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

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Commence Confirmation Progress Review

FinalReview

ThesisSubmission

Timely submission within 4 years

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Extension

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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.

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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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MNHS Thesis Submissions (2012 – 2016)

Source: Monash University BI Reports. Extracted on 28 April 2017.

82 87 90121 129

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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

Nellie.Georgiou-Karistianis@monash.edu

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