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Research and Research Training Committee

• Terms of Reference
• R&RT Committee Members
• Sub-Committees
  • Grants Committee
  • Visiting Scholar Scheme
  • Scholarship Committees
  • Research Only Committee
  • Other Sub-Committees

Terms of Reference

The Research and Research Training Committee (R&RT) has a major responsibility to provide information and advice on policy matters relating to research and research training to Faculty Executive and Faculty Board.

In particular, the R&RT Committee has responsibility for monitoring and developing strategies in relation to Research Training as follows:
•        quality of research training and supervision within the Faculty;
•        research student progress and performance;
•        Faculty and School RHD completion rates;
•        support services to enhance the experience of research students in the Faculty including facilities and resources, transition workshops and Faculty Scholarships and Grants Schemes; and
•        review and consideration of proposals for major and minor course changes to the Masters by Research degrees (thesis only and the advanced seminar and shorter thesis) and the PhD; MA by research examination policy; and general candidature rules and regulations pertaining to Masters by research candidates.

 

The Research Committee is also responsible for monitoring and developing strategy and policy related to academic staff research in the Faculty, as follows:
•        research income including the development and implementation of new strategies and policies to increase and diversify research income;
•        research activity of academic staff across the Faculty including the development and implementation of new strategies to improve supervision of RHD students, and to increase the number and quality of DEST publications and National Competitive Grant applications;
•        develop and set priority/strategic areas of research including the fostering of cross-disciplinary research with the view to attracting research income and RHD recruitment;
•        contributing to, reviewing and monitoring annual Faculty and School Strategic Research Plans and targets.

 

The Committee has responsibility and delegated decision-making powers in regard to SSP (Short and Long), the Early Career and Faculty Small grants Schemes, Publication Subsidy Grants, Visiting Scholars, Staff Conference Support Schemes and Best Practice in Supervision and Research Awards. These programs will be regularly reviewed and alterations to existing guidelines or the establishment of new programs reported to Faculty Executive and Faculty Board.

New interpretations of existing policy and minor policy changes are reported to, and are subject to review by, Faculty Executive and Faculty Board.

Major policy changes should be approved by the R&RT Committee and reported to Faculty Executive, who may recommend adoption by Faculty Board, amend, or refer back for clarification or reconsideration of any such item.

Membership

• Dean
• Associate Dean, Research
• Associate Dean, Undergraduate
• Associate Dean, International and Graduate Programs
• One representative from each School, nominated by the Head of School for a one-year term (normally the Co-ordinator of Research and Research Training in that School)
• Chair of the Research Only Sub-Committee
• The Faculty’s ARC Grants Co-ordinator
• One postgraduate research student representative, either a Masters by research or PhD candidate, selected from Faculty’s Research Student Reference Group

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Sub-Committees

Grants sub-committee

Membership

• The Dean
• The Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) (Chair)
• One representative from each discipline area nominated by RAGS (three total)

Terms of Reference

To consider and approve applications for the following grants - Publication Subsidy Grants, Overseas Research Scheme, Travel Grants, Project Grants and other grants as applicable.

Visiting Scholars Scheme

Membership

The membership of this Committee is as nominated by the Dean from time to time.  Given the brief of the Committee it is expected that the membership will come from senior academic staff of the Faculty.

Terms of Reference

To consider nominations and recommend allocation of funds under the Faculty’s Visiting Scholar Scheme.

Scholarship Committees

The Faculty exercises administrative responsibility for the award of a number of scholarships and prizes. The appropriate terms of reference and membership of the scholarship committees are set out in the relevant University regulation or Calendar announcement.

• Alma Hansen Scholarship - R 6.164
• Amy Gaye Cowper Tennant Memorial Scholarship - R. 6.178 & S. 10.22
• Caroline Kay Scholarship in History - R. 6.20
• Emma Grollo Memorial Scholarship - R. 6.176
• H.B. Higgins Scholarship for the Study of Poetry - R. 6.16
• Jessie Webb Scholarship - R. 6.132
• Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship - R. 6.98
• Elizabeth and Nicholas Slezak Scholarship – R6.193
• Wesley Michel Wright Poetry Prize – R6.72
• Percival Serle Bequest  - R6.148
• Dennis-Wettenhall Prize – R6.137
• Ernest Scott Prize – R6.61
• The A.F. Davies Prize
• The Melbourne Rome Scholarship
• The French History Research Higher Degree Scholarship

Research Only Sub-Committee

Membership

• Chair: Vacant
• Deputy Chair: Vacant
• Research and Postgraduate Studies : Ms. Catherine Scoutas

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Other sub-committees

Sub-committees or working groups will be established to deal with issues as they arise.

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