The University of Melbourne
	Department of Surgery
	Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospital

Resources available for Postgraduate Research Students

The University of Melbourne has established guidelines on PhD candidature for departments, supervisors and candidates, and seeks to continually improve supervision and academic support.

For more information see..
http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/postgraduate/infrastructure.html

We currently have 18 PhD students at 22 March 2005 plus 8 MD students
and 2 Research Masters students.

Our Postgraduate Coordinator is Dr. Chris Hovens chovens at unimelb.edu.au

Our Postgraduate Administrator is Marie Iglesias marievi at unimelb.edu.au

Information for students includes an induction session

Building Access is 24hour with key and access code

A single desk per student is provided with bookshelf and a computer shared by particular students.
Microsoft Office and other software on request from individual students is provided.

Lab space is satisfactory and other resources include unlimited photocopying, printing, phone, internet access and interlibrary loans.

Conference and travel funding is available on application to the Head of department.

We also have an Imaging and IT facility to provide technical support.