ACU's Graduate Research School supports a vibrant research community of graduate researchers, supervisors and external partners working together to enable thriving communities, flourishing lives, and ethical futures through world-class knowledge creation and translation.
Whether you're driven by curiosity, a passion for discovery, or a desire to create meaningful change, ACU is the place to turn your research ambitions into reality.
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Play a vital role in guiding the next generation of researchers and contribute to ACU’s vibrant, supportive, and high‑quality research culture as an accredited HDR supervisor.
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Put yourself in the shoes of a Vietnam war widow. Your husband was one of more than 60,000 Australians to serve in combat against the Vietcong between 1962 and 1973, re...
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ACU PhD Candidate Jen Rose has won a national award for her meticulous efforts to document the history of Australia’s first organisation to work exclusively with migran...
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ACU academics have won a prestigious government grant that will see them work with the best and brightest PhD candidates and industry partners to solve real-world chall...
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Evolutionary biology could help biblical scholars reconstruct the early form of the Bible's text, according to the winner of Australian Catholic University's Three Minu...
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The international Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) launched its first-ever Summer School program in Portugal this year.
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The recipient of a Boston College-funded Visiting Doctoral Research Fellowship, Giulia travelled to Boston College in the US to connect with one of her academic idols.
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ACU PhD candidate Dr Farjana Mahbuba has won a prestigious ABC Top 5 Media Residency.
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ACU PhD student Ethan Murphy received a 2024 Visiting Doctoral Research Fellowship from Boston College.
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The Brisbane Broncos NRL club are leaders when it comes to the science of rugby league and ACU PhD candidate Tom Fary will help keep them at the forefront.
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Chelsea FC’s sport scientist Chris Searle joins SPRINT as a PhD candidate.
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Researchers from ACU have been awarded more than $1.3 million in the highly competitive Australian Research Council Discovery Projects scheme.
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