Higher Degrees by Research Quality Platform

This page identifies some of the key policy and regulatory matters underpinning research training at Monash University.

Governance

• Research Graduate School Committee Regulations
• Research and Research Training Management Plan
• Research and Research Training Operational Manual

Research Supervision

• Code of practice for the supervision of doctoral and research masters candidates (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees, Chapter 5)
• Eligibility for doctoral supervision (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees, Chapter 5)
• Eligibility for masters of philosophy supervision (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees, Chapter 5)
• Supervision Training Program

Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Candidature

• Doctoral admission, conditions and variations to candidature (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees)
• Master of Philosophy admission, conditions and variations to candidature (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees, Chapter 2)
• Doctoral and Master of Philosophy examination

Approval for Research Courses and Subjects

• Approval for research courses and subjects

Research Practice

• Code of practice for supervision (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees Chapter 5)
• Ethics clearance
• Intellectual property ownership (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees Chapter 6 and Appendix A)
• Research misconduct
• Termination (Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees Appendix A Part 2)
• Grievance provisions - under development - procedure guidelines only

Research Scholarships and Grants

• Types and conditions of awards
• Scholarship selection procedures
• Grant programs

Support Services for Postgraduate Research Students

• Minimum standards for provision of facilities and resources (Code of Practice, Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees Chapter 5)
• Research Graduate Centre
• exPERT program of employment and research training
• Statistical Consulting Service
• Monash Postgraduate Association

Student Feedback

• Annual Exit Survey (Monash only)
• Postgraduate Research Supervision Survey (Monash only)