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Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Supervision Excellence

The University of Newcastle recognises the important role that supervisors play in our research achievements and in supporting our talented research higher degree candidates.

Each Faculty will recognise their most outstanding supervisor with a Faculty award. The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Supervision Excellence is then presented to the most outstanding application received for a faculty award. Winners of a faculty category will receive $2,000 (paid as salary, travel or research funds) and a certificate. The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Supervision Excellence will receive $10,000 (paid as salary, travel or research funds) and a certificate. The awards will be presented at the annual staff awards in December each year.

Nomination is from former students. Please refer to the Guidelines for full details of the nomination and application process.

Applications close 24 October 2008.

Please note the guidelines for the award have been revised for 2008.

2008 Guidelines for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Supervision Excellence

2008 Application form for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Supervision Excellence

Congratulations to our 2007 award winners.

The winner of the overall Vice Chancellor's Award for Supervision Excellence was Associate Professor Alison Ferguson.

Faculty Award Winners

Associate Professor Alison Ferguson - Faculty of Education and Arts

Associate Professor Hugh Dunstan - Faculty of Science and Information Technology.

Professor Margaret McMillan - Faculty of Health

Professor Aron O'Cass - Faculty of Business and Law

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Contact us for more information on the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Supervision Excellence.
Contact Person: Alison Chapman
Phone: 02 4921 6975
Email: Alison.Chapman@newcastle.edu.au