Graduate research

Be ambitious in your research in engineering or IT and become part of a community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to creating a better world.

With graduate research at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, study in an environment of cross-disciplinary research excellence and build your expertise in your selected specialist area.

You’ll work alongside and be supervised by world leading engineering and IT researchers and experienced advisory committees.

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Graduate research opportunities

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) students are guided to demonstrate academic leadership, increasing independence, creativity, and innovation in their research work.

Master of Philosophy - Engineering and IT

Doctor of Philosophy - Engineering and IT

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Scholarship programs

Scholarships are available to high-achieving students undertaking graduate research at the University of Melbourne.

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The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is involved in numerous research projects, listed below by department.

From here you may browse the breadth of research projects currently underway, and go directly to projects that are recruiting graduate researchers in your discipline.

If you are interested in joining a research group, email the Primary Contact directly to discuss your expertise and experience.

Biomedical

Research areas include: biomechanics, biosignals, computational bioinformatics and biocellular systems to address issues such as medical bionics, immune system function, infection, epilepsy and cancer treatment.

Projects recruiting All department projects

Chemical & Biomolecular

Within a diverse research program there is a focus on three themes: materials science, separations technologies, and biomolecular engineering. These themes are targeted at key socioeconomic fields, which include medicine; mining; sustainable energy production; water conservation and re-use; and food processing.

Projects recruiting All department projects

Computing & Information Systems

An international leader in research in Computer Science, Information Systems, and Software Engineering. Research strengths of the department include Business Information Systems, Complex and Intelligent Systems, Distributed and Cloud Computing, Computational Bioinformatics, Health Information Systems, Interaction Design, Knowledge Discovery, Optimisation, and Programming Languages.

Projects recruiting All school projects

Electrical & Electronic

Research is focused in four research labs: control and signal processing; communications and networks; electronics and photonics; and neuroengineering. Topics of interest include: mobile and wireless networks; network design and performance monitoring; optical communication systems; sustainability of growth of the internet; computational neuroscience; neuroimaging and neuroinformatics; audition, speech and bionic ear design; bionic eye design and vision; consciousness and communication; information theory; mathematical systems theory; numerical methods; signal processing and radar tracking; and control systems.

Projects recruiting All department projects

Infrastructure

Areas of research investigation include: structural engineering; geotechnical engineering; project management; energy efficiency in buildings; integrated transport; disaster management; geothermal energy; catchment systems; environmental monitoring and assessment; environmental water management, water resource management; next generation flood prediction; impacts of climate change; indoor and outdoor positioning; land administration and 3D cadastre; sensor networks; mobile mapping; environmental modelling; food production; artificial intelligence; and spatial data infrastructure design and development.

Projects recruiting All department projects

Mechanical

Research is focused in the areas of biomechanical engineering and fluids and thermal sciences, with world-leading expertise in areas such as fluid mechanics, turbulence and biomechanics. Project areas include: fundamental fluid mechanics; drag reduction and control; applied thermodynamics and internal combustion engines; gait analysis to assist children with cerebral palsy and to prevent the elderly from falls caused by tripping; investigating joint stress in knee osteoarthritis and hamstring muscle biomechanics during sprinting.

Projects recruiting All department projects

Our joint PhD programs access expertise, resources and world-class training at the University of Melbourne and a leading institution abroad.

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) has several graduate research joint PhD initiatives.

Our Australian-German Climate & Energy College offers an interdisciplinary environment for Joint PhD training with one of three German institutions: the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the University of Bayreuth, and the University of Potsdam.

Our Jülich-University of Melbourne Postgraduate Academy (JUMPA) is a multidisciplinary Joint PhD training program with the Jülich Research Centre, Germany.

Our Melbourne-CNRS Network is a multidisciplinary Joint PhD training program with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France.

Our Melbourne India Postgraduate Academy (MIPA) is a Joint PhD training program with one of three top Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs): IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Kharagpur.

Our Melbourne and Manchester Graduate Research Group is a multidisciplinary Joint PhD training program with the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.

Our Priestley Scholarships are offered in conjunction with University of Birmingham.

For further information and how to apply, visit the University’s Study website:

Graduate research: Joint PhDs

Be ambitious in your research

There has never been a more exciting time to join us at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT). Backed by our ten-year FEIT 2025 strategy we are transforming the future of engineering and IT at the University of Melbourne.

Scholarships are available to high-achieving students undertaking graduate research at the University of Melbourne.

Scholarships available to international applicants:

Melbourne Research Scholarship (MRS)

Melbourne Social Equity Institute

Scholarships available to local applicants:

Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (RTP)

Melbourne Research Scholarship (MRS)

Ingenium scholarship

Melbourne Social Equity Institute

Provisional Scholarships for University of Melbourne students *2022 – 2023 entry only

• UoM Masters students with an H1 average will be permitted to apply for the PhD program before entering their final year, or during Semester 1 of their final year.
• Local and international students with provisional offers, we guarantee a scholarship if they maintain an H1 scholarship score to the end of their Masters program
• Students must find a supervisor and a project and submit their application as usual before the beginning of Semester 2.

Application deadline:
July 1, 2021

Further information
For questions relating to 2022 applications, contact FEIT Graduate Research Admissions:
Email: FEIT-GR-Admissions@unimelb.edu.au