Contact the School of Graduate Research

If you are a current candidate, please contact us via Student Connect or by using the numbers below:

Admissions and Scholarships: +61 3 9925 5570 (Contact hours 11:00am - 4:00pm AEST)
CoBL Research Training Services: +61 3 9925 0504
DSC Research Training Services: +61 3 9925 5111
STEM Research Training Services: +61 3 9925 9188
Examinations: +61 3 9925 8352

If you are a supervisor, please contact us via Service Connect.

Admissions / Scholarships

Currently enrolled HDR candidates - Student Connect

Prospective applicants and Educational Agents

Please submit a guest enquiry through Student Connect.

Make sure you direct your question to the Admissions team by selecting Ask about HDR Admission when submitting your query.

Check the guide if you need assistance submitting an enquiry as a guest.

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Research Plus program

The Research Plus program is available to current PhD and Masters by Research candidates, and provides a range of workshops, seminars and short courses to build research knowledge and skills via the Research Plus platform.

If you are a current RMIT research candidate or supervisor, you can find the Research Plus team via the Research Plus program page.

School HDR contacts

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School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain

Academic:
- Associate Professor Tarek Rana (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain

School of Economics, Finance and Marketing

Academic:
- Associate Professor Bernardo Figueiredo (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing.

Graduate School of Business and Law

Academic:
- Dr Ninh Nguyen (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the Graduate School of Business and Law.

School of Management

Academic:
- Dr Haiying Kang (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Management.

School of Architecture and Urban Design

Academic:
- Associate Profession Charles Anderson (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Architecture and Urban Design.

School of Art

Academic:
- Associate Professor Keely Macarow (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Art.

School of Design

Academic:
- Associate Professor James Oliver (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Design.

School of Education

Academic:
- Dr Naomi Wilks-Smith (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Education.

School of Fashion and Textiles

Academic:
- Associate Professor Andrea Eckersley (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Fashion and Textiles.

School of Global, Urban and Social Studies

Academics:
- Dr Lucy Gunn (HDR Coordinator)
- Associate Professor Juliet Watson (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies.

School of Media and Communication

Academic:
- Dr Alexia Kannas (Deputy HDR Coordinator)
- Prof Mark Gibson (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Media and Communication.

School of Property, Construction and Project Management

Academic:
- Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah (HDR Coordinator)

For more information, visit the School of Property, Construction and Project Management.

School of Engineering

Academics:
- Associate Professor Selina Fothergill (Associate Dean HDR)
- Associate Professor Wim Verhagen (HDR Manager, Aerospace Engineering and Aviation)
- Professor Annan Zhou (HDR Manager, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering)
- Professor Torben Daeneke (HDR Manager, Chemical and Environmental Engineering)
- Professor Rob Kapsa (Acting HDR Manager, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering)
- Dr Tu Le (HDR Manager, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Manufacturing)
- Associate Professor Wayne Rowe (HDR Manager, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering)

For more information, visit the School of Engineering.

School of Health and Biomedical Sciences

Associate Professor Vasileios Stavropoulos (Associate Dean HDR)
Professor Mary Tolcos (HDR Manager, Health Science)
Dr. Bobbi Fleiss (HDR Manager, Medical Science)

For more information, visit the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences.

School of Science

Academics:
- Professor Samantha Richardson (Associate Dean HDR)
- Professor Simon Jones (Geospatial Science)
- Professor Dan Liu (Applied Chemistry and Environmental Sciences)
- Professor Daniel Gomez (Applied Chemistry)
- Associate Professor Enrico Della Gaspera (Applied Chemistry)
- Professor Jared Cole (Applied Physics)
- Dr Jean-Philippe Tetienne (Applied Physics)
- Dr Minh Dao (Mathematical Science)
- Associate Professor Maggie Zhai (Applied Chemistry and Environmental Sciences)
- Professor Donald Wlodkowic (Biosciences)
- Dr Jessica Holien (Biosciences)
- Professor Benu Adhikari (Food Science)

For more information, visit the School of Science.

School of Computing Technologies

Professor Jenny Zhang (Associate Dean HDR)
Dr. Ruwan Tennakoon (HDR manager)

For more information, visit the School of Computing Technologies.

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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