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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
At our AGM on November 12, ACGR Full Member representatives will elect new members of our Executive Committee for 2021-2022. We have been delighted by the interest shown in committee…
National Priorities and Industry Linkage Fund (NPILF) will allocate block grants to universities to support enhanced engagement with universities and industry to produce job-ready graduates. ACGR has urged government to…
The Australian Council of Graduate Research calls on the federal government for immediate action to preserve Australia’s research assets – researchers themselves and the graduate research programs that train the…