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The research reported here would not have been possible without the support and efforts of staff and students at the seven participating universities. Students gave up two hours of their precious research time to attend focus groups and participate in lively discussions and their input is much appreciated. University staff contacted students, arranged focus groups, organised refreshments and provided encouragement throughout the project, all of which was invaluable. Particular thanks go to Dr Ren Yi from Macquarie University who initiated the research and ensured that universities came on board and Steve Nerlich from the Australian Government Department of Education and Training which funded the research. 4Postgraduate Research Student Mobility – Research Report This page is intentionally left blank 5Executive summary This report presents findings of a study of the international mobility of postgraduate research students enrolled at Australian universities. It is based on focus groups with sixty postgraduate research students at seven Australian universities and one focus group with staff from three universities who are involved in supporting research students. The report explores seven key topics and this section provides a summary o