Research Higher Degree 2012 Prospectus

RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE2012 PROSPECTUS

The University of Newcastle is a research intensive university with a reputation for excellence and a strong and vibrant research culture. Our research work is recognised for its impact and relevance to the region, the nation and the international community.

Our proud history is reflected in our consistent ranking in the top ten Australian universities for research effort and outcomes. There are areas of research excellence across the breadth of the University’s disciplines and we are best known for our research strengths in science and technology, engineering, biological and biomedical sciences, and medicine and health sciences.

The single most important factor in the success of the University’s research is our people. We value our research candidates as important contributors to our research standing and provide a supportive environment to achieve excellent outcomes. Upon enrolment you will be provided with a laptop and you will also be able to apply for the Annual RHD Candidate Allocation for reimbursement of costs associated with research activities.

The high standards set by the University ensure that our research higher degrees are respected and valued throughout the world. Establishing and strengthening partnerships with local and global industries is a key driver in our research success.

As a research higher degree candidate, the University will support you to the utmost of its ability. When you accept an offer of a place at Newcastle, you can be sure that you will be accepted into our research community and you will be given quality supervision consistent at all times with the various stages of your development towards being an independent researcher.

Please take the time to read through this prospectus and to understand the advantage you will have, should you choose Newcastle as your university. We are confident that you will find much to encourage your application for admission.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Professor Scott HolmesDean of Graduate StudiesPro Vice-Chancellor (Research)

WELCOME

Pictured on front cover:

Third-year PhD Biochemistry student Gabrielle Briggs is currently completing the following thesis – Investigation of Catecholomine Inhibition in Tyrosine Hydroxylase. Gabrielle took out second place in the 2010 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis grand final, competing against PhD students from Australia and New Zealand.

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02 World-class research

03 Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER)

04 A great environment for study

05 Why do a research higher degree

06 A guide to application and enrolment

08 Resources for candidates

08 Research scholarships

10 Priority Research Centres

15 Faculty of Business and Law

21 Faculty of Education and Arts

27 Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment

33 Faculty of Health

39 Faculty of Science and Information Technology

44 The Wollotuka Institute

45 Expectations in relation to research higher degrees

46 Completing your application form

48 Proposal template

49 Application form

53 RHD programs and codes

57 Student information and services

World-class researchThe University is ranked nationally in Australia’s top 10 research universities. We have 14 Priority Research Centres, we lead an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence and host large national and international research projects. The high standards set by the University ensure that our research higher degrees are respected and valued throughout the world.

We provide a great environment for studyWe have a student population of more than 35,000 including more than 7,800 international students from more than 100 countries. Our campuses at Newcastle and the Central Coast are set in bushland settings and are close to some of Australia’s most beautiful beaches.

People who study here do wellAs one of Australia’s leading research-intensive institutions, we have a reputation for excellence and a strong and vibrant research culture. Completing a research higher degree develops specialist knowledge in your field and professional skills for a range of business settings. Whether you’re interested in a career in academia or in the private or government spheres, you will be equipped with valuable skills that will make you competitive, no matter what your chosen career path.

We are hands-on and responsiveWe value our research higher degree candidates as important contributors to our research standing and provide a supportive environment. You will be accepted into our research community and given quality supervision.

This is a place of opportunityA research higher degree is a unique opportunity to develop new skills, develop problem-solving abilities and make a valuable contribution to new knowledge. Whether you want to broaden your mind, advance your career, increase your knowledge, travel the globe or change the world, the University of Newcastle can provide you with the opportunity.

TO CHOOSE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLEAUSTRALIA

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Research and study opportunities are available for all stages of your career. To find out more about the University of Newcastle’s world-class team visit www.newcastle.edu.au/research

The University of Newcastle has a vibrant research culture and has enjoyed strong and increasing success in research performance. We hold a unique place in the higher education sector as the most research-intensive university outside of an Australian capital city. Ranked in the top 10 universities in Australia for research, a proven track record of innovation continues to drive our reputation as a place of research excellence and groundbreaking discovery. Our strengths are concentrated in the areas of health, biomedical science, energy and the environment, engineering and science.

The University is home to many of the world’s leading researchers including:

• ProfessorJohnForbes(breastcancer)

• ProfessorJimDenham(prostatecancer)

• LaureateProfessorJohnAitken(reproductivebiology)

• LaureateProfessorGraemeJameson(chemicalengineering)

• LaureateProfessorGrahamGoodwin(electricalengineering)

• LaureateProfessorScottSloan(civilengineering)

• LaureateProfessorJonathonBorwein(mathematics)

• LaureateProfessorRobSanson-Fisher(publichealth)

Pictured below: Professor John Forbes and Dr Nikki Verrills

Our track record

• InAustralia’stop10forexternallyfundedresearch

• Annualexternalresearchincomehasmorethandoubledsince2003, to $76.2 million as reported under our 2009 Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC)

• AustralianResearchCouncilfundingof$17.9millionin2010

• NationalHealthandMedicalResearchCouncilfundingof$13.6 million in 2010

• NewcastleInnovationannualturnover$15.9millionin2009

• ResearchHigherDegreecompletionsnumber151in2008-09

• AssociatememberoftheGroupofEight(Go8)Deans of Engineering and Associates**Associate members were invited to join the Go8 Deans of Engineering in recognition of the outstanding quality of their engineering research, teaching and scholarship

We lead an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Geotechnical Science and Engineering.

With partner organisations we host:

• HunterMedicalResearchInstitute(HMRI)

• NewcastleInstituteforEnergyandResources(NIER)

We host large national and international research projects including:

• AustralianLongitudinalStudyonWomen’sHealth

• AustraliaNewZealandBreastCancerTrialsGroup

• EnterpriseConnectCleanEnergyInnovationCentre

• WorkCoverNSWResearchCentreofExcellence

WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH


The Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) is a world-class research facility established with the explicit role of facilitating research within the minerals, energy and resources fields.

ThefundingofNIER,throughtheEducationInvestmentFund,was announced in 2010 as part of the Government’s Education Revolution aimed at supporting world-leading, strategically focused infrastructure investments that will transform Australian tertiary education and research.

NIER brings the University’s leading energy and resources researchers together under an umbrella institute and addresses national priorities in sustainability within the energy and resources sector. Priority research areas include:

• reductionofenergyandwaterconsumptioninindustries of national significance

• reductionofcarbonemissionthroughnextgenerationcleancoal, carbon capture and storage technologies

• developmentofalternativeenergysourcesincludinggeothermal, biomass, wind and polymer solar cells

• improvedefficienciesinenergygenerationandconversion

• smarterandmoreefficientnetworksforthedistribution and utilisation of electricity and water

• socialchangeandthesustainabilityofresources and the environment.

NIER will be the preeminent and most comprehensive energy and resources research institute of its kind in Australia, focused on achieving best practice industry and academia collaboration, and providing both practical and viable benefits to industry, the community and the economy.

On a scale unrivalled at any other education and research centre in Australia, NIER is housed in a world-class research facility comprising extensive mineral, chemical and related technical laboratories, workshops, offices and five industrial-scale pilot plantworkshops.Buildingcapacitywillprovideforasignificantincrease in research training activities, and access to industrial scale facilities will ensure students graduate with industry-relevant experience.

The co-location of energy and resources researchers from the University with industry partners allows cross-fertilisation of ideas and approaches, and has the potential to make a substantial contribution to sustainable energy research nationally and internationally. Key partnerships exist with Ausgrid, CSIRO, Ampcontrol,TUNRABulkSolids,BHPBilliton,NuCoalandXstrata, with many others in development.

Pictured left (from top): Dr Heber Sugo and Professor Erich Kisi, aerial view of NIER site, Professor Eric Kennedy and Professor Bogdan Dlugogorski

NIERDELIVERING DISCOVERIES AND SOLUTIONS THAT MAkE A DIFFERENCE

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Research centres and partnerships

We are host to a range of research centres funded either by the Australian Government and industry or from our own resources. Our 14 Priority Research Centres bring together our top researchers and promote cross-faculty and cross-disciplinaryresearch.Fulldetailsofall our research centres are available at www.newcastle.edu.au/unit/research-services/research-centres.html

We enjoy significant research and teaching partnerships with universities throughout Asia and the Pacific and in Europe, North America and Africa. We are recognised nationally and internationally for the leadership we have provided in establishing problem-based learning.

The University is strongly committed to increasing the participation of Indigenous students in higher education and our Umulliko Indigenous Higher Education Research Centre provides support to our Indigenous research higher degree candidates.

Campuses

We have two main campuses. The largest, set on a 140 hectare natural bushland site, is at Callaghan, 12 kilometres from the centre of Newcastle, and is well serviced by both bus and train. The other main campus is located on a picturesque 85 hectare site at Ourimbah on the Central Coast, halfway between Newcastle and Sydney. Our City precinct comprises theNewcastleBusinessSchool,theNewcastleLegalCentreandtheConservatoriumofMusic.

Diverse student population

Our total student population is over 35,000, including some 7,800 international students from more than 100 countries. There are over 1,200 research higher degree candidates, including almost 300 international candidates.

Libraries

The University offers specialised services and resources for research higher degree candidates over six libraries, including dedicated postgraduate study facilities at three locations. The library invests over $9 million per annum in scholarly information resources including subscriptions to over 80,000 online and print journals, 20,000 e-books and also acquires over 20,000 print books per annum. Resources in other libraries within Australia and overseas are available free of charge through the inter library loan andBONUS+requestingsystem.This,combined with 24x7 physical access over three locations ensures that the library is always available to assist and support researchactivity.TheFacultyLibrarianService provides advanced information research support to researchers and postgraduate students. Subject information specialists can advise on the best strategies for effective information access including advice on literature searches, research techniques, advanced use of Endnote and training in online resources.

Sports facilities

The sports facilities on the Callaghan campus are amongst the finest of any university in the country and include The Forumsportscomplexwhichhousesa50-metre indoor heated pool, an 18-metre climbing wall, a fully equipped gymnasium, two martial arts/aerobics studios and two competition indoor courts for sports such as basketball and volleyball. There are also six sporting ovals, a squash centre and tennis courts.

There are many social and support services for students from career guidance and health care to banks and sporting clubs.

Accommodation

The University operates the largest single site accommodation complex of any university in Australia with the capacity to accommodate around 1,000 students. There are four Halls of Residence – Edwards Hall, International House, BarahinebahnandEvattHouse.

A GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDY

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE IS A MODERN, FLExIbLE AND COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY ESTAbLISHED IN 1965.


Broaden your career options

Research is a growth industry, and gaining a research higher degree will give you an advantage in the job market.

Workforce projections indicate that demand for research qualified people is set to grow at a faster rate than overall employment demand in our economy over the decade to 2020, with the number of employed individuals with a doctorate by research qualification alone expected to rise by 3.2 per cent per annum over this period (Access Economics 2010).

In addition, a recent report into research training commissioned by the Australian Government confirmed that the academic population is ageing and that the number of young academics coming through will be insufficient to meet the future needs of research in Australia (Bradley, Noonan, Nugent and Scales, 2008). The option of a career in academia is likely always to remain open for you if you complete a PhD, both immediately after graduation and as you continue to build knowledge and gain experience in your discipline.

Stretch yourself

Research and scholarship underpin our teaching and creative activity. Candidates who are working towards a higher degree by research are important to us and our aim is to attract and support talented, keen researchers.

Start your career as a researcher

AsasuccessfulMasterofPhilosophyorDoctor of Philosophy graduate, you will have overcome the obstacles, persevered with the research, mastered new skills and convinced a group of your peers that the contribution to knowledge submitted as your thesis is worthy of the award of a higher degree. The end result is an overwhelming feeling of great accomplishment.

Challenge yourself

Graduates regularly report that their research journey was extremely challenging and because of that, highly rewarding. The day that a candidate submits their thesis is truly a day for celebration. A research higher degree can be likened to a full-time job. Candidates generallyworkontheirresearchMondaytoFriday,9amto5pmfromJanuaryto December with four weeks off for recreational leave usually over the summer period. The research program normally involves several milestones starting with the research proposal, literature review, data collection, confirmation, regular progress reporting, analysis, and several thesis drafts before the final version is ready for examination.

Develop your passion for research

A research higher degree provides an exciting career path for high-achieving students who have an analytical mind and an intrinsic desire for problem solving.

Contribute to critical knowledge

Research involves defining and solving problems and constantly striving for improvement in your chosen discipline. We regularly receive feedback from graduates that doing a PhD has given them a real sense of achievement and the feeling of having contributed to something positive for the future.

WHY DO A RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE?

AN RHD IS THE RECOGNISED qUALIFICATION FOR A CAREER IN ACADEMIA AND WILL OPEN DOORS TO CAREERS IN THE PUbLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

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Research your options

TheFacultysectionsofthisprospectusdetailareasinwhichMPhilandPhDcandidates can be accepted. The qualifications required for admission are set out on page 45 of this prospectus and in the degree schedules available at www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/policies-guidelines

Apply

To apply for candidature please complete the application form found at the end of this prospectus. Instructions on completing the form are available on page 46. Ensure that you attach all required documentation and lodge your application with the Office of Graduate Studies.

