Contact

Engineering & Technology HLO Team Leader: Natalie Lewandowski-Cox hdr.smi@enquire.uq.edu.au

Engineering & Technology HAO Team Manager: Elena Boyle graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Science HLO Team Leader: Amanda Carozzi hdr.imb@enquire.uq.edu.au

Science HAO Team Manager: Daniel Walker graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Humanities, Social Science & Business HLO Team Leader: Alison Pike hdr.education@enquire.uq.edu.au

Humanities, Social Science & Business HAO Team Manager: Daniel Walker graduateschool@uq.edu.au

The Graduate School Career Development Framework facilitates industry experiences, as placements, to allow you to experience current practice and develop networks while demonstrating and strengthening your transferable, professional and research skills.

Harmony James, Placements Coordinator
+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Learn more about placements for HDRs

Researchers work in all facets of government, industry, NGOs and universities. Understanding the diverse range of career options available will allow you to reflect on the 'fit' between academia and your own strengths and interests. 

Please call the Graduate School
+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Book an appointment with a Careers Advisor

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students around the world. Developed by UQ, the competition cultivates participants’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.

Samantha Smith, Engagement & Development Officer
Amanda Lee, Engagement & Development Officer
+61 7 3346 0503

3MT@uq.edu.au

Visit the 3MT website

The Graduate School has a number of communication channels including hard copy publications, email newsletters, websites, social media, and an intranet for UQ staff. We can also assist with scholarship advertising, student recruitment, and information dissemination to the HDR cohort.

Claire Backhouse, Engagement & Development Communications Coordinator
+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Wonder of Science Program promotes a STEM culture in Queensland schools. Wonder of Science's Young Science Ambassadors are selected PhD candidates who visit participating schools, working with students on challenging tasks and supporting them in STEM development.

Robyn Bull, Program Manager
+61 7 3346 0530

robyn.bull@uq.edu.au

Visit the Wonder of Science website

The Global Change Scholars Program is an initiative designed to produce research leaders who will possess deep understanding of global trends, the challenges and opportunities they present, and an awareness of how to drive the changes necessary for us to build sustainable futures.

Dr Anna Phelan, Global Change Scholars Program coordinator
Dominique Pomfret, Global Change Scholars Program administration
+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Learn more about the Global Change Scholars Program

Professor Alastair McEwan

+61 7 3346 1370

dean@gradschool.uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Professor McEwan obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham and then held a NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Royal Society 1983 University Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford. In 1993, after 4 years as a lecturer at the University of East Anglia, Professor McEwan joined the University of Queensland as a Senior Lecturer. He was promoted to Professor in 2003 and was Head of the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences from 2005-2010.

His research spans bacterial physiology and pathogenesis, redox biology and the role of transition metal ions in host-pathogen interactions. He has published over 140 research papers and research in his laboratory is currently funded by an NHMRC Program grant.

As PVC Research Training, the Dean of the UQ Graduate School and a member of teh ACGR Executive Committee, Professor McEwan is leading change in practice in HDR development across Australia. 

Professor Stephan Riek

+61 7 3346 1370

deputydean@gradschool.uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Professor Riek holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada; and undertook postdoctoral research at The University of Queensland and Northwestern University. He re-joined UQ as an ARC QEII Research Fellow in 2003 and was promoted to Professor in 2013. Professor Riek has been published in more than 80 publications in the area of sensorimotor neuroscience and his work has been underpinned by grant support from ARC, NHMRC and Queensland Health.

Professor Riek brings a wealth of experience to the Graduate School. He has been the Principal Advisor of six students who have completed their PhD and has served as Postgraduate Coordinator in the School of Human Movement Studies since 2009.

Belinda Bern

+61 7 3346 1370

directorgs@gradschool.uq.edu.au

Biography

Belinda has over 10 years’ experience at UQ and has a background in education and research management. In her role as Director of the Graduate School she oversees and manages the development and delivery of research student services and processes for The University of Queensland.

Prior to joining the Graduate School, Belinda was the Research Manager for the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology at UQ. Her strong communication and project management skills enabled her to achieve successful outcomes for the Faculty in the areas of research and research training. Previously Belinda has also worked in academic programs management and educational development roles and started her career as a secondary mathematics teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Mathematics, a Graduate Diploma in Education, and a Master of Educational Studies (Leadership).

In the Graduate School, Belinda is working to further enhance UQ’s reputation for quality and excellence in research training through the development and delivery of key strategic initiatives.

Dr Daniel Walker

+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Kate Swanson

+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Business Analyst

Sam Ferguson

+61 7 3346 0514

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Policy & Agreements Officer

Phoebe Coulon-McIntosh

 +61 7 3365 3477

graduateschool@uq.edu.au