About
The Graduate Research School enables La Trobe University's ongoing commitment to outstanding researcher training. We strive to raise the status and recognition of researchers, and nuture a vibrant graduate community.
We contribute to an inspiring research and professional development environment by providing graduate research candidates, their supervisors and all researchers with:
- Modern, professional life-cycle candidature management and administration
- Exciting industry, community and international engagement opportunities
- World-class research education and development initiatives
- Contemporary and academically rigorous research training governance and advice.
OUR CULTURE AND OBJECTIVES
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Culture of Research Excellence
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Outstanding Research Experience
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Excellent Candidate Outcomes
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External Engagement and Partnerships
Directors of Graduate Research (DGRs) and Graduate Research Coordinators (GRCs)
The Director of Graduate Research (DGR) is a School level role. The responsibility of the role includes:
- Conducting approvals on behalf of the Head of School
- Chairing School scholarship rankings
- Reviewing and recommendation of examiner's reports
- Ensuring that progress and hurdles are met
- Reviewing problems, grievances and initiating show-cause procedures
- Managing any school level funding schemes for graduate researchers
- Representing GRCs on key committees
- Organising school Three Minute Thesis (3MT) heats
The Graduate Research Coordinator (GRC) is a departmental or discipline focused role. The responsibility of the role includes:
- Being aware of departmental knowledge of HDR policy
- Providing pastoral care for student cohort
- Reviewing enquiries and applications
- Assessing scholarship rankings and recommendations
- Ensuring milestone meetings take place
- Ensuring department provides induction and intellectual environment
- Promoting opportunities such as RED programs and industry internships