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Graduate Research SchoolThe University of Western Australia

M358, 35 Stirling HighwayPERTH WA 6009

Supervision and School Assessment FormMaster of Research (MRes) applicants only

The following applicant wishes to be considered as a candidate in UWA's HDR Program. Please assess their suitability and provide your recommendation on whether a place should be offered.

Section 1 | Applicant Details

Family name:

Title: Given names:

Supervisor(s):

Start date: January only

School:

Degree: Master of Research ( MRes) only

Student number:

Domestic International

Full time only

Internal only

Sponsored international student: YES NO

Autonomous sanctions apply: YES NO

Health Cover: Single Dual Family

Qualifications:UWA academic transcript attached by HDR Support Team (if applicable)

English

Recommendationthe offer of a MRes place be made to the applicant: no offer to be made to the applicant

unconditional

conditional upon: sighting original documents

demonstrating English proficiency

other:

Comments

HDR Pre-candidature

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Name:

Date:

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Section 2 | Supervisor/s

Register of SupervisorsThe Register of Supervisors of HDR Students promotes a culture of best practice in supervision and provides clarity about the roles and expectations of supervisors at UWA. All staff of the university, and all adjunct, honorary and emeritus affiliates, must be on the Register in order to be eligible to be approved as designated supervisors of HDR students. External supervisors who are not employed by the university and do not hold adjunct, honorary or emeritus positions are exempt from the register. The responsibility of Supervisors is detailed in UWA Policy No. UP12/11.

GuideThis is a summary of what the Graduate Research School may approve with respect to the distribution of supervision level, roles and percentages for a student, based on interpretation of University Policy on Graduate Research Training.

Supervision type: Min % Max %COORD : Coordinating supervisor is the supervisor who is primarily responsible for the academic management of the student's program of candidature and ensuring that all administrative and reporting requirements of the supervision are met.

10 70

P : Principal supervisor is the supervisor who provides primary academic leadership in the supervision of the research project of a higher degree by research student.

30 80

P&COORD : Principal and Coordinating supervisor is a supervisor who is responsible for both the primary academic leadership of the research project and the overall management of the student's program of candidature.

40 80

CO : Co-supervisor is a supervisor who is a member of UWA staff and is neither the Principal nor the Coordinating Supervisor. 10 70EXT : External supervisor is a supervisor who is not a member of UWA staff and who does not hold formal adjunct, emeritus or honorary research fellow status at UWA. (total external supervision)

100

2050

Mentor is a Level 3 supervisor who is part of a supervisory team and actively guides and assists junior supervisors in the process of supervision.

10 60

Any individual. 10 80Supervisor level and role:

Staff status abbreviations: S - Staff; H - Honorary; A - Adjunct; E - EmeritusLevel 1 : Co-supervisor; may be Principal and/or Coordinating if mentored by L3 and supported by a GRCLevel 2 : Principal, Coordinating, Co-supervisorLevel 3 : Principal, Coordinating, Co-supervisor and mentor to L1Adjunct, honorary, emeritus or external supervisors may not act as a Coordinating supervisor but may be listed as a Co-supervisor.Adjunct, honorary or emeritus supervisors may be approved as a Principal supervisor at the discretion of the BGRS. Adjunct affiliates who are members of staff of other universities, and external supervisors, will not be approved as a Principal supervisor.

Section 3 | Nomination of Supervision

a. Are the supervision arrangements proposed below, in accordance with the conditions, policies, and rules? YES NO

b. Are there at least two supervisors from UWA? YES NO

c. Do any supervisors have a conflict of interest (UWA Policy No. UP12/32) with the applicant or other supervisors? YES NO

d. The MRes program commences in January for a term of 12 months. Are the supervisor(s) available for aJanuary commencement and 12 months thereafter? YES NO

e. List all individuals who have agreed to supervise this applicant, beginning with the Coordinating Supervisor

Type % Title, Given Name, Family Name Staff No. Status School

1.

2.

3.

External supervisor/s : (name; external affiliation or company; address; email)

f. External supervisors must provide a full resume (not just a downloaded list of publications) detailing title, current position and full mailing address. External supervisor resume attached? YES NO N/A

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List the number of equivalent full time students currently being supervised by each Supervisor

Indicate whether on the Supervisor Register & Level

Indicate external affiliation or company for Adjunct / Honorary Supervisors

Supervisor Masters PhD Registered Level

1. YES NO

2. YES NO

3. YES NO

g. Briefly describe arrangements to be used in the event of any supervisor, being unable to continue supervision.

Section 4 | Research Interest

a. Comment on the research proposal and description of the additional MRes research, with particular reference to its quality, feasibility and methodology to be employed, to be completed within the additional 12 months allowed for this degree.

b. To allocate the enrolment unit accurately, provide up to three broad key words that best describe this research project.

(i) (ii) (iii)

c. Identify the most applicable research field:

Agricultural Economics, Plant, Soil Science Animal Science Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Biological and Physical Sciences

(incl. Astronomy & Physics) Computer Science Dentistry - Biological Sciences

Dentistry - Clinical Dentistry - Paraclinical Sciences Dentistry - Public Health Economics and Commerce Engineering Education Geology and Physical Geography Human and Behavioural Sciences

Human and Social Geography Law Mathematics Medicine - Biological Sciences Medicine - Clinical Medicine - Paraclinical Sciences Medicine - Public Health Paramedical

d. Provide the appropriate Field of Research (FoR) and Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) codes for this student’s project.Be as specific as possible, preferably to 6 digits and the weight aligned to each code. You can find the FoR codes, SEO codes and Research Activity Type on the ABS web-page.

