Research degree student experiences
Discover the range of research degree projects, the quality of supervisors, and the rewarding experiences of UniSA's research degree students.
'Doing a research degree has been fun. It has allowed me to work in a fascinating area that is state of the art that I would never get the chance to do otherwise.' Michael Marner, PhD student
'Doing a research degree was a way for me to explore the unanswered questions I have and to understand different perspectives and ideas relating to issues or problems.' Lisa Papatraianou, PhD student
'As an international student from Sri Lanka, my scholarship has been vital.' Jeewani Udesika Kodithuwa, PhD student
Snapshot – student projects and opportunities
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Endeavour scholarship winner to continue research into teacher
retention Soon-to-graduate UniSA PhD candidate, Lisa Papatraianou, has been awarded an Endeavour Scholarship |
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Revealing the secrets to award-winning study PhD student Pinghui Xiao won the StudyAdelaide International Student of the Year award in the Arts category |
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Top seven PhDs win $10,000 A PhD is an opportunity to explore and discover – and 150 new PhD students at UniSA won scholarships this year to help them do exactly that |
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A-star publication attracts A-star student A good, solid publication in an A-star journal has proved to be a recruitment conduit for a new international PhD student at UniSA |
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Improving Indigenous education UniSA's first Indigenous PhD graduate hopes her research will lead to improved educational outcomes for Indigenous students |
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Weaving passions together PhD student Kirsty Darlaston has found a way to successfully combining the two very different passions of craftwork and refugee issues into a job |
Our graduates
UniSA's divisions and research institutes publish their research degree student completions. The Graduate Research Centre gives each graduate a Re:search completions booklet with their name and degree details included.
- Division of Business
- Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Division of Health Sciences
- Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
- Ian Wark Research Institute
- Institute of Telecommunications Research