Student Representatives

An HDR student rep seeks to make your research journey smoother and more rewarding by serving as an advocate and a voice for the HDR community in their area.

Contact your local student rep to find out more about how things work in your area, or just to say hello!

  • What does a student rep do?
    • Advocacy: Student representatives act as advocates for HDR students, ensuring your concerns, ideas, and suggestions reach the right channels within the institution.
    • Access Information: They're a direct link to important updates, resources, and opportunities specifically tailored for HDR students, helping you to stay informed.
    • Problem Resolution: Facing challenges? Student reps can help navigate issues you encounter during your research journey, providing advice on working with your School or the AGRS to find solutions.
    • Represent Your Interests: By actively participating in committees and meetings, student representatives ensure that your needs and perspectives are considered in decisions affecting HDR students.
    • Connect and Collaborate: Student reps organise events, workshops, and forums that foster connections among HDR students, facilitating networking and collaboration opportunities.
    • Support and Guidance: Student representatives offer guidance on available resources, academic hurdles, and pathways for professional development within the research community.
    • Feedback Channel: They collect feedback from HDR students, amplifying your voice and ensuring that your experiences contribute to shaping a better academic environment.

  • Who is my HDR student rep?

    Please check the attached list for details of the HDR student rep(s) in your local area.

    HDR student rep(s)

  • Updating the list of student representatives

    To notify the AGRS of an update(s) to the list of HDR student reps, please email agrsfacultysupp@adelaide.edu.au with the revised details and the name(s) of any student reps being replaced.

  • HDR Connect

    HDR Connect is a Teams channel aimed at providing a supportive space for networking, building relationships, and forming connections with your HDR peers, as well as the broader university community. This is your space; you can use it to explore the different channels, share ideas, challenges and successes or even, photos of your pets!

    Within the channel there are separate teams for a few of the postgraduate associations, plus Support and Advice - Coding; Support and Advice - Statistics, Upcoming E-research training and support etc. To sign up and start engaging, join at the following link:

     Join HDR Connect