Find a supervisor

Applicants are encouraged to consult with academics in the chosen research field at the University prior to submitting an application for admission. This may assist in guiding the direction of your research proposal.

The Register of Supervisors allows you to search for a potential supervisor.

You can search by school or researcher name, or by keyword, and you will be provided with names of supervisors, a summary of their research areas, and a link to their research profile and their email address.

www.newcastle.edu.au/registerofsupervisors

Assessment

Upon receipt of your application form and accompanying documentation, we will register your application and conduct an eligibility assessment.

You will receive an acknowledgement email including an applicant login and application tracking information to the email address provided on your application form. Your application will then be sent to the relevant faculty and school for an academic assessment and determination. Once a determination has been made the application will be returned to the Office of Graduate Studies where outcome correspondence will be prepared and despatched to you.

Track your application

You will be able to track the status of your application by logging into the online student self service website at http://myhub.newcastle.edu.au with your applicant login details.

Assessment times can vary. Please allow at least six weeks. During the scholarship assessment period (Oct-Dec) scholarship applications are prioritised.

The recommendation to admit an applicant is the responsibility of the Head of School in which the research program is to be pursued, and must also be approved by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (or nominee) of the Faculty.

Approval requires that:

• anapplicantisappropriatelyqualified,

• thereareprojectsavailablewithintheapplicant’s areas of research interest,

• theschoolcanprovidesupervision and resources.

Outcome

You will be notified of the outcome of your application via email and hard copy letter. If you are made an offer you can accept it online at http://myhub.newcastle.edu.au. If deferral is possible this will be indicated in your offer letter.

The letter will outline your program, supervisory arrangements and other details relevant to your initial enrolment. Conditions may be placed on an offer of admission such as enrolment in prescribed courses or the mastery of specific skills. The offer may also be conditional upon receipt of further evidence from you. It is important that you attend to any conditions promptly to avoid delays in commencement.

If a scholarship application has also been submitted separate advice will be providedregardingitsoutcome.Firstroundscholarship offers will be made in mid to late December and must be accepted within 28 days.

Contact

The Office of Graduate Studies is the first point of contact for domestic research higher degree applicants.

We will respond to your queries by email, phone or in person. Our office is located ontheGroundFloor,EastWing, The Chancellery, Callaghan campus.

T +61249216537

F +61249216908

E [email protected]

www.newcastle.edu.au/unit/ office-of-graduate-studies

International applicants should contact International Admissions and obtain an international application form: [email protected]

A GUIDE TO APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT


Placements in other agencies

CRIMINALRECORDCHECkSCandidates who need to enter a public health facility for a placement, research, or any other purpose, or are involved in the teaching or care of children, the ill or other people in a vulnerable position must obtain a criminal record clearance prior to entering thefacility.ACriminalRecordCheckConsentFormmustbecompleted. There is a $30 processing fee charged by the agency thatundertakesthechecks.Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionsissued with the consent form may result in delays in a clearance being issued. If the relevant agency declines to permit you to undertake this aspect of your studies, then you may not be able to complete the requirements of the program.

VACCINATION CARDSAny candidate who needs to enter a public health facility for a placement, research, or any other purpose is also required to maintain a vaccination card as a proof of the currency of their vaccinations.

PROHIBITEDEMPLOyMENTDECLARATIONSUnder the requirements of the Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998, candidates undertaking placement in any area involving direct and unsupervised contact with children under the age of 18 years are required to disclose whether they are a “prohibited person”. This is defined as a person who has been convicted of a serious sex offence or who is a registrable person under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000. All candidates proceeding on such placements, including candidates entering the NSW public health system, must complete a Prohibited Employment Declaration. The Criminal Record CheckConsentForm,VaccinationRecordcardsandProhibitedEmployment Declaration forms may be obtained from and lodged with the Student Hubs, once you have enrolled in your program.

Study costs – Research Training Scheme

Under the Research Training Scheme (RTS) the University receives funding from the Australian Government to meet its operational costs for the candidature of domestic students. This support is in the form of an exemption from the contributions normally payable by Australian students under theHigherEducationLoanProgram.RTSfundingislimitedto:

• fouryearsfull-time(orpart-timeequivalent)ifaPhDcandidate; or

• twoyearsfull-time(orpart-timeequivalent)ifaresearchmasters candidate.

Privacy and confidentiality

The information gathered by the University from your completed application form and during the period of your enrolment will only be used in accordance with privacy legislation to assist the University to enable you to complete your program of study. It will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent unless the University is under a legal obligation to do so. Government departments such as Centrelink, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship are authorised to request specific types of information for their purposes. The University may also be required to provide information to law enforcement agencies if a subpoena or warrant is served on it, or if an application is made under the Freedom of Information Act.

Upon enrolment all commencing RHD candidates are provided with a Dell or Mac laptop which includes a standard suite of University software such as Microsoft Office and multi-media, academic and anti-virus software.

All candidates are also able to apply for the Annual RHD Candidate Allocation for reimbursement of costs associated with research activities while they are within their allowed/funded candidature period. All uses of these funds must be approved by the supervisor and Head of School. The amount available per candidate is at least $1,500 per annum (pro rata for part-time candidates) and can be claimed for items such as:

• projectcosts(eg.costsassociatedwithsurveys, interviews, statistical advice, training courses, data entry and processing)

• thedirectcostofconsumablesrequired forthecandidate’sresearchproject

• travelandfieldworkrelatedtotheresearchproject

• conferenceattendanceandparticipation(including registration, travel and accommodation)

• purchaseofsoftware(orsoftwarelicences),books,journals,mediaresourcesetc.thatarerelatedtotheresearchproject

• purchaseorleaseofequipmentrequired fortheresearchproject

• publicationcostsforresearchpapersarising from the candidate’s research.

The Code of Practice for Research Higher Degree Candidature outlines a minimum level of resources that are provided to candidates. For further information go to www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000061.html

The University of Newcastle offers a number of postgraduate research scholarships to support research candidates in their endeavours. In 2011 the University of Newcastle offered approximately 90 scholarships to domestic candidates.

Scholarship duration

Scholarship duration is three years for a PhD and two years for aMasterdegree.Candidateswhohavecommencedaresearchhigher degree prior to being awarded a scholarship will have the duration of the scholarship reduced by the amount of time completed prior to the scholarship starting.

Scholarship types

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)Australian Postgraduate Awards are funded by the Australian Government and are available to candidates undertaking a full-timeMPhilorPhDdegree.ApplicantsmusthaveHonoursClassIandbeAustraliancitizens,NewZealandcitizensorAustralianpermanent residents. These awards currently provide a living allowance, a relocation allowance and a thesis allowance. The base rate living allowance in 2011 was $22,860 per annum.

Applications close 31 October each year.

University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNRS)University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarships are funded by the University of Newcastle and are offered to applicantsofanycitizenshipstatusundertakingafull-timeMPhilor PhD degree. These scholarships provide a living allowance, and may also provide a relocation allowance and thesis allowance for the candidate (depending on the funding source). The base rate living allowance in 2011 was $22,860 per annum. Candidates should normally have Honours Class I.

Applications close 31 October each year.

Additional University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarships funded from external sources (eg. research grants) are available throughout the year. These scholarships are advertised on the following website www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/scholarships/availablescholarships.html

If you are applying for a specific scholarship funded from an external source please write the name of the scholarship on the application form.

RESOURCES FOR CANDIDATES

RESEARCHSCHOLARSHIPS

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Scholarship procedures

Scholarships are awarded to eligible applicants on the basis of academic merit and through a highly competitive process. The award of research scholarships may also take into account areas of research strength or areas of research in line with the strategic directions of the University.

The research scholarship criteria for all faculties will have the common components of academic achievement and research/scholarlyattainments(relativetoopportunity).Forassessmentpurposes, current honours students who have not received their final results will be ranked on the assumption of achieving Honours Class I (H1). Any subsequent scholarship offer would be conditional upon H1.

Applicants may elect to be considered in more than one discipline area. A complete separate application must be lodged for each discipline, and each will be considered separately within the relevant faculty. An offer of admission to candidature and/or offer of scholarship in one discipline may not be transferable to another.

Firstroundscholarshipofferswillbesenttotheapplicant’scorrespondence address in mid to late December. Offers must be accepted within 28 days. It is important that applicants ensure they check their email and collect mail from their correspondence address.AnysecondroundofferswillbemadefromJanuary 2012. Scholarships should normally commence and enrolment should be finalised by 31 August in the year for which the offer of candidature was made. Scholarship recipients must normally be enrolled full-time in their research higher degree.

Applicants who have completed more than two full-time equivalentsemesterstowardsaMPhilormorethanfourfull-timeequivalent semesters towards a PhD at the commencement of the following academic year will not be considered for the award of a scholarship.

Scholarship eligibility criteria

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements and must have an offer of admission to a research higher degree. Applicants for all schemes must have completed at least four years of undergraduate study and have attained Honours Class I or equivalent. Applicants will be considered for an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) in the first instance and then for a University of Newcastle Research Scholarship (UNRS).

Note that applicants are not eligible for:

• supportforaMPhildegreeiftheyalreadyholdaMPhildegreeor equivalent;

• anyRHDscholarshipiftheyalreadyholdaresearchdoctoraldegree or equivalent;

• anAPAiftheyhavepreviouslyheldanyAustralianGovernmentfunded award for six months or more; or

• aUNRSiftheyhavepreviouslyheldanequivalentscholarshipfor 12 months or more, for the same award.

An applicant who does not speak English as a first language must satisfy one of the English language requirements as listed in the English Proficiency Policy found at www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000104.html by the scholarship closing date.

Scholarship guidelines and procedures

The guidelines and procedures for the ranking and award of research scholarships are available at www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/policies-guidelines

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PRIORITY RESEARCH CENTRES

Centre for Advanced Particle Processing and Transport

Innovations in Mineral Processing

Majoradvancesarebeingmadeinestablishingnewseparationtechnologiestoachievefine particle beneficiation in coal and mineral processing. Technologies developed by theCentreandbeingusedworldwideincludetheJamesonCellinfrothflotationandtheReflux Classifier in gravity separation. Our mineral processing research has been focused on solving key problems concerned with:

• maximisingfineparticlerecoveryandgrade

• minimisingenergyandwaterconsumption

• tailingsminimisationandreclamation

• improvingwatertreatmentprocesses.

Experimental work is supported by facilities in mineral processing, fundamental physical chemistry instrumentation, high-speed video, and laser flow diagnostics, while our modelling capability includes computational fluid dynamics and discrete element modelling.

Research opportunities exist in physical chemistry and control of surfactant adsorption, particle-particle aggregation, and interactions between particles and interfaces. Research is also focused on the hydrodynamics of foam drainage and wash water addition, the application of fluidisation to support the flotation of coarse particles and the aggregation of nano-particles, and promote the gravity separation of coal and minerals in the Reflux Classifier. A new shock-wave technology is being developed to enhance ultrafine flotation, while in gravity separation centrifugal forces are being exploited to target finer particles.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/capp

Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases

The Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory disease focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular processes that are associated with the development and progression of respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

These are the two major chronic respiratory diseases in Australia, with the incidence of asthma among the highest in the world, and COPD a major cause of death. These disorders are a significant health and economic burden to the community, and are national research priority areas and diseases of global significance. The Centre aims to develop advanced models for diagnosis and treatment of such disorders.

The Centre acts as a national training centre for clinician scientists, postdoctoral fellows, PhD scholars and undergraduates in respiratory medicine and continues to actively contribute to the development of health policy.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/card

Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery and Information-Based Medicine

A scientific revolution is in the making. In a few years time, all known genetic risk factors for diseases could be routinely determined at birth. Using large-scale molecular interrogation methods, powered by advances in mathematics and computer science, a patient’s particular disease subtypes could be identified and the best available treatment selected. Outcomes of patient tailored treatments will be valuable for the development of new diagnostic approaches and drug designs that specifically target aberrant molecular pathways present in diseased cells with minimal interference on healthy ones. This is the promise of personalised information-based medicine.

The core aim of the research conducted by this Centre is the delivery of ‘bench-to-bedside’ research by combining the often disparate disciplines of bioinformatics, molecular and genetic analysis, clinical information and population data. The CentreforBioinformatics,BiomarkerDiscoveryandInformation-BasedMedicine(CIBM)aimstofindmethodologiesthatwill shorten the process of obtaining novel discoveries and to use them to obtain distinctively better outcomes in clinical practice and translational individualised medicine.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cibm


Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research

TheCentreforBrainandMentalHealthResearch(CBMHR)seekstoincreaseunderstanding of cause, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of brain/mental disorders on the basis of the scientific study of individual differences in vulnerability and resilience within a lifespan developmental framework. This entails multi-disciplinary collaboration across several levels, namely, the basic sciences, translational, intervention and population research aiming for both discovery and, importantly, translation between basic and clinical neuroscience.

