Welcome from the Dean of Graduate Studies
The Dean of Graduate Studies enables the academic framework and trajectory for research education at Charles Darwin University. The primary goal is to ensure the maintenance of scholarly excellence and intellectual standards at CDU. This goal requires attention on the life cycle of higher degree students, from admissions to examination, infrastructural development, supervisory education, and expertise-driven dissemination within and beyond CDU.
Tara Brabazon is the Dean of Graduate Studies. She welcomes conversation and communication. Please contact her at tara.brabazon@cdu.edu.au.
For further information about Higher Degree programmes, please contact Tara or the Higher Degree by Research team (research.degrees@cdu.edu.au).
Information for HDR Students
Induction and Enrolment
Read all information relevant to your first days of research journey with Charles Darwin University!
Training in research, career, and life skills
Research-based workshops provide skills training for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students. Find out more about research workshops available for HDR students
Research Ethics and Ethics clearance for HDR students
Annual/ final report or renewal of ethics clearance for HDR students.
Submission and examination
Congratulations, you are almost there! Read all the relevant information about thesis submission and examination, plus ways to stay connected after graduation
HDR Forms and Codes
This webpage stores all the forms that HDR supervisors or candidates may need to complete
Useful materials
This information is designed by the Dean of Graduate Studies to support the progress of research candidates and their supervisors.
HDR Internships at CDU
Research web portal
Our research portfolio has real-world impact, within and beyond our unique location in Northern Australia.
The CDU Research Web portal provides access to CDU's Research Projects and Researchers.
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