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 education researchers who are experts in their fields. A PhD or Masters opportunity with REDI will provide you with access to education research in a supportive and exciting environment.
If you’re interested in pursuing graduate research 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 of 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.
- Follow the rest of the steps outlined on Deakin’s research degree web page.
PhD project gives voice to South Sudanese women pursuing higher education
Akuc Deng’s PhD project delves into the intricate realities faced by South Sudanese women pursuing higher education in Australia. Her research examines the experiences of these women, highlighting the factors that shape their educational journeys. In the profile she talks about what motivated her choice of PhD topic and her own experience of higher education at Deakin. Find out about Akuc’s PhD project.
Scholarship opportunities
HDR Scholarship – Youth Side-Hustles
A PhD scholarship is available to work on an Australian Research Council-funded project exploring youth ‘side-hustles’. The project explores young people who pursue employment-adjacent entrepreneurial activities, i.e. those who have both a job and a ‘side-hustle’.
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.

Associate Professor Glenn Auld

Professor Margaret Bearman

Dr Rosalyn (Ros) Black

Deakin Distinguished Professor Jill Blackmore AM FASSA

Deakin Distinguished Professor David Boud

Associate Professor Jill Brown

Dr Claire Charles

Associate Professor Tim Corcoran

Professor Phillip Dawson

Dr Seamus Delaney

Dr David Farrugia

Professor Radhika Gorur

Professor Linda Hobbs

Professor Amanda Keddie

Professor Peter Kelly

Professor Julianne Lynch

Dr Genée Marks

Dr Eve Mayes

Dr Trevor McCandless

Associate Professor Lucinda McKnight

Dr Tebeje Molla

Professor Amanda Mooney

Deakin Distinguished Professor Julianne Moss

Professor Andrea Nolan

Professor Joanne O’Mara

Associate Professor Trace Ollis

Professor Louise Paatsch

Associate Professor Luci Pangrazio

Associate Professor Emma Rowe

Dr Carly Sawatzki

Associate Professor Andrew Skourdoumbis

Associate Professor Joanna Tai

Professor Ly Tran

Deakin Distinguished Professor Russell Tytler FASSA

Associate Professor Michiko Weinmann

Associate Professor Peta White
