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are managed by students who volunteer to work in a
committee format to plan and prepare activities for their
club. Types of clubs are wide ranging and include the more
team based and competitive sports such as Australian rules
football, basketball, netball, tae kwon do, soccer and
volleyball to the recreational based clubs such as hanggliding,
scuba, snowskiing, sky-diving, bush walking and
waterskiing. The Sports Association's club structure
emphasises a beginner-up approach so that members of any
skill level can have a go.
Over the last four years the number of clubs continued to
grow, especially in the outer east and Prahran where the
club system began in 1993. Such growth is indicative of the
fun, challenge and enthusiasm obtained by joining a sports
club.
Fitness and health
The Sports Association provides fitness and health
promotions at each campus. The Hawthorn campus has
weight training, aerobics, nutrition counselling, massage
and fitness testing areas in its Sports Centre. Subsidised
membership deals with fitness centres in the local vicinity
of the Lilydale and Prahran campuses are negotiated.
By uniting with the Student Health Unit and the Student
Union the Sports Association creates on-campus awareness
and promotion weeks such as Quit Smoking, Heart Week,
Health and Sexuality, and Women and Equal Opportunity.
lntercampus and elite sport
As a university, Swinburne enters teams in local, state and
national inter-universty sporting events. The Sports
Association supports the individuals and teams that wish to
represent the University. In this spirit, 'grudge' matches
between the three Swinburne campuses develop z healthy
rivalry that assists in the preparation and selection of our
teams to compete against other universities in the Victoria/
Tasmania conference. Our goal at these conference
challenges is to be highly ranked so that we can progress to
the national university championships.
Students at Swinburne who are of world competition
standard will be nominated and supported by the Sports
Association for World Student Games.
Sports Association handbook and further
information
By visiting the Sports Desk at your campus you can collect
our handbook and detailed information on any of the
clubs, recreations, facilities and services offered.
Swinburne Graduate Research
School (SGRS)
General Manager, Research and Graduate Studies
J. Baird
The mission of the Swinburne Graduate Research School
and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies is to
promote and coordinate research and development
activities by Swinburne staff and postgraduate students. It
provides a University-wide perspective on research at the
University. There are several key service areas for staff and
postgraduates.
The Swinburne Graduate Research School
The School exists to provide a University-wide point of
contact and communication for all postgraduate research
students, to coordinate research services, and to ensure
quality in research training.
The School runs regular seminars and workshops to assist
staff and students to develop their research skills. It also
offers induction programs for new researchers and
postgraduates, offers advice on resources and provides a
focus for interaction and development. The School is
managed by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
Doctoral study and scholarships
The SGRS is responsible for the administration of PhD
degrees and coordination of other research studies. It
provides prospective doctoral students with a variety of
information on doctoral study including: details about
admissions to candidature, expected duration of
candidature; progress report requirements, HECS
exemption, scholarships, pidelines for thesis presentation,
guidelines for supervision, and University policies on
research. The School also ~rovides information.
application forms and guidelines for a number of
Australian scholarships for doctoral and research Masters
degrees. Information is also available on other scholarships
offered by non-profit organisations, and on overseas
scholarship opportunities.
For further information about doctoral study and
scholarships, phone 9214 5224.
Office of Research and
Graduate Studies
The Office provides advice on University policies for the
conduct of research and the implementation of
Swinburne's Research Management Plan. It also publishes
Swinburne's annual Research Report, which provides an
overview of the University's major research centres,
research interests of staff, and details of current research
projects.
The Office administers research grants and contracts across
the University, ethics committee approvals and intellectual
property issues.
External organisations seeking advice on Swinburne's
research capabilities should contact the Office on 9214 5223.
The Office provides information on research grants and
other opportunities for research funding, as well as details
of programs where graduates are employed specifically by
an organisation to conduct research. A weekly up-date
detailing current opportunities is distributed widely around
the University.
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