Higher Degree by Research Admission for Citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia and Citizens of New Zealand

Considerable effort is made to ensure that the Faculty continues to provide a dynamic and successful training program for higher degree research (HDR) students. Success in this area is a fundamental prerequisite for the development and maintenance of a flourishing research program.

Perhaps you have already browsed the HDR Scholarships and Projects available to domestic students and found a potential supervisor with research interests that complement your own. 

If you are searching for a PhD or Masters supervisor, we suggest you browse the University and Faculty Centres & Institutes page, the Faculty's Research Keywords as well as the School Research Areas.  There are hyperlinks on this latter page to the individual Schools and Disciplines where you can discover experienced staff who may be able to provide supervision in your field of research interest.

Should you be unable to locate either your specific area of research interest or a potential supervisor please contact us for assistance.

• General Information on Admission to a higher degree at the University of Adelaide.
• If you are intending to undertake a higher degree research 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.
• Adelaide Graduate Centre is the central area that oversees the management of research higher degrees (HDRs) for domestic students, the provision of researcher education programs and the development of research higher degree policy at the University.
• The University of Adelaide's Research Student Handbook is a guide to candidature for higher degree by research students.

FHS Higher Degrees Committee

Assoc Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer chairs the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Higher Degrees Committee. The key responsibilities of the Committee include overseeing the allocation of postgraduate research scholarships from medical endowment funds and providing leadership and direction for higher degree research policy and practice within the Faculty.

Submission of PhD Thesis by Publication - criteria from Schools/Disciplines

Mentoring Register
A register of experienced higher degree by research supervisors has been established for the purposes of mentoring supervisors in other Schools or Disciplines in the Faculty. Please contact Stella Richards in the Faculty Research Secretariat for details of possible supervisory mentoring on tel: 8303 5274.

Guidelines and Rules for Responsible Practice in Research (pdf 54kB)

JASON Database A national Australian web site for postgraduate scholarships.