The MGA Clayton Office
The MGA office is open for advocacy needs, general enquiries, feedback and requests. Our friendly staff members would love to have a chat with you. All graduate students are welcome to visit the MGA office anytime during its opening hours!
Address:
Level 1, Campus Centre,
21 Chancellors Walk, Clayton
Contact no: 03 9905 3197
Office reception hours:
Monday-Friday: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Our reception will be closed on Thursday 5th Dec and Friday 6th Dec 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
From 9 December 2024 to 24 January 2025, our reception hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Friday: closed
!! Please note MGA staff can be contacted via email from Monday to Friday between 9:00am to 5:00pm. !!
The MGA Graduate Lounge
As an enrolled graduate student, your student card automatically allows you swipe card access to graduate student spaces on Monash campuses.
Campus Centre (Level 1)
Facilities include:
- a kitchenette with microwave, sandwich press, fridge & coffee/tea supplies
- filtered water (hot and cold)
- data projector
- laptop charging lockers
- newspaper subscriptions
- piano (Students wishing private piano practice can use their own headphones with the headphone converter plug located in a drawer in the kitchen. Please replace after use. The piano can also be set for automatic play.)
- large comfortable lounge area, three small bookable meeting rooms for group work, workbench and large desk for meetings or having your lunch
For after hours access, enter the Campus Centre by the door at the top of the outside staircase, located on the southern side of the building (South-Eastern corner) – this is a proximity card access door.
MGA Advocacy & Academic Support Service
MGA student advocacy and academic support is a free and confidential service for all Monash Graduate students. We can provide guidance and advice on any issue relating to your study.
MGA advocates are available for free and confidential consultations via Zoom, phone or email. Students can also drop in at the office, but the advocates will be subject to availability.
Get in touch with an MGA advocate:
Contact form: Click here
Email: Click here
MGA Advocacy web page: Click here
Lockers for graduate students on Clayton campus are available for year-long use.
- The yearly fee is $50 ($10 fee plus $40 refundable deposit). The $40 deposit is refunded upon return of the locker (in clean, working order) on inspection by the MGA staff. The $10 fee is retained by the MGA.
- If you lose your locker key, the deposit is used to replace it and is kept by the MGA.
- Lockers are in the MGA lounge in the campus centre on Clayton campus. (Please check locker location within the lounge before booking, as locker numbers do not reflect exact position).
- You must bring your booking confirmation and student ID with you when you collect your locker key/code from the MGA Clayton Lounge, Level 1, Campus Centre, 21 Chancellors Walk, Clayton Campus.
UPDATE (16/10/24):
- Locker bookings for 2024 have closed.
- All lockers must be returned by Sunday, 24 November. To return your locker:
- (Caulfield only) Lockers with keys - empty your locker and return the key to MGA Reception.
- Coded lockers - empty your locker and notify reception via email, phone or in-person. We strongly recommend notifying us via email using your student email address. Lockers will be refunded in December.
- Your $40 deposit is refundable only if the locker is returned to staff by Sunday, 24 November, in clean and empty condition, and after an MGA staff has confirmed that the locker is in working order.
- All lockers will be reset on Monday, 25 November. Any remaining items will be disposed of.
Locker bookings for 2025 will open in March 2025!
The MGA has a number of laptops available at the Clayton office, which are exclusively available to Monash graduate students to borrow and use for study purposes.
- Students are limited to borrowing one laptop at any given time for a maximum period of two weeks, at which point they must return the laptop to the MGA office from which it was borrowed. If there are no subsequent bookings then the student may request to extend their booking.
- If all laptops are loaned out, students can be added to a waitlist and will be contacted when there is a laptop available for them.
- Graduate students will need to read the terms and conditions outlined for this program and leave a photocopy of their student ID with the MGA at the time of borrowing.
- The laptops can be borrowed within MGA office hours as outlined below.
- If there are any problems with the laptop, bring it to the MGA reception for the receptionists to resolve, please do not try to fix it yourself.
If you would like to borrow a laptop or have any questions relating to the borrowing of MGA laptops, please contact:
Clayton office
Level 1, Campus Centre,
21 Chancellors Walk
Contact no: 03 9905 3197
Email: mga@monash.edu
Office reception hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10:00am to 4:00pm
We have three meeting rooms within the MGA Lounge at Clayton for graduate students who want to meet for small group work or study sessions. All rooms have a table and seating for at least 6 students, plus a screen with connection cables for group presentations.
Meeting Rooms 1, 2 &3 can be booked using your student Google calendar HERE
Rules
- Read the instructions on how to use the Google calendar here.
- Read the MGA Meeting Room Regulations here.
- Please limit bookings to a maximum 2-hour block.
- All non-compliant bookings may be removed by MGA without notice.
- If you have any questions, please email mga@monash.edu.
Ground floor, Campbell Hall, 21 Sports Walk.
Open 24/7 to all postgraduate students.
Facilities include:
- a kitchenette with microwave and fridge
- filtered water (hot and cold)
- lounge area
- study spaces
- group meeting rooms with AV capabilities
Ground floor, Hollman Hall, 27 Sports Walk.
Open 24/7 to all PhD students.
Facilities include:
- a kitchenette with microwave and fridge
- filtered water (hot and cold)
- lounge area
- study spaces
- Writing-up desks for end-stage PhD students
- Hot desks for day study use
The Hargrave-Andrew Library is located at 13 College Walk on Clayton campus. Supports faculties of:-
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Science
The Library offers workshops on a wide range of topics.
The Library has specialist teams who offer expert advice on finding and using information resources. You can also book in to meet with a librarian. SAS advisers can provide assistance with referencing and citation styles and academic writing skills.
The Law Library is located at 15 Ancora Imparo Way on Clayton campus. Supports teaching and research in:-
- the the Faculty of Law
- the Department of Business Law
- Taxation
- other areas where law is the subject of teaching and research
The Library offers workshops on a wide range of topics.
The Library has specialist teams who offer expert advice on finding and using information resources. You can also book in to meet with a librarian. SAS advisers can provide assistance with referencing and citation styles and academic writing skills.
Research consultations and specialist training sessions in using law databases and EndNote are available upon request – you can call the Law Library or ask at the information desk.
The Matheson Library is located at 40 Exhibition Walk on Clayton campus. Supports faculties of:-
- Arts
- Business & Economics
- Education
The Library offers workshops on a wide range of topics .
The Library has specialist teams who offer expert advice on finding and using information resources. You can also book in to meet with a librarian. SAS advisers can provide assistance with referencing and citation styles and academic writing skills.