TheCBMHRbringstogetherkeypeople,harnessingtheextensiveexpertiseacrosstheUniversity and Hospital sectors in basic and clinical neuroscience. Researchers work closely with government agencies and non-government groups, offering the unique ability to conduct multi-disciplinary collaborative research across basic and clinical neuroscience, and to achieve translation of important research outcomes at both the clinicalandpopulationlevels.TheCBMHRisauniqueresearchentityinAustralianterms,bringing together high-quality neuroscience research in nationally important disease areas (Schizophrenia, Depression, Addiction, Stroke, Dementia), and building tight linkages across multiple levels of enquiry and between basic neuroscience, clinical neuroscience and mental health and neurological health service delivery.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cbmhr

Centre for Chemical Biology

TheCentreforChemicalBiology(CCB)iscommittedtoprovidinginnovativetherapeuticsforthetreatmentofhumandisease.Bybringingtogetherresearchteamsofinternationalexcellence from chemistry, biology and medicine we will unravel the causes of disease, identify crucial biological targets and pioneer the rapid development of novel drugs for thefightagainstdisease.TheCCBwillbethecentralfacilitatorofdrugdevelopmentatUoNandourcollaboratorsdisplayingleadershipandresearchexcellence.TheCCBwill:

• provideasupportiveforumforcareerdevelopmentandenhancementofjuniorstaffacross chemistry, biology and biomedical sciences.

• providebiomedicalresearcherswith:

– a molecular ‘toolkit’ to unravel the intricacies of biological processes;

– a ‘lab to clinic’ drug development pipeline to a clinical setting.

Bybringingtogetherresearchteamsofinternationalexcellencefromchemistry,biologyand medicine the Centre will focus on unravelling the causes of disease, identifying crucial biological targets and will pioneer the rapid development of novel drugs for the fight against disease.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/ccb

Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control

Complex systems involve heterogeneous networks of interacting elements, complex dynamics, hard constraints and high uncertainty. Such systems present many challenges. However, they are central to modern society and include energy generation and distribution, ecosystems, health delivery, safety and security systems, telecommunications, transportation networks, manufacturing processes, the economy, minerals exploration and minerals exploitation. Research in complex systems underpins the modeling, control and management of such systems.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cdsc

ARC Centre of Excellence in Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CGSE)

The Australian Research Council provided $14.4 million to the University to establish the CGSE. The CGSE will pioneer new scientific approaches to geotechnical engineering design to underpin Australia’s energy and transport infrastructure, resulting in increased productivity and sustainability of the nation’s export industries.

Physical infrastructure, such as offshore platforms and pipelines, and national road and rail systems, rely on geotechnical engineering design and this is increasingly associated with building on extremely soft sediments (geomaterials). Offshore these are encountered in almost all modern developments, where water depths now mostly exceed 500 metres; onshore, transport corridors must increasingly make use of poor ground that has proved problematic for other developments. In all such cases the response of the geomaterials is complex and highly variable and presentsmajordesignchallenges. The core goals of the CGSE are therefore to:

• provideanationalfocusforgeotechnical research

• optimisethedesignofcriticalinfrastructure

• collaboratewithoffshore and onshore industry

• educateandtrainthenextgeneration of geotechnical engineers and researchers.

Pictured top (left to right): Laureate Professor Scott Sloan (Director, PRC for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling), Professor Julie Byles (Director, PRC for Gender, Health and Ageing), Laureate Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher (Director, PRC for Health Behaviour).

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Centre for Energy

The Advanced Energy Technology (AET) program focuses on developing a range of novel second generation technology platforms in the fields of:

• lowemissioncoaltechnologies

• renewableenergysystems

• transportationfuelsandenergyconversion

• energyandtheenvironment

• nanoandmicroenergysystems

• energyefficiency.

The focus of the AET program in the field of low emission coals technologies is: the application of chemical looping process in coal combustion, coal gasification, steam reforming, and air separation; as well as production of designer chars for direct carbon fuel cells, direct injection carbon diesel engines, and soil amendment (fertiliser). The research activities relating to renewable energy systems under the AET program are focused on developing hybrid systems such as geothermal/coal, solar/geothermal, solar/biomass. In the area of nano and micro energy systems the main trusts are the development of: miniaturised fuel reformers for in-situ hydrogen enrichment of gaseous and liquid fuels on-board transport systems (cars, trucks, buses etc); hydrogen powered energy systems for small mobile applications (laptops, mobile phones etc); and miniaturised nano-fluid base heat exchangers. In the field of energy efficiency, the AET program covers a range of research activities related to waste heat recovery in process industries, small-scale energy efficient desalination plants, and energy efficient buildings incorporating smart materials and smart walling systems.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/energy

Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing

The Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing is concerned with one of the most challenging contemporary issues – the ageing of our population and the health of men and women as they age. Through its research themes, members of the Centre are undertaking cutting edge research and development across a range offields.LedbyitsDirector,ProfessorJulieByles,theCentreresearchesindividual health care and societal factors that affect men and women’s health and well-being as they age. The Centre also examines the ways in which communities and organisations respond to an ageing population.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/gha

Centre for Health Behaviour

TheHealthBehaviourResearchCentreis concerned with improving the health of the community through intervention and service delivery to promote healthy behaviours and good quality healthcare. LedbyitshighlyexperiencedDirectorLaureateProfessorRobSanson-Fisher,the Centre brings together researchers from a range of fields to undertake high quality, applied, intervention-focused health behaviour research targeting key public health issues. Through its research themes, the members of the Centre are undertaking innovative projects across a range of fields.

The Centre researches the social and individual factors which affect the health of populations, and is active in developing measures and interventions for reducing the prevalence of preventable disease risks and increasing equitable and evidence-based health care delivery. The Centre also examines, and is involved with efforts to reduce, the psychosocial impacts of chronic disease as well as improving preparedness for emerging infectious disease and chemical/terrorism threats.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/health-behaviour

Centre for Computer-Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications

The Centre for Computer-Assisted ResearchMathematicsanditsApplications(CARMA)formsthebasefor a vibrant cross-university and intra-university Priority Research Centre. There is no corresponding group in Australia and there are very few internationally. Mathematicsas“thelanguageofhightechnology” underpins all facets of modern life and current Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Yet no other research centre exists focussing on the implications of developments in ICT, present and future, for the practice ofresearchmathematics.CARMApartlyfills this gap through the exploitation and development of techniques and tools for computer-assisted discovery and disciplined data-mining including mathematical visualisation.

CARMAresearchspansComputationalAnalysis and Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics,LinearandNonlinearAnalysis, Optimization and Simulation, Topological Groups, Harmonic Analysis, NumberTheoryandFunctionalAnalysis.Advanced mathematical computation is equally essential to solution of real-world problems; sophisticated mathematics is core to software used by decision-makers, engineers, scientists, managers, and those who design, plan and control the products and systems key to present day life.

http://carma.newcastle.edu.au


Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling

TheCentreforGeotechnicalandMaterialsModellingfocuses on the development of new models and innovative computational methods for predicting the behaviour of geomaterials, metals, and composites. Advanced computational methods, coupled with laboratory and field testing, are key tools in this pursuit.

The Centre combines two of Australia’s leading research teams in their own areas: the Geotechnical Research Group and the Diffusion in Solids Group. Although these groups study problems at different length scales, they are united in their aim to develop material models that accurately describe the macroscopic behaviour of a wide range of materials. They are also united by their common interest in the use of advanced computational methods, such as nonlinear finite element analysis, to solve multiphase problems involving deformation, diffusion and transport.

BycombiningthenumericalmodellingexpertiseoftheGeotechnical Research Group with the nano- and micro-scale modelling expertise of the Diffusion in Solids Group, a wide range of practical problems are being studied including contaminant migration and remediation in soils, the constitutive behaviour of geomaterials (soils and rocks), rock fall analysis, failure mechanisms and heat transport in electronic devices, and the mechanical behaviour of tunnels, building foundations, road embankments, harbour facilities, and mine sites.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cgmm

Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition

The Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition will take a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding physical activity and nutrition for population health with particular emphasis on education and health promotion strategies for chronic disease prevention, treatment, and wellbeing. The PRC aims to examine these interrelationships across the lifespan, by targeting ‘at risk’ populations, multiple levels (individual, social, organisational, population) and within various settings (schools, clinics, workplaces, communities).

Research and training activities will cover the spectrum of theory development and measurement, intervention building and testing, and knowledge transfer. The primary aim of the PRC is to achieve high quality research, training, and knowledge translation in the development and testing of efficacious/effective, theory-driven, multi-level, population-based physical activity and nutrition-related interventions (and natural experiments) that can ultimately be used and sustained in practice.

Centre for Organic Electronics

The Centre for Organic Electronics is the first of its kind in Australia. It is an exciting new initiative focusing on the development of new electronic devices at the intersection between semiconductors and plastics. Key research areas include:

• organicsolarcells(newmaterials,devices,models,largescalefabrication)

• organicelectronicbasedsensors(biosensors,printableelectronic arrays, explosives sensors)

• organicbasedphotonics(detectors)

• newfundamentalimagingsystems(atom-basedmicroscopy).

Morespecifically,theCentreiscurrentlyundertakingthefollowingprojects:

• largeareaprintingoforganicsolarcells

• computationalmodellingoforganicsolarcells

• economicmodellingoforganicsolarcells

• structureandmorphologyofconductingpolymerblends

• extendingthespectralresponseoforganicsolarcells

• photocurrentmappingoforganicsolarcells

• ultra-fastlaserspectroscopyoforganicelectronicmaterials

• sensorsandbiosensorsfromplasticelectronics

• printingofelectronicarraysusingstate-of-the-artinkjetprinting

• phasecontrastmechanismsinscanningheliummicroscopy

• fieldionisationheliumdetectionusingcarbonnanotubes

• developingaheliumbeammicroscope.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/coe

Centre for Reproductive Science

BringingtogetherresearchersfromtheexistingMothersandBabiesResearchCentreandtheReproductiveScienceGroup,the Centre for Reproductive Science will address one of the Australian Government’s most important national research priorities–‘AHealthyStarttoLife’.

Recent research demonstrates that the long term health and welfare of individuals is critically affected by the quality of the gametes that form the embryo and the nature of the intrauterine environment provided by the mother during foetal development.

The University of Newcastle is internationally recognised for its contribution to studies of human pregnancy. The Centre for Reproductive Science will target the future health of all Australians by improving the health of pregnant women and providing key information on the determinants of a healthy start to life.

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/crs

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FACULTY OF bUSINESS AND LAWThe Faculty of Business and Law is an innovative and dynamic learning community that offers distinctive degrees and, in collaboration with our external partners and stakeholders, strives to make a difference by creating new knowledge, preparing our students for global citizenship, and contributing to the economic, social and political progress of Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Through partnerships with leading international universities, through leading roles in international professional and academic societies, and through work with industry, our research has global reach and impact. A candidate for a research higher degree in this faculty is welcomed into our research teams and is trained by experienced academics.

It is important that RHD candidates align their research project with the research expertise of existing academic staff. Prospective RHD candidates are advised to browse the research interests of academic staff in the School and make contact with a prospective supervisor who has appropriate research experience in the discipline of choice. Prospective RHD candidates can begin this search at www.newcastle.edu.au/registerofsupervisors

SUCCESSFUL LEADERS DON’T START OUT ASkING, ‘WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?’THEY ASk, ‘WHAT NEEDS TO bE DONE?’THEN THEY ASk, ‘OF THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD MAkE A DIFFERENCE, WHICH ARE RIGHT FOR ME?’Peter Drucker, founding father of management

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OUR RESEARCH

TheFaculty’sresearch-intensiveschoolscontributetotheUniversity of Newcastle’s ranking as one of Australia’s top 10 research universities. Our academic staff are active researchers, with many leaders in their disciplines, who publish consistently in the top international and national journals. Researchers within the Facultyhavebeenawardedsubstantialresearchfundingthroughthe Australian Research Council and from industry and they are grant assessors for esteemed bodies such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Australian Research Council.

The Centre for Institutional and Organisational Studies

ThisFaculty-widecentresupportsmanyoftheresearcheffortsacross our two schools. It studies the differential growth and development of societies and enterprise across time and place. The aim is to understand how socially beneficial exchange is organised through legal, political, economic and social institutions and organisations. Organisations comprise business and legal firms, unions, the judiciary, political parties, pressure groups, families, non-governmental and not-for-profit bodies, religious groups, educational bodies and international bodies (UN, World BankandIMF).Institutionsincludetheformal(legal)andinformal(social norms and values) environments within which organisations operate.

