{"id":12321,"date":"2021-11-29T16:46:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T08:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/starting-your-hdr-course\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:37:03","slug":"starting-your-hdr-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/starting-your-hdr-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting your HDR course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6873_1500-1000x500.jpg\" alt=\"A student holding a notepad smiles at the camera\" class=\"wp-image-15509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6873_1500-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6873_1500-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6873_1500-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6873_1500-1260x630.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you begin your Higher Degree by Research (HDR), you\u2019re encouraged to attend orientation, explore your faculty\u2019s research facilities and services, and familiarise yourself with our HDR code of conduct and other academic standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starting your HDR Course<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Orientation\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Orientation\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Orientation\">Orientation<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Orientation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Ensure you attend an Orientation session for research students at the start of your first semester.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/orientation\/perth-and-online\/hdr\/\">Learn more about Orientation for research students.<\/a><\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Essential-facilities\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Essential-facilities\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Essential-facilities\">Essential facilities<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Essential-facilities\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Your School will provide you with access to a computer (desktop or laptop), printer access and appropriate software to support your research program. You will also be provided with a desk, secure storage and a telephone. Such resources may be shared, however your School will ensure that you have adequate and reasonable access commensurate to your research program and stage of candidature. If you require additional software, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/supportu.curtin.edu.au\/sp\">Digital and Technology Solutions<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n<p>Data storage must be arranged as part of your<a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.library.curtin.edu.au\/c.php?g=202401&amp;p=1333108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Data Management Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure you read the current\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/hdr-forms\/\">Guidelines for Essential Facilities For Higher Degree by Research<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/hdr-forms\/\">Research Support Fund Reimbursement List<\/a><\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Faculty-specific-information\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Faculty-specific-information\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Faculty-specific-information\">Faculty-specific information<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Faculty-specific-information\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Each faculty at Curtin has specific information for\u00a0their higher degree by research (HDR) students. Select your faculty to\u00a0find out what you need to know.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/faculty\/humanities\/\">Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/faculty\/faculty-of-business-and-law\/\">Business and Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Health Sciences &#8211; coming soon<\/li>\n<li>Science and Engineering &#8211; coming soon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Code-of-conduct,-academic-integrity,-conflict-of-interest-and-complaints\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Code-of-conduct,-academic-integrity,-conflict-of-interest-and-complaints\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Code-of-conduct,-academic-integrity,-conflict-of-interest-and-complaints\">Code of conduct, academic integrity, conflict of interest and complaints<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Code-of-conduct,-academic-integrity,-conflict-of-interest-and-complaints\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h4>Code of Conduct<\/h4>\n<p>You must abide by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhmrc.gov.au\/about-us\/publications\/australian-code-responsible-conduct-research-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research<\/a>\u00a0in all your research activities.<\/p>\n<h4>Academic Integrity<\/h4>\n<p>It is your obligation to ensure you fully understand your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/rights\/academic-integrity\/\">academic integrity<\/a>\u00a0responsibilities to avoid academic integrity breaches such as plagiarism or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/rights\/academic-integrity\/contract-cheating\/\">contract cheating<\/a>. If you are in doubt please seek assistance from your supervisors, thesis chair or Director of Graduate Research.<\/p>\n<h4>Conflict of interest<\/h4>\n<p>If you suspect you may have a conflict of interest, read the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/policies.curtin.edu.au\/findapolicy\/index.cfm#c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conflict of Interest procedures<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webforms.curtin.edu.au\/complaints\/conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register a conflict of interest\u00a0<\/a>(login required)\u00a0if necessary.<\/p>\n<h4>Complaints<\/h4>\n<p>If you have any complaints which have not been resolved in your School or Faculty you may direct complaints to the Dean of the Graduate Research School at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ROC.GRS@curtin.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROC.GRS@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Also see:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/complaints.curtin.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrity and Standards Unit (ISU) website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/complaints.curtin.edu.au\/management\/mechanism.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complaint Mechanisms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/complaints.curtin.edu.au\/management\/complaint%20avenues.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to make a complaint<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/complaints.curtin.edu.au\/unit\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrity and Standards Unit<\/a>\u00a0can assist if you have any concerns or need clarification, advice or support in relation to the lodgement of management of a complaint.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards-image\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n\n    <div class=\"card-grid\" data-card-size=\"standard\" data-card-count=\"2\" data-card-background=\"transparent\">\n                    <div  id=\"collaborative-and-joint-phd-students\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"img\" aria-label=\"collaborative-and-joint-phd-students\"><div class=\"card__top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\"\n                                 src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg\"\n                                 alt=\"2 students working together\"\n                                 srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_6422_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1500w\"\n                                 sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3 class=\"\">Collaborative and joint PhD students<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>As a collaborative or joint PhD student, you&#8217;ll need to meet a number of milestones. You will also have access to different research support funds and conference support.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/starting-your-hdr-course\/collaborative-joint-hdr-students\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow button-link--deep-blue\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Find out more\">Find out more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"master-of-research-students\" class=\"card card--image\" data-type=\"img\" aria-label=\"master-of-research-students\"><div class=\"card__top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\"\n                                 src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg\"\n                                 alt=\"2 students talking to each other at a computer desk\"\n                                 srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/DSC_8487_1500-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1500w\"\n                                 sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3 class=\"\">Master of Research students<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>The Master of Research (MRes) is a unique HDR program, which means some information relevant to other HDR students will not apply to MRes students.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/starting-your-hdr-course\/mres\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow button-link--deep-blue\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Find out more\">Find out more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you begin your Higher Degree by Research (HDR), you\u2019re encouraged to attend orientation, explore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":369,"featured_media":0,"parent":849,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12321","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 11:27:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12321"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45600,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12321\/revisions\/45600"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}