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
