Each year during Spring, Graduate Researchers participate in MUSEQ-R – Macquarie’s annual survey of research candidates’ experience. It’s a survey that asks about researcher’s satisfaction with their supervision, skill development, opportunities for collaboration, and the intellectual climate in their department.

MUSEQ-R this year opens on 26 September and will run throughout October. Over 1600 Masters and PhD candidates are invited to give their feedback.

Previous year’s survey results have shown that researchers at Macquarie have great relationships with their supervisors, with over 90% of candidates satisfied with their supervision. Surveys from other universities show that Macquarie is among the top universities in the country for experience of supervision.

MUSEQ-R also provides critical information to target improvements. In the past 12 months, the GRA has worked in partnership with Faculties  to establish more representation for research candidates, support candidates disrupted by COVID, streamline degree administration, and increase the training opportunities available.

Candidates are emailed directly about the survey, to their Macquarie student email address, with an individualised link.

If you would like to know more about MUSEQ-R and candidate feedback, please contact Dr Andrew Dunstall on andrew.dunstall@mq.edu.au

Successful applicants cannot be current Macquarie students, must be citizens of the Ukraine currently residing offshore, be qualified to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy program and they will ideally have confirmation of supervision from an eligible Macquarie University researcher.

The successful applicants will need to live in Sydney during their candidature and meet the HDR English Language requirements and admission criteria for the PhD.

The Academy has confirmed the scholarships will be awarded on a first come basis and the funding is available now.

The successful applicants will be awarded a Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship which includes a tuition fee offset for a maximum three years, worth between $111,600 – $142,800 and a three-year stipend at the Research Training Program rate which in 2022 is $28,854.

They will also receive funding for a single OSHC policy with Macquarie’s preferred provider, Medibank, worth $2742 and $2500 towards airfares to or from Australia.

The Academy has asked applicants to include a brief statement of impact, which addresses how they have been affected by the war in the Ukraine.

Find out more, including how to apply on the Scholarships webpage.