Graduate Research Students' Appeals Committee

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• Meeting dates

  Meetings for the Graduate Research Students’ Appeals Committee are held as required.

• Composition and membership

  Composition	Membership
  Chair appointed from panel members nominated by the deans under Rule 17.2.1(2)	Christina Nikitopoulos (Business) Belinda Middleweek (Design and Society) Qiang Wu (Engineering and Information Technology) Professor Rob Duffield (Health) Dr Sara Dehm (Law) Professor Natalie Stoianoff (Law) Professor James Brown (Science) Professor Murray Elder (Science) Vacant (TD School)
  Two academic staff members with experience in supervision of graduate research students appointed from panel members nominated by the deans under Rule 17.2.1(2)	Stephen Schweinsberg (Business) Yongjian Ke (Design and Society) Cecilia Gravina de Rocha (Engineering and Information Technology) Professor Elise van den Hoven (Engineering and Information Technology) Associate Professor Michelle DiGiacomo (Health) Dr Suyin Hor (Health) Dr Renata Grossi (Law) Dr Sarah Hook (Law) Professor Ken Rogers (Science) Vacant (TD School)
  Graduate research students of the university who have been enrolled at the university for at least one year, appointed from panel members nominated by the deans under Rule 17.2.1(2)	Franziska Gmeiner (Business) Olivia Ntim (Design and Society) Renata Ganko (Engineering and Information Technology) Emma Petancevski (Health) Anosh Naderi (Law) Andy Lan (Science)  Vacant (TD School)

  Membership term

  Two-year term of office to 31 December 2026.

  Panel members may be appointed for no more than three consecutive terms.

• Terms of reference

  1. The committee shall make determinations on graduate research student appeals against discontinuation of candidature on grounds of unsatisfactory progress pursuant to Rule 11.23.2(1) or unsatisfactory examination pursuant to Rule 11.23.2(2).
  2. In cases where an appeal is upheld, the committee may also make recommendations to facilitate the implementation of a remedy appropriate to the circumstances of the matters in question. These recommendations must comply with UTS rules, policies and procedures, including the Student Rules and the Graduate Research School’s policies and procedures.

• Procedure

  The Graduate Research Students’ Appeals Committee Procedure (PDF) governs the committee's operation and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of committee members.

  The procedure is approved by Academic Board in accordance with Rules 17.5.3 and 17.5.4 and supplements Rules 17.5 to 17.8, which outline general procedures for all appeals committees of Academic Board.