Research Training and International Research
Training Partnerships @ Macquarie University
Dr Ren Yi
Director, Research Training and International Research
Training Partnerships (HDRO)
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MQ @ a glance 2014
• 38,747 Students – 1,334 Academic Staff – 1,434 Professional Staff
• Five faculties – Arts, Business and Economics, Human Sciences, Medicine &
Health and Sciences. MGSM. All 33 Departments/Schools can offer PhD degrees.
• Number 1 Modern University in Australia and top 18 universities in the world under
50 years of age (QS & Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2013)
• 5 Ranking (QS 2013)
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Our University: A Framing of Future
• A culture of transformative learning in a research-enriched
environment
• An accelerating and impactful performance in discovery
• Aligning the nature and size of the University for the future
• Creating an innovation nexus where Macquarie and our partners
contribute solutions to world and develop lasting relationships
• Emboldening Macquarie University’s recognition and international
presence
• Developing a vibrant and sustainable campus, clearly at the centre
of a rapidly changing neighbourhood in the international,
cosmopolitan city of Sydney
• Improving those aspects of our support services to realise this
aspiration and vision
World-Leading Research; World-Change Impact
Strategic Research Framework: 2015-2024
Green paper is under consultation until end of August
• The Research Framework’s five fundamental Future-shaping Research Priorities
will be: Healthy People; Resilient Societies; Prosperous Economies; Secure
Planet and Innovative Technologies.
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Key Objectives are:
Accelerate World-Leading Research Performance
Prepare World-Ready Higher Degree Research Candidates
Become a World-Recognised Research Collaborators of Choice
Deliver Research with World-Changing Impact
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Research Training @ MQ
Our HDR Candidates develop the
skills and competencies to succeed
in the dynamic and changing world
of work.
HDR Candidates statistics (2013, approx.)
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2,000 Higher Degree Research
Candidates
500-600 Master of Research
Candidates
35% International Candidates
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Most popular PhD Programs @ MQ
International PhD enrolment @ MQ
University Scholarships @ MQ
MQ invests around AUD$25 mil. per year in scholarship funding, enabling
over 200 new HDR enrolments per year.
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International Macquarie University Research Excellence
Scholarships (MQRES & IMQRES)
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Cotutelle IMQRES scholarships with research partner
universities
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Faculty top-up Scholarships, e.g. grants for travel & research
related expenses
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External Funding Agencies @ MQ
•Australia Award
•Australian Research Council
•National Health and Medical Research Council AU
•China Scholarship Council
•Sciences Without Borders Brazil
•EU Horizon 2020 Erasmus Mundus Program
•DAAD
•National Sciences Foundation US
•National Institute of Health US
•Research Council Canada
•VIED Vietnam
•Thai Government Scholarship (C9)
•Malaysia Government Scholarship Program
•Indonesian Government Scholarship Program
•PRONABEC Peru
•COLSCIENCES Columbia
•Chilean Becas Program
•Fulbright
•Monash Foundation
•Saudi Arabia Government Scholarship
International Research Training Partnerships and outcomes
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11.9% Publication Growth (Above AU Average 6.7%)
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International Collaboration Rate is 44.9% in 2012 (3rd in AU)
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Top 3 collaborators: University of Auckland, University of Oxford and University of
Bristol
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Top Countries: UK, France, Germany, China, Singapore, USA and Canada
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Tops Disciplines: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Agricultural and Biological
Sciences and Physics and Astronomy.
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2008-2012 field-weighted citation impact is 1.42 (42% above world average)
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MQ’s international FWCI is 1.79> national FWCI 1.34
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Higher Degree Research Office
Director HDRO
EA to Director/Office
Manager
HDR Manager (Operations)
Commencements
Shared Receptionist
HDR Manager ( Management)
Data and
Systems
MRes
(Operations)
Progressions
Completions
Projects
Scholarships
MRes
(Management)
The Higher Degree Research Student Journey
Infrastructure
Examiners
English
Training
Networks
Scholarships
Candidate
Quality
Assessment
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Graduation
Research Candidature
Scholarship
Resources
Res ability
Criteria
Supervision
Commencement
Workload
Registration
Training
3 years
hence
Employment
HDR Handbook and Guide @ MQ
The induction/orientation programs
• The induction program spans several months – not several hours
As well as the usual mechanical processes – a learning plan should
also be developed
• Your supervision team may need to review whether you have the right
people in place at the end of the induction phase
• Remember that a comprehensive and high quality induction process
pays dividends in the long term
• Your induction program should be monitored and recorded
Publishing and reporting
• Publishing articles during your candidature is useful in many
disciplines as it helps demonstrate progression.
