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The Office of Research and Higher Degrees provides management and administrative support for the University's research and research degree programs, research and scholarship opportunities and the University's research policies and procedures.

The team of dedicated staff also provide a range of services including:

  • overseeing the external examination of all research degree dissertations
  • providing executive support to the University's research ethics committees
  • coordinating institutional research data collections
  • responsibility for the financial management and administration of external and internal research grants and research degree scholarships.


Staff members

Staff members of the Office of Research and Higher Degrees are located on the fifth floor of S Block. Office hours are between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00pm. Fax Number: +61 7 4631 1995

Director Dr Ren Yi
Research Support Officer

Mr Stephen White

Grants Officer 

Mrs Jill Albion

Email: usqresgrants@usq.edu.au

Manager (Research Reporting) Ms Wendy Murphy
Finance Officer

Mrs Jodie Parke

Assistant Research Accountant

Ms Abby Pilcher

Research Student Manager Mr Lester Norris
Research Student Administration Officer

Mrs Annmaree Jackson

Research Systems Officer

To be confirmed

Research Support Officer (Ethics & GAMS) Miss Ashley Steele
Research Support Officer (Ethics & GAMS) Mr Will Farmer