Research and Research Training

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Research and Research Training

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Research

• Goals from the MQ Faculty research plans
• Increasing research activity (p.47)
• Increasing research income (p. 68)
• Concentrations of research strength (p. 59)
• International collaborations (p. 66)
• Community end-user engagement (p. 63)
• Page numbers are from the MQ Performance Portfolio

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1. Increasing research activity

• Doubled staff research active 2004-08
• Now 67 of levels A-E
• We linked research activity to OSP, conference
  travel, salary loading, workloads
• In 2009 introduced Research Incentive Scheme
  (RIS)
• Rewards quality as well as quantity of
  publication
• Supplemented by Research Development Scheme (RDS)
• Safety net and transition to RIS

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2. Research income

• Application numbers quadrupled since 2004
• We have become more strategic
• 2009 established ACG seed grants of 4k based on
  contract with applicants
• Established peer review panel among leading
  researchers
• Grant writing workshops support from Academic
  Writing Specialists
• 9 x DP10 5 via other inst 5 promised LP10s
• Goal 50 categories 2 3 by 2011
• Appoint Business Development Manager (elsewhere
  known as Research Partnership Manager)
• Transform teaching/alumni links into research
  links
• Interactive website
• Ministers SME research grants
• Invite potential partners to research
  seminars/presentations
• Recent partners include APRA, WHO, WADC

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3. Support for Research Strengths

• CORE in Financial Risk est. 2008
• 2 appointments at Levels E, D
• Future appointments at more junior levels?
• 6/9 DP10 applications, 1 proposed LP10
• Build on potential strengths in
• Knowledge Economy
• Asian Business Economics
• Business Relationships
• Workforce Planning
• Budgeted resources focused on these areas in 2009
• 2 competitive post-docs (2 years renewable if ACG
  successful)
• 7 international visiting scholars
• Infrastructure support

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4. Internationalisation

• 4/9 DP10 applications included international PIs
• Support travel to high quality international
  conferences (through RIS/RDS)
• International collaborative research projects
• e.g., with UNDP, World Bank, WHO, UNESCO
• Visiting scholar program
• Need to improve data collection
• Leverage existing MQ partner relationships

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5. Community end-user engagement

• Existing links
• Voice Project an outstanding commercial
  consulting success
• Data collected in commercial context to be used
  for research purposes
• Labour Management Studies Foundation
• Annual Women in Leadership Conference
• Research links to EOWA
• Large number of ad hoc arrangements with
• UNDP, UNIFEM, World Bank, Institute of Actuaries,
  CPA, ATO, etc
• Data for planning purposes
• We look forward to the results of last years
  audit
• Develop better communication with Access MQ

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Issues

• Data for planning purposes
• External research partnerships from ad hoc to
  systematic

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HDR component

• Commencements (p. 55)
• HDR support (p. 56)
• HDR experience (p. 57)
• Completions (p. 62)

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Increase HDR CommencementScholarships Level A
positions

• Two FBE tax free scholarships of 32,500 per
  annum
• APA and MQRES scholarships topped up to same
  amount
• Competitive with other universities
• Two Accounting and Finance Departmental
  Scholarships of 32,500 per annum
• Associate Lecturer part-time appointments
• taken in conjunction with full-time PhD program
• 6 current appointees

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Increase HDR CommencementNew Pathway programs

• Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods
• 1st enrolments S2 2008
• 1 semester 12 credit point certificate program
• must achieve a credit or better to gain entry to
  PhD
• Research units developed for all coursework
  Masters
• satisfy PhD entry criteria

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HDR SupportProfessional Staffing

• One full-time HDR Manager
• facilitates induction of HDRs into FBEs academic
  community
• One full-time and one part-time Academic Writing
  Specialist
• deliver workshops (e.g., Presentation skills,
  Grant Writing, )
• develop writing modules for Transition to
  Research
• run bi-weekly Writing Groups for continuing
  research students
• design initiatives (e.g., peer accountability
  groups)
• advising individual HDRs on academic literacy
• Future plans include
• a dedicated Faculty HDR committee

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HDR SupportQuality Supervision

• Supervisors required to
• complete Colloquia in Research Supervision
• comply with Code of Supervisory Practice
• be registered on Supervisor Register, held by
  Research Office
• FBE aiming to be 100 compliant with policy by
  2010
• FBE recognises importance of quality supervision
• Moving to treat supervision as part of academic
  teaching load
• proposal to limit number of FTE HDRs per
  supervisor
• audit of supervisor workloads is underway
• currently 50 of supervisors are on the register

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HDR SupportResources

• 10 000 funding over candidature
• Computers
• provided to all on-campus full-time candidates
• Workspace
• most on-campus full-time candidates are provided
  with a permanent workspace near the Faculty
• HDR guide and FBE Guidelines
• provide information on HDR support and processes
• Lack of space is a major concern for future HDR
  growth

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HDR SupportCommencement Program

• FBE HDR Commencement Week
• Welcome Evening
• Introductory seminars on candidature management,
  policies, resources
• Transition to Research
• 12 week research intensive seminar series
• Protocol leading to confirmation of candidature
• Written oral presentation after 6 months
  candidature

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HDR SupportTraining

• Candidates needs identified through Annual
  Report, Protocol.
• Such training includes, but is not limited to
• FBE sponsored training workshops
• New workshops to be introduced in 2009
• Doctoral Symposium being developed for 2010
• Intensive 3 day training bringing together PhD
  candidates from universities throughout Australia

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HDR Experience

• Candidates participate in
• departmental seminars, workshops, reading groups
  and other academic events
• FBE holds monthly feedback meetings with HDR
  candidates
• Annual HDR Research EXPO
• research intensive day to showcase HDR projects
• opportunities to receive feedback in a supportive
  environment
• industry partners are invited to attend and
  participate
• In 2008 five partners from Deloitte held a
  seminar on areas of possible research
  collaboration

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International collaborations

• HDRs supported
• to present at international conferences
• to utilise links with international universities
  to conduct international fieldwork
• currently in Sri Lanka, Germany, Bangladesh,
  China, Indonesia
• Outreach opportunity
• Contact academics within the Asia-Pacific region
  intending to pursue PhDs to come to Macquarie
• currently have one United Board scholarship
  holder
• Co-tutelle doctorates
• currently being investigated

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On-time completions

• Commencement program
• to achieve flying start
• Thesis by Publication
• FBE promotes as preferred format
• Formal Completion Review Process
• introduced in 2009
• meeting with supervisors and candidates 3 to 6
  months prior to submission

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Issues

• Space
• Supervisor Training
• International Collaborations