HDR Supervisor of the Month

The ANU Higher Degree Research (HDR) Supervisor of the Month Award recognises good practice in ANU HDR supervision.

All HDR supervisors, conveners, administrators, and anyone else who works to support HDR candidates, are eligible to be nominated.

The awardee will receive ANU-wide recognition.

Nominations are welcome from all members of the ANU community. Nomination involves completion of the simple HDR Supervisor of the Month – Nomination Form.

Current HDR Supervisor of the Month awardee

June 2025

Emeritus Professor Peter Christen
School of Computing
ANU College of Systems and Society

Peter's supervisory approach:
"Throughout my over twenty years as HDR supervisor at ANU, my philosophy with regard to supervising PhD candidates has been that I see them as junior researchers and colleagues. My main role is the one of mentoring and advising them to become successful independent researchers who have the skills and expertise to conduct research of highest quality at an internationally recognised level, are able to communicate to a variety of audiences, and are aware of the ethical aspects of how their work can affect individuals as well as society. I endeavour to include my students into my own research projects and activities, especially those involving international collaborations, and support them to visit collaborators so they can get exposed to a diversity of research topics and research cultures. My principle is to always have the best for my students in mind, and my focus is on the candidate as a whole person, not just the academic aspects of research supervision.

Find out more about Peter’s work by visiting Peter's profile webpage on the School of Computing webpage.