Research Higher Degrees Committee
Terms of reference
Membership 2021
| Position on committee | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Wendy Wright (term ends 31/12/2022) |
| Deputy Chair | Professor David Piedrafita (one-year term ends 31/12/2021) |
| Ex officio members | |
| Chair, Academic Board | Associate Professor Elisa Zentveld (term ends 31/12/2022) |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) | Professor Chris Hutchison |
| Dean, Graduate Research School | Professor Wendy Wright |
| Associate Dean (Research Training) | |
| Associate Deans (Research) | |
| School of Arts | Associate Professor Jeremy Smith |
| School of Education | Associate Professor Robyn Brandenburg |
| School of Science, Psychology and Sport | Professor David Piedrafita |
| School of Health | Associate Professor Aziz Rahman |
| School of Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences | Professor Manzur Murshed |
| Federation Business School | Associate Professor Abdel Halabi |
| Elected members | |
| One Federation University Australia HDR student | Sayani Dey (term ends 31/12/2021) |
| Co-opted members | |
| Director, Research Innovation and Enterprise | Ms Amy Hunter |
| Team Leader, Higher Degrees by Research | Ms Rebekah Bailey |
| Graduate Program Coordinator | Dr Robert Watson |
| HDR Coordinators (co-opted members) | |
| School of Arts | Dr Simon Cooper |
| School of Education | Dr Sharon McDonough |
| School of Science, Psychology and Sport | Dr Grant Palmer |
| School of Health | Dr Louisa Lam |
| School of Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor Madhu Chetty |
| Federation Business School | Dr Rachel Taylor |
2021 meetings
| Month | Date | Time | Location | Agenda paper deadline (4.00 pm) | Agenda (members only) | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | Thu 11 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Teams | Fri 29 Jan | RHDC1/21 Agenda and Papers (1.4mb) | |
| April | Thu 29 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Teams | Fri 16 April | RHDC2/21 Agenda and Papers (pdf 3mb) | |
| June | Thu 17 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Teams | Fri 4 June | RHDC3/21 Agenda and Papers (pdf 3.9mb) | |
| August | Thu 19 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Teams | Fri 6 August | RHDC4/21 - Agenda and Papers (pdf 2mb) | |
| October | Thu 14 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Teams | Fri 1 Oct | ||
| November | Thu 18 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Teams | Fri 5 Nov |
Contact
Executive Officer
Emily Hearnshaw, Research Services
Phone: +61 3 5327 6173
Email: e.hearnshaw@federation.edu.au
Past meetings
2020 meetings
| Month | Date | Time | Location | Agenda paper deadline (4.00 pm) | Agenda (members only) | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | Thu 13 | 10.30am-12.30pm |
Council Room, Mt Helen and videoconference Room 2W263 Gippsland and 901_245 Berwick | Wed 5 Feb | ||
| May | Thu 21 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Microsoft Teams | Fri 8 May | RHDC2/20 - Agenda and Papers (pdf 4.3mb) | RHDC2/20 - Minutes (pdf 152kb) |
| June | Thu 11 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Not held | |||
| August | Thu 13 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Microsoft Teams | Fri 31 Jul | RHDC4/20 - Agenda and Papers (pdf 2.3mb) | RHDC4/20 - Minutes - Unconfirmed (pdf 194kb) |
| October | Thu 15 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Council Room, Mt Helen and videoconference Room 2W263 Gippsland and 901_245 Berwick | Fri 2 Oct | RHDC5/20 - Agenda and Papers (pdf 3mb) | RHDC5-20 - Minutes (pdf 196kb) |
| November | Thu 19 | 10.30am-12.30pm | Council Room, Mt Helen and videoconference Room 2W263 Gippsland and 901_245 Berwick | Fri 6 Nov | RHDC6/20 - Agenda and Papers (pdf 1.5mb) | RHDC6-20 - Minutes - Unconfirmed (pdf 193kb) |
2019 meetings
| Month | Minutes |
|---|---|
| February | RHDC1/19 (pdf 90kb) |
| April | RHDC2/19 (pdf 58kb) |
| June | RHDC3/19 (pdf 294kb) |
| August | RHDC4/19 (pdf 60kb) |
| October | RHDC5/19 (pdf 80kb) |
| November | RHDC6/19 (pdf 63kb) |
2018 meetings
| Month | Minutes |
|---|---|
| February | Meeting not held |
| March | RHDC2/18 (pdf 59kb) |
| April | RHDC3/18 (pdf 54kb) |
| May | RHDC4/18 (pdf 143kb) |
| August | RHDC5/18 (pdf 57kb) |
| October | RHDC6/18 (pdf 85kb) |
| November | RHDC7/18 (pdf 61kb) |
2017 meetings
| Month | Minutes |
|---|---|
| February | RHDC 1-17 (pdf, 125KB) |
| March | RHDC 2-17 (pdf, 108KB) |
| April(Reserve) | Meeting not held |
| June | RHDC 4-17 (pdf 56KB) |
| August | RHDC 5-17 (pdf 82KB) RHDC 5-17 Actions (pdf 49KB) |
| September | RHDC 6-17 (pdf 72KB) |
| November | |
| November (Reserve) | RHDC 8-17 (pdf 83kb) |