Join us for the AAEE 2025 Conference

AAEE HDR Symposium

The AAEE Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Symposium in Engineering Education Research offers an opportunity for Masters by Research and PhD candidates to explore and develop their research projects under the guidance of well-known senior scholars. Established in 2020, the broad aims of the HDR Symposium are to provide HDR candidates in Australasia an opportunity to share their current dissertation work, increase the diversity of feedback available to HDR scholars on their work by matching with scholars outside the candidates home institution, and provide an opportunity to build peer networks.

The AAEE Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Symposium in Engineering Education Research (EER) offers an opportunity for Masters by Research and PhD candidates to explore and develop their research projects under the guidance of scholars from the wider engineering education community. The aims of the symposium are for HDR students to:

  • Network with other students to extend their network in EER,
  • Present and constructively discuss their own work and the work of others,
  • Receive constructive feedback and input from scholars outside their own institution, and,
  • Contribute to the AAEE community.

The 2025 AAEE HDR Symposium is planned for in-person participation at the University of Queensland campus on the afternoon of December 7 in the lead up the AAEE conference welcome event. Further details will be announced in due course.

We invite Masters by Research and PhD candidates in EER to apply to participate in the AAEE HDR Symposium by submitting the expression of interest (EOI) form. We welcome both new and returning participants who are at any stage of their candidature. Fields of interest include those outlined in the aims and scope of the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education and the 2025 AAEE Conference. 

The deadline for submission is October 31, 2025 with decisions returned to applicants by November 7, 2025.

Accepted participants will be required to prepare a summary slide of their work for facilitated group discussions (further details provided to those accepted) and register for the main AAEE conference.

Any questions about the HDR Symposium can be directed to Amy Young (a48.young@qut.edu.au) or Sarah Dart (sarah.dart@qut.edu.au).