The next national meeting of the Australian Council of Graduate Research will be held on Thursday 13 November and Friday 14 November 2025.

This online meeting of graduate research leaders across Australia and New Zealand will be both reflective and forward-thinking. As well as sharing important operational practices and strategies amongst members, we will also take the opportunity to discuss where we are as a graduate research community and how we look to the future.

The program will commence at 11 am AEDT on 13 November and conclude by 4 pm AEDT on 14 November.

Session topics will include:

Movement towards oral examinations
Managing HDR risk in a changing geopolitical climate
ACGR Researcher Development Framework & Industry Engagement initiative Outcomes
Student reflections on graduate research experiences

Access the full program.

Registrations are free for primary representatives of each full member organisation and $155 (+ GST & Booking Fee) for additional delegates and all associate members.

A limit of three places are available for each full member institution and two for affiliate and associate members.

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