Promoting excellence in research and research training
This page relates to the Research and Research Training Committee which will be disestablished on 1 January 2025.
For information on the new Academic Senate Research Committee, please go to this page.
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 |
2024 meeting 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.
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