The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is Griffith's premier research training degree. It is your opportunity to explore a specific research area or topic that you are passionate about. You will be challenged to develop your original research project and receive mentoring and guidance from your supervisor. The PhD is awarded on the basis of a thesis or other substantial research output prepared independently under supervision that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the relevant field of study as judged by independent experts of international standing. RESEARCH GRADUATE OUTCOMESThe HDR Reconnect project was created in response to the ACOLA Review recommendations. One of the key findings and recommendations was that longitudinal data on Australian doctoral and research masters graduate outcomes and career pathways need to be collected. The review recognised that to get the most out of research training, and to make an informed choice about whether and where to undertake research training, prospective candidates need access to a range of information including potential career outcomes.
Griffith is the first university in Australia to complete a project of this kind. We set out to: Inform prospective and current doctoral and research masters candidates of potential employment and career pathways; Review our research training to ensure a quality experience is provided for all candidates; Reconnect with our PhD, doctoral and research masters graduates. Results were gathered in 2017 and 2018 from 1,416 PhD, doctoral and research masters graduates—and outcomes are presented below. We hope you enjoy exploring our interactive project findings. Please note: Depending on the speed of your connection, you may experience a slight delay while our interactive dashboards load. For information about the visualisations look for the ‘hover here for help’ and ‘about this page’ icons.