The Centre has research partnerships with leading universities including Aachen University of Technology; Nanjing University; BeijingNormalUniversity;SouthChinaUniversityofTechnology;ShandongUniversity;JilanUniversity;IMTGhaziabad;IndianInstituteofManagement,Indore;ChulalongkornUniversity;UniversityofMalaya;UniversityofkebangsaanMalaysia;UniversityofLimerickandUniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign; as well as with industry and a variety of professional associations.

The Centre aims to make a difference in society. It provides a home for our researchers and research higher degree candidates to advance current academic knowledge and professional practices in the various business and law disciplines.

OUR ACADEMIC STAFF ARE ACTIVE RESEARCHERS, WITH MANY LEADERS IN THEIR DISCIPLINES.


SNAPSHOTRESTRUCTURING FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FIRMS IN CHINALedbyDrBrendanBoyle,DrRebeccaMitchellandProfessorStephenNicholas(picturedabove),andincooperationwithDeanXiaoShuming,NanjingUniversityBusinessSchool,andVicePresidentPengLong,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,theresearchprojectinvestigates the evolution and change in the location, operation and growth of business enterprises in the world’s fastest growing economy.

DrBoylesays“Businessfirmschangetheirstructureaspartoftheirmaturation and development, and our research assesses the importance of internal factors and external factors, such as the recent global economic crises, in driving firm restructuring”.

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Newcastle Business School

NewcastleBusinessSchool,withintheFacultyofBusinessandLaw,providesamulti-disciplinaryenvironment,withopportunitiesfor research in all major areas of business. We engage in research that makes a difference by expanding knowledge and by having an impact on the professions, business and government in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. In doing so, our goal is to improve business practices, foster equity, and contribute to human social and economic progress.

Academic staff in the School have diverse backgrounds, wide-ranging professional experience, strong research records, and excellent experience in supervising research students. They are committed to creating, ensuring and promoting an unmatched research environment which is reflected in an impressive output of research books, journal articles and professional publications. Overtheyears,NewcastleBusinessSchoolandourindividualstaff members have built research links with prestigious universities in Asia, North America, and Europe.

Research higher degree studies are supported in the following discipline areas:

• businesspolicyandstrategy

• internationalbusiness

• innovationandentrepreneurship

• organisationalbehaviour,performanceandsustainability

• generalmanagement

• supplychainmanagement

• accounting

• finance

• economics

• politics

• employmentrelations

• humanresourcemanagement

• marketing

• leisure

• tourism

• interdisciplinary programs are also available.

Newcastle Law School

Focusingon‘lawyeringskills’,theNewcastleLawSchoolisan internationally recognised law school, combining academic excellence and practical, hands-on training. Our Professional Program pioneered the integration of experiential learning and skillstrainingwithintheconventionalBachelorofLawscurriculum.Asaresult,graduatesoftheDiplomaofLegalPracticeareimmediately eligible to apply for admission as legal practitioners in Australia, without further training.

ResearchhigherdegreestudieswithintheNewcastleLawSchoolare available in the following discipline areas:

• childlaw

• contractlaw

• criminallawandsentencing

• environmentallawandinternationalenvironmentallaw

• equalopportunitylaw

• familylaw

• humanrightslawandinternationalhumanrightslaw

• labourrelationslawandinternationallabourrelationslaw

• legalprofession

• occupationalhealthandsafetylaw

• tortlaw.

OUR SCHOOLS


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FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND ARTSThe Faculty of Education and Arts encompasses a very broad range of disciplines. These disciplines are represented in the three different schools of the Faculty.

AcandidateforaresearchdegreeinthisFacultywouldenrolinoneofthefollowingschools:

• SchoolofDrama,FineArtandMusic(incorporatingtheConservatorium)

• SchoolofEducation

• SchoolofHumanitiesandSocialScience


TheFacultyalsooffersafocusoninnovativeformsofinterdisciplinaryresearch,suchas in the fields of education and training, gender, and religious and cultural studies. Forsuchfieldsofresearch,enrolmentshouldbeanticipatedinthedisciplinewhere the principal supervisor is located.

Each school has a Deputy Head of School (Research and Research Training). Prospective candidates for a research higher degree are advised to consult the relevant Deputy Head of School before submitting an application for enrolment, although this is not essential.

If you are unsure of the appropriate school for your interests, please contact the Faculty’sAssistantDeanforResearchandResearchTraining,AssociateProfessorPam Nilan ([email protected]).

Pictured from top left (clockwise): Professor John McDowell, Professor Richard Vella, Associate Professor Philip Morgan, Dr Caroline Webb

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TheFacultyofEducationandArtsconcentratesonareasofestablishedandemergingresearch strength via its three Research Institutes and one Priority Research Centre (withtheFacultyofHealth)whichprovideacriticalmassofactivityfocusedon innovative, collaborative and socially engaged research.

Educational Research Institute Newcastle

Educational Research Institute Newcastle (ERIN) focuses on some of the most challenging contemporary issues facing Australia through interdisciplinary research into the theoretical, methodological, and evidence-based understandings of education. It has two major programs of research:

• Adaptiveknowledgeproduction Our program explores the nature, development and expression of knowledge

production in higher education in linked projects across four areas: research training; higher education; professionalism; and cultural variation.

• Teacherchange Our program is at the forefront of educational research and policy, and brings together

educational researchers to focus on the central dilemma facing educational policy today: teacher change.

Humanities Research Institute

Humanities research – including history, languages, philosophy, theology and literature – has an important role to play by fostering the creation of knowledge that enriches our lives, making us more complete human beings and more capable of sustaining ourselves and our communities. The Humanities Research Institute has two major programs of research:

• Violenceandsocialorder Byresearchingcomplexhistoriesfromtheearlymodernperiodtothepresentday,

we are developing new frameworks for understanding violence and social order in historical, political and sociological contexts and are leading a fundamental rethinking of the place of violence in the modern world

• Endangeredlanguagedocumentationtheoryandapplication We are establishing an internationally recognised centre driven by a dynamic hub

of researchers and students who work together to document and describe diverse endangered languages and pursue flow-on theoretical and practical applications.

Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing

The Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing (RISIW) seeks to ignite innovative and profound research in the social sciences by applying new knowledge and methods to develop solutions to some of society’s most intractable problems around areas of exclusion and disadvantage. It has one major program of research:

• Economicinsecurity,publicgovernanceandneoliberalpaternalism Our program seeks to analyse the ways in which changing political-economic life

relates to new regimes of welfare governance, and investigates the impact of these regimes upon human service workers.

Priority Research Centre (PRC) for Physical Activity and Nutrition

The PRC for Physical Activity and Nutrition takes a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding population health with emphasis on education and health promotion strategies for chronic disease prevention, treatment, and wellbeing. The focus of its research is on six inter-related themes:

• physicalactivityandnutrition for population health

• obesity

• therapeuticnutrition

• clinicalandexperimentalnutrition

• exercisesciences

• physicalactivityandnutritioninschools.

Pictured above: Professor Ron Plotnikoff

OUR RESEARCH


DR bILL PALMEREvery fortnight, somewhere in the world a language dies. With a focus on endangered Pacific and Aboriginal languages, Newcastle has responded by establishing an internationally recognised centre for endangered language research.

The world is experiencing an unprecedented wave of language extinctions, resulting in loss of cultural identities, knowledge systems, and the variety of data needed to understandthestructureoflanguageinthemind.BillPalmerandhiscolleaguesinthe discipline of linguistics are building a world-class research program of international significance in Newcastle that responds to the urgent need to document and analyse endangered languages from Australia, the Pacific, Central Asia, the Arab world and Africa.

With globalisation, indigenous languages are succumbing to unprecedented pressure, and estimates predict that up to 90 per cent of the world’s 7,000 languages will disappear within a century.

LinguisticsatNewcastlehasrespondedbyformingtheEndangeredLanguagesDocumentation,TheoryandApplicationresearchgroup(ELDTA),bringingtogetherscholars working on languages ranging from Australian Aboriginal and Pacific Island to threatenedvarietiesofBantuandArabic,andminorityTurkiclanguagesintheCrimeaand western China, placing Newcastle at the forefront of research of this kind in Australia.

TheELDTAprogramcurrentlyhassevenPhDscholarsandtwoHonoursstudents co-located in a endangered languages project office who enjoy a supportive environment, high quality supervision and collaboration with others engaged in similar research. Three of these PhD students have won external scholarships and all seven have chosen to relocate to Newcastle from the United States, England, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Kenya andNewZealand–furtherevidenceoftheFaculty’sinternationalstandinginthisfield.

SNAPSHOT

WE ARE IN A RACE AGAINST TIME TO GATHER DATA ON THREATENED LANGUAGES, INVESTIGATE LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY, AND ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR LANGUAGES

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School of Drama, Fine Art and Music

TheSchoolofDrama,FineArtandMusic(DFAM)offersastrongresearch culture based especially on the nexus between theory and creative practice. While research higher degree students in DFAMcanfocusexclusivelyontheory,theSchoolalsoprovidesan environment in which dramatic performance, visual art practice and musical performance and composition can result in the creation of new practice-based knowledge and/or innovative uses and interpretations of existing knowledge. Interdisciplinary approaches draw on a broad range of influences and ideas, as well as the traditional skills of the creative arts.

The School’s research capacities and strengths include:

• worldmusic,analysisandperformanceandcross-culturalcomposition

• 17thand18thcenturymusic,especiallyItalianandFrench, and vocal music from this period

• interdisciplinaryperformance,filmmusic,musictheatre,composition

• circusandphysicaltheatre,popularentertainmentsintheVictorian and Edwardian eras, performance analysis and historiography

• photomedia,includingdigitalandmulti-mediapractice, as well as early photography technologies

• arthistoryandmuseology,particularlyfocusingonaffect,emotion and war

• museumstudiesandmuseology,fromthepracticeofmuseumsto the rhetorical aspirations of the new museology, historical and contemporary Australian art

• genderstudies,textilesandmixedmediainstallation.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/drama-fine-art-music-conservatorium/research

OUR SCHOOLS

THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND ARTS ENCOMPASSES A bROAD RANGE OF DISCIPLINES REPRESENTED IN THREE SCHOOLS.


School of Education

The postgraduate research opportunities in education span from early childhood through school education and into higher education and education in the professions. There are strong research programs in a comprehensive range of theoretical and practical concerns pertaining to education including those outlined below:

• teachingandlearning

• schoolingandschoolreform

• researchmethods,trainingandimpact

• professionaleducation,professionaldevelopmentandcareertrajectories

• specialeducation

• physicalactivity,healthandeducation

• curriculumdevelopment.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/education/research

School of Humanities and Social Science

We teach and research in a wide variety of disciplines:

• classics

• communitywelfare

• English

• film,mediaandculturalstudies

• genderstudies

• history

• linguistics

• philosophyandreligiousstudies

• politics

• sociologyandanthropology

• socialwork

• speechpathology

• theology.

As a School we have a strong emphasis on languages (Chinese, French,GermanandJapanese)andinternationalexchangesthat go with them, via our philosophy teaching in Singapore, and throughourMasterofSocialChangeandDevelopmentandMasterofAppliedLinguistics.

The research section of our website highlights our research strengths, current grants and publications, and active research groups within the School. Discipline pages detail the research activities and expertise of our staff and research higher degree students. We have a large group of research students who come together at regular symposia and workshops.

There are strong research programs in a comprehensive range of theoretical and practical concerns pertaining to the humanities and social sciences including those outlined below:

• literaryandlinguisticcomputing

• earlymodernwomen’swriting

• violenceandsocialorder

• transcolonialhistory

• religionandsociety

• endangeredlanguages

• evidence-basedpractice.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND bUILT ENVIRONMENTThe Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment is one of the leading faculties of its kind in Australia, with a reputation for the highest quality teaching and research.

ThisqualitywasrecognisedwhentherenownedShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityAcademicRankingsystemplacedourFacultyinthetop100universitiesintheworld for engineering, technology and computer sciences. This strong international reputation, along with our comprehensive study options, helps us to attract a diverse range of high quality staff and students from many regions of the world.

TheFacultybringstogethertheprofessionsofengineering,architecture,building,industrial design, computer science and surveying.

Prospective RHD candidates can begin the search for a potential supervisor at www.newcastle.edu.au/registerofsupervisors

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE HAS bEEN RANkED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP 100 UNIVERSITIES FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES.Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking

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OUR RESEARCH

TheFacultyofEngineeringandBuiltEnvironmentisinternationallyrecognisedforitsoutstanding research record, which places our schools among the very best in Australia. Our research-intensive environment has helped to attract the highest calibre academic and research staff from throughout Australia and around the world. Indeed, many of our staff are leaders in their fields, carrying out internationally recognised work in pure and applied research that invariably attracts high levels of competitive research funding and highly talented research students.

