Whether you are an Individual Member, a Student Member, or a member of staff in an organisation that is an ACUR Institutional Member, there are lots of opportunities to connect with ACUR and to benefit from our resources, publications, networks, and events. Please contact admin@acur.org.au if you have any difficulty in accessing anything mentioned here.

If you are not yet a member, first check whether your institution is a member. Our institutional members can be found on our home page.  If it is, email admin@acur.org.au, for access. 

If you are not part of a member institution, join as an individual here.

 

What you can do as a member of ACUR

Have a conversation with other
ACUR members

You can share your ideas about undergraduate research and engage with ongoing conversations and what’s new in our Discord Forum, on the ACUR website.

Attend an ACUR Conference

Information about the next conference is always available on our website. You can also find out about past conferences  and you can see how to apply to host an ACUR conference

Present at an ACUR Conference

If you are an undergraduate student or recent graduate including Honours within 12 months of graduation at Bachelor’s level, then you can present research conducted during or before your undergraduate studies at the ACUR conference. Conferences are normally held annually.

Attend a Colloquium

Colloquiums to discuss issues in undergraduate research are held from time to time. You can watch the talks and see the slides for our previous colloquiums

Look out for the next Colloquium! Discounted delegate fees are available for members

View Regular updates about what’s on

Watch out for monthly NewsUpdates in your email Inbox to keep in touch with what’s going on. Make sure ACUR is in your safe senders list to ensure the emails don’t go astray

Get some Recognition

You can get some recognition for all the work you do to promote and advance undergraduate research . ACUR offers staff and student medals for the best examples each year

You can also get your work recognised by entering your profile on our website.

Find an expert

You can search profiles of members of the ACUR community many of whom have research or facilitation expertise in undergraduate research.

Mentorship

The ACUR mentoring program is designed to increase the undergraduate research profile for students by providing CV and interview help, career/industry career advice, research presentation preparation and advice, networking advice and guidance on increasing the student’s undergraduate research profile. As an ACUR member you are welcome to participate as a student mentee or as a mentor.

Browse the Members Only section of the website

The members area has a lot of useful resources, news and training materials. Please log in to view all of the members only pages. 

Participate in some research

We engage in collaborative research to develop and share knowledge of undergraduate research across Australasia leading to publication. Please let us know if you have an idea for research we could do together. 

Join the ACUR Executive

During 2024 the ACUR Executive has undergone reorganisation and opened up new  opportunities for member to join. If you have a few hours a week available for ACUR work, please let us know

Write an article for URNA and read the latest issue

Our Newsletter: Undergraduate Research News Australasia (URNA) continues to connect Australasian undergraduate research to developments worldwide, providing news from students about their research projects and their experiences of presenting their research and disseminating this internationally.

We want to hear about your engagement in undergraduate research so why not write an article for our newsletter. Submissions are due by 10 March and 10 October each year for the May & November issues of Undergraduate Research News Australasia (URNA)

Find a Sponsor for ACUR

We are always looking for individuals and organisations who would like to sponsor us. Perhaps you know of someone. Please put us in touch.

By paying your membership fee, you indicate support for ACUR’s Mission and Objectives and agree to abide by its Constitution & policies.

Every member supports ACUR’s mission to promote and advance undergraduate research across Australasian higher and tertiary education. We look forward to working with you as a member of ACUR and thank you for your continued support.

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