse academic units and their support for student engagement with industry on real world problems. With a focus on impact and outcomes, the selection panel included student and industry representatives from the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations and the Australian Industries Group.

ACGR Convenor, Professor Sue Berners-Price said: “Graduate research supervision in Australia is constantly evolving and the Council is pleased to be able to showcase some of the excellent supervisory practice in Australia and hence the quality of the research training system in Australia. We are also delighted that our major partners, ResearchMaster and SkillsForge, have joined with us to support these awards for the first time in 2019.”

Professor Berners-Price added: “The winners and special commendations presented in each of the three categories come from varied institutions from across Australia, demonstrating the depth of the quality and excellence in graduate research across our nation.”