Contact the Graduate School
We're here to support you with your higher degree by research (HDR).
General enquiries
Phone: +61 7 3346 0503 (Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm AEST)
Email: graduateschool@uq.edu.au
For guidance and support please refer to the HDR Support Map
Location
Level 6, John Hines Building (62)
The University of Queensland
St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
We are open for visits Monday to Friday 9.00am-4.00pm AEST
Student appointments
The Graduate School offers Progression, Thesis, and HDR Liaison Officer appointments.
Log in to Student Hub with your student ID and select from the appointment list.
Below you will find contact information for your Director of Higher Degree Research (DHDR). You can contact your DHDR about academic oversight within your enrolling unit.
Health
| School | Director of Higher Degree Research | General enquiries | HDR student representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jaya Seneviratne jaya.seneviratne@uq.edu.au | hdr.dentistry@enquire.uq.edu.au | Enmao Xiang | |
Professor Piers Dawes | hdr.shrs@enquire.uq.edu.au | Nayomi Ranathunga | |
| Professor Lauren Ball lauren.ball@uq.edu.au | hdr.hmns@enquire.uq.edu.au | Zoe Bauer Rohan Irving Callum Davies Heidi Meyer | |
| Dr Maree Petersen m.petersen@uq.edu.au | hdr.nmsw@enquire.uq.edu.au | Dimple Bharwani Sarah Walker | |
| Associate Professor Peter Moyle p.moyle@uq.edu.au | hdr.pharmacy@enquire.uq.edu.au | Liam Kreuger Belinda Moore (QAEHS) | |
Associate Professor Ada Kritikos | hdr.psychology@enquire.uq.edu.au | Caitlin McClure-Thomas Rong Han Alicia Jones Ye Zhang | |
| Professor Thomas Burne t.burne@uq.edu.au | hdr.qbi@enquire.uq.edu.au | Bradley Connor Elise Kellett | |
| Faculty of Medicine - School of Biomedical Sciences | Associate Professor Michael Piper m.piper@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - Child Health Research Centre | Associate Professor Graham Leggatt g.leggatt@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - Centre for Health Services Research | Associate Professor Graham Leggatt g.leggatt@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - School of Public Health | Dr Megan Ferguson megan.ferguson@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - UQ Poche Centre | Dr Megan Ferguson megan.ferguson@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - UQCCR | Associate Professor Amy McCart Reed amy.reed@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - QIMRB | Associate Professor Amy McCart Reed amy.reed@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - Frazer Institute | Professor Nikolas Haass n.haass1@uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | Wendy Kao |
| Faculty of Medicine - MRI-UQ and Mater Clinical Unit | Associate Professor Paul Dawson paul.dawson@mater.uq.edu.au | hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au | |
| Faculty of Medicine - UQ Medical School and Clinical Units | Associate Professor Bernadette Richards bernadette.richards@uq.edu.au |
Engineering and technology
| School | Director of Higher Degree Research | General enquiries | HDR student representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Sebastien Darchen s.darchen@uq.edu.au | hdr.adp@enquire.uq.edu.au | Lu Jin | |
| Professor Bronwyn Laycock b.laycock@uq.edu.au | hdr.chemeng@enquire.uq.edu.au | Sergio Garcia Joya | |
| Dr Jiwon Kim jiwon.kim@uq.edu.au | hdr.civileng@enquire.uq.edu.au | Avik Nandy | |
| Professor Mithulananthan Nadarajah mithulan@itee.uq.edu.au | hdr.eecs@enquire.uq.edu.au | Eric Staykov | |
| Dr Rowan Gollan r.gollan@uq.edu.au | hdr.mechmining@enquire.uq.edu.au | Matthew Uren | |
| Associate Professor Idriss Blakey i.blakey@uq.edu.au | hdr.aibn@enquire.uq.edu.au | Raluca Ghebosu | |
| Dr Dion Weatherley d.weatherley@uq.edu.au | hdr.smi@enquire.uq.edu.au | Consuelo Garcia Zavala |
Science
| School | Director of Higher Degree Research | General enquiries | HDR student representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ammar Abdul Aziz a.abdulaziz@uq.edu.au | hdr.agfs@enquire.uq.edu.au | Kusumitha Shrinivasan (St Lucia) Mokaddes Ahmed Dipu (Gatton) | |
| Dr Evelyne Deplazes e.deplazes@uq.edu.au | hdr.scmb@enquire.uq.edu.au | Mitchell Sorbello | |
| Dr Kelly Johnstone k.johnstone2@uq.edu.au | hdr.senv@enquire.uq.edu.au | Meikun Zhou Samantha Howitt | |
| Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt h.baumgardt@uq.edu.au | hdr.smp@enquire.uq.edu.au | Nicholas Zaunders | |
| Dr Gry Boe-Hansen g.boehansen@uq.edu.au | hdr.vet@enquire.uq.edu.au | Tasneem Imam | |
| Associate Professor Daniel Cozzolino d.cozzolino@uq.edu.au | hdr.qaafi@enquire.uq.edu.au | Abedin Abdallah | |
| Professor Matt Sweet m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au | hdr.imb@enquire.uq.edu.au | Marise van der Spuy |
Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Business
| School | Director of Higher Degree Research | General enquiries | HDR student representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
Professor Peter Popkowski-Leszczyc | Edidiong James (QUEX) | ||
Associate Professor Lana Friesen | Nicolas Umashev | ||
Associate Professor Justine Bell-James | Rose Foster | ||
| Associate Professor Stephen Carleton s.carleton@uq.edu.au | hdr.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au | Bianca Millroy | |