Our interactions with industry also bring real-world technology issues into our research laboratories as well as our teaching programs. Working with industry is central to maintaining a ‘forward looking’ approach in our education of students. We are committed to building long-term relationships that provide benefits to all parties, and we are focused on expanding these relationships into the future. Together with our industry colleagues, we research and develop new technologies and discover innovative solutions to many of the significant problems that face society today.

ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CGSE)

The Australian Research Council provided $14.4 million to the University to establish the CGSE. The CGSE will pioneer new scientific approaches to geotechnical engineering design to underpin Australia’s energy and transport infrastructure, resulting in increased productivity and sustainability of the nation’s export industries.

Priority Research Centres

The University of Newcastle has 14 Priority Research Centres, four of which are based withintheFacultyofEngineeringandBuiltEnvironmentandanotheroperatesjointlywiththeFacultyofHealth.Theseare:

• CentreforAdvancedParticleProcessing

• CentreforEnergy

• CentreforGeotechnicalandMaterialsModelling

• CentreforBioinformatics,BiomarkerDiscoveryandInformation-BasedMedicine (withtheFacultyofHealth)

• CentreforComplexDynamicSystemsandControl.

Our Priority Research Centres focus resources into areas of existing and potential research strength, and importantly they promote cross-faculty and cross-disciplinary research.

Other Research Centres

TheFacultyisalsohometoanumberofotherimportantuniversityresearchcentres.These include:

• SpecialResearchCentreforMultiphaseProcesses

• SignalProcessingMicroelectronics

• CentreforBulkSolidsandParticulateTechnologies

• CooperativeResearchCentreforCoalinSustainableDevelopment

• AdvancedCompositeStructures

• AustralianCentreforRenewableEnergy

• CentreforIntelligentElectricityNetworks

• CentreforInterdisciplinaryBuiltEnvironmentResearch

• CentreforInfrastructurePerformanceandReliability

• CentreforClimateImpactManagement.

THE UNIVERSITY FORMED PART OF THE WINNING CONSORTIUM FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S $100 MILLION Smart Grid, Smart City DEMONSTRATION PROjECT FOR NEWCASTLE.


SNAPSHOT

LAUREATE PROFESSOR GRAHAM GOODWINNotedasoneofAustralia’s100mostinfluentialengineers,LaureateProfessorGrahamGoodwin is a global leader in his field of electrical engineering. His research in signal processing and automation systems has earned him worldwide recognition and enough distinguished appointments, awards and qualifications to fill two walls of his sizeable office at the University of Newcastle.

No doubt thanks to a truly remarkable reputation, Professor Goodwin was awarded a membership with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences – the organisation that is responsible for awarding the Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry.

Currently Professor Goodwin can be found cruising the streets of Newcastle on his classic1977R100/7BMWmotorbike,andworkingonhisengineeringresearchprojectsat the University of Newcastle, which he says is “the best job on the planet”.

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School of Architecture and Built Environment

TheSchoolofArchitectureandBuiltEnvironmenthasaninternational reputation for pioneering problem-based learning, research-led learning and online learning in its undergraduate built environment programs. The School has more than 900 undergraduate and postgraduate students studying architecture, design, construction management, property economics and quantity surveying.

Academic staff in the School have been awarded national and international prizes for research and design and they have held research fellow and visiting scholar positions at the world’s foremost institutions. Since 2003, academics in the School have been awarded more than $4 million in research income and have published more than 200 research books, chapters and papers. The School’s research strengths in ‘creative endeavour’ (research by design) are also significant and academics have curated, and have had their works featured in, state, national and international exhibitions.TheSchoolofArchitectureandBuiltEnvironmentishometotheCentreforInterdisciplinaryBuiltEnvironmentResearch(CIBER)andacademicsintheschoolaremembersofthe Priority Research Centres for Energy, and Gender, Health and Ageing.Foraschoolofitssizeandtypeitsresearchperformanceis excellent.

The School’s primary research strengths are architecture, construction management, construction economics, design and urban design. Secondary research strengths are social and behavioural studies, health (youth, ageing, disability), infrastructure planning, urban geography, business and management.

RESEARCH CONDUCTED WITHIN EACH OF THE THREE SCHOOLS OF OUR FACULTY IS OFTEN DIRECTLY LINkED TO bUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.

OUR SCHOOLS


School of Engineering

The School of Engineering is a strong research-intensive school with expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Our research focus ensures that students are exposed to cutting-edge, world-class thinking and are taught by staff that are at the forefront ofdevelopmentsintheirchosenfield.Manyofourstaffareinternationally recognised for their contributions to science and engineering, and play an active role in the development of their research areas by taking on leadership roles in the promotion of information exchange as editors of some of the most prestigious academic journals, organisers of conferences and membership of international standards organisations.

The School is closely linked with industry through scholarships, collaborative research, professional consulting and involvement with national and international professional bodies. A number of truly pioneering inventions have been developed within the School, which have been patented and commercialised.

The School of Engineering is proud to be recognised as one of the top engineering schools in Australia, and is keen to continue and enhance its enviable research track record for the benefit of all of its stakeholders including our students, industry and the community.

Research capabilities of the School of Engineering include:

• energytechnology

• environmentalengineeringandwaterresources

• fluidmechanicsandturbulence

• geotechnicalengineering

• particletechnologyandinterfacescience

• processsafetyandenvironmentalprotection

• structuralengineering

• surveyingandspatialsciences

• riskandreliability

• masonry

• bulksolidsandparticletechnologies

• materialsengineering.

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science offers an exceptionally strong research profile in the areas of electrical engineering, computer science and software engineering. Within electrical engineering, our research excels particularly in the areas of systems and control theory, and the related areas of signal processing and system identification. Within computer science and software engineering, our research is integrated and together with our world-leading and specialised academics, combines theoretical and practical methodologies to reach viable solutions to challenging computational problems.

The School’s research strengths are:

• controlandsystemsautomation

• dataminingandbioinformatics

• embeddedsystems

• machinelearningandrobotics

• smartstructures

• telecommunications.

RESEARCH IS AN ExCITING PROFESSION THAT LETS YOU USE YOUR VISION AND CREATIVITY TO IMPROVE THE WORLD AND bECOME PART OF THE GLObAL EFFORT WORkING ON SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN THE NEW CENTURY.

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FACULTY OF HEALTHThe Faculty of Health is the University’s leading research faculty in terms of total research funding.

Its research is characterised by multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches that complementtheFaculty’sintegratedundergraduateandpostgraduateprogramsinmedicine, health sciences, biomedical sciences and nursing, and its commitment to excellence in professional education.

This allows a comprehensive approach to solving research problems and enables efficientanalysisofmulti-facetedissues.TheFacultyofHealthhasmultiplecampuseslocated in the greater Newcastle area, Central Coast, Orange, Tamworth and Port Macquarie.


Pictured left (top to bottom): Professor Nick Talley, Professor Keith Jones, Associate Professor Jane Taylor

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE RANkS NINTH AMONG AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES FOR NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (NHMRC) PROjECT GRANT FUNDING.

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OUR RESEARCH

Priority Research Centres and Institutes

TheFacultyisthemajorcontributortoeightoftheUniversity’s14PriorityResearchCentres (PRCs) which are a strategic initiative to focus the University’s resources into areasofexistingandpotentialresearchstrengthandpromotecross-Facultyandcross-disciplinary research. The eight health-related Priority Research Centres are:

• TheCentreforAsthmaandRespiratoryDiseases www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/card

• TheCentreforBioinformatics,BiomarkerDiscoveryandInformationBasedMedicine www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cibm

• TheCentreforBrainandMentalHealthResearch www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cbmhr

• TheCentreforCancerResearch www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centres-institutes

• TheCentreforGender,HealthandAgeing www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/gha

• TheCentreforHealthBehaviour www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/health-behaviour

• TheCentreinPhysicalActivityandNutrition www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centres-institutes

• TheCentreforReproductiveScience www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/crs

NewcastleisalsohometotheHunterMedicalResearchInstitute(HMRI;www.hmri.net.au), which was formed in 1998 as a strategic partnership between the University ofNewcastle,theNSWHealthDepartmentandtheHuntercommunity.HMRIprovidesan umbrella organisation for medical research in the Hunter. It is now a multi-campus network of over 500 researchers based at either the University or the Area Health Service and is recognised as one of Australia’s most innovative health and medical research institutes. It is the third largest health and medical research institute in NSW bypeerreviewedgrantincome.HMRIhaspioneeredtheintegrationofmulti-campusuniversityandhospitalbasedresearch.HMRIhassevenkeyprogramswhichencompasshealth and medical research in the Hunter:

• BrainandMentalHealth

• Cancer

• CardiovascularHealth

• InformationBasedMedicine

• PublicHealth

• PregnancyandReproduction

• Viruses,Infections/Immunity,VaccinesandAsthma(VIVA).

TheUniversityPriorityResearchCentrescomplementtheHMRIResearchPrograms.

Family Action Centre

TheFamilyActionCentre(FAC),asanindependent centre of the University of Newcastle, is a centre of excellence in engaged scholarship, engaged research anddisseminationactivities.FAC’sprograms integrate research, service delivery, teaching and dissemination with the aim of significantly influencing policy and practice.

FACenjoysawell-establishedreputationas a leader in the fields of engaging fathers, boys’ education, and strengths-based community programs and evaluation. The Centre has a major focus in three areas of research that link strongly to family and community service delivery programs. They are:

• families,includingfathers

• schoolandcommunityengagement

• strength-basedpractice(suchastheCaravan Project and Home-Start).

www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/fac

Pictured above: Professor Manohar Garg


Hunter researchers have a proven track record of ground-breaking discoveries thathavedramaticallyreducedFederalandStatehealthcarebudgets.

Research conducted by the Stroke Research Group and the New South Wales Ambulance Service has resulted in a five-fold increase in stroke patient access to clot-busting treatments through a pre-hospital acute stroke triage (PAST) protocol. In addition, the PAST protocol combined with the advanced CT brain imaging for better patient selection has reduced the hospitalisation length of stay and increased rate of functional independence resulting in cost savings of approximately $7,000 per patient over the initial year post-stroke. If implemented nationally, these procedures could save $31 million per annum while significantly improving stroke care.

Hunter asthma researchers demonstrated the high dose of corticosteroids prescribed to asthma patients could be lowered. The lower dosage reduces the health risks and morbidityassociatedwithhighdosesteroids.Loweringthedoseofsteroidswasestimatedtoresultinsavingsof$6millioninPharmaceuticalBenefitsScheme(PBS)fees annually.

An innovative collaboration between Newcastle pregnancy researchers, the University Arts-Health Program, the University Department of Rural Health in Tamworth and the local community is investigating ways to achieve healthy pregnancies for Indigenous women who are twice as likely as non-Indigenous women to give birth prematurely and 40 times more likely to have babies with renal problems.

A 10-year study by cancer researchers in the Hunter has discovered that a combination of radiotherapy and six months of hormone therapy doubles the survival chances of men with locally advanced prostate cancer.

SNAPSHOTThe PRC in Gender, Health and Ageing has been designated as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre forInternationalLongitudinalStudiesonGender, Ageing and Health. The aim is to examine determinants of the health of men and women as they age, and particularly the impact of healthcare on the experiences of ageing, and to inform policy and practice.

TheFacultyhasmadeastrategicinvestment to keep the genotyping facilities in Newcastle at the cutting edge of technology. This opportunity brings together diverse research interests ranging from public health to laboratory-based medicine aimed at better understanding common diseases such as cancer, auto-immune diseases, heart disease and stroke as well as the contributions of genetic and environmental factors to ageing and disease.

RESULTS THAT MAkE A DIFFERENCE

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TheFacultyofHealthhasprojectsstretchingacrossthespectrumofbiomedical,medicaland health specialities, from basic and clinical research through to translational research and clinical trials. Irrespective of the physical location of the research or the program with which it is associated, a candidate for a research degree in this faculty would enrol in one of the following schools:

• BiomedicalScienceandPharmacy

• HealthSciences

• MedicineandPublicHealth

• NursingandMidwifery.

Research areas are represented within these four Schools.

School of Biomedical Science and Pharmacy

• molecularmedicine

• neuroscience

• immunityandinfection

• pharmacyandappliedmedicines

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/biomedical-sciences/research-information

OUR SCHOOLS


School of Health Sciences

• diagnosisandtreatmentforwomenwith,and at risk of, breast cancer

• preventionandtreatmentofchildhoodoverweight and obesity

• efficacyandsafetyofphysicaltreatments for musculoskeletal disorders of the spine

• incontinencemanagement

• occupationalhealthandsafety

• radiationtherapycancercare

• identificationofvictimsfromThaitsunami forensic dentistry

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/health-sciences/research

School of Medicine and Public Health

• cancer

• generalpractice

• brainandmentalhealth/psychiatry

• paediatrics

• reproductivemedicine

• respiratorymedicine

• clinicalpharmacology

• communitymedicineandclinicalepidemiology

• gender,healthandageing

• healthbehaviourandpsycho-oncology

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/medicine-public-health/research

School of Nursing and Midwifery

• midwifery

• MentalHealthNursingResearchandPractice Development Unit (NRPDU)

• CentreforEducationandNursingResearch in Child Health (ENRiCH)

• olderpersonresearchprogram

• professionalissuesandacutecare

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/nursing-midwifery/research

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYThe Faculty of Science and Information Technology has a strong commitment to fundamental and applied innovative research.

