MSGR Orientation Day for Graduate Researchers

Next event: Thursday 19th July (9am registration for 9.30am start)

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MSGR Orientation Day for Graduate Researchers provides a welcome to all graduate researchers (PhD, Professional Doctorate, Masters by Research or MPhil candidates) who are new to the University of Melbourne or a graduate research degree. The day introduces you to the comprehensive research training and professional development services available at the University.

Whether you are new to the University or have been here for several months, MSGR Orientation Day will provide you with information on important issues such as thesis writing, graduate research advocacy, candidature administration, and literature research. This event is also a great opportunity to meet and mingle with other graduate researchers from across the University. Refreshments will be provided.

Hear from some of our newest graduate researchers about their experiences at February's Orientation Day:

 

MSGR runs four Orientation Days per year, with registrations open for the next scheduled event only. Future Orientations will open for registration in due course.

Program for MSGR Orientation Day

Sessions will include:

  • Welcome to graduate research by the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Graduate Research)
  • Welcome and information from the Graduate Student Association
  • Panel discussions from academic experts and current candidates about graduate research topics, including supervision, advocacy, candidature planning, and thesis writing
  • Library research session
  • International Student Briefing (for international graduate researchers only)
  • Refreshments and lunch provided

We look forward to seeing you there!

For additional information about MSGR Orientation Day for Graduate Researchers, please contact Peta Freestone, Senior Programs Officer (Transition), MSGR, on 8344 8468, or via email msgr-events@unimelb.edu.au

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Do you remeber your first day as a graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne? Become a host for the MSGR Orientation Days and share your experience with new candidates. Find out more.

Orientation & Induction for Graduate Researchers

Welcome to the University of Melbourne's graduate research community, and to this new chapter in your academic and professional career. 

The start of a graduate research degree is both exciting and demanding. Over the first weeks and months of your candidature, you will not only gain new perspectives on your research, but you also need to develop an understanding of the administrative processes pertaining to graduate research and of the resources that are available here at the University to support you and your research. 

All graduate researchers commencing their Research Higher Degree (Doctorate, Masters by Research, Professional Doctorate) are expected to receive both a central orientation and a local induction to graduate research at the University. 

Orientation includes events, programs and resources provided by central units such as the Melbourne School of Graduate Research (MSGR), Transition and Orientation (T&O), the Academic Skills (AS), the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and International Student Services (ISS). By comparison, induction is carried out on the local level by your faculty, graduate school, or department.

The purpose of orientation is to:

  • Provide graduate researchers with an official welcome to the University’s research community
  • Introduce newly arrived graduate researchers to University wide support services and development programs specifically developed for just for them
  • Inform them about relevant guidelines and policies (e.g., supervisor relationship, research ethics, advocacy, central administrative procedures).

The purpose of induction is to:

  • Officially welcome graduate researchers to their specific graduate school/faculty
  • Introduce graduate researchers to the local research environment where they will undertake most of their research (workspace, colleagues, facilities)
  • Provide them with an introduction to discipline specific policies and procedures and examples of research practice (e.g., where best to publish, which conferences to go to, specific ethics requirements, etc).

Both orientation and induction are part of a process that extends well into the first few months of your degree, so to ensure that you get the best possible start, we strongly encourage you to get involved from the very beginning.

 

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