| Associate Professor Shiralee Poed s.poed@uq.edu.au | hdr.education@enquire.uq.edu.au | Linh Chu Beatrice Wang Jo Kelly | |
| Associate Professor Joel Katzav j.katzav@uq.edu.au | hdr.hapi@enquire.uq.edu.au | Shannon Ross | |
| Dr Rennie Lee rennie.lee@uq.edu.au | hdr.issr@enquire.uq.edu.au | Iryna Kolesnikova Dan Richard Diaz Fernandez Josi Tabosa Elizabeth Hitches | |
| Dr Kayoko Hashimoto k.hashimoto@uq.edu.au | hdr.languagesandcultures@enquire.uq.edu.au | Sonia Broad Fran Spinelli | |
| School of Music | Dr Graeme Morton g.morton@uq.edu.au | hdr.music@enquire.uq.edu.au | Sarah Maher Yujie Wang |
| School of Political Science and International Studies | Associate Professor Sarah Percy s.percy@uq.edu.au | hdr.polsis@enquire.uq.edu.au | John Fowler Elisabeth Austrheim |
| School of Social Science | Dr Kim de Rijke k.derijke@uq.edu.au | hdr.socialscience@enquire.uq.edu.au | Romy Gray |
Below you will find contact information for our key operational teams. Each team is responsible for different aspects of the HDR journey.
General enquiries
+61 7 3346 0503
HDR Liaison Team - Health
HDR Liaison Team - Health (HABS, MED, QBI)
Jodie Brennan (Team Leader) Charmaine Jensen Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: +61 7 3443 1167 When booking an appointment, you can choose an advisor from the dropdown list or a preferred appointment date and time from the calendar. | School of Dentistry - hdr.dentistry@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences - hdr.shrs@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences - hdr.hmns@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work - hdr.nmsw@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Pharmacy - hdr.pharmacy@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Psychology - hdr.psychology@enquire.uq.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute - hdr.qbi@enquire.uq.edu.au Faculty of Medicine - hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au |
HDR Liaison Team - Engineering & Technology
HDR Liaison Team - Engineering & Technology (EAIT, AIBN, SMI)
Sally Goodwin (Team Leader) Laurie Sendra-Brown Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: +61 7 3443 1188 When booking an appointment, you can choose an advisor from the dropdown list or a preferred appointment date and time from the calendar. | School of Architecture, Design and Planning - hdr.adp@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Chemical Engineering - hdr.chemeng@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Civil Engineering - hdr.civileng@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science - hdr.eecs@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering - hdr.mechmining@enquire.uq.edu.au Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology - hdr.aibn@enquire.uq.edu.au Sustainable Minerals Institute - hdr.smi@enquire.uq.edu.au |
HDR Liaison Team - Science
HDR Liaison Team - Science (Science, QAAFI, IMB)
Amanda Carozzi (Team Leader) Churan Dai Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: +61 7 3443 1175 When booking an appointment, you can choose an advisor from the dropdown list or a preferred appointment date and time from the calendar. | School of Agriculture & Food Sustainability - hdr.agfs@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences - hdr.scmb@enquire.uq.edu.au School of the Environment - hdr.senv@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Mathematics & Physics - hdr.smp@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Veterinary Science - hdr.vet@enquire.uq.edu.au Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation - hdr.qaafi@enquire.uq.edu.au Institute for Molecular Bioscience - hdr.imb@enquire.uq.edu.au |
HDR Liaison Team - Humanities, Arts, Social Science & Business
HDR Liaison Team - Humanities, Arts, Social Science & Business (HASS, BEL, ISSR)
Alison Pike (Team Leader) Diana Marsh Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: +61 7 3443 1192 When booking an appointment, you can choose an advisor from the dropdown list or a preferred appointment date and time from the calendar. | School of Business - hdr.business@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Economics - hdr.economics@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Law - hdr.law@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Communication and Arts - hdr.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Education - hdr.education@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry - hdr.hapi@enquire.uq.edu.au Institute for Social Science Research - hdr.issr@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Languages and Cultures - hdr.languagesandcultures@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Music - hdr.music@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Political Science and International Studies - hdr.polsis@enquire.uq.edu.au School of Social Science - hdr.socialscience@enquire.uq.edu.au |
HDR Administration Team
Email: graduateschool@uq.edu.au
| Marly Dein - Team Leader Shradha Dwivedi - Team Leader Christie Viggers - Senior HAO Jo Wong - Senior HAO |
| HDR Administration Officers (HAO) |
|---|
Kaitlin Blockley |
Engagement and Development Team
The Graduate School's Engagement & Development team looks after a wide range of events and activities that enhance the HDR experience at UQ. These include the Career Development Framework (CDF), placements, the 3MT competition, careers advice, and orientation.
