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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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Mechanical design of printable batteries for flexible devices

Advance the design and fabrication of printable batteries, whose layers have highly mismatched mechanical properties. Use both computational modelling and experimental testing to deliver a set of design guidelines for a scalable and cost-effective battery solution for future flexible devices.

Supervisor
Dr Aditya Khanna and Professor Ruth Knibbe
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Mechanical design of printable batteries for flexible devices

Genomic characterisation of Fusarium wilt resistance and endophytic interactions in banana (Musa spp.)

Investigate genetic resistance to Fusarium wilt in banana using genomics and molecular markers. Develop KASP markers for resistance breeding and explore beneficial endophytic Fusarium strains for disease suppression.

Supervisor
Dr Shi Wei (Andrew) Chen and Professor Elizabeth Aitken
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Genomic characterisation of Fusarium wilt resistance and endophytic interactions in banana (Musa spp.)

Microbial defluorination of high-priority PFAS for sustainable remediation

Develop microbial and hybrid biotechnologies to defluorinate high-priority PFAS, identify responsible microorganisms and genes, and translate mechanisms into sustainable remediation systems.

Supervisor
Professor Jianhua Guo and Dr Wei Li
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Information and computing sciences
Microbial defluorination of high-priority PFAS for sustainable remediation

Catalytic dehydrogenation process of liquid organic hydrogen carriers

Focus on facile catalytic dehydrogenation of liquid organic hydrogen carriers by applying Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology, which has the potential to solve the long-term pure hydrogen storage and transport.

Supervisor
Associate Professor Muxina Konarova and Ping Chen
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Chemical sciences, Engineering
Catalytic dehydrogenation process of liquid organic hydrogen carriers

Effect of Magnetic Field Deflection on Magnetohydrodynamic Heat Shield

Experimentally reproduce and characterise MHD heat shield concept in hypersonic ground test experiments.

Supervisor
Dr David Gildfind
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering, Physical sciences
Effect of Magnetic Field Deflection on Magnetohydrodynamic Heat Shield

Personalised infection prevention for vulnerable populations across the care continuum

This PhD will design, implement and evaluate infection prevention strategies tailored to vulnerable populations to improve safety and equity of care.

Supervisor
Dr Jessica Schults and Professor Claire Rickard
Location
Herston campus
Research areas
Health sciences
Personalised infection prevention for vulnerable populations across the care continuum

Mathematics of extremes in random dynamics for catastrophic event risk

Extreme weather events are increasing in Australia, impacting resilience, the economy, and wellbeing. Develop statistical tools to model extremes and account for nonstationarity driven by climate variability and change.

Supervisor
Dr Meagan Carney and Dr Jason Atnip
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Environmental sciences, Mathematical sciences
Mathematics of extremes in random dynamics for catastrophic event risk

Sensor antennas

This project investigates the design and performance of sensor antennas operating in complex and lossy environments.

Supervisor
Dr Sasan Ahdi Rezaeieh and Professor Christophe Fumeaux
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Engineering
Sensor antennas

Plant molecular farming of peptide-based drugs

This project will use plant platforms for producing edible cyclic-peptide-based drugs.

Supervisor
Professor David Craik and Dr Linh Nguyen
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences
Plant molecular farming of peptide-based drugs

Protein partners that control glycine receptors at inhibitory synapses

Investigate how newly identified protein partners shape glycine receptor function and localisation at inhibitory synapses. Using advanced electrophysiology and microscopy, you will help reveal how inhibitory signaling works in the spinal cord.

Supervisor
Dr Nela Durisic and Professor Karin Burges
Location
St Lucia
Research areas
Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Protein partners that control glycine receptors at inhibitory synapses