• It is also important to publish in good journals to obtain preexamination peer review of the work and establish your “reputation”.
• Acknowledgement for MQ
Published work can also form substantial parts of “chapters” within your
thesis.
• HERDC reporting (Book, Book chapter, Journal and Conference
paper)
• Annual Progress Report (APR)
Out of Time Policy
Prior to 2014, PhD candidature is 4 EFTSL
From 2014, PhD candidature is 3 EFTSL
2 extensions (up to 6 months each, or 0.5 EFTSL per extension)
MPhil 2 EFTSL; One extension only
1 extension (up to 6 months, or 0.5 EFTSL)
Special tuition fee (domestic) vs full fee-paying (international)
http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_for/current_candidates/documents/
Policy_Out-of-Time.pdf
Candidature environment
MQ aims to provide you with a research culture, climate and community that
supports your research journey. But - it also includes your own engagement with
other HDR students, staff and the wider MQ community.
Faculty HDR contacts (Managers):
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Faculty of Business & Economics – Eddy Dharmadji/Agnieszka Baginska
Faculty of Human Sciences – Robyn Bishop
Faculty of Arts – Maryanne Hozijan
Faculty of Science – Jane Yang
MGSM – Kerry Daniel
www.hdr.mq.edu.au
Cotutelle & Joint PhD Programs @ MQ
Macquarie University has 183 Cotutelle/ Joint
PhD candidates with universities in more than
30 countries.
Benefits for the student:
• simultaneously enrol at two or more universities;
• be supervised "equally" and spend time at affiliated
universities;
• write one thesis that is examined by two
universities
• (if eligible) receive a cotutelle MQRES
scholarship while in Australia plus one
return airfare.
Why universities and supervisors do it?
• find and fund more students
• promote long term research collaboration
• Joint publications, citation rate, rankings
Cotutelle & Joint PhD @ MQ
Cotutelle & Joint PhD @ MQ
Partner Institutions
Cotutelle partner universities are assessed according to their research
credentials and collaborative relationship with Macquarie University. They
are assigned to one of the three 'priorities':
Priority 1: Priority cotutelle and joint PhD partners
Priority 2: Preferred cotutelle and joint PhD partners
Priority 3: Prospective cotutelle and joint PhD partners
Priority 1 institutions
Priority 2 & 3 institutions
Approved Joint PhD institutions
RT International Partnerships & Publications @ MQ
• 11.9% Publication Growth (Above AU Average
6.7%)
• International Collaboration Rate is 44.9% in
2012 (3rd in AU)
• Top 3 collaborators: University of Auckland,
University of Oxford and University of Bristol
• Top Countries: UK, France, Germany, China,
Singapore, USA and Canada
• Tops Disciplines: Earth and Planetary
Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences
and Physics and Astronomy.
• 2008-2012 field-weighted citation impact is
1.42 (42% above world average)
• MQ’s international FWCI is 1.79> national
FWCI 1.34
Joint Pubs with China 2006-2013
Research Pubs with Chinese Institutions @ MQ
Joint Publications with Brazil 2007-2013
Top 10 Brazilian Institutions
@ MQ (Research Pubs)
MQ - USP & UFSC
(Cotutelle, Pubs and Funding)
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4 Cotutelle and Joint PhD (supported by Sciences Without Borders)
2 Cotutelle arrangements with Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP)
2 Cotutelle arrangements with Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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Total 96 Joint Publications with Brazilian Universities 2007 - 2013
17 Joint Publications with USP (Biology, Astronomy and Physics, Photonics, Medicine,
Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences)
11 Joint Publications with UFSC (Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biology, Environmental
Sciences)
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NSF Polar Program
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Rufford Foundation
Moore Family Foundation
Departamento De Astronomia
Departamento De Fisica
Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas eNucleares
Departamento De Econogia e Zoologia
Institute of Biosciences
http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_for/
cotutelle_and_joint_phd_programs
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