Forms and guidelines

• HDR Preliminary Thesis Topic Proposal
• HDR Person of Interest Request
• Cotutelle/Joint PhD Information and Forms
• MRES Recommended Enrolment Pattern

All Leave Requests, Extension Requests, Changes of Supervisory Team Requests, as well as forms pertaining to Confirmation of Candidature and Progress Reviews are now lodged via your Student Centre.  

Instructions on how to use the HDR Student Candidature Management System:

• Leave Request for HDR Students 
• Extension Requests 
• Change of Supervisory Team
• Academic Load Change Request

• Confirmation of Candidature
• Confirmation of Candidature Proposal Guidelines
• Confirmation of Candidature Research Proposal Template
• iThenticate for HDR
• Confirmation Infographic 

• How do HDR students submit an ethics application? 
• Is there any guidance on how to complete an ethics application? 
• How do HDR students submit a progress or final milestone report and who is responsible?
• How do HDR students complete a Research Data Management Plan?
• Where can HDR students get personalised support on Research Ethics queries? 

• Progress Reviews Guide
• HDR Interim Report
• Gantt Chart Template

• Nomination of Examiners
• Statement by HDR Student 
• Statement by Supervisor
• Thesis Formatting Checklist
• Standard Thesis Guidelines and Standard Thesis Template
• Thesis by Publication Guidelines and Thesis by Publication Template
• Thesis by Creative Works Guidelines and Thesis by Creative Works Template
• iThenticate for HDR
• Response to Examiner comments - Template 1
• Response to Examiner comments - Template 2
• Examination Infographic
• AI Use Data Log

• HDR Exit Checklist 57KB
• HDR Thesis Information Form (please note that you will need to be logged into the UniSQ Microsoft 365 environment to access this form).