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62 - Undergraduate Research in Australia

Building Connections, Communities, and a Council to Promote Undergraduate Research

from Part IV.3 - Asia & Oceania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Lilia Mantai  and
Angela Brew
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

Undergraduate research programs in Australia’s 43 universities emerged in the mid-2000s. The last decade saw undergraduate research (UR) evolve to become a major force in Australian higher education thanks to a range of national and regional projects and initiatives, which aim to integrate undergraduate researchers at all levels and in various functions of the university. The achievements of Australian undergraduate students and the benefits of inquiry-based learning are now well documented and widely reported beyond Australia. The pinnacle of this development is the establishment of the Australasian Council of Undergraduate Research, whose mission is to promote and advance the spread of UR in Australasia. This chapter presents the multiple facets and milestones of this journey.

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ACURundergraduate researcherresearch skill development frameworkAustralasian Conference of Undergraduate Researchinclusivityknowledge buildingscholarshipinclusive scholarly knowledge-building communitiesemployability
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 565 - 572
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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