The ACT’s Graduate School of Research (GSR) supports the research community of HDR candidates and faculty researchers across our affiliated colleges, further enhancing our mature research and research training culture.
The Graduate School of Research runs consortium-wide induction for new HDR candidates which is supplemented by induction at the candidate’s home college. Members of the GSR may attend research seminars organised across the consortium, as well as those at their own college. They may also take advantage of skills seminars throughout the year, targeted to the needs of HDR candidates and faculty. Training in research supervision, including Respectful Research Training, is also provided.
Research/Postgraduate Coordinators at each affiliated college support candidates and academic staff in their research and act as Research Integrity Advisors (RIAs).
Please report your publications, scholarly activities, and teaching and learning practice using the appropriate form.
Conference presentations are reported using the Publications Form.
For any queries or edits to existing records, please contact the Research Department.
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Application for an HDR course is made to Research Committee via the supervising college. Please contact your proposed supervising college for the form.
Please see potential principal supervisors.
This form is for academic staff use only. HDR Application Form
These forms should be completed in the first semester of your candidature.
Revised versions of the Research Plan and Dissemination of Outcomes Plan will be included in your Confirmation of Candidature Portfolio.
The Supervisors and HDR Candidate’s Expectation Rating Scale should be completed and discussed in an early meeting.
Please read the Confirmation of Candidature Policy and work with your supervisors to ensure Confirmation of Candidature is completed in a timely manner.
If you are undertaking Human Participant Research you will need to have your ethics protocol approved by the ACT’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
Here is the ethics protocol as well as templates to assist you in preparing your Participant Information Statement(s) and Consent Form(s). You will also have to provide other appendices as indicated on the protocol.
Please Note: There have been changes to data retention times. Please read the Research Data Management Policy before submitting your protocol.
Please read the HDR Leave Suspension and Extension Rules and discuss your situation with your principal supervisor before submitting the form. If you are requesting leave or suspension of candidature you do not need to request an extension. Approved leaves and suspensions will automatically extend the date for completion of the course of study equal to the length of time granted.
Use this form to apply to change your supervising college and/or your supervisory team. Please make sure you discuss these changes with your current and proposed supervisors/college before completing the form.
Annual Progress Reports provide the opportunity for you to reflect on your progress, plan the way forward, and ask for the support you need. All candidates must submit this form in October of each year unless they are in the coursework phase of the DMin, have been on two consecutive semesters of leave, or have submitted their thesis. Please have a meeting with your supervisors before completing the form.
This form should be submitted approximately three months before you anticipate submitting your thesis. This gives the Research Office time to arrange supervisors. Please read the HDR Examination Policy (particularly the Conflict of Interest Guidelines) before completing the form. Begin discussing potential examiners with your supervisor early in your candidature so that you do not inadvertently create an unnecessary conflict of interest.
HDR students may apply for reciprocal borrowing rights at other ACT libraries.
Submissions to Research Committee and its panels need to be made two weeks before the meeting.
Submission Date | Meeting Date |
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25/01/2024 | 09/02/2024 |
05/04/2024 | 19/04/2024 |
28/06/2024 | 12/07/2024 |
20/09/2024 | 04/10/2024 |
Submissions to the ACT’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) need to be made two weeks before the meeting.
Submission Date | Meeting Date |
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19/02/2024 | 04/03/2024 |
29/04/2024 | 13/05/2024 |
29/07/2024 | 12/08/2024 |
30/09/2024 | 14/10/2024 |
Please find details of Research Seminars at affiliated colleges in the calendar below.
Details for the 2024 conference will appear here when available.
Please find details of Research Seminars at affiliated colleges in the calendar below.
Please read the HDR Thesis Examination and Conferral Procedure.
Please ensure your thesis adheres to the HDR Thesis Submission & Final Bound Copy Rules.
This form should be submitted approximately three months before you anticipate submitting your thesis. This gives the Research Office time to arrange supervisors. Please read the HDR Examination Policy (particularly the Conflict of Interest Guidelines) before completing the form. Begin discussing potential examiners with your supervisor early in your candidature so that you do not inadvertently create an unnecessary conflict of interest.
You apply for a publication grant when you upload your publication to Airtable. Please see the ACT Grants Policy for conditions.Publications must be both on the ACT Ranking List and assessed internally at that level (the lower of the two will apply). Current amounts paid to your affiliated college to support your research are as follows:
Type | ERA 4 | ERA 5 |
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Journal | $750 | $1500 |
Chapter | $500 | $1000 |
Book | $1000 | $2000 |
“All human interaction, including the interaction involved in human research, has ethical dimensions. However, ‘ethical conduct’ is more than simply doing the right thing. It involves acting in the right spirit, out of an abiding respect and concern for one’s fellow creatures.”Preamble, National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (National Statement)
The Australian College of Theology believes that people, our ‘fellow creatures,’ are created in the image of God and, therefore, that any research involving human participants will uphold the values of respect, research merit and integrity, justice, and beneficence.
As an institution we have established procedures for the ethical review of human research. Research with more than a low level of risk, as well as all human research carried out by Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates, is directly reviewed by the Australian College of Theology Ethics Committee (EC00327) also known as the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). Research involving no more than low risk is usually reviewed by Low-Risk Ethics Committees (LRECs) of affiliated colleges and reported to HREC. Research proposals must meet the requirements of the National Statement and be ethically acceptable before research can begin and full funding for the proposal (if any) is released.
The ACT’s HREC submits annual reports to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) which assesses its compliance with the National Statement.
LREC Members
Research Integrity Advisors (RIAs) provide impartial advice and guidance to those with questions about any aspect of responsible research practice. RIAs have an obligation to report potential breaches of the Code so, in the first instance, you may prefer to seek general advice only, or to seek an alternative source of advice, rather than disclosing specific details. You may contact an RIA from your own college or from another college, if you prefer. Choose the topic you would like to discuss and the RIA will get in touch with you.
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The Australian College of Theology is committed to supporting women in theological research and scholarship.
To that end, we have established a Female Scholars’ Network. The network holds an annual breakfast. This year it’s being held in conjunction with ANZATS on Tuesday, 2 July 2024 in Adelaide. Please RSVP here. For more information, please email research@actheology.edu.au.
Along with Logia and Evangelical Women in Academia, we also maintain a database to make women in theology more visible. This database gives their names, fields, and research interests.
You can sign up for the database here.
You can look at the database itself here.
A number of the ACT Colleges have areas of specialisation and established Centres of Excellence. These are listed below.
Brisbane School of Theology – Centre for Asian Christianity
Christ College – Centre for Pastoral Leadership
Melbourne School of Theology – Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam; Centre for Theology and Psychology
Morling College – Tinsley Institute: Mission and Evangelism
Ridley College – Centre for Children’s and Youth Ministry; Jonathan Edwards Center
Sydney Missionary and Bible College – Centre for Preaching and Pastoral Ministry; Centre for Cross-Cultural Mission