Call to update Honours and Graduate Research projects for 2022

It is that time of year when we ask you to update your projects in Supervisor Connect, ahead of our BMedSc(Hons) and Hons/PhD recruitment season which begins in May/June. Supervisor Connect is our primary Higher Degree by Research (HDR) recruitment tool.

News from the Faculty Graduate Research Office

As discussed at the Faculty zoom meeting, and as communicated in the COVID-19: Research staff and students  - The Faculty’s preferred mode of conducting milestone reviews is via ZOOM.

Attention: SCS HDR Students

We are very sympathetic to the current situation that you face as graduate research students within the Faculty. This is a difficult time for all of us, with a lot of uncertainty. Although we don’t have all the answers, we are here to listen and try to answer as many concerns as we can.

Library response to COVID-19

Monash library have provided the following information for academic staff and graduate students in relation to COVID-19.

Update: SCS/Hudson Graduate Research Student Induction (HDR)

In accordance with the COVID-19 arrangements, we have made Zoom available for our PhD and Masters students who would prefer to zoom in rather than attend the SCS-MH-HDR Induction Program.

Reminder: Call to update Honours and Graduate Research projects for 2021

Thank you to those who have updated their projects in Supervisor Connect. For those that have not - all projects have now been unpublished. Please make sure you update your projects in Supervisor Connect ahead of our BMedSc(Hons) and Hons/PhD recruitment season which begins in May. Supervisor Connect is our primary Higher Degree by Research (HDR) recruitment tool.

Call to update Honours and Graduate Research projects for 2021

All projects in Supervisor Connect have now been unpublished. Please update your projects in Supervisor Connect ahead of our BMedSc(Hons) and Hons/PhD recruitment season which begins in May. Supervisor Connect is our primary Higher Degree by Research (HDR) recruitment tool.

Call to update Honours and Graduate Research projects for 2021

It is that time of year when we ask you to update your projects in Supervisor Connect, ahead of our BMedSc(Hons) and Hons/PhD recruitment season which begins in May. Supervisor Connect is our primary Higher Degree by Research (HDR) recruitment tool.

Merck Innovation Cup 2020 (10th Anniversary) - Applications now open

From 20-26 June 2020, Merck will be hosting the 10th Anniversary Innovation Cup Summer Camp near Frankfurt, Germany, and are inviting post-graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from Monash University to apply now – deadline 31 January 2020.

Graduate Research Conference

Hosted by Monash Graduate Research and the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice-President, the Graduate Research Conference returns Tuesday 19 November to explore the theme of Strengthening Research Culture at Monash.

2019 MNHS My Postdoc Journey - Career Information Session

The MNHS Research & Graduate Research Offices, in conjunction with Alumni Relations, would like to invite you to join us for the 2019 ‘MNHS: My Postdoc Journey’ event.

2019 MNHS My Postdoc Journey - Career Information Session

The MNHS Research & Graduate Research Offices, in conjunction with Alumni Relations, would like to invite you to join us for the 2019 ‘MNHS: My Postdoc Journey’ event.

Postgraduate Publications Award (PPA) Round 4/2019

A reminder that the applications for PPA Round 4/2019 are now open and will close on Tuesday 1 October 2019. The students who will be submitting their thesis between 1 October - 31 December 2019 are eligible for this round.

2019 MHTP Open Day

All prospective research students are invited to explore the postgraduate research opportunities (Honours, Masters and Phd projects for 2020 intake) available to you at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).

2019 MHTP Open Day

All prospective research students are invited to explore the postgraduate research opportunities (Honours, Masters and Phd projects for 2020 intake) available to you at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).

Call for Expressions of Interest - New Graduate Research Industry Partnerships (GRIPs) for 2020

MGRO are now inviting Expressions of Interest for new GRIPs for 2020 commencement. Further information as follows is available on the MGRO intranet:

• GRIP Planning guidelines (including timeline associated with this round of EOIs and formal applications)
• New GRIP - Expression of Interest form

New website launch - supervisor connect

Save the Date ‐ 2017 MNHS Graduate Research Supervisor & Staff Forum, 2 May

Tuesday 2 May, 9am - 12pm, Monash Club, 32 Exhibition Walk (previously building 50), Clayton Campus

The Associate Dean (Graduate Research), Professor Nellie Georgiou‐Karistianis, warmly invites you to attend the Faculty’s Annual Graduate Research Supervisor and Staff Forum.

