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Starting your HDR course

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Before you begin your Higher Degree by Research (HDR), you’re encouraged to attend orientation, explore your faculty’s research facilities and services, and familiarise yourself with our HDR code of conduct and other academic standards.

Starting your HDR Course
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Collaborative and joint PhD students

As a collaborative or joint PhD student, you’ll need to meet a number of milestones. You will also have access to different research support funds and conference support.

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Master of Research students

The Master of Research (MRes) is a unique HDR program, which means some information relevant to other HDR students will not apply to MRes students.