The University Graduate School Board has a dual role, operating in part as equivalent to a Faculty Board, dealing with matters related to the administration of research education, and in part as a committee of Academic Board, advising on and assessing proposals for research degrees. The Board also works closely with the Research and Research Training Committee to refer to the Committee issues and implications of research training policy matters

Meeting dates 2010

University Graduate School Board meeting times are 9.30am to 11.30am. The meeting venue is to be advised.

Minutes

Minutes are available as PDF documents. All documents are under 250K in size.

2009

Meeting 09/4  3 November

Meeting 09/3  11 August

Meeting 09/2  16 June

Meeting 09/1  24 March

2008

Meeting 08/6  11 December

Meeting 08/5  11 November

Meeting 08/4  23 September

Meeting 08/3  12 August

Meeting 08/2  13 May

Meeting 08/1  25 March

2007

Meeting 07/5  6 December

Meeting 07/4  13 November

Meeting 07/3  14 August

Meeting 07/2  19 June

Meeting 07/1  27 March

2006

Meeting 06/5  14 November

Meeting 06/4  15 August

Meeting 06/3  20 June

Meeting 06/2  28 March

Meeting 06/1  7 Feburary

2005

Meeting 05/7  12 December

Meeting 05/6  15 November

Meeting 05/5  30 August

Meeting 05/4  26 July

Meeting 05/3  31 May

Meeting 05/1  1 March

Meeting 05/2 was cancelled.

Committee Officer

Aki Plume
Admissions and Progressions Coordinator
University Graduate School
Level 7 Building 1
Tel: 02 9514 1526
Fax: 02 9514 1588
Email: Aki.Okada@uts.edu.au
Website: www.gradschool.uts.edu.au

Composition and membership

Terms of reference

1. to make recommendations to Academic Board on the accreditation of new and existing research degrees;
2. to make recommendations to Academic Board on the outcomes of reviews of research degree courses;
3. to approve admissions standards for research degrees on faculties' advice;
4. to rank and recommend applicants for postgraduate research scholarships;
5. to consider the adoption of recommendations from the faculties relating to the stages of candidature for research students: admission, supervisor appointments, thesis topics, progress reports, doctoral and masters assessments, appointment of examiners and examiner reports;
6. to consider, for recommendation to Academic Board, recommendations from the faculties for the conferral of doctoral and masters by thesis awards;
7. to identify research training policy implications and refer them to the Research and Research Training Committee;
8. to conduct such other business related to the University Graduate School as the Chair, University Graduate School Board sees fit.

Membership term

The length of Committee membership term will be two years, consistent with the term of membership for elected members of Academic Board.

Quorum

One half of members plus one.

Meetings

The Committee shall meet as required.