Mewburn, IngerTokareva, EkaterinaCuthbert, DeniseSinclair, JenniferBarnacle, Robyn2015-12-070729-4360http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18450This paper reports findings from Australian research into student, academic and administrative staff understandings of the role and efficacy of periodic progress reports designed to monitor the progress of higher-degree-by-research candidates. Major findi'These are issues that should not be raised in black and white': the culture of progress reporting and the doctorate201410.1080/07294360.2013.8416492015-12-07