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Study with us
REDI fosters a vibrant research environment that supports excellence, innovation and collaboration. We’re searching for bright minds to work with our teams of researchers who are experts in their fields. A PhD or Masters opportunity with REDI will provide you with access to research in a supportive and exciting environment.
If you’re interested in pursuing a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) with REDI, you’ll need to align your research proposal with one of our research priority areas. Here’s how it works:
- Choose a research topic from one our research priority areas or search the list of current projects.
- Find a supervisor in the list below, then contact one or more that match your research interests to discuss your research proposal.
- Complete the Faculty of Arts and Education expression of interest form – EOI form. This form is not a formal application for a Higher Degree by Research. An ‘Invitation to Apply’ will be required from the Faculty to progress to the formal application stage. There is no deadline for submission of this form.
Find out more about Deakin’s HDR process.
PhD story
Dr Saeed Salimpour’s PhD thesis, Visualising the Cosmos – Teaching Cosmology in High School in the era of Big Data, involved investigating innovative approaches to teaching and learning cosmology in high schools. Read Saeed’s story.
HDR scholarship opportunities
HDR Scholarship – Young Workers and Post-Industrial Citizenship
Two PhD scholarships are offered as part of a wider program of Australian Research Council funded research that explores the experiences of young workers in relation to questions of political participation and employment precarity. This program of work is led by Dr David Farrugia and is exploring issues connected with identity, skills and productivity, and labour practices, all in relation to the role of young workers in public life.
Applications close 5pm, Monday 2 October 2023.
HDR Scholarship – Student climate justice activism
A PhD scholarship is available to initiate and conduct research on the topic ‘Student climate justice activism’.
Applications close 5pm, Thursday 31 August 2023.
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
Three PhD scholarships are available to initiate and conduct research within the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.
Applications will remain open until a candidate has been appointed.
HDR Coordinator
Find a supervisor
We have more than 30 research degree supervisors to choose from at REDI. You can use the search below to find the right supervisor for you. You can contact supervisors directly to discuss your research.
Professor Rola Ajjawi
Associate Professor Glenn Auld
Dr Rosalyn (Ros) Black
Alfred Deakin Professor Jill Blackmore AM FASSA
Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud
Associate Professor Jill Brown
Dr Claire Charles
Associate Professor Tim Corcoran
Professor Phillip Dawson
Dr David Farrugia
Associate Professor Radhika Gorur
Associate Professor Linda Hobbs
Professor Amanda Keddie
Professor Peter Kelly
Associate Professor Julianne Lynch
Dr Genée Marks
Dr Eve Mayes
Dr Trevor McCandless
Dr Lucinda McKnight
Dr Tebeje Molla
Associate Professor Amanda Mooney
Alfred Deakin Professor Julianne Moss
Professor Andrea Nolan
Associate Professor Joanne O’Mara
Associate Professor Trace Ollis
Professor Louise Paatsch
Dr Luci Pangrazio
Dr Emma Rowe
Dr Carly Sawatzki
Associate Professor Andrew Skourdoumbis
Dr Joanna Tai
Professor Ly Tran
Alfred Deakin Professor Russell Tytler FASSA
Associate Professor Michiko Weinmann
Associate Professor Peta White
