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Explore research projects for 2024 below. Honours, Masters and PhD projects available across life sciences, public health and international development. Find out more about study options.

 

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Infectious Diseases Systems Epidemiology (multiple projects)

Research in the lab focuses predominantly on malaria, and we also have projects focusing on COVID-19...

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Informing priorities in the HIV response in Australia

Projects include epidemiological analyses examining the coverage and relative effectiveness of HIV p...

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Malaria immune development in spleen germinal centres in human infection

This project will use unique human spleen samples collected from individuals with a current or prior...

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Measuring risk and health outcomes among women who use drugs

This study aims to conduct a review of bio-behavioural data collected in longitudinal cohort studies...

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Multi-pathogen serosurveillance in Papua New Guinea

This project will be conducted using existing cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys that have bee...

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Novel serological and molecular tools for malaria surveillance and intervention

Work on advancing the ‘drug pipeline’ for innovative medicines in maternal and perinatal health.

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Novel vaccines that both block and deceive blood stage malaria parasites

The aim of this project is to find out what proportion of the antibodies’ inhibitory activities are ...

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Prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage

Gain experience in global maternal and newborn health research, systematic reviews, and quantitative...

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Public health interventions to achieve hepatitis B elimination and reduce liver cancer

Projects include clinical studies of novel health system interventions to increase hepatitis B testi...

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Self-care interventions in pregnancy and childbirth

In this project, a student will conduct desk-based research into the use and effectiveness of self-c...

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Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll

Use data collected to investigate patterns of risk behaviours, knowledge, and health outcomes. Findi...

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Sexting, porn, and Tinder: An investigation of education and health promotion

Use data collected to investigate patterns of risk behaviours, knowledge, and health outcomes. Findi...

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Sexual behaviour, sexual health and sexually transmissible infections among people who inject drugs

Opportunities for qualitative and quantitative projects that may help inform potential interventions...

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Small molecule inhibition of protein secretion in malaria parasites

This Honours project will involve trying to find and validate the biological targets of these inhibi...

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Social networks of people who use drugs

The objective of this project is to understand the characteristics of the social networks of the par...

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Strengthening midwifery in the Asia-Pacific region

Available projects include: providing the evidence to support high quality education and training of...

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