
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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Universities with open positions in microfluidics in Australia include University of Melbourne and Queensland University of Technology.
University of Melbourne
Top university
Australia
4 weeks ago
Top university
Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne for a PhD project titled Co-culture of motor neurons and bioengineered skeletal muscle to generate a neuromuscular junction model . This project sits in the Department of Paediatrics , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and focuses on building an in vitro neuromuscular junction model using motor neurons and skeletal muscle derived from pluripotent stem cells . The work combines microfluidics , bioengineering , directed d...
4 weeks ago
Queensland University of Technology
Australia
8 months ago
Two fully funded PhD positions are available in the School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. These positions focus on fluid transport processes in porous media, a field with significant implications for carbon geosequestration, hydrogen subsurface storage, fuel cells, and microfluidic device applications. The research is supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and supervised by Dr Zhongzheng Wang, a re...
8 months ago
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Queensland University of Technology
Australia
1 month ago
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is offering a PhD scholarship on the system-level impact of healthcare AI in Brisbane, Australia. The project focuses on how health AI tools, including AI scribes and other clinical decision support technologies, affect the full care process rather than only isolated tasks. Using human factors and systems approaches , the research will examine workflow, information flow, downstream effects on clinicians and patients, safety, and sustainable integration o...
1 month ago
Queensland University of Technology
Australia
8 months ago
Two fully funded PhD positions are available in the School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. These positions focus on fluid transport processes in porous media, a field with significant implications for carbon geosequestration, hydrogen subsurface storage, fuel cells, and microfluidic device applications. The research is supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and supervised by Dr Zhongzheng Wang, a re...
8 months ago
University of New South Wales
Top university
Australia
3 months ago
Top university
The ACDC Research Group at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in photovoltaics and solar energy research. The project area spans advanced photovoltaic research, including solar cell characterisation, defects, contacts, imaging, PV systems, and AI/ML applications for photovoltaics. Example topics include novel tandem characterisation techniques, machine learning for luminescence and thermal imaging, and machine learning for uti...
3 months ago
Estimated costs in Australia.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | A$34.1k $22,000/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | A$1.9k $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | A$1.1k $700/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | A$4.5k $2,880/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
University of Wollongong
Australia
Human-robot Interaction
Ergonomics
Stretchable Electronics
Upper Limb
Proprioception
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Austral
Australia
Periodontics
Tissue Engineering
Inflammatory Biology
Bone Regeneration
Ion Implantation
Professor
UTS
Australia
Tissue Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Nano Biomaterial Synthesis And Characterization
Materials Science
Biomaterial
MONASH UNIVERSITY
Australia
Biochemical Engineering
Tissue Engineering
Microfluidic
Acoustofluidics
Optofluidics
Macquarie University
Australia
Biochemical Engineering
Cell Biology
Nanofluidics
Microfluidic
Flow Cytometry
University of Sydney
Australia
Biochemical Engineering
Polymer Physics
Electrospinning
Microfluidic
Nanofluidics

Monash Graduate Scholarship supports domestic and international students undertaking research master's or PhD study at Monash University in Australia, typically with a living-cost stipend and, in some cases, additional scholarship support.

The Research Training Program (RTP) supports higher degree by research students at Australian universities, typically for Master's by Research and PhD study. Funding and eligibility are administered by each participating university.

The CSIRO Industry PhD Program is a four-year Australian PhD training scheme linking universities, CSIRO and industry partners through applied research projects with scholarship support and industry engagement.
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