Research support for Law Graduate Researchers

Have questions about anything on this guide? Need assistance with legal research? Have a question and don't know who to speak to? Contact the law library team at law-library@unimelb.edu.au

The LASC runs workshops and provides individual consultations for graduate researchers on legal writing (including planning and structuring a dissertation, editing your work) and can provide advice and support for all stages of your candidature. Find self-help resources and class schedules on the website, or drop by the office on Level 3 and say hello.

Your local contact for the Graduate Research Degree Program, the Research Support Group, Research Publications and Reporting and more.

A one stop shop for all processes related to your candidature, plus advice and support for when difficulties arise.

The University Library provides programs relevant to all graduate researchers at the University, including publishing, measuring impact, managing information, applying for grants and more.

Students can receive training in visual design, communicating with the public and compete to win great prizes.

The Copyright Office provides resources to navigate common scenarios during your candidature, for example: understanding publishing agreements, requesting permission to include copyrighted material, protecting your work, thesis submission and more. The run information sessions and provide individual advice when required.

Information and support for internal and external grants, schemes and funding (for all University of Melbourne researchers). Speak to the Office for Research (Law) for more specialised information.

Research Computing Services (formerly know as ResPlat) provide peer support, meet ups and classes for a range of research software (e.g. NVivo and Natural Language Toolkit). They also co-present Researcher Connect, a regular event at the University to promote computational literacy and digital research tools and techniques for graduate researchers

MDAP can provide advice on data intensive research and related infrastructure, for example, natural language processing, data analysis and computing infrastructure.

SCIP is embedded within the Humanities, Arts and Social Science faculties to provide specialist support with digital research methods and project delivery. They can assist with the capture and curation of data, eg. social media, online datasets, APIs, data analytics and informatics, data wrangling, visualisation and presenting outcomes and more.

The Digital Studio supports research and aims to build capacity for researchers working in digital humanities, arts, and social sciences. You can attend software training and workshops, or attend showcase events and exhibitions.

Law Graduate Researchers are eligible to receive up to 10 hours of individual assistance from the Statistical Consulting Service during their candiature. The also run short courses plus provide DIY resources to prepare your data prior to meeting individually.