Doctorate (PhD)
Join world-renowned research groups, access state-of-the-art equipment, and benefit from professional development opportunities at Australia's leading university. Choose from diverse research disciplines and collaborate with over 500 academic researchers. Explore global opportunities and industry connections to enhance your post-PhD career.
Join one of our world-renowned research groups, work with state-of-the-art equipment, and soak up all the professional development opportunities and international connections that come with studying at Australia's leading university.
With many research disciplines to choose from (Ecosystem Sciences, BioSciences, Chemistry, Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics and Physics), and more than 500 academic researchers to work with, you're sure to find a team and a PhD project that will suit you.
Global opportunitiesIn addition to our own leading PhD program, we also offer several joint PhD opportunities, where you can conduct your research at both the University of Melbourne and a top research institution overseas.
Industry connectionsTo prepare you for your post-PhD career, you can take advantage of the time between submitting your thesis and it being conferred by completing a 3-6 month industry placement through our Specialist Certificate in Research Practice for Scientists.
Not just a researcherThe Melbourne experience enables our graduates to become specialists within their field, leaders in communities, attuned to cultural diversity, and active global citizens.
Join one of our world-renowned research groups, work with state-of-the-art equipment, and soak up all the professional development opportunities and international connections that come with studying at Australia's leading university.
With many research disciplines to choose from (Ecosystem Sciences, BioSciences, Chemistry, Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics and Physics), and more than 500 academic researchers to work with, you're sure to find a team and a PhD project that will suit you.
In addition to our own leading PhD program, we also offer several joint PhD opportunities, where you can conduct your research at both the University of Melbourne and a top research institution overseas.
To prepare you for your post-PhD career, you can take advantage of the time between submitting your thesis and it being conferred by completing a 3-6 month industry placement through our Specialist Certificate in Research Practice for Scientists.
The Melbourne experience enables our graduates to become specialists within their field, leaders in communities, attuned to cultural diversity, and active global citizens.