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Fares Fair Campaign
ACGR has added its voice to the student led Fares Fair campaign, supporting the call for public transport concessions for graduate research students in Victoria. Fares Fair Submission
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MYEFO Impact on Research Training Funding
The government’s 2018 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook has brought disappointing news for Research Training in Australia. Freezing the total funding distributed through the Research Training Program at 2018 levels…
Initiatives
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…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update December 2018
In our final Update for 2018 we launch another set of Good Practice Guidelines, share some benchmarking and announce key dates for meetings in 2019.
Past Events
Graduate Research Leadership Program
A full day workshop for new and associate deans of graduate research will be held in Brisbane on May 1. This single day workshop will be designed specifically to support…
Past Events
2019 Meeting Dates Announced
Meeting 1 will be held in Brisbane on May 2 and 3 and Meeting 2 in Wollongong on November 14 and 15. Mark these in your diaries now – further…
Initiatives
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.
Initiatives
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…
News
ACGR attends Global Summit on Graduate Education
In mid November ACGR members Professors Helen Klaebe and Imelda Whelehan, along with Executive Officer, Fiona Zammit, travelled to the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa to participate in…
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2019 ACGR Awards
Now in its third year, the ACGR Awards recognise individuals and teams who demonstrate innovation and leadership in graduate research. Members are encouraged to identify those in their universities whose…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update November 2018
This month’s Update follows up on a number of the issues raised at the November national meeting in Melbourne and particularly asks for your response in relation to query that…
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SkillsForge partners with ACGR
SkillsForge joins forces with ACGR in a new three year Gold Sponsorship deal. Through its Skills Assessment, Development Needs Analysis and Course Booking functionality SkillsForge’s software provide solution can support…