Meetings
Meetings for the Graduate Research Students’ Appeals Committee are held as required.
Committee contact
Stephanie Carmichael
Senior Governance Support Officer
Tel: 02 9514 1226
Email: Stephanie.Carmichael@uts.edu.au
Composition and membership
| Composition |
Panel membership |
| Chair appointed from panel members nominated by the deans under Rule 17.2.1(2) |
Associate Professor Nick Hopwood, Arts and Social Science |
| Associate Professor Carmel Foley, Business |
| Professor Perry Forsythe, Design, Architecture and Building |
| Associate Professor Terri Libesman, Law |
| Professor John Ellis, Science |
| Professor Louise McWhinnie, Transdisciplinary Innovation |
| Two academic staff members with experience in supervision of graduate research students appointed from panel members nominated by the deans under Rule 17.2.1(2) |
Dr Alex Munt, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Dr Sanjoy Paul, Business |
| Professor Penelope Allan, Design, Architecture and Building |
| Professor JC Li, Engineering and Information Technology |
| Dr Jack Wang, Engineering and Information Technology |
| Professor Katherine Biber, Law |
| Dr Elyse Metheven, Law |
| Dr Hanyu Gu, Science |
| Dr Pawan Sharma, Science |
| Associate Professor Barbara Stewart , Science |
| Professor Kees Dorst, Transdisciplinary Innovation |
| Graduate research students of the University who have been enrolled at the University for at least one year, appointed from panel members nominated by the deans under Rule 17.2.1(2) |
ChiChi Nwosu, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Tilly South, Business |
| Vacant, Design, Architecture and Building |
| Amin Shafaghat, Engineering and Information Technology |
| Min Xie, Engineering and Information Technology |
| Adam Booker, Law |
| Ghaith Al-Badri, Science |
Terms of reference
- The Graduate Research Students Appeals’ Committee shall make determinations on graduate research student appeals against discontinuation of candidature on grounds of unsatisfactory progress pursuant to Rule 11.23.2(1) or unsatisfactory examination pursuant to Rule 11.23.2(2).
- In cases where an appeal is upheld, the Graduate Research Students’ Appeals Committee may also make recommendations to facilitate the implementation of a remedy appropriate to the circumstances of the matters in question. These recommendations must comply with UTS rules, policies and procedures, including the Student Rules and the Graduate Research School’s policies and procedures.
Membership term
Two-year term of office to 31 December 2020.
Panel members may be appointed for no more than three consecutive terms.
Procedures
The Graduate Research Students’ Appeals Committee Procedures (PDF) govern the committee’s operation and clarify the roles and responsibilities of committee members.
The procedures are approved by Academic Board in accordance with Rules 17.5.3 and 17.5.4 and they supplement Rules 17.5 to 17.8, which outline general procedures for all appeals committees of Academic Board.
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