Our high international standards and comprehensive study options over a wide range of research activities attract quality staff and students from around the world.

Students experience frequent contact with quality academic staff acknowledged for their strong research performance and productive research partnerships with industry andthecommunity.TheFacultyportfoliocoversareassuchasenvironmental,lifeandphysical sciences; mathematics; psychology; communication; design; and information technology.

It is important that RHD candidates align their research project with the research expertise of existing academic staff. Prospective RHD candidates are advised to browse the research interests of academic staff in the school and make contact with a prospective supervisor who has appropriate research experience in the discipline of choice. Prospective RHD candidates can begin this search at www.newcastle.edu.au/registerofsupervisors

Pictured top: Andrew Howells Pictured left: Exercise and sport science facilities at the Central Coast campus

OUR STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT bY ExPERTS AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR RESEARCH WHICH INCORPORATES NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES – THE bASIS FOR TOMORROW’S WORLD.

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TheFacultyofScienceandInformationTechnologyhasestablishedinternationalreputations and formed strong, viable research centres and groups within our four Schools.Inaddition,theFacultycontinuestoperformstronglyinattractingsignificantexternal research funding from national competitive grant schemes, and increasing our industry partnerships and links with government agencies, in the Hunter region and beyond through applied research and development collaborations.

ResearchinterestswithintheFacultyrangefromlaboratory-basedexperimentation to fieldwork or clinical research operating within and across discipline interfaces.

Priority Research Centres

The University of Newcastle has 14 Priority Research Centres (PRC), four of which arebasedintheFacultyofScienceandInformationTechnologyandanotherfourthatoperate jointly with other faculties. These are:

• CentreforChemicalBiology

• CentreforComputerAssistedResearchMathematicsanditsApplications(CARMA)

• CentreforOrganicElectronics

• CentreforReproductiveScience

• CentreforAdvancedParticleProcessing(withtheFacultyofEngineering andBuiltEnvironment)

• CentreforBrainandMentalHealthResearch(withtheFacultyofHealth)

• CentreforEnergy(withtheFacultyofEngineeringandBuiltEnvironment)

• CentreforHealthBehaviour(withtheFacultyofHealth).

Our PRCs focus resources into areas of existing and potential research strength, and promote cross-faculty and cross-disciplinary research.

Other research centres and institutes

TheFacultyofScienceandInformationTechnologyisalsoamajorcontributortotwo Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres and also home to a number of other important University research centres and institutes. These include:

• ARCCentreofExcellenceinBiotechnologyandDevelopment

• ARCCentreofExcellenceforIntegrativeLegumeResearch

• CentreforSpacePhysics

• CentreforSustainableEcosystemRestoration

• CentreforUrbanandRegionalStudies

• TomFarrellInstitutefortheEnvironment.

www.newcastle.edu.au/faculty/science-it/research

Pictured above right: Professor Paul Dastoor and Professor Natashia Boland

OUR RESEARCH

OUR RESEARCHERS ARE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED ExPERTS IN THEIR FIELD.


DREAMS CAN COME TRUEItwaslikeafairytaleforMichelleStockwellwhenaprincelyscholarshipbroughtherdream of saving frogs from global extinction one step closer.

TheUniversityofNewcastleconservationbiologistwasawardedtheBarkerFamilyPhD Scholarship to continue her research into why frog populations around the world were being decimated by an amphibian chytrid fungus. It is study that requires constant fieldwork, which she says is very expensive.

“BeinggrantedthisscholarshipmeansIcanextendmystudyandpayfortravel,”Stockwellsaid.“IhaverecentlyreturnedfromBrazil,whereIpresentedmyworktothesixth World Conference of Herpetology. The scholarship enabled me to go.”

TheBarkerFamilyPhDScholarshipwasestablishedin2001witha$100,000donationfrom the family. Each recipient of a scholarship receives $5,000 a year for their final two years of PhD study, an additional $2,500 to write their thesis and $2,000 to assist with travel expenses to attend conferences.

SNAPSHOT

Stockwell said receiving the scholarship was a welcome financial boost and acknowledgement of her work.

“The prize means so much to me, it is validation of my research. It is a wonderful feeling to know that what you are doing is importanttopeopleliketheBarkerswhoare themselves so strongly committed to helping the local environment.”

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OUR SCHOOLS

School of Design, Communication and Information Technology

Research in the School reflects the dynamic, creative and technologically oriented nature of the areas of design, communication, IT and natural history illustration. The School benefits from working across these disciplines by being able to explore methods that enable more complex approaches to broader areas of study and practice for example through the use of multimedia.

This approach is evident in our commitment to the study of professional practices and the creative process. In a number of projects we apply research methodologies such as ethnography, documentary, systems testing and experimental methods to rigorously investigate phenomena.

Our teaching and research emphasises the multidisciplinary nature of our professions, and through interactions with industry our staff and students focus on ‘real world’ applications to their disciplines. We are leaders in the recognition and support of practice-based research in creativity, and creative endeavours. Further,ourareasofresearchexcellencearewide-ranging,and explore the important areas such as: image analysis and processing, health informatics, public relations and new media creativity, practise-based research, visual communication and digital media design, and contemporary and traditional illustration methods.


• communication

• design

• naturalhistoryillustration

• healthinformatics

• informationtechnology.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/design-communication-it

School of Environmental and Life Sciences

TheSchoolofEnvironmentalandLifeSciencescontainsover60 academic staff nearly all involved in research training and professional research programs. The biology, biotechnology and chemistry research programs have access to a vast array of state-of-the-art technology including mass spectrometers, electron and confocal microscopes and nuclear magnetic resonance. The laboratories are well resourced and there is a vibrant research culture supporting national and international visitors and seminar presentations.

Researchers have gained well-respected reputations reflected by publications in many high impact international journals and presentations at international conferences. The researchers in the School have successfully formed nationally acclaimed research centres via extensive networking and collaborative initiatives, and have also worked collectively within the School and across FacultiestoformPriorityResearchCentres.


• biologicalsciences

• chemistry

• earthsciences

• environmentalscienceandmanagement

• exerciseandsportsscience

• foodandhumannutrition

• geographyandenvironmentalstudies

• marinescience

• sustainableresourcemanagement.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/environmental-and-life-sciences


School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

TheSchoolofMathematicalandPhysicalSciencesisactiveinmany areas of research. Our research groups in mathematics, physics and statistics are very successful in attracting funding from the highly competitive Australian Research Council Grant schemes, from industry and other governmental organisations.

Our research publications have a strong impact, as indicated by high citation rates; in a recent survey we were placed in the top 10 nationally and we have a particularly strong national profile in mathematics. We have internationally recognised expertise in the areas of analysis, number theory, optimization, surface physics, plasma waves and statistics. We are strongly committed to research training with many postgraduate students from Australia and from overseas undertaking research higher degrees.


• appliedmathematics,includingoperationsresearch

• bayesianstatistics

• categoricaldataanalysis

• computerassistedresearchmathematicsanditsapplications

• globalclimatechangestatisticalmethodologies

• medicalphysics

• numbertheory

• photonics

• spacephysics

• surfaceandnanoscience.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/math-physical-science

School of Psychology

The School of Psychology has a strong and continually expanding research focus, with a range of internationally recognised research projects funded by national competitive grant bodies. We have state-of-the-art electroencephalogram (EEG) facilities, access to brain imaging equipment, well-equipped wet and dry laboratories and computer facilities.

Our research students are provided with opportunities to participate in international conferences to present their research to the international community, and are often supported by research grant funding.

The School of Psychology has a strong commitment to supporting the local community through programs such as the Psychology Clinic, which also provides a training facility for the students.


• clinicalpsychology

• healthpsychology

• cognition

• neuroscience

• socialanddevelopmentalpsychology.

www.newcastle.edu.au/school/psychology

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Umulliko Indigenous Higher Education Research Centre is the primary focus of Indigenous research and research training for the University and The Wollotuka Institute.

The ideals of Umulliko are grounded in what is referred to as ‘an Indigenous framework of being’. That is, Indigenous people take more than just a linear view of the history of Umulliko to this point in time. A deeper level of framework is seen, in which the past, the present and the future are combined to form a holistic Indigenous understanding. Umulliko takes on the challenges of increasing Indigenous control of research practice and outcome through the development of high quality Indigenous student research education and practice.

Research options are diverse in the multi-discipline approach practised by the specialised services of Umulliko. Research in the emerging areas of Aboriginal legal, environmental and health research in a collaborative framework with specialist disciplines is encouraged.

Indigenous staff will also guide research in Aboriginal studies covering broad discipline offerings across all faculties through collaborative supervision arrangements. Your research topic options are therefore potentially unlimited within the University’s comprehensive range of disciplines.

Umulliko Research Centre

MichaelDonovan–ResearchCoordinator

T+61249217381

F+61249216985

E [email protected]

W www.newcastle.edu.au/school/wollotuka/research

THE WOLLOTUkA INSTITUTE


A research degree program is a demanding undertaking that will take a number of years to complete. It is likely to involve extended hours to absorb and digest vast amounts of existing information, to develop new data or ideas and, with the assistance of your supervisor, to distil these into a well-structured and clearly written research thesis.

Master of Philosophy

ThedegreeofMasterofPhilosophy(MPhil)isanungradeddegreeawardedforasignificant contribution achieved through a program of advanced study and research toanybranchoflearningofconcerntotheFacultyinwhichthecandidateisenrolled.

TheMasterofPhilosophydegreeisofferedbyallfacultiesintheUniversity.Applicantsmay apply to undertake research in any of the research areas listed within the faculty entries. Candidates are expected to complete their degree within two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study.

Entry requirementsTheentryrequirementis,inmostcases,arelevantBachelordegreewithHonoursClassI or 2/1 or equivalent qualification or any other degree approved for this purpose by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (or nominee).

Doctor of Philosophy

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is an ungraded degree awarded for an original and significant contribution of merit achieved through a program of advanced study and research to any branch of learning of concern to the University.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered by all faculties in the University. Applicants may apply to undertake research in any of the research areas listed within the faculty entries. Candidates are expected to complete their degree within four years of full-time study or eight years of part-time study.

Entry requirementsTheentryrequirementis,inmostcases,arelevantBachelordegreewithHonoursClassIor2/1orequivalentqualification,oracourseworkMasterdegreeincludingaminorthesiscompleted at an appropriate level or any other degree approved for this purpose by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (or nominee).

Forfurtherinformationoneligibilityrequirementspleasevisittherelevantschedule at www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/policies-guidelines. It is strongly recommended that all applicants contact the faculty in which they wish to undertake research to discuss possible topics.

Degree rules

The rules governing research higher degrees are available at: www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000830.html

TheassociatedMPhilandPhDschedulesarealsoavailableat www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/policies-guidelines

ExPECTATIONS IN RELATIONTO RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREES

Higher doctorates

The University offers higher doctoral degrees. Admission to and the award of these degrees is based on the research output of the applicant over a substantial number of years. Therequirementsforhigherdoctoraldegrees are available from the Office of Graduate Studies and are not referred to further in this prospectus.

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Closing dates

Closing dates are not applicable for general RHD candidature applications with the exception of PhD Clinical Psychology and PhD Health Psychology. Candidates may commence on almost any week day of the year.

The closing date for PhD Clinical Psychology and PhD Health Psychology is 1 October each year. There are additional criteria that must be addressed by applicantsforthesetwoprograms.Fordetails,pleasegotowww.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/future-students

Applications for 2012 scholarships close 31 October 2011. Scholarship applications received after this date will not be considered. If you miss the closing date in 2011 and wish to apply for a scholarship in the following year you will needtosubmitanapplicationbetween1Januaryand31October 2012.

Conditions of application

• Applicantswillbeassessedontheinformationprovided.

• Theapplicationformmustbesignedanddated.

• Applicationswillonlybeconsideredifallrelevantsupportingdocuments are provided.

• Avalidemailaddressshouldbeprovided.

• Applicantswillberequiredtoaccepttheirofferandtoenrolintheir program via the University’s online student self service website ‘myHub’ at http://myhub.newcastle.edu.au

Documentation

Please retain a full copy of your application. Certified copies of all previous qualifications including testamurs (if applicable) and academic transcripts with grading system descriptions must be provided. If transcripts only are provided they must clearly state that the qualification was awarded, and the date of award.

If academic qualifications are in a language other than English, official English translations must be provided as well as certified copies of the original documents.

