Office for Research

 

The Office for Research is an administrative unit of Melbourne Law School that supports the Associate Dean (Research) and the Faculty Research and Law Library Committee. It provides a range of services to staff and graduate research students, produces the annual MLS Research Report, and coordinates and promotes a number of events for staff and graduate research students including the MLS Faculty Research Seminar Series and Graduate Research Colloquia.


General Enquiries: Telephone: +61 3 8344 8946, Facsimile: +61 3 8344 4601, Email: law-research@unimelb.edu.au

Mailing Address: Office for Research, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

Street Address: Office for Research, Mezzanine Level (Eastern End), Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia

 

Associate Dean, Research

Professor Tania Voon
Telephone: +61 (0)3 8344 1119
Email: tania.voon@unimelb.edu.au

Professor Tania Voon provides academic guidance on research and research training in the Law School.

Tania works closely with the Office for Research, and with the Graduate Research Coordinators, Professor Sundhya Pahuja and Associate Professors Peter Rush and Jürgen Kurtz, to ensure that the MLS Graduate Research Degree program assists students to reach their research goals.

She is also responsible for providing academic assistance to staff preparing research grants, together with grant mentor Dr Chris Dent.

Manager, Law Research

Dr Katrin Steinack
Telephone: +61 (0)3 9035 8570
Email: katrins@unimelb.edu.au
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday - 8.00am - 4.30pm
Tuesday and Thursday - 9.30am - 5.45pm
Friday - 8.00am - 3.00pm

Katrin can assist with queries and support related to:

  • MLS research management
  • MLS research strengths and expertise
  • Grants, awards, fellowships and scholarships for academic staff and RHD students
  • Statistics and reporting related to Research and Research Training
  • Research contracts and budgets
  • General research queries

Senior Research Support Officer

Ms Mas Generis
Telephone: +61 (0)3 8344 9983
Email: generism@unimelb.edu.au
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm

Mas can assist with queries and support related to:

  • Grants, awards, fellowships and scholarships for academic staff and RHD students
  • Research contracts and budgets
  • General advice on research funding schemes, submission guidelines and application deadlines
  • Statistics and reporting related to Research and Research Training, in particular research funding
  • General research queries

Research Support Officer

Dr Madeline Grey
Telephone: +61 (0)3 9035 4257
Email: greym@unimelb.edu.au
Office Hours:
Monday - 9.30am - 7.00pm
Tuesday - Friday, 9.30am - 2.30pm

Madeline coordinates the Law School's Graduate Research Degrees and can assist with:

  • Degree and policy advice
  • Planning and assistance to the Law School's Graduate Research Coordinators
  • Organising seminars and panel meetings
  • Examination matters

Madeline is also the Committee Secretary to the Law School's Human Ethics Advisory Group (HEAG).

Research Administration Officer

Mr Domingo Cordoba
Telephone: +61 (0)3 8344 1167
Email: dcordoba@unimelb.edu.au
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8.45am - 5.00pm

Domi is the Law School's RHD Specialist and can assist with:

  • Initial degree enquiries - PhD and MPhil - including advice on the Expression of Interest
  • Graduate Research Degree Admissions
  • Candidature variations
  • Facilities and resources support including student workspaces

Project Officer

Ms Angela Hendley-Boys
Telephone: +61 (0)3 8344 1090
Email: a.hendley-boys@unimelb.edu.au
Office Hours:
Monday, 7.45am - 3.30pm
Tuesday, 7.45am - 3.30pm
Wednesday 7.45am - 3.30pm (working from home)
Thursday 7.45am - 3.30pm

Angela is responsible for and can provide advice on the following:

  • Collection and classification of research publications of both academic staff and Law students
  • Maintain publications data on academic staff profiles
  • Upload academic papers onto SSRN and AustLII
  • Provide advice on Open Access for staff and students
  • Coordinate copyright permissions for academic staff for Open Access papers
  • Compiling and editing the Law School's annual Research Report
  • Maintaining the Research & Expertise and Graduate Research Degree sections of the Law School's website

Administrative Officer

Ms Meghan Bergamin
Telephone: +61 (0)3 8344 8946
Email: meghan.bergamin@unimelb.edu.au
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8.45am - 3.00pm

The Adminstrative Officer provides administrative support to the Office for Research and the Associate Dean (Research).

Responsibilites include:

  • Responding to general enquiries
  • Compiling the weekly MLS Research Bulletin and weekly Graduate Research Student Law Bulletin
  • Assisting staff and students with research grant queries and applications including Research Support Funds
  • Providing secretariat support to the Law School's Research and Law Library Committee and Research Finance Sub-Commitee