Research Education at UniSA A great leap forward

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Research Education at UniSA(A great leap forward)

• Professor Nanthi Bolan
• Dean of Graduate Studies

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Welcome Research is rewarding

• Research education at UniSA
• You are not alone
• Support and resources at UniSA
• Quality Assurance Processes
• Scholarships
• Domestic
• International
• Scholarship benefits

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Profile Unique UniSA
UniSA is the States largest university
Five campuses

• Over 42,000 students in total
• Over 1,100 are higher degree by research (HDR)
  candidates

• 1000 academic staff
• 700 academic staff are entitled to
  supervise HDR students

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Research focus
Our focus is on strategic, basic and applied
research in multidisciplinary teams and the
commercialisation of intellectual
property Professor Peter HøjVice Chancellor
and President
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You are not alone!
Feb 2009 1100 enrolled HDR students 1042
doctoral 65 masters by research
The myth busters
You are part of the PG Family
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Research Education at UniSA

• A focus on strategic and applied research in
  multidisciplinary teams
• 6 Research Institutes
• 14 Research Centres
• 31 Research Groups
• Won over 250m in research funding since 2000

We endeavour to locate HDR students within these
research concentrations
Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies
http//www.unisa.edu.au/res/concen/institutes.asp
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Pathway to HDR
Pathways to HDR
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Support and resources

• Effective supervision
• Research Education Support Activities (RESA)
• Home pages and grad pad
• Research Degrees website
• Your email account
• The Edge Newsletter

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Effective Support Chain
STUDENT
SUPERVISOR
DVC-RI
GSO
RDC
RESA
DEAN-DIVISION
DEAN - GS
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Quality Assurance Processes (Planning, reviewing
and reporting progress)

• Statement of agreement
• Confirmation of candidature
• High quality Research proposals
• Formal progress reviews
• Research Degree Graduate Qualities (RDGQ)
• PORTIA on line candidacy management system

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Scholarships _at_ UniSA for domestic applicants

• Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)
• UniSA Australian Postgraduate Award (USAPA)
• Special APAs Joyner, Pearce
• Other Industry funded Dyer, Knox
• CLOSING DATE 31 OCTOBER 2009
• APA (Industry)
• Co-operative Research Centre

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for international students

• International Postgraduate Research (IPRS)
• Universitys Presidents Scholarship
• Other (Government and Industry) funded
• CLOSING DATE 31 AUGUST 2009
• APA (Industry)
• Co-operative Research Centre

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Prestigious Scholarships

• Rhodes
• Fulbright
• Sir General John Monash Awards
• Cambridge Australia Trust

Ryan Manuel South Australian Rhodes Scholarship
recipient for 2006
Amy King Australia-at-Large Rhodes Scholarship
recipient for 2007
Mawson Institute
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Scholarship benefits

• Tax free living allowance around 22,000 per
  annum (normally for 3 years)
• Tuition fee
• Domestic Research Training Scheme tuition
  scholarship
• International Tuition fee scholarships
• Opportunity to study overseas with mobility
  grants for data collection, etc
• Top up Scholarships
• Completion Scholarships
• Fee Relief Scholarships

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Vacation Scholarships
Get a taste for research

• UniSA High Achiever Vacation Scholarships
• (50 available)
• CLOSING DATE 18 September 2009
• UniSA-ANU Vice Chancellors Research Summer
  Scholarships (10 available)
• spend 8 weeks on a research project
• aimed at 3rd/4th years
• CLOSING DATE 31 August 2009

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Application Processes
In research education
Application procedures Access the on-line
application form and guidelines http//www.unisa.
edu.au/resdegrees/howtoapply/default.asp
Confirmation of candidature Initial research
proposals and detailed research
proposals http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/candi
dates/milestones.asp
Contact the Graduate Studies Office http//www.uni
sa.edu.au/resdegrees/default.asp
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How to apply

• The Research Degrees web site has full
  information
• 1 Check the qualifications needed to meet the
  entry criteria http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegree
  s/howtoapply/entryreq.asp
• 2 Find the program/discipline area
  http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/howtoapply/find
  rprog.asp
• 3 Contact an academic supervisor
  http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/howtoapply/find
  super.asp
• 4 Complete the application form
  http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/howtoapply/defa
  ult.asp
• 5 Contact two referees and ask them to complete
  the Universitys required form http//www.unisa.e
  du.au/resdegrees/forms/default.aspreferees 
• 6 Send supporting documentation (Academic
  transcripts, any publications) to the Graduate
  Studies Office within 5 days of submission.    
• Receipt of Application GSO acknowledges
  applications by email.