FoR (6 digits) % SEO (6 digits) % Research Activity Type Pure Basic Strategic Basic

Experimental Applied

Section 5 | Facilities and Resources

Complete the following list identifying any particular resources or facilities required for successful completion of the project.

a. What are the anticipated REMAINING costs of this individual student’s project including fieldwork?(this should not be blank)

$ (excl. stipend)

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b. How much funding will the School provide to support this student's research?How much funding will Supervisor/s provide and what is the source of this funding?

BU/PG: Funding Body: NB: the funding must be already available, not dependent on future grant success.

$

$

Are there funds available from external sources, to support this student's research?

Funding Body: (attach funding agreement or budget page)

YES NO

c. Is this funded by a Research End User (REU)?(e.g. industry partner, business, government or non-government or community organization)

If YES, specific the name of the REU & attach funding details

YES NO

d. Does this project involve fieldwork or other off-campus activities?

1. If YES, is it hosted by a REU?

2. If YES, have you read UWA's Fieldwork planning policy and other Off-campus safety guides?

YES NO

YES NO

YES NO

e. Is this student’s research subject to an obligation to any party other than the student with respect to Intellectual Property that the student has produced or might produce during their HDR candidature?

Such obligations might include but are not limited to: confidentiality, need to seek permission to publish, requirement to publish, requirement to provide data/IP to external parties, or assignment of IP.

1. If YES, is there a written agreement to this effect?

2. If YES, (a) is the student a signatory to that agreement; or (b) has the student signed a Deed to assign their Intellectual Property to UWA?

3. If YES, has the Graduate Research School been provided with a copy of the agreement or Deed?

YES NO

YES NO

YES NO

YES NO

f. Research using animals or human participants or their data, whether carried out on campus or overseas requires clearance from UWA Animal or Human Ethics Committees. Does this project involve animals or human participants or their data?

Animal Human Animal & Human

YES NO

Will this student's project be subject to a current project with ethics approval already in place? YES NOProvide details of project and current approval/s:

Does this student's project already have ethics approval? YES NO

Provide UWA approval number/s:

If ethics are not already in place, when do you expect an application to a UWA ethics committee will be made?

g. Is statistical advice available to the student, within your School? YES NO

If NO, how will it be obtained?

h. Is there any other information relevant to this application?

Section 6 | International Students (only)

Autonomous SanctionsUN/Australian autonomous sanctions are in force in relation to the following countries: Myanmar (formerly Burma), North Korea, the Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Iran, Libya, Syria, Zimbabwe, Russia/Ukraine, Crimea, Sevastopol, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen. For applicants from these countries, a Compliance Assessment for Autonomous Sanctions must be carried out by the Office of Research Enterprise based on the evidence provided in the application, using tools made available by DFAT. Further information: Mark Dixon, ext 7613.

a. Is this applicant from one of the above countries? YES NO

Scholarship for International Research Fees (SIRF)

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b. Does the School or Faculty wish to recommend this applicant for a centrally-funded Scholarship for International Research Fees (SIRF) or UWA China Scholarship (China SIRF)? YES NO

c. Does the School or Faculty intend to provide a living allowance/stipend with the SIRF / China SIRF? YES NO

Sponsored Studentsd. Is the sponsorship applicable to the Master of Research (MRes)? YES NO

Section 7 | DECLARATION – to be completed by the Coordinating Supervisor

I have discussed this application with the candidate and recommend admission to candidature for the degree indicated below. To the best of my knowledge at this time, the Coordinating and Principal supervisors will be available to supervise this candidate from the proposed commencement date specified until the degree is complete. NB: the Coordinating supervisor must have a Callista account and access to staffConnect.

Coordinating Supervisor

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Name

Date

Coordinating Supervisor (Joint school, if applicable)

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Name

Date

Section 8 | DECLARATION – to be completed by the Graduate Research Coordinator

I certify that this School can provide appropriate supervision, resources, funding, facilities and equipment for the program indicated below. I recommend for approval the proposed topic, enrolment type and commencement date indicated by the candidate in their application form.

I recommend that this applicant be:

NOT APPROVED applicant to be conferred the degree of Honours

APPROVED entry to the Master of Research (MRes)

Comments:

Have you confirmed (via Socrates, HOS, HR, etc.) that all UWA supervisors are likely to be employedor contracted to the end of the applicant’s proposed candidature? YES NO

Briefly describe alternative arrangements to be used in the event of any supervisor, but in particular the Principal and/or Coordinating supervisor/s being absent through, (eg: illness, sabbatical, parental, emergency, or other leave of six weeks or more), or being unable to continue supervision through to the end of candidature.

Graduate Research Coordinator:

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Name:

Date:

Graduate Research Coordinator: (Joint school, if applicable)

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Name:

Date:

Return via email to the HDR Support Coordinator in your Faculty.

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Section 9 | Graduate Research School

APPROVED NOT APPROVED INFORMATION REQUIRED

Comments:

Graduate Research School:

Signature

Name:

Date:

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