Research-focus outlines for research degrees

Explore the exciting and diverse range of Research Focus Outlines we have on offer for prospective research higher degree applicants. 

If you wish to be considered for a Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship must review the list of available Research Focus Outlines and choose one outline that aligns with your research experience and interest.

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Innovating education & future-proofing Australia's workforce
Explore the research-focus outlines related to curriculum; pedagogy; the education system; public health; and developmental psychology.
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Sport for performance, community participation & healthy living
Explore the research-focus outlines related to sports science and exercise; sport history, culture and sociology; and medical physiology.
Health & wellbeing solutions
Explore research-focus outlines related to sports science and exercise; AI developments in health; public health; biomedical engineering; neurosciences; psychology; medical physiology; nutrition and dietitics; clinical sciences; and nursing.
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Transforming communities through policy, practice & governance
Explore the research-focus outlines related to artificial intelligence; criminology; sociology; applied economics; education policy; sociology and philosophy; transportation, logistics and supply chain; and strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
Smart, sustainable & liveable cities
Explore research-focus outlines related to Artificial Intelligence; engineering; applied economics; education policy; sociology and philosophy; strategy, management and organisational behaviour; criminology; and transportation, logistics and supply chain.
'By community, for community’ First Nations Knowledge
Lved experiences of people and their communities, navigating the complexities of dispersal, migration, colonisation, and systemic marginalisation, using hrough collaborative qualitative, multimodal, and creative methodologies.