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Working the part-time PhD
Rees Quilford, RMIT University PhD Candidate, School of Media and Communication Over the past six years, I have combined part-time PhD study with professional employment in marketing and communications.…
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ACGR contributions to national and international graduate research discussions
In the ACGR Update for March 2022, President Imelda Whelehan and Executive Director Fiona Zammit outline key areas of focus. This includes an update on contributions to national and international…
Graduate research education
Tweeting for impact? Can social media augment graduate research?
Social media is a highly visible and near universal mode of open discourse. Its use for educational discussion and networking is well established and continues to increase. Twitter and LinkedIn…
Graduate research education
Adjusting the PhD to a new COVID ‘normal’
Rees Quilford, PhD candidate School of Media and Communication, RMIT University The cautious easing of COVID-19 restrictions here in Australia is seeing all number of changes within our tertiary…
Graduate research education
The dynamics of power in doctoral supervision teams
Dr. Harry Rolf, Research Associate Australian Studies Institute (AuSI), Australian National University Book review of Margaret J Robertson (2019), Power and Doctoral Supervision Teams: Developing Team Building Skills in…
Graduate research education
5 day-to-day resources to help the Graduate Research journey
Rees Quilford, PhD candidate School of Media and Communication, RMIT University The start of Australia’s 2022 academic year sees thousands of PhD and Masters by Research candidates commencing their…
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ACGR welcomes $296M graduate research funding announcement
ACGR welcomes the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of an additional $296 million to go toward 1800 new industry PhDs and 800 fellowships to create a “new generation of…
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Members webinar – Interpreting the new RTP Internship Guidelines
11 am AEDT on Wednesday 23rd February Our first webinar for this year will address the “detail” in the recently released amendments to the Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines supporting graduate research…
ACGR Member Update
ACGR Update February 2022
New year..new funding..new programs Welcome to our first ACGR Update for 2022. ACGR President Imelda Whelehan introduces the newsletter with some insights into the year ahead. This edition also provides…
Graduate research education
Fostering the next generation of AI and emerging technologies graduates
The increasing prominence of emerging technologies in economies across the globe is driving demand for highly skilled digital workers. This workforce need is being further intensified by huge growth in…
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Final Members Update for 2021
As another “unprecedented” year comes to an end we take stock of some of our achievements during 2021, thank those who have contributed in so many ways and look forward…
Graduate research education
After COVID – a 2020s vision for graduate research in Australia: Graduate Research and the Entrepreneurial State
Professor Alastair McEwan Convenor, ACGR and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Training), University of Queensland Two years ago, at the second ACGR biannual meeting in Wollongong there was a tangible sense of…