Foreword
Welcome to the eight edition of our Research Student Handbook. Together with the academic program rules for your research degree, this publication will provide the foundation for your studies at the University of Adelaide.
In revising this edition we have again sought to produce a document that is student friendly and which follows the logical steps of candidature from admission to graduation. The Adelaide Graduate Centre employs a Continuous Quality Improvement Cycle in relationship to Research Training. As a consequence we have included changes that reflect the considerable feedback we have received from Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students and staff. Apart from minor changes to enhance the clarity of the Handbook, there have been some changes to policy for 2013. Where applicable, the relevant sections of the Handbook are highlighted with 'updated' next to the sections.
In broad terms, practices relating to research training and research supervision at the University of Adelaide follow the guidelines set down by Universities Australia and the Committee of the Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies (DDOGS).
As a research student, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the character of our University through the research you undertake, the networks you form (both within and external to the Institution) and by the feedback you provide to us, during your candidature and on completion, about your student experience.
It is my sincere hope that you will take these responsibilities seriously and assist us to further promote the reputation of our University as an exciting and challenging research environment. Writing and producing a handbook of this type requires a great deal of planning and work. As a consequence I would like to acknowledge the work of Ms Donna Gould, Deputy Director of the Adelaide Graduate Centre, who took the responsibility for transforming an idea into a reality and subsequently for revising this eight edition. Once again we would welcome any feedback that could improve future editions.
