Welcome to SUPRA
Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association is the postgraduate student organisation at The University of Sydney and is run by postgrads for postgrads. SUPRA represents all postgraduates at Sydney University, and all postgraduates can look to SUPRAfor assistance with any issues that may confront them - both academically and personally - during the course of their candidature. In order for postgraduate students to access our services, activities and resources they will need to become a SUPRA Subscriber at no cost. Click the button right to find out more...
News and Events
Child Care Handbook
SUPRA is pleased to announce our latest publication the ‘Child Care Handbook’, is now available from our office. This handbook contains lots of useful information for those students with child care responsibilities. There are details about on and off-campus child care, University policies, details of child care facilities around campus, information for International students and much more. Drop in to the SUPRA office today, to pick up a copy or download a pdf version by clicking here.
CLARIFICATION ON POSTGRADUATE BONUS
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) of which SUPRA is a member has welcomed clarification of postgraduate eligibility for the Training and Learning Bonus, as part of the Federal Government’s Household Stimulus Package.
The announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirms eligibility for $950 bonus payments for full-time recipients of the following:
* Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA’s)
* Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry) (APA(I)’s)
* Other awards of “equivalent nature and value” including NHMRC awards, and, importantly, university funded equivalents.
This latest announcement confirms eligibility for roughly 6,500 APA recipients, and also for the estimated 8,500 postgraduates in receipt of equivalent awards. Many postgraduates will still miss out on the Training and Learning Bonus, largely due to their lack of access to student income support. A large proportion of those however should still be eligible for stimulus payments as part of the Tax Bonus.
Full details and further information available at www.capa.edu.au/mediarelease/2009/clarification-postgrad-bonus-welcome
Housing Advertisement Lies - BEWARE
SUPRA is hearing stories again of housing advertisements in the rental market that tell lies to attract students.
You can tell if the advertisement is a lie if:
* When you contact the person, they ask you to pay money BEFORE you have seen the place, but say they will send you photos.
* The person says they are not in Sydney, but says they will send you a photo of their passport
* If they ask you to pay money, it is often to a money exchange service like Western Union, and not an Australian bank account with the person's name and account number
The result is usually that the room/unit/house is not owned by the person who placed the advertisement- any photos they sent were from some other advertisement.
Remember, DON'T PAY any money if you have not been able to visit the place, especially DON'T PAY if you are being asked to pay to Western Union!
To find out more about this or to report if you have had this experience, you can make an appointment with one of SUPRA's Student Advice and Advocacy Officers by calling (02) 9351 3715.
Check out our article in Issue 1 (4 March 2009) of Honi Soit for more detailed advice about your rights in your housing:
http://www.supra.usyd.edu.au/Pub/Honi_PG/Honi_PG.html
Events and activites
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Survival Manual
The lastest version of the SUPRA Postgraduate Survival Manual is now available in hard copy from our office and online here.
If you are a postgrad, then the SUPRA Postgraduate Survival Manual is your essential guide to studying at Sydney University.
SUPRA Submission for the Inquiry into Higher Education Legislation Amendments
WHERE IS SUPRA?
The SUPRA Office can be found at:
Raglan Street Building (G10)
Darlington Campus
University of Sydney NSW 2006.
(See map for more details)
If you can't visit us in person, you can contact us by phone, fax or email.
Phone: (02) 9351 3715 or
1800 249 950 (non-Sydney Metro callers only)
Fax: (02) 9351 6400
email: admin@supra.usyd.edu.au
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