I am pleased to announce that Professor Imelda Whelehan has been appointed as the Dean, Higher Degree Research commencing on 17 January 2017. Professor Whelehan brings a wealth of experience to the role and will provide the academic leadership, strategic direction and oversight of the University’s Higher Degree Research Programs while continuing the work of improving the HDR experience at ANU.
Last month the Higher Degree Research Committee (HDRC) discussed the implications of changes to HDR funding announced by the Commonwealth Government. While the existing Research Training Scheme, Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) programs will be replaced by a single Research Training Program, this will have no immediate effect on continuing students. These changes are very welcome and will allow greater flexibility regarding both stipend and fee scholarships. We will provide updates on what this means for research training at ANU and communicate any changes that affect you in due course.
Secondly, while the milestones process has moved online and is working well, there is still a great deal of opportunity to improve the milestones process to ensure that it supports candidates to successfully complete. We will be consulting with both HDR students and supervisors regarding how to improve the feedback loop regarding supervisory arrangements in particular given concerns re confidentiality. In response to your feedback, the Research Integrity Training course on wattle (part of the online milestone system) has been enhanced and modified, including the exam – understanding how to conduct your research with integrity andrigour is extremely important and we hope this changes have improved the system for you.
Lastly, a reminder that all messages from ANU are sent to your university email address. If you route your ANU email via Gmail or another mail client, our messages may be blocked, so don’t miss important messages from us, monitor your email so you can respond to any important communications. Previous ANU Research Digests can be found here.
Margaret Harding
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Congratulations to Westpac Future Leader scholarship holder Alex Schumann-Gillett who was named the AIM 2016 ACT Student Leader of the Year. She’ll now go to the national final in Brisbane.
Manage My Degree (HDR) - a single eForm solution for HDR students with integrated approvals workflow and reporting. The following functions are included;
- Apply for leave
- Change enrolment – Add / Drop coursework courses
- Apply for extension of program – including scholarship extensions
- Change of intensity – full or part time
- Change of program level – (PhD / MPhil / Professional Doctorate)
- Voluntary Discontinuation / Program Withdrawal
- Apply for extension of eCOE (electronic confirmation of enrolment)
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You're welcome to attend the Climate Café, a relaxed gathering of researchers interested in discussing ideas and questions on climate change and related topics.
ANU ONLINE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND TURNITIN
Our second Coffee is running from 26 October to 2 November. There are 6 blogs posts in total during this time. For more information go to the Coffee course site.
SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (ACT)
The ACT Government will introduce free, automatic, streamlined nomination of skilled migrant visa applications for PhD graduates from Canberra institution: subject to meeting Commonwealth requirements, any international student awarded a PhD by a Canberra university will automatically be nominated to live and work in Canberra.
INNOVATION ANU First Wednesday Connect, CBRIN hosts an entrepreneurs networking event on the first Wednesday of every month. Connect to the vibrant community of innovators, entrepreneurs and business people. Lean Startup Workshops, these half-day workshops help you to apply lean startup methodology to your research projects: Customer Validation, 9 November; Business Model Generation, 23 November; and Product Development 7 December.
