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AGC News 27July - 9 August 2007

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New location of Adelaide Graduate Centre

The Adelaide Graduate Centre has now moved. Our new location is Level 6, Wyatt House, 115 Grenfell Street.

The office will be closed for business on Monday 30th July and re-open for business on Tuesday 31st July.

Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision

In 2007 the University will offer an Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision, as well as the long-standing Stephen Cole the Elder Awards for Teaching Excellence. The award will be administered by the University’s Committee for Learning and Teaching Awards. Guidelines for the award and the composition of the Selection Committee reflect the fact that the award is being offered to staff who supervise postgraduate research students.

The winner of the award will receive a certificate recognising their accomplishment and a grant for $8,000, to be paid through their academic unit and used by the winner to assist with their professional development.

For further information refer to the guidelines on the DVC&VP(A) website or contact Barbara Brougham: email, barbara.brougham@adelaide.edu.au; phone, 37457. Nominations close on September 7, 2007.

 

8th Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference

Research Education in the New Global Environment

17 - 18 April 2008
Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, South Australia

The 2008 QPR conference will be held 17-18 April, at the Stamford Grand, Glenelg. The details for the 2008 conference and the Call for Papers are now available at http://www.qpr.edu.au/2008. The deadline for papers submitted for the refereed proceeding is 15th October 2007. The deadline for abstracts for non-refereed presentations at the conference is 30th November 2007.

For the last twelve years the Quality in Postgraduate Research conferences have provided an opportunity to debate the latest policies affecting postgraduate education; to exchange views on current research and good practice in the field; and to link special staff and student interest groups. Policy makers, supervisors, postgraduate administrators, educational researchers, postgraduate students and academic developers attend the conferences. Staff and postgraduate students are encouraged to present their research on postgraduate education or to make presentations about good practice in research education at the conference. For the purposes of the conference, postgraduate research refers to higher degrees which have a substantial amount of research as a major component. For inquiries about presenting at the conference, please contact Gerry Mullins at gerry.mullins@adelaide.edu.au

You will also be able to register your interest in attending the conference at the conference web site by joining the QPR listserv or by email to the conference organisers at lejla@sapmea.asn.au

The proceedings of the previous seven Quality in Postgraduate Research Conferences, 1994-2006, are available at http://www.qpr.edu.au/. This archive provides an indication of the topics covered by the QPR conferences and is a valuable resource for prospective presenters.

Rhodes Scholarship

Applications for the SA Rhodes Scholarship for 2008 are now open. Application forms are available from the Honorary State Secretary, Professor Richard A Russell AM (email: richard.russell@adelaide.edu.au). Details of the Rhodes Scholarship program for South Australia can be found at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/rhodes.html

The closing date for this scholarship is 5.00pm Friday 3 September 2007.

Candidates wishing to discuss their application should arrange an appointment with the Honorary Secretary well in advance of the closing date, and preferably before the end of July. Candidates are reminded that we are approaching the northern hemisphere university long vacation and are advised to make enquiries of Oxford as soon as possible

2008 Fulbright Scholarship

Valued at up to $A40,000, Fulbright scholarships are open to Australian citizens to undertake research or study in the United States for 3 – 12 months. Scholarships can be started between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009.

Applications are open to Postgraduates (to do research related to their Australian PhD. or enrol in a US degree); Postdoctoral, Professional and Senior Scholars from any field of study.

For further information and application forms see the section 'Fulbright Scholarships/For Australian citizens' on our website at http://www.fulbright.com.au

Applications close 31 August 2007.

General Sir John Monash Awards

Applications for the General Sir John Monash Awards for 2008 are now open. The closing date for applications is 5 pm on Friday, 31 August 2007.

Annually, up to eight Awards may be awarded to outstanding Australian citizens graduating from Australian Universities to enable them to undertake postgraduate study abroad at the world’s best Universities, appropriate to their field of study.

The Awards are not limited by age, gender, and academic field of study, country or university, subject to the university being considered to be amongst the global leaders in the chosen field of study. However, whilst no upper age limit is stipulated, Awards will generally favour those whose major contribution to their field and to the community lies ahead of them.

Further information about the scholarship, and the application form, may be obtained from: http://www.monashawards.org/home.asp

Effective Supervision Program, Semester 2

The Effective Supervision Program gets under way in the third week of semester, with a workshop on 'Supervising for Quality HDR Completions' , led by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

The first session is on Tuesday August 7th, from 4.30 - 8.00pm in the AGC Seminar Room, Level 6 115 Grenfell St. This will be repeated on Thursday August 9th from 9.30am - 1.00pm, in the same venue.

All staff are welcome. All NEW staff are particularly encouraged to come along, as attendance at this session is generally a pre-requisite for registration as an HDR supervisor.

The Effective Supervision Program is a series of five workshops offered over the semester. You can register for the lot, or you can register for them individually. Staff can also enrol formally in the program for the purpose of gaining credit for supervisor registration.

For more information, and to register, go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/staff/

For further enquiries email researchereducation@adelaide.edu.au or phone x36035.

Professional Development for Research Students

The Research Education and Development programs for Semester 2 have been finalised. Details and enrolment links now available on the website

Enrol online: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/student/

Also find via this link details of the RED Online Modules (topics including writing research proposals and advanced citation skills) and our list of 'high relevance' web-links.

For enquiries, email margaret.cargill@adelaide.edu.au

Postgraduate Students' Association

The Adelaide University Postgraduate Students' Association (AUPGSA) has just performed a major update of its website.  View the updated site at  http://www.adelaide.edu.au/pgsa
 

Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available

To view a list of currently available postgraduate scholarships go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/pgcurrent.html