Researcher Development Academy
The RDA connects researchers, develops the capabilities needed for success in a rapidly changing world, and advances UWA's leadership in researcher development through innovative research and practice.
Empowering Researcher Growth and SuccessTraining, Resources, and Opportunities
HDR Candidates
Build research skills, confidence and capability – from commencement to completion and beyond.
HDR Supervisors
Access training, resources and programs to support high quality, evidence-informed practice.
Early Career Researchers
Develop leadership, impact and career pathways in research and beyond.
Flagship Initiatives
Bold Ideas, Better Futures
Dynamic program that brings researchers together to explore big ideas, emerging challenges and future opportunities. Through talks, panels, workshops and transdisciplinary challenges, the Bold Ideas program broadens perspectives on contemporary issues.
Research Internships
Connecting organisations with PhD researchers to solve real-world challenges through research-led innovation. Research internships build capacity, accelerate strategic initiatives and create lasting partnerships between industry and academia.
Research Ready, Future Forward
Webinars and online micro-learning units that provide research training support at every stage of the research journey. Designed to support research skills development, cultivate researcher mindsets and turn ideas into actions, in preparation for any career path.
Shared Learning Ecosystem
Framework that supports a dynamic, inclusive, and future-focused learning ecosystem for all researchers in the Academy
Evidence-Informed Practice
Research program that supports evidence informed practice and practice-informed research in researcher development
Academy Connection
An engagements program that connects Academy members and alumni to share knowledge and build interdisciplinary collaborations.