Research Scholarships at UWS

UWS offers a number of research scholarship opportunities, including:

 

Centre for Complementary Medicine Research

The Centre for Complementary Medicine invites applications for a doctoral thesis project into the molecular neuroprotective and anti-aging effects of herbal medicines.

Stipend: $30,007 per annum

Contact: Prof Nikolaus Sucher, Email: n.sucher@uws.edu.au, Phone: +61 2 4620 3345, Mobile: 0402 536 846

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 487Kb)

How to apply: Submit an Application Form (PDF, 320Kb) by the due date.

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Centre For Cultural Research

The Centre for Cultural Research (CCR) is seeking an excellent candidate to undertake an Australian Research Council funded doctoral project.

Project title: The City After Dark: The Governance and Lived Experience of Urban Night-Time Culture

Stipend: $31 140 per annum tax-free

Summary: A study of the experience, lived forms and governance of the urban night-time economy in Sydney. The aims are to promote understanding of the long-term cultural and social sustainability of after-dark leisure practices, and of the safety and protection of a diverse range of participants and local communities.

Contact: Prof Stephen Tomsen, Phone: 0401 640 789

Further information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 250Kb)

Although applications for this scholarship have closed, the position remains unfilled. UWS will welcome expressions of interest in this project. Please submit an Application Form (PDF, 367Kb) as soon as possible.

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School of Biomedical & Health Sciences

The School of Biomedical & Health Sciences in collaboration with Fosters Group Ltd invite applications from suitably qualified candidates to undertake an Australian Research Council funded project.

Project title: Yeast Genomics and Metabolomics

Stipend: Up to $35 627 per annum tax-free (negotiable)

Summary: The aim of this study is to develop new approaches to the stabilisation of beer in particular.  It is thought this will be achieved partly by making more use of proteins to suppress staling pathways in packaged products.

Contacts:

• Dr Vince Higgins, Phone: 0411 027 021
• Dr Peter Rogers, Phone: +61 3 9420 6522/6506
• Dr Aldo Lentini, Phone: +61 3 9420 6522/6505

Further information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 204Kb)

Although applications for this scholarship have closed, the position remains unfilled. UWS will welcome expressions of interest in this project. Please submit an Application Form (PDF, 369Kb) as soon as possible.

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School of Engineering

The School of Engineering is seeking three highly motivated graduates to undertake exciting doctoral research projects funded by the Australian Research Council.

 

PROJECT 1 - Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry)

Partners: University of Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology, OneSteel Market Mills, Ajax Engineered Fasteners, Smorgon Steel Tube Mills

Project Title: Development of Economical Beam-Column Connections for Robust Composite Steel-Concrete Structural Frames

Stipend: $26 140 per annum tax-free

Summary: This project aims to provide economical, serviceable and robust structural systems to satisfy the growing demand for larger floor spans in both commercial and residential buildings.

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 213Kb)

 

PROJECT 2 - ARC Discovery Postgraduate Research Award

Project Title: Utilising High Performance Steels (HPS) for Critical Infrastructure Protection Against Extreme Loads

Stipend: $26 140 per annum tax-free

Summary: This project will consider the benefits of utilising high performance steels in critical infrastructure against extreme loads. The project will provide structural engineers with the ability to understand the behaviour and utilise the benefits of HPS and will be of direct applicability for the initial design and retrofit of bridges, buildings and offshore structures.

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 216Kb)

 

PROJECT 3 - ARC Discovery Postgraduate Research Award

Project Title: Behaviour and Design of Composite Steel-Concrete Beams

Stipend: $26 140 per annum tax-free

Summary: This project aims to develop a unified theory for the behaviour and design of composite steel-concrete beams. The project will provide an experimental and analytical treatment of composite steel-concrete beams for generalised internal actions in order to develop design procedures which may be used by structural engineers in the design of modern bridges, buildings and sports stadia.

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 215Kb)

Contact: Prof Brian Uy, Phone: +61 2 4736 0228

Although applications for this scholarship have closed, the position remains unfilled.  UWS will welcome expressions of interest in this project. Please submit an Application Form (PDF, 327Kb) as soon as possible.

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Urban Research Centre

The Urban Research Centre (URC) are seeking three excellent candidates to undertake doctoral research projects.

Although applications for these scholarship have closed, the positions remain unfilled. UWS will welcome expressions of interest in this project. Please submit the relevant application form as soon as possible.

 

PROJECT 1 - ARC Discovery Airports Scholarship

Eligibility: Domestic applicants only

Project Title: The Role of Airports in the Constitution of Cities

Stipend: $30 007 per annum tax-free

Summary: This Australian Research Council funded project will suit applicants with an interest in the emerging role of airports in the constitution of cities, especially as generators of flows and movements and as mediators of particular forms of urban life.

Contacts:

• Prof Phillip O'Neill, Phone: +61 2 8833 5988
• Assoc Prof Donald McNeill, Phone: + 61 2 8833 5915 or 0406 319 852

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 193Kb)

How to apply: Submit an Application Form (PDF, 325Kb)

 

PROJECT 2 - Urban Economy Scholarship

Eligibility: Domestic applicants only

Project Area: The Economic Development of Large Cities

Stipend: $30 007 per annum tax-free

Summary: This project will suit applicants with an interest in the economic development of large cities. Applicants may propose a topic which relates to the research themes of the Centre.  Specific topic fields relevant to the Centre's research activity include urban infrastructure, developments in commercial office space, the operation of business parks, housing mortgage schemes, outer urban labour markets and the urban economies of Asian cities.

Contacts:

• Prof Phillip O'Neill, Phone: +61 2 8833 5988
• Assoc Prof Donald McNeill, Phone: + 61 2 8833 5915 or 0406 319 852

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 228Kb)

How to apply: Submit an Application Form (PDF, 324Kb).

 

PROJECT 3 - International Fee Relief Scholarships (2 available)

Eligibility: International applicants only

Project Area: These projects will suit applicants with an interest in the economic, social, cultural or environmental directions of large cities. Graduates from a variety of backgrounds including human geography, sociology, economics, cultural studies and other cognate social science and humanities disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Scholarship details: Each scholarship will provide for the full cost of tuition for up to 3 years.

Contacts:

• Prof Phillip O'Neill, Phone: +61 2 8833 5988
• Prof Peter Phibbs, Phone: +61 2 8833 5902

Further Information: Project Information Sheet (PDF, 205Kb)

How to apply: Submit an Application Form (PDF, 283Kb).

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