Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Scholarships and Projects
Are you a citizen or a permanent resident of Australia looking for a health science scholarship or project for PhD or Masters study in 2012?
Review the HDR Scholarships and Projects on offer in 2012 in our Research Institutes, Research Centres, Schools and Disciplines. Most opportunities have staff contact addresses for you to email directly. If you are unable to locate anyone in your field of interest please contact one of our team!
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Projects
Following are various health science projects for PhD and Masters study (some of which may have scholarships attached). The HDR projects can be undertaken in one of the Schools in the Faculty, in a Research Institute or Research Centre or in an affiliated institution.
- Dentistry
- Medical Sciences
- Medicine
- Paediatrics & Reproductive Health
- Population Health & Clinical Practice
- Psychology
- Nursing
- The Robinson Institute - reproductive health and regenerative medicine
- Centre for Stem Cell Research
- The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)
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If you are intending to undertake a PhD or Masters project within the Faculty you will need to complete an Application for Admission and/or Scholarship form to be submitted to the Adelaide Graduate Centre. |
PhD Scholarships
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Florey Medical Research Foundation Post Graduate Cancer Research Top Up Scholarship 2012 |
For 1st and 2nd year PhD Students undertaking cancer research in the Faculty of Health Sciences Closing Date: 16 April, 2012 |
Application form |
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This project will elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which Vitamin D deficiency affects placentation and pregnancy outcome. Closing Date: Available for immediate commencement or by 5 March 2012 |
Enquiries: Professor Claire Roberts, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health. Tel (08) 8313 3118 or Email claire.roberts@adelaide.edu.au |
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| Health Sciences PhD Scholarships | Various (offered in Faculty Schools/affiliated Hospitals and Research Centres/Institutes) | Refer to above links to School/Institute/Centres |
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Colgate Betty Fanning |
Dental Materials, Periodontal Regeneration, Bone Regeneration or Stem Cell Research | Ms Catherine Offler Apply anytime |
School of Dentistry
Postgraduate scholarship opportunities are potentially available in each of the following research areas:-
1) Biology of oral diseases with particular reference to their aetiology and prevention
Contact: Professor Mark Bartold or Dr Neville Gully
2) Clinical research including trials and evaluation of outcomes Contact: Professor Alastair Goss
3) Craniofacial morphology, growth and function Contact: Professor Grant Townsend or Professor Lindsay Richards
4) Dental education Contact: Associate Professor Tracey Winning
5) Dental materials Contact: Associate Professor John Abbott
6) Oral epidemiology and dental health services research Contact: Professor Kaye Roberts-Thomson
7) Structure and physiology of oral tissues Contact: Professor Wayne Sampson
School of Medical Sciences
Discipline of Anatomy & Pathology (Link to Research Programs)
Discipline of Pharmacology (Link to Research Programs)
Discipline of Physiology (Link to Research Programs)
School of Medicine
The School of Medicine PhD, MSc (& Honours) Postgraduate Research Projects incorporating the Disciplines of: Medicine, Acute Care Medicine, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Surgery and Psychiatry.
Research in the School covers a broad spectrum of interests. Supervisors of the listed research projects are drawn from both staff and affiliates of the School located at The Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Hanson Institute in the city and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Basil Hetzel Institute at Woodville.
School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health
Discipline of Paediatrics, Women's & Children's Hospital (Various Projects)
Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Various Projects)
School of Population Health & Clinical Practice
Disciplines and Units within the School of Population Health & Clinical Practice include:-
General Practice, Public Health, Rural Health, the Medicine, Learning and Teaching Unit (MLTU) and the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies.
Psychology
The School of Psychology has staff and students undertaking research in its Brain & Cognition Group; Health, Disability and Lifespan Development Research Group and Social & Organisational Research Unit.
Nursing
The research activities within the School of Nursing are situated within three over-arching clusters; Changing Practice, Changing Workforce and Knowledge into Practice
