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Find a PhD or MPhil project with a scholarship

We offer a diverse range of postgraduate research projects that come with living stipend scholarships.

Scholarship-funded research projects

Explore our research projects with funded living stipend scholarships. You can filter by program type, research area and scholarship type, or use the keyword search field to find projects that suit your interests.

If you'd rather bring your own project, explore our scholarships (including top-up scholarships) and find a supervisor to support your project.

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Oscillation identification and control design for power grid with high renewable energy integration

Develop innovative solutions for detecting oscillations, identifying their sources, and proposing effective mitigation strategies to facilitate the large-scale integration of renewable energy resources.

Supervisor
Dr Feifei Bai and Associate Professor Ruifeng Yan
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Oscillation identification and control design for power grid with high renewable energy integration

UQ Cyber funded PhD scholarships

UQ Cyber 2.0 offers funded PhD scholarships supporting multidisciplinary research in cybersecurity and privacy, fostering innovation and collaboration to address emerging digital security challenges.

Supervisor
Associate Professor Dongseong (Dan) Kim
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Economics, Education, Engineering, Health sciences, Human society, Information and computing sciences, Law and legal studies, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences, Psychology
UQ Cyber funded PhD scholarships

Converting waste gases into sustainable protein

Develop acetogenic and methanotrophic fermentation systems to transform waste gases into sustainable microbial protein for feed and food applications.

Supervisor
Dr Bernardino Virdis and Dr Gaia Boniardi
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Converting waste gases into sustainable protein

DNA sequence deep learning to map genome-wide genetic variants underlying complex traits and disease

Deep learning predicts genetic variant effects on DNA regulation, but scales poorly. We aim to leverage better GPU parallelisation and sub-network isolation to run inference genome-wide, boosting disease-risk prediction and heritability estimation.

Supervisor
Professor Loic Yengo and Dr Brad Balderson
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences, Engineering, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
DNA sequence deep learning to map genome-wide genetic variants underlying complex traits and disease

Integrating whole-genome sequence and functional genomics for polygenic prediction

Develop statistical models integrating whole-genome sequencing and functional genomic data to understand genetic architecture and improve polygenic prediction of complex traits and diseases.

Supervisor
Dr Jian Zeng
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Integrating whole-genome sequence and functional genomics for polygenic prediction

A First Nations Cancer Cohort Study (CanCo)

Investigate and address the critical health disparities faced by First Nations Australians in cancer care, ultimately saving more lives and enhancing wellbeing.

Supervisor
Professor Gail Garvey
Location
Herston
Research areas
Health sciences, Indigenous studies
A First Nations Cancer Cohort Study (CanCo)

Characterising venom toxins of veterinary importance in Australia

Characterise venom toxins produced by Australian paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus) and processionary caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer), which cause tick paralysis and equine pregnancy loss, respectively.

Supervisor
Dr Andrew Walker
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences
Characterising venom toxins of veterinary importance in Australia

Combinational nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment

Develop novel nano-adjuvants to improve the treatment outcome of immunotherapy triple-negative breast cancer.

Supervisor
Professor Chengzhong Yu
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Combinational nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment

Efficient calculation of nonequilibrium steady state properties

Develop and apply new methods for the simulation of nonequilibrium steady states to calculate properties more efficiently, especially in systems important to advanced materials and decarbonisation.

Supervisor
Dr Stephen Sanderson and Professor Debra Bernhardt
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Chemical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Efficient calculation of nonequilibrium steady state properties

Exercise in the management of liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

Examine the benefits of exercise on liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes who also have MASLD. Explore how exercise can be maintained long term to support sustained health benefits.

Supervisor
Associate Professor Shelley Keating and Associate Professor Jeff Coombes
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Health sciences
Exercise in the management of liver fibro-inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)