Welcome to the Australasian Research Training Administrators website.
The group was established in 1997 as the Postgraduate Research Administrators Taskforce (PRATS) and the name was change to the Australasian Research Training Administrators (ARTA) in 2007.
The group is the administrative support network closely aligned with the Council of Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies (DDOGS) and consists of staff engaged in the administration of research degrees within higher education institutions in Australia and New Zealand. These administrative areas include, but are not limited to, scholarships, thesis examination, management, professional development, training, support, projects and policy development.
WEBSITE ACCESS
Some information available on the website is accessible to members only.
If you are a member, please enter the site by clicking on "Sign-in" at
the top right of the page.
If you would like to become a member and gain access to the website please contact the website content administrator, Leah Dowsett. Further information about the group is also available under the "About" section of the website.
CONFERENCE
The 2011 Conference was held in Perth, Western Australia. Please visit the Conferences page for further information.
Papers from the Conference are available from the "Conference Papers (2011)" folder on the Papers page.
The 2012 Conference shall be held in Adelaide, South Australia as part of the Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR) Conference.
CONTACT
For more information, to contact the ARTA Executive Committee members, or if you have any specific questions, please contact the relevant ARTA Member.
OTHER LINKS
ARTA endorses the "Measuring & Enabling University Research & Innovation Capacity - Strengthening your capacity to deliver world-class research" conference to be held on 26th and 27th July 2011 in Sydney.
View the program [.pdf 1.2 MB]
ARTA members will receive a 10% discount when registering by quoting "CC*ARTA".
Benefits of attending:
- Utilising ERA data to accurately inform your strategic research decisions;
- Methods to increase the quality and quantity of your institution's research outputs;
- Building a research workforce to sustainably manage your research capacity;
- Sector collaboration to cultivate a national reputation for research excellence internationally.
Further details about the conference are available at http://www.uniresearchinnovation.com/.