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Representing Postgraduates of the University of Adelaide

The AUPGSA represents the University's postgraduates to:

• the University of Adelaide - members of the AUPGSA Council sit on the University committees listed below;
• the Adelaide Graduate Centre - for PhD and Masters Research students of the University; and
• the Federal Government, via the national Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA), of which the AUPGSA is an affiliate.

From time to time, the AUPGSA also releases reports and policy submissions on postgraduate matters to the University and the Government. 

University Committees

The University of Adelaide welcomes feedback from postgraduates.  Postgraduates are encouraged to contribute to University reviews and policy-making.

The AUPGSA Council sends delegates to the following University committees: 

• Academic Board
  
• University Research Committee (URC)
  
• Research Education and Development Committee (REDC) - the chief policy committee for PhD and Masters Research students. It is chaired by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
• Postgraduate Coursework Committee - the chief policy committee for Coursework Masters and Diploma students. It is chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), and is closely associated with the University's Centre for Learning and Professional Development (CLPD).
• Quality Issues Working Party (QIWP), a REDC sub-committee for in-depth discussion of postgraduate issues.
• Doctoral Education Working Party (DEWP), a REDC sub-committee for in-depth discussion of PhD programs and Professional Doctorates.
• Student Matters Subcommittee (SMS), a REDC sub-committee for in-depth discussion of PhD and Masters theses (and sundry related issues). It considers reports from thesis examiners on a case-by-case basis, and determines the final grade of each thesis.
• Academic Programs Accreditation and Review Panel (APARP)
• Student Affairs Committee (SAC)
• University Health and Safety Committee (UH&SC)
• Committee of the Executive Director of Student and Staff Services (EDS&SS)
• Technology in Education Committee (TEC)
• The governing council of Kathleen Lumley College, the University's chief residential college for postgraduates.

- Anonymous

The Law of Triviality:  The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

- C Northcote Parkinson, Parkinson's Law, 1957