General enquiries

Swinburne Research

Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn VIC 3122

+61 3 9214 4859

research@swinburne.edu.au

Graduate Research

For inquiries related to post-graduate study, email:

hdradmissions@swinburne.edu.au

hdrscholarships@swinburne.edu.au

Name Position Contact
Professor Karen Hapgood Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

+61 3 9214 5343

dvcr@swinburne.edu.au

Eniko Turos Executive Assistant to Professor Karen Hapgood, Professor Saeid Nahavandi and Professor Virginia Kilborn

+61 3 9214 5223

eturos@swinburne.edu.au

Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Chief of Defence Innovation

+61 3 9214 5192

snahavandi@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Virginia Kilborn Swinburne Chief Scientist

+61 3 9214 4380

vkilborn@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Qing-Long Han Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Quality)

+61 3 9214 3808

qhan@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Alan Duffy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Flagship Inititatives)

+61 3 9214 3876

aduffy@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Timothy Marjoribanks Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity)

+61 3 9214 3606

tmarjoribanks@swinburne.edu.au

Michelle Vincent Director, Research Strategy  and Performance

+61 3 9214 8774

mvincent@swinburne.edu.au

Name Position Contact
Professor Georgina Kelly Dean, Graduate Research

+ 61 3 9214 5975

DeanGraduateResearch@swin.edu.au

Nadine White Senior Manager, Graduate Research

+61 3 9214 5504

nwhite@swinburne.edu.au

Mervyn Chong Team Leader, HDR Admissions and Scholarships

+61 3 9214 6917

mkchong@swinburne.edu.au

Shehara Ratnasabapathy  Team Leader, HDR Candidature and Examinations

+61 3 9214 4914

sratnasabapathy@swinburne.edu.au

Lacey Zhang Administrative Assistant Graduate Research & MedTechVic

+61 3 9214 5547

laceyzhang@swinburne.edu.au

For general queries, please email HDRINTPartnerships@swinburne.edu.au.

Name Position Contact
Celia Wong Manager, International Research Engagement and Partnerships

+61 3 9214 5835

celiawong@swinburne.edu.au

Anisa Santoso Manager, International Research Partnerships

+61 3 9214 8178

asantoso@swinburne.edu.au

Name Position Contact
Tania Tambiah Director, Research Services

+61 3 9214 5268

ttambiah@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Dora Horvath   

Associate Director, Research Grants and Contracts

+61 3 9214 5534

dhorvath@swinburne.edu.au

Tania Carrubba Senior Manager, Research & Industry Contracts

+61 3 9214 8995

tcarrubba@swinburne.edu.au

rescontracts@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Phillip Marzella

Senior Manager, Major Research Initiatives

+61 3 9214 3228

pmarzella@swinburne.edu.au

resmajorinitiatives@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Michelle Critchley Senior Manager, Research Grants 

+61 3 9214 5911

mcritchley@swinburne.edu.au

resgrants@swinburne.edu.au

Jane King
Manager, Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety

+61 3 9214 8069

janeking@swinburne.edu.au

Thomas Shafee Manager, Research  Analytics Services

+61 3 9214 3714

tshafee@swinburne.edu.au
Contact Research Ethics, Integrity, Governance and Biosafety

If you have a concern or complaint about the conduct of Swinburne’s research, please contact our research ethics office.

Mailing address:

Research Ethics, Integrity, Governance and Biosafety Office
Swinburne Research (H68)
PO Box 218
Hawthorn VIC 3122

Campus address:

Internal Mail No. 68
Level 1, Swinburne Place South
Hawthorn campus

Research Ethics, Integrity, Governance and Biosafety team
Enquiry topic Name Position Contact

Management of research ethics, integrity, governance and biosafety matters

Jane King
Manager of Research Ethics, Integrity, Governance and Biosafety

+61 3 9214 8069

janeking@swinburne.edu.au

Research ethics policy and administration

SUHREC

Concerns about the ethical review process

Clinical trials

Dr Astrid Nordmann
Senior Research Ethics Co-ordinator

+61 3 9214 3845

anordmann@swinburne.edu.au

ERM and ethics enquiries Annika Winter Research Ethics Project Officer abwinter@swinburne.edu.au

Research ethics administration

SUHREC Subcommittees (SHESCs)

Project reports and monitoring

Leanne Clinch Research Ethics Executive Officer

+61 3 9214 8145

lclinch@swinburne.edu.au

Animal ethics

Research integrity and governance matters

Dr Ann Gaeth
Research Integrity Co-ordinator

+61 3 9214 8356

agaeth@swinburne.edu.au

Research integrity administration and support TBA Research Integrity Officer TBA
Clinical trial governance Dr Sharmini Rajanayagam Research Governance Lead

+61 3 9214 5834

srajanayagam@swinburne.edu.au
Research Ethics Advisers (human research)

Your first point of contact for seeking advice on human research ethics is the advisor for your School, discipline, Centre or local unit. A full list of our Australian and Sarawak ethics advisors can be found on our Human Research page:

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