Research Education Program
The Research Education Program
The Research Education Program at the University of Canberra is an innovative program designed to assist candidates in postgraduate research programs to meet the objectives of their research and academic requirements for the relevant degree and to acquire generic skills and attributes for professional and academic life.
The Research Education Program provides an individualised, flexible approach to research education.
As part of its approach to research training the University has nominated six key learning areas of postgraduate research education. Core capacities for research graduates have been identified in each key area. All candidates are expected to acquire these capabilities as outcomes of their research program. The core capacities are set out in the policy statement Generic skills and attributes of UC graduates from higher degree by research programs.
The foundation of the Research Education Program is the concept of the personal Learning Plan.
University services
The following links provide information on facilities and services available to research students on campus and, where applicable, to off-campus students:
- UC Library
- UC Theses available for loan from the Library
- Information and Communication Technology for Computing Support
- Academic Skills Program
- The Curriculum Resources Centre includes a Materials Preparation Area that offers binding, B&W and colour photocopying, transparencies (B&W and colour) and laminating services for students on campus.
- Disabilities Office
- Ngunnawal Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
- Health and Counselling Centre
- The University of Canberra Union (offering a range of facilities and services including the Fitness and Recreation Centre)
- Careers Services
- Equity Policies
- Gradlink (web site of the Graduate Careers Council of Australia, providing services including a graduate recruitment service)
Lines of Responsibility
Throughout the many stages of a candidate’s degree there are various people who will be involved with helping the candidate progress. The table below outlines the many aspects of candidature and who is responsible to work with the candidate to complete the task.
| ASPECT OF CANDIDATURE: | RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH: |
| Application and Enrolment | |
| Initial admission enquiry | Associate Dean (Research)/Director of relevant Faculty/Centre, Course conveners and potential supervisors |
| Application for admission | Research Students’ Office (RSO) – Associate Dean (Research)/Director – Dean/Director |
| Application for scholarship | RSO – Associate Dean (Research)/Director – University Research Committee |
| Enrolment - during coursework stage of a research degree | Course convener and or Chair to advise candidate, candidate completes unit registration form, RSO processes enrolment |
| Appointment of supervisory panel | Associate Dean (Research)/Director – Dean/Director approves appointment on Section B Faculty Assessment Form |
| Orientation/Induction |
Faculty Orientation - Chair and supervisory panel/ADR or Director/Business Manager University Orientation – Convener of the Research Education Program |
| Milestones | |
| Ethics proposal/Approval | Chair and supervisory panel – Committee for Ethics in Human Research/Committee for Ethics in Animal Experimentation |
| Learning Plan | Chair and panel – candidate provides copy to Research Education Program Convener and RSO |
| Annual Progress Report | Chair of panel – Associate Dean (Research)/Director – RSO to process |
| Initial Seminar and Final Research Proposal | Chair of panel to organise seminar – Academic seminar assessors– Chair to collate responses – Associate Dean (Research)/Director – RSO to process |
| Work in Progress Seminar (PhD candidates only) | Chair to organise – chair to ensure that this milestone is reported to RSO |
| Final Seminar | Chair to organise – chair to ensure that this milestone is reported to RSO |
| Conference/ research-related funding | Candidate to enquire with Chair to be directed to the correct faculty contact |
| Changes to candidature | |
| Change of candidature (F/T – P/T) | RSO to update Callista |
| Leave of absence/intermission | Chair of panel – Associate Dean (Research) - RSO to process form, update Callista |
| Change of supervisory panel | Chair and panel – Dean/Director – RSO to process form, update Callista |
| Upgrade or transfer between research degrees | Chair to organise – Academic seminar assessors (including one external to the University) – Chair to collate – ADR/Director – RSO to process |
| Transfer to another Faculty/Centre | Chair of panel and supervisory panel – Dean/Director approval, and RSO to process application |
| Recreation leave | Discuss with Chair of panel and follow Faculty/Centre procedures |
| Discontinuation from course | RSO who then advise supervisory panel/Associate Dean (Research) |
| Termination of candidature | Associate Dean (Research) - RSO to process and inform candidate |
| Exclusion from course of study | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) – RSO to process and inform candidate |
| Thesis Submission and Examination | |
| Application for Overtime Sponsorship | Chair of panel – Dean/Director – RSO to process |
| Appointment of Examiners | Chair of panel – Associate Dean (Research)/Director – RSO to organise examination |
| Thesis submission | Chair of panel |
| Thesis examination outcome | Associate Dean (Research)/Director – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (for resubmissions and fail results only) – RSO to process and contact candidate/chair |
| Lodging an appeal against a thesis result | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) – RSO to process and contact candidate/chair |
| Conferral of award | University Council |
| Graduation | Student Progress and Graduations Office |