Macquarie University Perspective

PhD Programs, Skills and Support

Dr Ren Yi Prof Nick Mansfield

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Aus R & RT System in 2014

Detail of Govt. investment in R&D 2013-14 Approx. AU$8.6 Billion in total

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Faculty of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Human

Sciences

Faculty of Medicine &

Health Sciences

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Management

Faculty of Business

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Macquarie’s structures

Our HDR Candidates develop the skills and competencies to succeed in the dynamic and changing world of work.

HDR Candidates statistics (2015, approx.)

•  2,000 Higher Degree Research Candidates •  500-600 Master of Research Candidates •  30-40% International Candidates

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Research Training @ MQ

Cotutelle & Joint PhD A program delivering key Research Objectives

Cotutelle & Joint PhD

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FACT & FIGURES

89 COTUTELLE/JOINT PHD CANDIDATES CURRENTLY ENROLLED

225 COTUTELLE/JOINT PHD CANDIDATES SINCE THE PROGRAMS INCEPTION

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES – LED BY EUROPE AND CHINA

JOINT SUPERVISION PROGRAMS ARE PART OF OUR STRATEGIC RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FROM 2015 - 2024

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING HAVE THE MOST CANDIDATES

JOINT ENROLMENT AT TWO OR MORE UNIVERSITIES

Cotutelle and Joint PhD by countries and regions

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China  (inc.  HK  and  Taiwan)  

Europe   Japan   La>n  America   Middle  East   North  America   South  Africa   South  East  Asia  

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Completed:  136  

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FACT & FIGURES

Arts 50 student (22.22%)

Business and Economics 20 students (8.89%)

Medicine and Health 1 student (0.45%)

Science and Engineering 100 Students (44.45%)

Human Sciences 54 students (24%)

Example of Cotutelle Testamur

Example of Joint PhD Testamur

Scholarships

Cotutelle & Joint PhD

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Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES) •  Return airfare from Australia-Destination Country •  Tuition fees at MQ for up to 3 years •  Stipend on MQ campus Partner University This will depend on the partner university. It can vary from a scholarships award, receiving payments as an assistant researcher, funding from a research lab etc.

FUNDING

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EXTERNAL FUNDING AGENCIES

•  Peru PRONABEC •  Columbia COLSCIENCES •  Chile CONICYT •  Mexico CONACYT •  Uruguay ANII •  Parkistan HEC •  Kazakstan Bolashak

•  National Sciences Foundation US •  National Institute of Health US •  Research Council Canada •  Vietnam VIED •  Thai Government Scholarship (C9) •  Malaysia Government Scholarship Program •  Indonesia Government Scholarship Program

•  Australia Award •  Australian Research Council •  National Health and Medical Research Council AU •  China Scholarship Council •  Brazil SWB •  EU Horizon 2020 •  Germany DAAD •  Germany DFG

Professor Nick Mansfield, Dean Higher Degree Research PhD Skills and Support

HDR Learning Skills

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•  Writing courses •  Writing retreats •  Writing Boot-camps •  Peer-to-Peer Writing Groups •  One-on-one support •  Specialist training

HDR Professional Skills

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•  Make your own career (CV’s, portfolios, interviews •  Project Management •  Government/Policy •  Communications/Media/Teaching •  Grant writing/budgeting •  Teamwork •  PACE/Internship •  Industry and community-based research projects •  Entrepreneurship •  Research commercialisation •  Consultancy

Supervision Quality

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•  Supervision Enhancement Program •  MQ Supervisor Register •  “A shared culture of supervision” •  Communities of practice •  Senior supervisor •  Department-based priorities •  Trouble-shooting •  Mental Health First Aid

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