Graduate Research School
Professor Stephan Riek is the Dean, Graduate Research School
The Graduate Research School administers UniSC’s Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs. Contact the Graduate Research School team on the following:
- Tel: +61 7 5456 5595
- Email: researchtraining@usc.edu.au (current students) or information@usc.edu.au (future students)
Graduate Research School contacts
Natasha is the Graduate Research School's first point of contact for all enquiries. Natasha provides a wide range of administrative support to the Graduate Research School team and Dean.
Danielle manages the skills development strategy for graduate research candidates and their supervisor, working with external and internal development providers. This includes the ongoing development and delivery of the Graduate Research Development Program for candidates and the Supervision Excellence Program for their supervisors. Danielle also manages the Graduate Research School's engagement strategy. Danielle provides high level expertise to UniSC departments, committees, students and supervisors on skills development and undertakes a range of reporting.
Laura administers the admissions process for all Higher Degree by Research programs for both domestic and international students. Laura provides expert policy and procedural advice to future students and enrolling units.
Charlotte administers the examination process for all Higher Degree by Research programs for both domestic and international students. Charlotte provides expert policy and procedural advice to enrolling units.
Jenelle administers variations to candidature and provides expert advice to both current students and supervisors on managing changes to candidature.
Zac coordinates the UniSC HDR Scholarship program and program admissions. Zac coordinates the Research Training Program scholarships and agreements, scholarship establishment and award process for UniSC managed HDR scholarships.
Deni provides a broad range of support to the Graduate Research Development Program along with overseeing the Student Experience Mentor Program and the Lead and Learn program.
Rachel coordinates examinations, candidature variations and manages a range of candidature progression issues. Rachel works closely with students, supervisors and HDR Coordinators to resolve complex candidature matters.
Lyndal manages the Admission and Scholarships and the Examination and Progressions teams. Lyndal provides high level expertise across complex candidature matters, policy and procedures and undertakes a range of reporting on student and Graduate Research School matters.
School Contacts
Each School appoints a Higher Degree by Research Coordinator (Academic position), who is a responsible for monitoring the general progress and welfare of research students in that academic area. The School Deputy Dean, Research is available as an alternative contact for consultation.
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- HDR Coordinator: Dr Clare Archer-Lean, carcher@usc.edu.au
- Deputy Dean, Research: Associate Professor Margarietha Scheepers, mscheepe@usc.edu.au
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- HDR Coordinator: Dr Peter Grainger, pgrainge@usc.edu.au
- Deputy Dean, Research: Professor Catherine Manathunga, cmanathu@usc.edu.au
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- HDR Coordinator: Dr Melinda Dean, SHBSHDR@usc.edu.au
- HDR Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Mulgrew, kmulgrew@usc.edu.au
- HDR Coordinator: Associate Professor Jo Wu, cwu@usc.edu.au
- Deputy Dean, Research: Professor Robert Harvey, rharvey2@usc.edu.au
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- HDR Coordinator: Dr Dyann Ross, dross@usc.edu.au
- Deputy Dean, Research: Dr Nadine McKillop, nmckillo@usc.edu.au
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- HDR Coordinator: Dr Jolanta Watson, HDR_Coordinator_SSE@usc.edu.au
- Deputy Dean, Research: Professor Nicholas Paul, npaul@usc.edu.au
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- HDR Coordinator: Dr Zack Shan zshan@usc.edu.au
- Personal Assistant: Amanda Nuske PAscmnti@usc.edu.au