The Forum aims to cover important topics, including:

o   What changes have been recently made in graduate research?

o   What does our current graduate research landscape look like?

o   What are the Faculty’s latest strategies in graduate research?

o   Intellectual Property – why it’s important and who owns the research

o   Monash Doctoral Program – what’s new including myDevelopment

Who should attend?

All supervisors of graduate research students are strongly encouraged to attend. 

The forum provides an opportunity to learn more and become familiar with these important matters, and hear directly from the experts on how they affect your role. Come along to learn this valuable information and network with your colleagues.

Other important information

Morning tea provided – please advise when registering if you have any dietary requirements.

Note that this forum will be held in the morning with the Science-Medicine Affinity Workshop (including lunch) to follow immediately after from 12-3pm on the Clayton Campus – this event is coordinated by the Research Team in the Faculty Research Office with registration details to be announced shortly.

If you have any difficulties accessing the registration site or have any queries, please contact us at med-research.degrees@monash.edu or 990 54313. Unfortunately video conferencing facilities are not available (we are limited as during semester) however, we aim to circulate presentations to those who are unable to attend.

Registrations essential at https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/fmnhsrdo/view/195825/

myDevelopment: Now available for graduate research students

Monash Graduate Education is excited to enhance the graduate research student experience of the Monash Doctoral Program through the launch of the myDevelopment system. 

Visit the myDevelopment web page for information, user guides, and support for students and staff. A link to GRAMs has been provided on the myDevelopment webpage, to allow students who commenced prior to 2017 to cross check against their GRAMS training record.

Postgraduate Publications Award (PPA)

Nominations for Round 2 due 1st April, 2017.

Student due to submit their thesis for examination between 1 April - 30 June are encouraged to apply for the PPA. Recipients of the PPA receive a living allowance for up to 8 weeks. More information about this award can be found at this website. 

Writing and Communication - Support Services for Graduate Research Students

Writing and communication are not only essential aspects of the graduate research student training process, but are skills for life.

Monash University provides a range of workshops and online resources to support students with writing and oral communication of research. Below we provide a list of support programs available should you need further development of these skill sets. 

Monash Graduate Education - Graduate Researcher Development

Monash Graduate Education deliver professional development training modules and workshops to assist with writing and communication. Key training modules can be found under the learning domains – Research Essentials and Publishing, Communication and Dissemination. To see a current list of these activities please click here

English Connect

English Connect provides specifically tailored programs. These have been developed in consultation with international students to ensure that they cover those areas most relevant to student needs. For more information on programs designed to improve reading, writing and conversational skills please visit: https://www.monash.edu/English-connect

Monash University Library

Librarians and learning skills advisers work closely with Faculties to provide a range of services to improve research and learning skills that are discipline specific. For more information please visit:

• http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/
• http://www.monash.edu/rlo
• http://guides.lib.monash.edu/gradres
• http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/hdr/

For a list of workshops currently available, please visit: https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Professional Editing Assistance
If you are planning to use a professional editor for your thesis, please see the Guidelines for Editing Research Theses, which form part of the Australian Standards for Editing Practices.

Where a thesis or dissertation is to have input from a professional editor, the student must obtain written permission from the main supervisor. The student should supply the editor a copy of this permission, along with the thesis or manuscript for editing. For more information, please see section 7.1 of the Doctoral Degrees Handbook:
(http://www.monash.edu/graduate-research/faqs-and-resources/content/chapter-seven/7-1)

The Monash Postgraduate Association (MPA) has a detailed guide of thesis proof reading services, which contains a list of proof-readers and editors:  http://mpa.monash.edu.au/downloads/proof-reading.pdf