Growing a graduate research program depends on dozens of factors. One important issue is the capacity of universities to provide enough qualified principal or senior supervisors to accommodate any increases in demand (or simply meet threshold supervision responsibilities in a rapidly changing tertiary environment). One response to this challenge is the creation of acceleration pathways…
Applicants for higher degrees have a range of motivations to undertake a research degree and success for each applicant looks different. Universities work hard to facilitate graduate researchers to realise their career aspirations through professional development opportunities, but how much do universities explore graduate researcher career aspirations and existing capabilities on application? Can a closer…
The growing pipeline of Indigenous doctoral students is at a pivotal juncture, with the opportunity for Indigenous researchers to significantly enhance both academic knowledge and community-based research capabilities. As an academic workforce, Indigenous researchers offer the potential to create positive change within Indigenous communities while also enriching the broader academic landscape. However, many universities and…
Presented by Professor Julie Sheldon, Dean of the Doctoral Academy at Liverpool John Moores University and Dr Rebekah Smith McGloin, Director, Research Culture and Environment, Nottingham Trent University, this webinar provides the opportunity to find out more about a new PGR Competency-Based Admissions Framework developed by Nottingham Trent, Liverpool John Moores and Sheffield Hallam Universities in collaboration…
Developing an admission equivalence framework The creation of diverse entry pathways to HDR programs supports the growth of underrepresented groups, as well as those embedded in industry who are seeking to upskill. A shift towards competency-based approaches to assessing HDR program admission eligibility over academic qualifications is one approach to diversify entry pathways, aiming to increase…
With the best will in the world, an accomplished research academic may bring an element of unconscious bias to conversations with their HDR candidates around their future career direction. Statistics show that less than half of all HDR candidates in Australia will end up in higher education (GDS, 2022) thus, enabling conversations between supervisors and…
Join us online from 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm AEST on Tuesday 25 June for an interactive free webinar led by Professor Santosh Jatrana and Dr Susan Gasson from James Cook University. Discover a six-phase tool and real-life examples to empower the supervision of students from non-English speaking countries. With data showing that the majority…
On 7 May 2024, Professor Tania Crotti of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide presented this webinar and discussed the successes and insights gleaned from the Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision Community of Practice (CoP), outlining how this model works at the University of Adelaide and how the…
In late 2020, RMIT committed a portion of the additional RSP funding granted by the Commonwealth to the redevelopment of the coursework components of the HDR curriculum. The new curriculum went live in 2023. The curriculum redevelopment was lead by the School of Graduate Research and aimed to address some delivery issues in the existing…