Graduate Research Overview Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis Associate Dean, Graduate Research
Graduate Research OverviewProfessor Nellie Georgiou-KaristianisAssociate Dean, Graduate Research
FOCUS Monash: Strategic Plan 2015-2020
“Monash will be excellent, international, enterprising and inclusive.”
“To undertake research and education of highest international quality that addresses the great challenges.”
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FMNHS Graduate Research Strategy Focus – 2017 onwards
Recruit Talent (attract high quality students) *Quality Check Tool Kit in Info Pack
Student Outcomes (increase student retention & timely completions)
Training (Doctoral Program & Industry partnerships)
International Outreach (encourage greater student mobility via partnerships)
Improved career success via increased work opportunities to better communities
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Monash Doctoral Program – Aims to improve graduate research training
Enhance the research project
Develop transferrable skills
Enrich discipline-specific skills
Increase employability
Expand career options
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Progression Management of Graduate Research Students
0 1y 2y 3y 3y3m
Commence Confirmation Progress Review
FinalReview
ThesisSubmission
Timely submission within 4 years
4y
Extension
6m
Faculty 6-month milestone
FMNHS Graduate Research Landscape
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Current snapshot within MNHS
7Graduate Research Programs
1,200 Grad
Research students
28%Inter-
national
11 Schools
16Locations
Over 30 GR Coord
2,598 Supervisors
226Completions
in 2016
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Total Doctoral Enrolments in MNHS (2008 - 2016), FT and PT
Source: Monash University BI Reports. Extracted on 10 February 2017.
14% 17% 19%21% 23% 24% 25% 26% 28%
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Total Doctoral Completions by Faculty (2008 – 2016)
Source: Monash University BI Reports. Extracted on 10 February 2017.
No.
of c
ompl
etio
ns
MNHS (226)29% of Monash’s 2016 completions
Engineering (144)
Science (94)
Arts (114)
9 (49)Education (48)Pharmacy (30)IT (29)MADA (24)Law (13)MUARC & MSI (4)
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25
50
75
100
125
150
175
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250
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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MNHS Thesis Submissions (2012 – 2016)
Source: Monash University BI Reports. Extracted on 28 April 2017.
82 87 90121 129
7087
98
89 88
53.9% 50.0% 47.9%57.6% 59.4%
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Timely Submissions Non Timely Submissions % of Timely Submissions
<--From 2012 to 2016 Thesis Submissions have increased by 42.8% -->
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Changes in Graduate Research
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NEW Simplification of Monash Doctoral Program - Professional Development
MNHS PhD
Program
Biomedical Sciences
Education, Teaching &
Learning
Nursing & Midwifery
Primary Health Care
Psychological Sciences
Encourages sharing of training opportunities within a simpler framework
MNHS now has one PhD Professional Development Program (instead of 5)
No changes to MNHS coursework Doctoral Programs (Translational Research; Public Health & Preventive Medicine)
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• Simpler, clearer and more effective way to monitor progress, optimising student’s own work (e.g., draft thesis chapter, publications)
• Appendix J of Doctoral Handbook (handout in Participant Pack)
NEW Faculty Milestone Requirements (from 1 January 2017)
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NEW LabArchives On-line Training
• LabArchives is a research management platform
• Within MNHS it is compulsory for all graduate research students who commenced from 1 January 2016 to use LabArchvies
• New online training via Moodle just released for students
• See LabArchives handout in Participant Pack for more information
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NEW Supervisor Training (Information in Participant Pack)
Level One1. Three online Supervising Doctoral Studies units (pre-requisite)2. Attend half-day Level 1 Supervisor Accreditation Workshop3. Have at least one year’s experience (EFT) as an Associate Supervisor
Level Two1. Complete at least 5 x Level 2 activities (online or face-to-face, today included)2. Have at least 5 doctorate completions as main supervisor (must have supervised for at least two years EFT)
PLUS meet the Faculty’s benchmarks for Research Activity
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NEW arrangements for Research Block Grants for 2017 - Simplification
Research Training Scheme (RTS)
Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA)
International Postgraduate Research Scheme (IPRS)
Joint Research Engagement (JRE)
Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG)
Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE)
Research Training Program (RTP)
Research Support Program (RSP)
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NEW Research Training Program (RTP): New stipend and fee names, Jan 2017
Former Current/New Student CohortAPA RTP Stipend Domestic & International
(stipend rate: $26,682)
IPRS RTP Fee Offset International (fees: $39,900)
RTS RTP Fee Offset Domestic (fee range estimate:$28,900 - $41,500)
NOTE: MGS (domestic/international) and MIPRS (international) scholarships will remainSee RTP Fact Sheet in Participant Pack
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NEW Monash Graduate Excellence Scholarship (MGES)
ONLY available to newly commencing domestic students as a top-up to RTP stipend Postcard in participant pack
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NEW Scholarship Rounds
Year Round Closing Date Cohort Enrolment window2017 3 31 August International 1 January – 30 June 2018
4 31 October Domestic 1 January – 30 June 20182018 1 31 March International 1 July – 31 December 2018
2 31 May Domestic 1 July – 31 December 20183 31 August International 1 January – 30 June 20194 31 October Domestic 1 January – 30 June 2019
NO CHANGE to current Scholarship Round 2/2017 closing Wed 31 May 2017
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/research/grad-research.html
Please check your Participant Pack for further resources
Thank you to the following for their assistance:• Melissa Dibben, Business Analyst• Jennifer Scott, Manager, Graduate Research