Research student policies

Graduate Research Training

Handbook

• Rules for courses administered by the Board of the Graduate Research School

Graduate Research Training

• UWA policy on Graduate Research Training [policy no. UP12/11] [218 KB PDF]

Research

• Policy on Adequate Research Preparation
• Minimum Allocation of Resources for Research Candidates
• Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships
• Fieldwork in Rural and Remote Areas
• Policy and Procedures for HDR Students Undertaking Internships [101 KB PDF]
• Use of Editorial Assistance by Students
• Examination of Higher Degree by Research Candidates

Ethics and research integrity

• UWA Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct [policy no. UP07/6] [322 KB DOCX]
• UWA policy on Research Integrity [policy no. UP20/6] operationalises the principles and practices of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research at UWA and includes:
  • Research integrity guideline [272 KB DOCX]
  • Authorship and authorship disputes procedure [537 KB DOCX]
  • Research Integrity Advisors guideline [255 KB DOCX]
  • Autonomous sanctions guideline [1.1 MB DOCX]
  • Defence Trade Controls guideline [253 KB DOCX]
  • Use of animals in research and teaching guideline [236 KB DOCX]

Intellectual Property

• UWA policy on Intellectual Property [policy no. UP07/49]
• Office of Risk and Legal - Freedom of Information

Appeals, Grievances and Harassment

• University Policy on: Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions for Courses Managed by the Graduate Research School
• Scholarships Committee appeals procedure
• Equity and diversity grievances

Employment at UWA

• Office of Safety, Health and Injury Management and Wellbeing

University policy library

• All University policies, guidelines and regulations can be found in the central UWA policy library.