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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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Isolation and characterisation of basal Planctomycetota

Planctomycetota display unusual cell structures, but most isolates belong to a small subset of crown lineages. Iisolate basal lineage species to test if these features are conserved across the phylum.

Supervisor
Professor Phil Hugenholtz and Dr Kate Bowerman
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences
Isolation and characterisation of basal Planctomycetota

Scam and cybercrime prevention

Researching into a topic linked to IDCARE’s research priority, including (but not limited to) policy studies, victim cyber psychology, scam prevention (e.g. interventions, awareness), payment disruption.

Supervisor
Professor Ryan Ko and Professor David Lacey
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Commerce, management, tourism and services, Engineering, Human society, Information and computing sciences, Psychology
Scam and cybercrime prevention

Defining the controlling mechanisms of flashover in compartment fires

Revisit the fundamental processes governing the transition to flashover in compartment fires. Apply modern measurement techniques to generate new insights into the heat and mass transfer phenomena that drive flashover in contemporary built environments.

Supervisor
Dr David Morrisset and Associate Professor David Lange
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Defining the controlling mechanisms of flashover in compartment fires

Real-time AI-integrated three-dimensional medical electromagnetic imaging

Develop an AI-enabled real-time 3D medical electromagnetic imaging platform which aims to be integrated with microwave hyperthermia to support precise cancer detection, localisation, monitoring, and treatment.

Supervisor
Professor Amin Abbosh and Associate Professor Lei Guo
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Real-time AI-integrated three-dimensional medical electromagnetic imaging

Long-read DNA sequencing analysis of the retrotransposon epigenome

Use state-of-the-art long-read DNA sequencing technologies to analyse epigenomic modifications applied to retrotransposons, to understand how they are repressed and how they can evade that repression.

Supervisor
Professor Geoffrey Faulkner and Dr Eugenia Ferreiro
Location
Dutton Park
Research areas
Biological sciences
Long-read DNA sequencing analysis of the retrotransposon epigenome

The development of lead-free perovskites for flexible photovoltaics

This project aims to develop eco-friendly tin-based perovskite solar cells, offering sustainable and battery-free solution for portable electronics. In addition to lab-scale prototype demonstration, this project expects to validate mass production on flexible substrates and their integration with wireless devices.

Supervisor
Dr Peng Chen
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Chemical sciences, Engineering
The development of lead-free perovskites for flexible photovoltaics

Real-time, three-dimensional, and super-resolution electromagnetic medical imaging

Develop a prototype electromagnetic imaging system that demonstrates the potential to advance the underlying physical mechanisms and elevate the imaging quality of electromagnetic imaging to the next level.

Supervisor
Professor Amin Abbosh and Dr Lei Guo
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Real-time, three-dimensional, and super-resolution electromagnetic medical imaging

Electrochemical synthesis of organic compounds

You will undertake a fully funded scholarship in the area of synthetic organic electrochemistry.

Supervisor
Dr David Cantillo
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Chemical sciences
Electrochemical synthesis of organic compounds

Forecasting extreme animal population events: Modelling house mouse plagues in the Australian grainbelt

Improve near-term forecasting, understanding or management of house mouse outbreaks harming agricultural communities using multi-modal climate, earth observation and monitoring data (ecology, statistics, data science, mathematics).

Supervisor
Associate Professor Andries B. Potgieter
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Forecasting extreme animal population events: Modelling house mouse plagues in the Australian grainbelt

Development of novel composites for next generation wear products

You will develop novel wear-resistant composites with improved durability for high-performance applications. Focus areas include material wear performance, high-temperature resistance and process automation.

Supervisor
Dr Luigi Vandi
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Development of novel composites for next generation wear products