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New Webinar Series starts soon
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…
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2020 Excellence Award Winners
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…
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COVID19 Support Resources
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…
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Sharing COVID Support Strategies
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.
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New ACGR Good Practice Guidelines: HEIMS HDR End-User Reporting Requirements
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…
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Graduate Research Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum – September 30
“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…
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New Guidelines for Tracking Graduate Research Candidates
Guidelines to support best practice in tracking HDR students through the system and after they graduate have now been released.Developed ACGR the guidelines explore how to best collect and utilise important…
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Benchmarking Vivas and Oral Examinations
ACGR members have shared their current practices or plans for oral examinations and vivas. The attached table is available to members only.
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Good Practice Guidelines for Transferable Skills Development
ACGR has now released a new resource to support the development, assessment and recognition of transferable skills training for graduate research candidates. These guidelines describe good practice in developing research…
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New Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Education
The Australian Council of Graduate Research Inc proudly announces the release of new Good Practice Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Education. These guidelines acknowledge the crucial contribution…
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Connecting Graduate Research Students with Industry
New guides to support valuable partnerships between university research students and industry partners were released on October 9 2018. Collaboratively produced by the Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) and…