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Celebrating the Impact of Graduate Research
As our Graduate Research Impact Blog celebrates 12 months of sharing stories about the great work being achieved by research candidates and programs, ACGR has released a video showcasing the…
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Chief Scientist headlines Graduate Research Impact Webinar
Special Event Our Impact Blog is celebrating its first 12 months of showcasing the advances in graduate research education and the quality of the programs and graduates that our universities…
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ACGR position on Implementation of RTP Changes
Growing industry internships for research PhD students through the Research Training Program ACGR’s Response to the DESE Implementation Paper …
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Press Release – New rules to redistribute $1.06 billion of research money need a re-think
Press Release: 15 July 2021 Contact: Fiona Zammit, Executive Director, Australian Council of Graduate Research The 2021-2022 Budget announcements included financial incentives for universities that enrol PhD students in Industry…
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Support and training for the new and emerging Graduate Research Leaders
ACGR is delighted to present the another of its national programs specifically designed to support Associate and/or Deputy Deans of Graduate Research, HDR Directors or equivalent and other academics…
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Guidelines Released
Developed through extensive consultation with members and stakeholders, this new addition to ACGR’s suite of Graduate Research Good Practice Guidelines, aims to assist institutions as they develop their own strategies…
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Is it a good time to be getting a PhD? We asked those who’ve done it
Tamara Agnew, Researcher, and Stephanie Champion, Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University The number of Australian PhD graduates reached around 10,000 a year in 2019,…
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Connecting with our stakeholders
As ACGR strives to influence and support graduate research education as broadly as possible, we need to make sure we are communicating with all stakeholders effectively and efficiently. This month’s…
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Change to RTP to encourage internships
The 2021-22 Federal Budget announced measures impacting on the higher education sector, including changes that will be made to the Research Training Program (RTP) element of Research Block Grants. The…
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2021 Excellence Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to our winners and special commendation recipients in all three categories of our 2021 ACGR Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Education. Read all about their achievements and view…
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What do we and the Egyptians have in common? The future of protein research for development of cancer treatments
Sarah Muller PhD Candidate, Griffith University Cancer has plagued mankind for centuries. Even the ancient Egyptians worried about the disease and stated that “there is no treatment”. You might think that…
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ACGR Executive Election Results
Congratulations to the new members of the ACGR Executive Committee for 2021 who were elected at our AGM on Thursday. On January 1, the Committee will welcome Professor Imelda Whelehan,…