Awards

Best Postgraduate Student Paper Awards

AIRAANZ proudly supports young industrial relations scholarship through the annual AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Paper Award

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper Award

The Best Postgraduate Student Paper Award is awarded to a current postgraduate research student, or one who has completed their studies within the 12 months prior to 1 July in the year preceding each AIRAANZ conference. To be eligible a postgraduate student will be required to submit an article on a topic relating to industrial/employment relations and/or work (broadly conceived) which has been accepted for publication in an academic journal in the 12 months preceding the eligibility date (within the 12 months prior to 1 July in the year preceding each AIRAANZ conference). Only one version of the paper may be submitted (for example, a candidate may not nominate a soft copy manuscript and resubmit the same manuscript once published in hard copy).

Nominations for the award must be submitted by 27 October 2024. The Award will be determined by a judging panel nominated by the AIRAANZ Executive Committee, and the nominees will be notified as soon as possible after the October deadline.

The awardee will receive AUD$1000, which will come from AIRAANZ funds. They will be encouraged to attend the next AIRAANZ conference to receive their award and, if appropriate, to present their paper. Both the awardee and their principal supervisor will be offered a complementary registration to that conference.

Click the link below for the nomination form.

https://www.airaanz.org/airaanz-best-postgraduate-student-paper-award-nomination

Summary of Award Recipients 2008 - 2024

2024

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper - Maria Khan, Jannine Williams, Penny Williams, and Robyn Mayes. Caring in the Gig Economy: A Relational Perspective of Decent Work. Work, Employment and Society

2023

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper - Isabella Dabaja

2021

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper - Esme Franken

2018

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper - Mihalja Gavin

2017

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper - Syeda Nuzhat EIbrat

2016

Vic Taylor Best Postgraduate Student Paper - Gabrielle Jess

2015

AIRAANZ Best Postgraduate Student Paper – Kurt Walpole