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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's Office/Administration

Director  Dr Ren Yi 
Research Support Officer

Stephen White 

Statistical Consultant

Dr Amirul Islam (Tuesday and Friday)

Email: statscon@usq.edu.au

Grants

Grants Manager 

Jill Albion

Email: usqresgrants@usq.edu.au

Ethics

Ethics & Research Integrity Officer Ashley Steele (Monday to Wednesday)
Ethics & Research Integrity Officer Will Farmer (Thursday and Friday)

Higher Degree Research Students

Research Student Manager  Lester Norris 
Research Student Administration Officer

Annmaree Jackson 

Finance

Manager (Research Reporting) - Acting Danielle O'Brien 
Manager (Research Reporting) - On Leave       Wendy Murphy 
Finance Officer  Jodie Parke 
Assistant Research Accountant  Abby Pilcher 
Human Resources (Research)  Helen Phillips 

Research Data Management

ERA Co-Ordinator & Research Systems  Dr Hong Hu 
ERA/Library  Helen Hampton