Contact Information       
Roles and Responsibilities       
Mailing Address         
Office Location

Contact Information

Roles and Responsibilities

Introduction

The Research Students' Office oversees the management and awarding of research higher degrees (HDR's).

What we do

The Research Students’ Office’s is the unit responsible for central processes involved in the administration of research degree candidature. Major areas of responsibility for the Research Students’ Office include:

• Admissions – respond to applicant enquiries, receive domestic and international applications, provide eligibility checks, facilitate assessment process, process offers and acceptances of place
• Enrolments – process unit enrolment forms, enroll candidates from Annual Progress Report information
• Annual Progress Reports – manage reporting process, process special conditions/special progress reports, enroll  candidates based on report
• Administration of candidature – record milestones, process any changes to candidature and supervisory arrangements
• Examinations – arrange appointment of examiners, send out examination material, process reports, liaise with Student Progress and Graduations throughout the granting and conferral of award
• Administration of federal government scholarships (APA and IPRS), including scholarship award rounds
• Manage all candidature data on Callista  

What we don’t do

• Arrange and provide financial support for conference funding and other research costs during candidature – this is a Faculty/Centre matter
• Manage APA-I scholarships, Faculty/Centre scholarships or Faculty/Centre top-ups – these are managed through the Faculty/Centre
• Provide student cards and confirmation of enrolment letters – the Student Centre will provide these, as required
• Provide course advice (in terms of unit enrolment and course structure) – this is a Faculty/Centre matter
• Organise candidate seminars for milestones – this is a Faculty/Centre matter
• Provide UC email accounts and passwords for MyUC access – Service Desk provides these
• Matters to do with student fees, payment plans, and international Confirmation of Enrolment documents – these are handled by the Enrolments and Fees section in Student Administration

• Visa advise for international students – this is managed by the International Student Advisors (ISA) in the student centre
  

Mailing Address

Research Students' Office
Student Administration
University of Canberra, ACT, 2601

Office Location

Scrivener Building
27 Thynne Street,
Fern Hill see Campus Maps.

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