Postgraduate Research

Useful websites for Current Research Higher Degree Students (MPhil, PhD)

UQ Graduate School
An useful source of information regarding your program. The Graduate School is the administrative unit that oversees research higher degree programs. 
 
Research and Innovation Division
A useful site with information on research within UQ
 
Research Scholarships
Find information on the scholarships available for research higher degree students on the Graduate School website:
 
Policies for Higher Degree Research students
The Handbook of University Policies and Procedures contains useful information on policies and procedures.
 
UQ Student Services
Support in the areas of careers & employment, learning assistance, personal counselling, disability support, student financial assistance and international student support
 
Important dates

 

Milestones

All PhD and MPhil students progress through a ‘milestone’ system which monitors candidature progression and development.

The three milestones are:

There is general information on the milestone process available on the Graduate School website, and each School has their own milestone guidelines:

Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Information Technology & Electrical Engineering

 Milestones  Milestones MPhil Milestones
PhD Milestones  		  Milestones

Forms

You will be able to find a variety of forms relating to research higher degrees on the Graduate School website. All of these forms need to be signed by student and advisor/s, and should be submitted for further processing to the School's administrative officer. Please do not send them directly to the Graduate School. 

Leave

All research higher degree students are entitled to 4 weeks annual leave. There are no application forms to complete for this leave, however you should discuss this with your supervisor. If you are planning to take more than 4 weeks leave, please seek advice from the School Postgraduate Administrative Officer.

Communication with the University

It is important that your contact details on SI-net are correct and that you regularly read your student emails. All official University correspondence is sent to your student email and it is assumed that this information is read and acted upon. 

Grievance and/or Problems during candidature

If you have a grievance or problem during your candidature, then the first points of contact is your advisor or the School’s Postgraduate Administrative Officer. More information on is available on the Graduate School website.
  

Student resources

 

 

Postgraduate Research section

Engineering Postgraduate Conference 2011

Register your interest So that we can let you know the details of the conference, please send us your email address using the following form.

Engineering Postgraduate Conference 2012

The UQ Engineering Postgraduate Conference provides an opportunity for engineering postgraduate students to prese...

Engineering Postgraduate Conference 2012

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PhD Milestones - Mechanical & Mining Engineering

PhD Milestone 1: Confirmation of Candidature Research higher degree students at the University of Queensland are initially admitted as 'provisional' students, with the progression to confirmation of candidature occurring at a pre-...

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