Do not send original documents as they will remain the property of the University for the purposes of this application only. The copies must be verified as true copies by either:

1. an official stamp and signed and dated by an authorised person of a recognised tertiary or higher education institution (this includes staff in the Office of Graduate Studies)

2.aJusticeofthePeace,identifiedbyname,JPnumber,addressand phone number

3. anyone who is currently employed as:

• anaccountant

• abankmanager

• acreditunionbranchmanager

• abarrister,solicitororattorney

• apoliceofficeroftherankofsergeantorabove

• apostalmanager

• aprincipalofanAustraliansecondarycollege,highschool or primary school.

Completing the form

One application form is used for both research higher degree candidature and for scholarship. The numbers below correspond with the question numbers on the application form. Read these instructions carefully and ensure that all questions are completed. Incomplete applications cannot be processed.

Step 1 – Student numberIf you have previously been enrolled at the University of Newcastle print your previous student number in the area provided.

Step 2 – Personal detailsProvide your current personal details. If you are seeking admission on the basis of qualifications gained under another name you need to attach certified evidence of your name change before your application can be assessed.

Step 3 – Contact detailsInclude an area code with your telephone number(s). If you change address after lodging this application please advise the Office of Graduate Studies.

Step 4 – CitizenshipAll applicants, including those born in Australia, must provide certified evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency. If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident you are ineligible to apply on this form and need to contacttheInternationalAdmissionsOfficeon+61249216595.

Step 5 – English proficiencyAn applicant who does not speak English as a first language must satisfy one of the English language requirements as outlined in the English Proficiency Policy, available at www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000104.html

Step 6 – Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander originAll applicants are invited to complete this section.

Step 7 – Current enrolmentProvide details of any current enrolment. An academic transcript should be provided evidencing your enrolment at all institutions. It is a requirement of the Research Training Scheme that all previous enrolments for an incomplete research program at another institution be disclosed to your intended institution.

COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FORM


Step 8 – Scholarship detailsProvide all details of scholarships you are receiving or have previously received.

Step 9 – Tertiary studiesSupply details of all tertiary/higher education studies undertaken including the status of the study (completed, incomplete, currently studying) and dates commenced and completed.

Step 10 – Relevant experience and employmentProvide details in the space provided or attach a Curriculum Vitae detailing relevant experience and employment.

Step 11 – Research experience/publicationsProvide details of any research or development work undertaken to date. A statement verifying your research experience from a previous supervisor should be submitted with your application. Evidence of claimed publications/exhibitions/research attainments must be provided by scholarship applicants. Include a copy of the abstract as proof of authorship of any published papers.

Step 12 – RefereesListthenamesandemailaddressesofacademic/professionalreferees. If possible, one referee should be a senior member of academic staff of the university in which you gained your degree.

Step 13 – Proposed programPlease state the code, level and name of the program for which you wish to apply. Please refer to the table of programs and codes at the back of this prospectus. Indicate at which campus you propose to undertake the program: Callaghan or Ourimbah.

Off-campus enrolmentNormal expectation is that studies are undertaken on campus. However, it is possible to apply for off-campus candidature if you reside and work outside a 50-kilometre radius of the Callaghan or Ourimbah campuses. If you wish to be considered for off-campus candidature please complete the Variation to Candidature form at www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/forms.html and submit it with your application.

Note that if approval is granted for off-campus candidature, you will be responsible for providing your own resources and you should be aware that the University does not provide special services should you wish to undertake this mode of study.

Step 14 – Proposed commencementProvide your anticipated commencement date. Research candidates may commence at any time of year. If coursework is recommended as a component of your research higher degree the usual semester dates will apply.

Step 15 – Proposed study loadIndicate your proposed study load as either full-time or part-time. Please note that scholarship holders are normally required to be enrolled on a full-time basis.

Step 16 – Research proposalA statement outlining the proposed area of research must be attached to the application form. Please refer to the Research Proposal Template on page 48 for assistance with preparing a proposal.SufficientdetailisrequiredtoenabletheFacultytodetermine that it has the resources, including suitably experienced supervisors, to support your candidature.

Step 17 – Ethics and Safety ApprovalIt is a University requirement that research projects that involve the use of animals or the use of human subjects receive prior ethical clearance. Some research projects also require safety clearance.

While the responsibility for this rests with your supervisor, it is expected that you will be actively involved in drafting information and preparing documents to lodge with your ethics or safety application. Detailed guidelines are included with the applications for animal or human ethics clearance and are available from the School/FacultyofficesortheResearchOffice.

In some instances applications are also required for ethics clearance from other institutional ethics committees, such as Hunter New England Health or the Department of Education and Training.

If you know that your research will require clearance please indicate this at question 17. If you do not know, you should raise this issue with your supervisor at the beginning of your candidature.

Step 18 – ImpairmentsThe University can provide support services for people with impairments or a long term medical condition that may affect studies. Please indicate any impairment you have and visit www.newcastle.edu.au/service/disability for further information on support services.

Step 19 – Signing your formPlease read then sign the declaration. If you choose to cross out any part of the declaration your application will not be processed.

Step 20 – Application checklistUse the application checklist to confirm your application is complete.

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

When preparing an application for entry into a research higher degree program it is necessary to supply a clear statement describing the proposed area of research (a research proposal). Consultation with a faculty or school academic staff member in the research area of interest is recommended prior to submission of an application.

General

Length: Fromonetothreepagesisoftensuitable,dependingontheareaofresearch.

Detail: The following outline may be used as a guide. You should consider each of the areas that will be relevant to your research.

Minimum: Therecommendedminimumrequirementsareidentifiedwithanasterisk(*).

Research topic/title*An initial working title should be provided and should describe the content and direction of your project. Forexample:A template for assisting research students in the development of a research proposal.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Background

What is already known or unknown? Set the scene.

Aims*

What do you want to know, prove, demonstrate, analyse, test, investigate or examine? Listyourprojectaimsinalogicalsequence.Forexample:

The aim of this project is to:

a) Provide an outline of a research proposal

b) Enable a prospective student to prepare a research proposal

Methodology*

How do you anticipate you will achieve these aims?*

What do you need? (specify any special equipment, software or material)

Can you access necessary data or expertise?

Do you require particular resources?*

Are there barriers or pitfalls?

Does the project involve human ethics, animal ethics or safety implications?

Is travel or fieldwork required? If so, where to, how long and at what intervals?

Expected outcomes, significance or rationale

Why is it important?

What do you expect it will deliver?

What are the expected outcomes?

Establish the importance of your project by highlighting its originality or why it is worth pursuing. Highlight the benefits, positive expected outcomes or innovative applications of knowledge.

Timetable*

Indicate the timeframe for each broad stage considering literature surveys, data collection, production, modelling, review, analysis, testing, reporting, chapter and thesis writing, and thesis submission date.

Applicant name:

Academic contact/s:

Research topic/title:


THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE 2012 APPLICATION FORM FOR RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREES

If I am successful with my application for admission, please consider me for:

Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Closing date: 31 October each year.

Scholarship applicants only:Do you wish to request consideration for educational disadvantage?Forexample,carerresponsibilities,medicalreasons, educational disadvantage. If so, please attach a supporting statement.

Yes No

NB: If you commence, or have commenced your RHD prior to being awarded a scholarship, previous enrolment will be deducted from the tenure of the scholarship. Please also refer to eligibility criteria on page 9 of this Prospectus.

1. University of Newcastle student number (if applicable)

2. Personal details

Title Dr Mr Mrs Ms Miss Other

Familyname

Othername(s) GenderMaleFemale

Previous family name Date of birth(Evidence of name change is required if qualifications are under a different name) DD MM yy

3. Contact details

Mailingaddress

City/Suburb

Country State Postcode

Phone:Home Mobile

Business

Email

Home address (if different to mailing address)

City/Suburb

Country State Postcode

You must submit a complete application containing certified documents and a research proposal. Incomplete applications cannot be processed.

This application form is used by domestic applicants for both research higher degree candidature and for research scholarships. To be eligible for consideration for a research scholarship you must first be offered candidature in a research higher degree program. Please tick the appropriate box(es)

I wish to apply for:

Research Higher Degree Candidature

Closing dates are not applicable for general RHD candidature applications. Candidates may commence on almost any week day of the year.

Closing date for PhD Clinical Psychology and PhD Health Psychology: 1 October each year. There is additional criteriathatmustbemetforthesetwoprograms.Forfurtherdetails please go to www.newcastle.edu.au/students/ research-higher-degree/future-students

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4. Citizenship

What is your country of birth?

If you were not born in Australia, in which year did you first reside in Australia?

Are you an Australian citizen? Yes No

AreyouaNewZealandcitizen? Yes No

Are you an Australian Permanent Resident* (Permanent Visa)? Yes No

Date permanent residency grantedDDMMyy

Are you the holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa* (within Australia)? Yes No

*If you are the holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa or you are an Australian Permanent Resident and have not previously provided your visa details, please attach a certified copy of your visa and arrival date stamp.

If you have answered ‘No’ to all these questions then you are ineligible to apply on this form – please contact International Admissions [email protected]

5. English proficiency

What is your first language?

Do you speak another language at home? If yes, please state the language:

If your first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your proficiency as detailed in the instructions accompanying this form.

6. Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander origin

AreyouanAustralianAboriginalperson,eg.Goori,koori,MurriorNunga? yesNo

Are you of Torres Strait Islander descent? Yes No

(If you are of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, please tick both ‘Yes’ boxes)

7. Current enrolment

Are you currently enrolled in a university/institution? Yes No

If ‘yes’, name of university/institution:

Degree title Discipline

When do you expect to complete your current enrolment?

8. Scholarship details

Are you currently receiving a postgraduate scholarship? Yes No

If ‘yes’, please complete the following:

Scholarship Institution Value Duration

Will you be receiving a scholarship to support your research higher degree studies? Yes No


Sponsor Amount per annum Duration

Have you ever received a postgraduate scholarship before? Yes No


Scholarship Institution Value Duration

9. Tertiary studies

Certified true copies of academic records must be attached. Official English translations are required for documents in a language other than English.

Institute name Qualification title

Completion and duration

Date commenced Date completedDuration (full-time equivalent)


10. Relevant experience and employment

Provide details in the space provided or attach a Curriculum Vitae detailing relevant experience and employment.

11. Research experience/publications (attach additional statement if necessary)

Provide details of any research or development work undertaken to date. Evidence of any claimed publications/exhibitions/research attainments must be provided. Attach the front page of publication or advertisement for exhibition. Where evidence is not provided, publications/exhibitions cannot be considered in the assessment of your application.

12. Referees

Please state referees’ name, title, institution, email address and phone number.

13. Proposed program

Please state the code, level and name of the program for which you wish to apply. Please refer to the table of programs and codes in this prospectus.

NB:Scholarshipapplicantswishingtobeconsideredinmorethanoneprograminseparatedisciplineareasmustsubmitaseparateapplication for each discipline area.

* Off campus enrolment requires additional approval. Please complete the Candidature Variation form (www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/forms.html) and submit with this application.

14. Proposed commencement

Please provide your anticipated start date: DDMMyy

15. Proposed study load

Full-time Part-time

Please note that scholarship holders must be enrolled full-time unless part-time enrolment is approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

16a. Research proposal (attach a typed research proposal)

A research proposal must be submitted with this application, indicating the nature of research you wish to undertake. You are encouraged to consult with academics at the University in your chosen discipline to discuss your proposed research prior to lodging your application. A research proposal template is available in this prospectus and can be accessed from www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher- degree/future-students

16b. If you have discussed your proposal with a potential supervisor(s), please state their name here and include it in your research proposal:

Date: eg. 6/04 to 10/06 Employer Position held

1.

2.

Program Code ProgramLevelandName(eg.PhDEducation) Campus*

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Once you have completed all of the above, mail all forms and attachments to:

Office of Graduate Studies The Chancellery The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia

17. Ethics and Safety Approval

Do you expect that your research will require approval from any of the following committees:

Animal Care and Ethics Committee Yes No Do not know

Human Research Ethics Committee Yes No Do not know

Occupational Health and Safety Committee Yes No Do not know

18. Impairments

A. Do you have a disability, impairment or long term medical condition that may affect your studies? Yes No

B. If you answered yes to ‘A’ please visit the following website for information and advice on support services, equipment and facilities which may assist you: www.newcastle.edu.au/service/disability

19. Declaration

IherebyapplyforenrolmentinaccordancewiththeAct,By-law,and Rules of The University of Newcastle and declare that:

•IunderstandthatImustenrolincoursesthatcomplywith the requirements of the degree program to which I have been admitted•IauthorisetheUniversitytoreleaseinformationregarding

my enrolment to Government agencies in accordance with legal requirements•Iunderstandthatfailuretopayfeesandchargesowedto

the University or its partner organisation by the due date may result in my access to University services being restricted, the cancellation of my enrolment and/or action to recover any remaining debt•Icertifythatallinformationanddocumentationsuppliedby

me to the University is true, accurate and complete•Iconsenttothecollection,storageanddisclosurebythe

University, Universities Australia (UA) or any UA member institution of a record of any such information or any other irregular activity that may be considered to be untrue or misleading in any respect•Iagreetocomplywiththerules,policiesandby-lawsofthe

University of Newcastle•IacknowledgeandacceptthattheCodeofPracticefor

Research Higher Degree Candidature describes the respective rights and responsibilities of both parties and forms the basis of understanding and commitment between the two parties

20. Application checklist

Tick the boxes when you have completed the following steps:

Completed your application form

Provided a valid email address

Provided certified copies of testamurs and transcripts

Provided evidence of citizenship

Provided evidence of publications (where appropriate)

Attached supporting documentation (certified copies where appropriate)

Attached research proposal

Signed the declaration

In signing this form you are agreeing to all of the above conditions. Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence under the Criminal Code (Commonwealth).

