Doctor and Master of Philosophy opportunities

Doctor and Master of Philosophy topics

• Balancing the health and climate benefits of 'greening' cities in India and Australia
• IMHIP-Youth: Developing, implementing, and evaluating a culturally valid model of social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents who experience detention
• Pollen and its contribution to respiratory outcomes in subtropical regions
• Reducing sitting time in priority sectors
• An integrated care model for people with severe mental illness
• Literature Review on Global Climate Change and Infectious Diseases in Australia 
• Aetiology of the development of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome
• Intergenerational transmission of cardiovascular risk factors, morbidity and mortality 
• Sitting, Standing and Moving: Evaluating the impact of health enhancing initiatives, (CPRC)
• PhD positions with the Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, (CLLR)
• Global Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
• Quantifying the Burden of Air Pollution on Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality in China
• Investigating the bias introduced by different cohort recruitment and retention strategies
• Long-term effectiveness of health assessments in a cohort of adults with intellectual disability

Scholarships

Full or partial scholarships can be offered to our research higher degree students. 

The Mater University Study of Pregnancy (MUSP)

Principal Investigators of the Mater University Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) are seeking excellent PhD candidates to undertake research on the lifecourse epidemiology of alcohol disorders. This is a newly funded ARC grant which will investigate predictors and consequences of risky drinking in young people aged 30. A scholarship is available for a suitable PhD candidate. The project, Into the Thirties: persistence and social consequences of risky drinking, will be undertaken at The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health.

The Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research (CLLR)

The Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research (CLLR) is seeking exceptional and highly motivated PhD candidates to undertake research on a range of projects associated with women’s health. CLLR will support high quality domestic and international applicants in their nomination to The University of Queensland’s competitive scholarship rounds. A CLLR top-up scholarship of $5,000 per annum may also be available to successful candidates. The CLLR conducts research on a broad range of health issues across the human lifespan and is located at The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health.

Propose your own topic

You are welcome to contact staff directly and propose your own topic.