Scholarship-supported research projects

A scholarship-supported research project is a defined PhD research project that includes a scholarship package to support you while you study. Here you can explore projects across a range of disciplines to find the right fit for you.

Improving disciplinary literacy in senior high school industrial technology

Undertake research into the multimodal literacy of practically- and technologically-oriented school subjects in Sydney, Australia.

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Applications close: Friday 14 February 2025

Location: North Sydney or Strathfield

Research group: Faculty of Education and Arts

Talk and learning in mathematics in the early years

Undertake research into the role of talk in relation to mathematical thinking in small group work with early years (Grades 1 and 2) students.

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Applications close: Friday 14 February 2025

Location: Brisbane (but another location may be possible for the right candidate)

Research group: School of Education

Enabling students' critical mathematical thinking

Undertake education research as part of the ARC Discovery Project 'Enabling students' critical mathematical thinking'.

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Applications close: Sunday 16 February 2025

Location: Brisbane

Research group: Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education

Advancing research in motivation, self-beliefs, and educational psychology

Work on cutting-edge research topics, receive exceptional training, and contribute to transformative advancements in educational psychology.

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Applications close: Friday 28 February 2025

Location: North Sydney

Research group: Institute for Positive Psychology and Education (IPPE)

"RetainAble": Improving the retention and progression of employees with disabilities in Australian SMEs

Partner with Asuria to undertake research to address the societal challenges of Australian employers missing out on talent, and people with disabilities missing out on fulfilling working lives.

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Applications close: Sunday 2 March 2025

Location: Ballarat, Melbourne, Blacktown, North Sydney or Strathfield

Research group: Peter Faber Business School

Critical pedagogies for AI-supported multimodal literacy

Work on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project to investigate the teaching of literacy with GenAI and XR tech (virtual, mixed, and augmented reality).

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Applications close: Tuesday 4 March 2025

Location: Brisbane, Ballarat or Melbourne

Research group: Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education

Literacy in Adolescent Students, or related well-being

Undertake research in literacy in adolescent students.

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Applications close: Monday 31 March 2025

Location: North Sydney

Research group: Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy

Bridging the decoding-vocabulary gap during children's reading

Undertake research investigating children's ability to match initial mispronunciations (e.g., "TONG-OO") to correct pronunciations (e.g., "tongue") as they learn to read new words that do not follow phonics pronunciations rules.

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Applications close: Tuesday 22 April 2025

Location: North Sydney

Research group: Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy

For more information contact the Graduate Research School

grad.research@acu.edu.au

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