The University is undertaking an exciting initiative, known as the HDR Scholarship Management Solution, to deliver efficiencies in the assessment, awarding, management and reporting of HDR scholarships. For anyone who has not attended an information session on this initiative, an information session recording can be accessed from this link. https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/sender/?s=download&token=a3a5c2b5-2edc-42a9-9d5b-6a155535b3cf As part of this HDR […]

The Opportunity Currently HDR candidature application assessment occurs in the iGRad ColRec process and scholarship application assessment is supported by various spreadsheet driven processes. Different tools and processes for HDR scholarship and candidature assessment creates key problems like duplication of data entry and lack of process visibility. These manifest as slow assessment progress, assessment process […]

Two exciting initiatives will be released by the Graduate Research Office (GRO) during November. Following the successful release of our first eight Candidate forms into the Staff Services Portal, five Supervisor online forms will be released into the Staff Services Portal at 9am on November 23. An updated Applicant Summary sheet will also be released on November […]

I am pleased to announce two streams of work that are ready for release: Streamlining the iGRad eFacRec process for the assessment and recommendation of HDR candidature and scholarship applications Streamlining the Expression of Interest (EOI) process by integrating this process in StudyLink These two streams are important parts of the ‘pre-commencement’ stage of candidature. […]

We are pleased to advise that the next group of improvements completed as part of this project have been released. These improvements are listed in the table below. These enhancements will assist in the monitoring and completion of key candidature milestones, provide increased visibility for GRCs of candidate and supervisor confirmation and annual review forms, […]

Dear Colleagues and Candidates The 2017 HDR Systems and Business Process Improvement project aims to make improvements to useability of igrad, Student Management (SM) and Studylink and to improve HDR administrative processes for academic staff, candidates and graduate research administration staff. The project is overseen by a Project Board, chaired by Professor Clive Baldock, and […]