Site index

This A-Z index covers topics, terms, abbreviations and acronyms relevant to research education at UniSA. Most links go to webpages within the Research degrees website but some take you to relevant external sites. For terms specific to research see the Research and Innovation Services index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Ability grant (for current students)
Academic referees report form
Academic regulations for higher degrees by research
Academic regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (by Portfolio of Publications)
Activities policy (staff and student access only)
ADT - Australian Digital Theses (in arrow@UniSA digital repository)
APA - Australian Postgraduate Awards. See also the DIISR website
APAI - Australian Postgraduate Awards - Industry
Application form for Australian and international applicants - see How to apply for online application form
Application to join the UniSA Register of Postgraduate Research Degree Supervisors
Apply online
arrow@UniSA (digital repository)
Assessment policy and procedures manual (UniSA)
ATN - Australian Technology Network
ATN LEAP - ATN Learning Employment Aptitudes Program
Artefact theses guidelines (Academic regulations appendix 2b)
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes (NHMRC) (PDF file, 469kb)
Australian Digital Theses Program (Library)
Author's consent form

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B

BAF - Our Universities: Backing Australia's future (DEEWR website)

C

Candidature information - Australian (RTF file, 513kb; Word file, 89kb) or international (RTF file, 300kb; Word file, 98kb)
CELUSA - Centre for English Language in the University of South Australia
Change of details form (current students)
Change of load or mode form
Change of program (upgrade/downgrade or school transfer) - information and form
Change of supervision form
Claim for living allowance (scholarship holders only)
Claim for relocation allowance
Claim for thesis allowance - scholarship holders only (information and form)
Code of good practice: Research degrees management and supervision
Commercialisation Training Scheme - CTS. See Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation (GCRC)
Completion Scholarships (for current students) - information and application
Confirmation of candidature (Australian and international students)
Confidentiality disclosure agreement
Copyright. See also the University's Copyright website
Creating and applying knowledge (PDF file, 1.25mb) - information brochure on research at UniSA
CRICOS - Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

D

DEC - Divisional Ethics Committee (Research and Innovation Services)
DEEWR - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australian Government)
DIAC - Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship
DIISR - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Directory of Research Expertise (DORE) - find a supervisor
Directory of Research Expertise Questionnaire - for supervisors
Doctoral degrees by research (UniSA policy RES 10)
Doing a research degree (Learning and Teaching Unit)

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E

ERA - Excellence in Research for Australia. See also the ARC website
Ethics and compliance
Examination checklist for supervisors and HDR students (RTF file)
Examiners nomination form
Examiners guidelines - theses and professional doctorates
Extension to lodge research proposal application
Extension to scholarship application form

F

FEE-HELP (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations) - a loan (made under the Higher Education Loans Program) to assist eligible full fee paying students to pay their tuition fees
Fee relief scholarship - information and application form (for Australian current students)
Fees and enrolment (current students)
Final review of progress - information, form and resources
fIRST - for Improving Research Supervision and Training
Field of research (FOR) codes
FTE - Full time equivalent

G

GMOs (Research and Innovation Services) - Genetically Modified Organisms
Graduate Studies Office (GSO)
Graduation
Graduation ceremonies
Guidelines for examiners of the professional doctorate by research
Guidelines for the presentation of artefact theses
Guidelines for the presentation of the thesis, or exegesis
Guidelines for the presentation of thesis by publication
Guide to submission and examination of theses at UniSA (checklist) (RTF file)
Guidelines on Authorship (Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, PDF file, 829kb - Section 5)

H

HECS-HELP (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations) - is only available to students in Commonwealth Supported Places who are also Australian citizens or holders of a permanent humanitarian visa
Higher degrees by research (UniSA policy RES 10)
HREC (Research and Innovation Services) - Human Research Ethics Committee
Human Research Ethics policy (UniSA policy RES 2)

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I

IELTS - International English Language Testing System
IMVS - Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
Induction for new students
International Research Scholars Scheme
IP - Intellectual Property. See also Legal services (Research and Innovation Services) and IP Australia
IP Agreement (PDF file 59kb, staff access only). Note: also called Student Participation Agreement
IPRS - International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. See also the DEEWR website
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