HDR prizes and awards
A number of prizes and awards are available to Higher Degree by Research students:
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A number of prizes and awards are available to Higher Degree by Research students:
The best annual research publication published by a Monash law student is recognised through the Student's Publication Prize.
At the time of the publication, an eligible student must have:
The publication must
All eligible publications will be considered by a selection committee. The latest round for this prize is to consider publications which are published during 2020. Please see 2020 guidelines (pdf 285KB) for further details. Prize winners for 2020 will be notified by the Faculty by December 2021.
The Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal was awarded annually to most outstanding doctoral thesis from each faculty.
The Mollie Holman Award was established in 1998 and is named after the late pioneering physiologist, Emeritus Professor Mollie Holman AO, in honour of her significant contributions to science and education.
A pioneer in her field, Professor Holman's memory is preserved in these medals struck in her honour.
They are among the highest academic honours Monash University bestows, and mark the recipients as researchers of the highest order. Each year, a maximum of ten medals are awarded to doctoral students, normally one from each faculty, who have fulfilled their degree requirements and presented their faculty's best thesis of the year.
Dr Joshua Yuvaraj
"Back to the Start: Re-Envisioning the Role of Copyright Reversion in Australia and Other Common Law Countries"
Noel Villaroman is currently a PhD candidate at Monash Law School.He completed his Master of Laws (Research) from Monash in 2010. His thesis was awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Masters Thesis Excellence.
Having written a thesis on the foreign debt problem of poor countries, Noel's 'expert capacity' was recognised by the UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt to the enjoyment of human rights, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). He was invited to present a paper during the consultation on the Draft Guidelines on Foreign Debt and Human Rights held in Doha, Qatar on 31 January - 1 February 2011. Noel was invited again by the OHCHR to the final expert meeting in Geneva during 17-18 November 2011 to review and finalise the Draft Guidelines on Foreign Debt and Human Rights.
Noel has published articles in international refereed journals including the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, Journal of Human Rights, Journal of Politics and Law and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Law Journal. He has also authored 'Laws and Jurisprudence on Graft and Corruption, 3rd edition' (CentralBooks: Quezon City, Philippines, 2010), a commentary on the anti-corruption laws of the Philippines. His publications may be viewed at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1648968.