27/1/23:  Reference to College Dean replaced with Executive Dean. 

14/4/2022: This Policy has been updated to align with timely HDR completions as updated in the Higher Degrees by Research Procedure.

Clauses Amended:

Section (17)

Timely Completion: Completion time refers to the time elapsed from a graduate research student’s initial enrolment to the date at which their thesis is submitted for examination. Timely completion is equivalent full-time (EFT) terms is considered to be where thesis submission occurs within 4.1 years (EFT) for Research Doctorates and within 2.1 years (EFT) for Research Masters.

To

Timely Completion: Completion time refers to the time elapsed from a graduate research student’s initial enrolment to the date at which their thesis is submitted for examination. Timely completion is as specified by the Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 

4/9/20: This Policy has been updated to include; • Policy summary updated to provide clear objective • Extended consecutive leave – align with Fellowship program: minimum period recognised reduced from 6 to 3 months, and WorkCover leave retained as relevant • Indigenous academics – recognition of additional workload consistent with UA Indigenous Strategy, applied to the calculation of work years by FTE