Signed: Date:

•IagreetoabidebytheCodeofPracticeforResearchHigherDegree Candidature•Iunderstandthatagreementtoallofthesetermsisacondition

of my enrolment at the University of Newcastle.

Informed consent:

•IunderstandthattheUniversityofNewcastleiscollectingthe information in this form for the purpose of assessing my entitlement to Commonwealth assistance under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and allocation of a Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN) to me•IunderstandthattheUniversityofNewcastlewilldisclose

this information to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) for the above purposes and that DEEWR will store the information securely in the Higher EducationInformationManagementSystem(HEIMS)andthatthe information may be used in connection with the National Data Collection on University Applications and Offers and/or other collections as DEEWR may lawfully require from time to time•IacceptthatDEEWRmaydisclosetheinformationtothe

Australian Taxation Office (ATO), and that the University of Newcastle will not otherwise disclose the information without my consent unless required or authorised by law.


ApplicationsforMasterofPhilosophy(MPhil)andDoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)researchdegreeswillbeacceptedthroughouttheyear.The following is a list of application code numbers. The application code needs to be included in stage 4 of your application form.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE APPLICATION FORM

FIXED closing dates for specific applications

1 October for PhD Clinical Psychology

1 October for PhD Health Psychology

31 October for research higher degree scholarship

Closing dates for general research higher degree entry: Applications for candidature may be submitted at any time.

Master of Philosophy research programs Duration in years Program code (MPhil)

MPhil(AboriginalHealthStudies) 2 11644

MPhil(AboriginalStudies) 2 11617

MPhil(AccountingandFinance) 2 11601

MPhil(AnatomicalPathology) 2 11641

MPhil(Anatomy) 2 11629

MPhil(Architecture) 2 11618

MPhil(BehaviouralSciencesinRelationtoMedicine) 2 11643

MPhil(BiologicalSciences) 2 11661

MPhil(Building) 2 11619

MPhil(ChemicalEngineering) 2 11626

MPhil(Chemistry) 2 11662

MPhil(CivilEngineering) 2 11624

MPhil(Classics) 2 11607

MPhil(ClinicalPharmacology) 2 11645

MPhil(CommunicationandMediaArts) 2 11657

MPhil(CommunityMedicineandClinicalEpidemiology) 2 11647

MPhil(ComputerEngineering) 2 11621

MPhil(ComputerScience) 2 11620

MPhil(CulturalStudies) 2 11678

MPhil(Design) 2 11658

MPhil(Drama) 2 11603

MPhil(Economics) 2 11598

MPhil(Education) 2 11606

MPhil(ElectricalEngineering) 2 11622

MPhil(English) 2 11608

MPhil(EnvironmentalandOccupationalHealth) 2 11637

MPhil(EnvironmentalEngineering) 2 11625

MPhil(EnvironmentalScience) 2 11663

MPhil(ExerciseandSportScience) 2 11720

MPhil(ExperimentalPharmacology) 2 11630

MPhil(FineArt) 2 11605

MPhil(FoodScience) 2 11664

MPhil(GeneralPractice) 2 11646

MPhil(Geology) 2 11665

MPhil(History) 2 11609

MPhil(HumanGeography) 2 11666

RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE PROGRAM TITLES AND CODES

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MPhil(HumanPhysiology) 2 11631

MPhil(ImmunologyandMicrobiology) 2 11632

MPhil(InformationSystems) 2 11659

MPhil(InformationTechnology) 2 11660

MPhil(Law) 2 11600

MPhil(LeisureandTourismStudies) 2 11599

MPhil(Linguistics) 2 11611

MPhil(Management) 2 11602

MPhil(MarineScience) 2 11667

MPhil(Mathematics) 2 11671

MPhil(MechanicalEngineering) 2 11627

MPhil(MedicalBiochemistry) 2 11633

MPhil(MedicalGenetics) 2 11634

MPhil(MedicalPhysics) 2 11670

MPhil(MedicalRadiationScience) 2 11638

MPhil(Medicine) 2 11648

MPhil(ModernLanguages) 2 11612

MPhil(Music) 2 11604

MPhil(Nursing) 2 11653

MPhil(NutritionandDietetics) 2 11639

MPhil(OccupationalTherapy) 2 11640

MPhil(OralHealth) 2 11635

MPhil(Paediatrics) 2 11649

MPhil(Pharmacy) 2 11642

MPhil(Philosophy) 2 11613

MPhil(PhysicalGeography) 2 11668

MPhil(Physics) 2 11672

MPhil(Physiotherapy) 2 11636

MPhil(Podiatry) 2 TBA

MPhil(Politics) 2 11597

MPhil(Psychiatry) 2 11650

MPhil(Psychology) 2 11656

MPhil(ReligiousStudies) 2 11694

MPhil(ReproductiveMedicine) 2 11651

MPhil(SocialInclusion) 2 11726

MPhil(SocialWork) 2 11616

MPhil(SociologyandAnthropology) 2 11614

MPhil(SoftwareEngineering) 2 11623

MPhil(SpeechPathology) 2 11615

MPhil(Statistics) 2 11673

MPhil(SurgicalSciences) 2 11652

MPhil(Surveying) 2 11628

MPhil(SustainableResourceManagement) 2 11669

MPhil(Theology) 2 11723

Doctor of Philosophy research programs Duration in years Program code (PhD)

PhD (Aboriginal Health Studies) 4 11125

PhD (Aboriginal Studies) 4 11159

PhD(AccountingandFinance) 4 11032

PhD (Anatomical Pathology) 4 11126

PhD (Anatomy) 4 11132

PhD (Architecture) 4 10184


PhD(BehaviouralSciencesinRelationtoMedicine) 4 11134

PhD(BiologicalSciences) 4 10061

PhD(Building) 4 10853

PhD (Chemical Engineering) 4 10380

PhD (Chemistry) 4 10095

PhD (Civil Engineering) 4 11028

PhD (Classics) 4 10450

PhD (Clinical Pharmacology) 4 11139

PhD (Clinical Psychology) 4 11539

PhD(CommunicationandMediaArts) 4 10729

PhD(CommunityMedicineandClinicalEpidemiology) 4 11135

PhD (Computer Engineering) 4 11459

PhD (Computer Science) 4 11029

PhD (Cultural Studies) 4 11677

PhD (Design) 4 10728

PhD (Drama) 4 10050

PhD (Economics) 4 10494

PhD (Education) 4 10367

PhD (Electrical Engineering) 4 10332

PhD (Engineering) 4 11719

PhD (English) 4 10426

PhD (Environmental and Occupational Health) 4 11144

PhD (Environmental Engineering) 4 11468

PhD (Environmental Science) 4 10319

PhD (Exercise and Sport Science) 4 11721

PhD (Experimental Pharmacology) 4 11590

PhD(FineArt) 4 10727

PhD(FoodScience) 4 10955

PhD (Gender and Health) 4 11214

PhD (General Practice) 4 11136

PhD (Geology) 4 10439

PhD (Health Psychology) 4 11540

PhD (History) 4 10041

PhD (Human Geography) 4 11030

PhD (Human Physiology) 4 11140

PhD(ImmunologyandMicrobiology) 4 11128

PhD (Information Systems) 4 11185

PhD (Information Technology) 4 11524

PhD(Law) 4 10147

PhD(LeisureandTourismStudies) 4 10852

PhD(Linguistics) 4 10114

PhD(Management) 4 10389

PhD(MarineScience) 4 11478

PhD(Mathematics) 4 10033

PhD(MechanicalEngineering) 4 10209

PhD(MedicalBiochemistry) 4 11133

PhD(MedicalGenetics) 4 11129

PhD(MedicalRadiationScience) 4 11130

PhD(Medicine) 4 11137

PhD(Midwifery) 4 11593

PhD(ModernLanguages) 4 10333

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PhD(Music) 4 10938

PhD (Nursing) 4 10939

PhD (Nutrition and Dietetics) 4 11131

PhD (Occupational Therapy) 4 11127

PhD (Oral Health) 4 11591

PhD (Paediatrics) 4 11138

PhD (Pharmacy) 4 11592

PhD (Philosophy) 4 10191

PhD (Physical Geography) 4 11031

PhD (Physics) 4 10299

PhD (Physiotherapy) 4 11463

PhD (Podiatry) 4 TBA

PhD (Politics) 4 11482

PhD (Psychiatry) 4 11141

PhD (Psychology) 4 10216

PhD (Religious Studies) 4 11693

PhD(ReproductiveMedicine) 4 11142

PhD (Social Work) 4 10738

PhD (Social Inclusion) 4 11727

PhD (Sociology and Anthropology) 4 11151

PhD (Software Engineering) 4 11474

PhD (Speech Pathology) 4 11472

PhD (Statistics) 4 10284

PhD (Surgical Sciences) 4 11143

PhD (Surveying) 4 11462

PhD(SustainableResourceManagement) 4 11480

PhD (Theology) 4 11724

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The University website contains a vast amount of information for students. This can be accessed at www.newcastle.edu.au/students

Information specific to RHD candidates can be accessed at www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/ current-students

The following information has been highlighted for you.

RHD RULES AND SCHEDULES

The websites for the RHD rules and schedules are as follows:

Rules Governing Research Higher Degreeswww.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000830.html

Doctor of Philosophy Schedulewww.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000091.html

Master by Research Schedulewww.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000216.html

Intellectual Property Policywww.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000831.html

Academic IntegrityAcademic integrity, honesty, and a respect for knowledge, truth and ethical practices are fundamental to the business of the University. These principles are at the core of all academic endeavour in teaching, learning and research. Dishonest practices contravene academic values, compromise the integrity of research and devalue the quality of learning.

Plagiarism is passing off the thoughts or works of another person as one’s own. Plagiarism involves giving the impression that a person has thought, written or produced something that has, in fact, been borrowed from another. It is a form of theft, which may be done by copying exactly what another writer has said, or by summarising another writer’s ideas as if they were your own.

Any copying or summarising of someone else’s words or ideas must be done in such a way as to make it clear you are quoting or summarising and must include an acknowledgment of the author(s). Anything else is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. When plagiarism is detected in a student’s work it may be considered to be academic misconduct, for which disciplinary action may be taken.

ForadetailedstatementofthePlagiarismPolicy,refertothe guidelines provided by your faculty. Research candidates should familiarise themselves with the University of Newcastle’s Student Academic Integrity Policy at www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000608.html

STUDENT INFORMATION AND SERVICES

Occupational Health and SafetyThe University of Newcastle is committed to ensuring the highest level of health and safety of staff, students and others within its premises or wherever its staff and students may be working, studying and researching. The University of Newcastle will comply with all relevant Acts and Regulations to ensure that the workplace and/or study areas are safe and without risk to health. In the absence of specific legislation, the highest professional standards will be maintained. Resources will be made available in line with the importance attached to occupational health and safety. Occupational health and safety is both an individual and shared responsibility. The success of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy and programs depends on the commitment and cooperation of all members of the University community. The University of Newcastle will ensure that all staff, students and other persons within its premises are aware of this policy. Forfurtherinformationrefertowww.newcastle.edu.au/service/health-safety

Injury/Incident/Hazard Reportingwww.newcastle.edu.au/service/health-safety/injury-management/incident-injury-hazard-reporting.html

Smoke-free Environment Policywww.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000329.html

Disability ServicesThe Disability Support Service offers practical assistance and advice to students with a permanent or temporary disability or medical condition.

The support and assistance provided through the Disability Support Service aims to assist each student to meet the inherent requirements of their program whilst maintaining as much academicindependenceaspossible.Furtherdetailsareavailablefrom www.newcastle.edu.au/service/disability

Intellectual PropertyThe University recognises that intellectual property is created as a result of research activities and that intellectual property is a significant and valuable asset which must be responsibly managed to support the mission of the University, acknowledge the rights of contributors, and optimise benefits for our communities.Formoreinformationvisitwww.newcastle.edu.au/policy/000831.html

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