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Promoting excellence in research and research training

The Committee is responsible for advising Academic Senate on research and research training matters.

The Committee replaced the previous Higher Degree Research Committee (HDRC) and commenced meeting in August 2016.

For access to historical agendas and minutes of the HDRC, please contact the Graduate Research Academy at gr.enquiries@mq.edu.au.

The Terms of Reference for the Research and Research Training Committee are available on Policy Central.

(As at 13 February 2023)

Position

Member

RRTC Chair

Professor Sakkie Pretorius

RRTC Deputy Chair

Professor Amanda Barnier

Chair or Deputy Chair of Academic Senate

Professor Jacqueline Phillips

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Professor Sakkie Pretorius

Ex-officio members

Position

Member

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development)

Professor Amanda Barnier

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise)

Professor Dan Johnson

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research)

Professor Simon Handley

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Services)

Dr Ross McLennan

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)Sam Ricketts
The Executive Dean of each Faculty

Position

Member

Faculty of Arts

Professor Chris Dixon

Macquarie Business School

Professor Yvonne Breyer  (Interim 16-29 September) / Professor Leonie Tickle (Interim  30 September to mid-October)

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Professor Patrick McNeil

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Professor Lucy Marshall

The Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) of each Faculty

Position

Member

Faculty of Arts

Professor Louise D'Arcens

Macquarie Business School

Professor Leonie Tickle

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Professor Mike Jones (Interim)

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Professor David Coutts

Additional members

Position

Member

Elected members of Academic Senate who are research active

Professor Tanya Evans

Professor Grant Hose

Early Career Researchers, nominated by Academic Senate

Associate Professor Amy Cain

Associate Professor Milena Gandy

The Postgraduate Research student representative on Academic Senate

Muhammad Hassan Ali Bajwa

Student member nominated by Academic Senate

Deb Wareham

Research and Research Training Committee meetings have been scheduled for the following dates:

  • Tuesday 5 March
  • Tuesday 7 May
  • Tuesday 11 June
  • Tuesday 17 September
  • Tuesday 5 November

Agendas and minutes for all meetings are available in Truth.

Agenda inclusions

Agenda item inclusions should be forwarded to rrtc@mq.edu.au by the submission due date, which is two weeks prior to the meeting date. The agenda item template (including submission due dates) is available on request from rrtc@mq.edu.au.

Apologies

Members who are unable to attend should submit apologies in advance of the meeting to:

Megan Kemmis
Manager, Governance Secretariat
T: +61 (2) 9850 7316
E: rrtc@mq.edu.au

2023 meeting dates

  • Tuesday 7 March
  • Tuesday 2 May
  • Tuesday 13 June
  • Tuesday 19 September
  • Tuesday 14 November

Agendas and minutes for all meetings are available in Truth.

The Terms of Reference of the Research Degree Subcommittee (previously named the Thesis Examination Subcommittee) are available on Policy Central.

Members

(As at 1 December 2022)

  • Professor Simon Handley (Chair)
  • Associate Professor Kevin Brooks
  • Professor Mark Connor
  • Professor Jennifer Cornish (Deputy Chair)
  • Associate Professor Ajay Narendra
  • Professor Tracy Rushmer
  • Professor Niloufer Selvadurai
  • Professor Sarah Sorial
  • Professor Ralf Wilden
  • Associate Professor Clara Zhou
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