The Association represents postgraduate students at Nathan, Logan, Mt Gravatt, QCGU and QCA campuses. This includes all research higher degree, coursework and honours students.
We provide services to assist postgraduates to succeed in and enjoy their studies, through
- representation
- lobbying
- researching
- networking
- professional development
- social and cultural activities
As an enrolled postgraduate student at Griffith University, you are automatically eligible to be a 'non-financial' member of our Association. Students who pay a nominated student union fee to the Association are financial members. We are funded through directly paid postgraduate student union fees.
Objectives
Our objectives are
- to identify and service the common needs and interests of its members
- to represent postgraduates as a special interest group in the University and the community generally, both through direct representation within the University and affiliation with organisations which seek to articulate this objective
- to provide communication between postgraduates across faculties through information-sharing and activities of social, cultural, intellectual and professional interest
- to administer and use such funds as may be made available to it
Member benefits
- Information Sharing, e.g. Newsletter - GradChat with articles, relevant information for postgraduates and official Association communications
- Assistance with grievance issues
- Free assistance with academic writing (supplied by Griffith Graduate Research School)
- Free assistance with statistics (supplied by Griffith Graduate Research School)
- Free assistance with research methodology (supplied by Griffith Graduate Research School)
- Professional development with seminars and workshops
- Consideration for Griffith University Postgraduate Student Association Postgraduate Awards
- Representation of postgrad interests to the university and government
- Opportunities to present papers at our Work-in-Progress Conferences
- Social functions