| Staff member | Position | Work days |
|---|---|---|
| Anneliese Berglind | Manager, Engagement & Development | M - F |
| Andrew Schnell | Engagement & Development Communications Coordinator | M - F |
| Margaret Giebels | Engagement & Development Officer | M T W |
| Amanda Lee | Engagement & Development Officer | M Th F |
| William Richardson-Davis | Development Coordinator | M - F |
| Nathaly Quintero | HDR Placements Coordinator | M - F |
| Dr Rachael Pitt | HDR Careers Advisor | M T W |
| Samantha Smith | Engagement & Development Coordinator | M - F |
| Laura Campbell | Engagement Officer | M - F |
+61 7 3346 0503
Indigenous Researcher Development
Mary Waria
Administration Officer
3MT - Three Minute Thesis Competition
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.
Global Change Scholars Program
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 Skye Doherty, Global Change Scholars Program coordinator
+61 7 3346 0503
Wonder of Science
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.
Kaylene Butler, Program Manager
+61 7 3443 1195
Contact the Executive Assistant in the first instance if you would like an appointment with a member of the Graduate School's Executive.
Executive Assistant
Danielle Lefebvre
+61 7 3346 0503
exec.assist@gradschool.uq.edu.au
Dean
Professor Virginia Slaughter
+61 7 3346 0503
Researcher biography
Virginia Slaughter is Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia, where she founded the Early Cognitive Development Centre. Her research focuses on social and cognitive development in infants and young children, with particular emphasis on social behaviour in infancy, theory-of-mind development and the acquisition of peer interaction skills. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
Deputy Dean
Professor Pierre Benckendorff
+61 7 3346 0503
deputydean@gradschool.uq.edu.au
Researcher biography
Professor Benckendorff is an award-winning educator and researcher specialising in tourism, technology, design, higher education and training. He completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate training at James Cook University, where he was awarded a University Medal. He was awarded a national citation for contributions to student learning in 2007.
Over the last two decades, Pierre has also been actively involved in a number of academic and industry research projects totalling over AUD 1 million in grant funding. He has also worked with state government and tourism operators on a number of regional projects. He has co-authored over 100 publications in leading international journals and is a regular speaker at tourism research conferences. Pierre is on the editorial board of several leading academic journals and is a regular reviewer of papers. He has also co-authored one of the leading textbooks on tourism and information technology. Pierre has a strong track record supervising honours, masters and PhD projects in tourism and education.
Pierre has held several teaching and learning leadership positions at The University of Queensland and James Cook University in Australia. He is a former Chair of the Queensland Tourism Awards judging panel and a judge for the Australian Tourism Awards. His passion for travel and tourism has taken him to some of the world’s leading theme parks and airports, the major cities of Europe and North America, the African Savannah and the bustling streets of Asia. He has also travelled extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Senior Manager (HDR Administration)
Strategy and Partnerships
Business Analyst
Sam Ferguson
+61 7 3346 0514
graduateschool@uq.edu.au
Higher Degree by Research Partnerships Manager
Leonard Fitzpatrick
+61 7 3365 3477
agreements@gradschool.uq.edu.au
Senior Coordinator, HDR Partnerships
Chris Gibbons
+61 7 3346 0533
agreements@gradschool.uq.edu.au
HDR Partnerships Officer
Louise Beardmore
+61 7 3346 0503
agreements@gradschool.uq.edu.au