Biological Sciences
Postgraduate Research
Biological Sciences supports a lively and growing community of post-graduate research students who make up a key part of our research activities. We generally have between 40 and 50 students involved in Doctorate and Masters programs in biology and environmental sciences. At the end of this page is a list of current post-graduate research projects.
Students interested in undertaking a Research Higher Degree in Biological Sciences should contact staff in their area of research interest or the Discipline RHD Coordinator.
Students considering Research Higher Degrees in 2008 can find more information in the Research Higher Degrees website.
Research groups may offer a limited number of RHD Scholarships. The University and Faculty of Science and Information Technology also offer a series of RHD Scholarships amongst a range of Research Student Support Schemes and Scholarships for which students can apply.
Students undertaking research with our staff conduct research across a variety of projects, some of which are connected to ongoing funded research projects. Examples of research areas and/or projects offered by each of the major research groups can be viewed at:
| Plant Science | Environmental Biology & Biotechnology |
| Drug Design & Discovery | Reproductive Science |
A vibrant postgraduate student culture is supported by the Biological Sciences Postgraduate Committee.
The University of Newcastle is highly committed to the quality of its' RHD students and offers a variety of support systems such as funding for conference travel.
| Contact: | Biological Sciences - RHD Coordinator |
- MPhil: GPS and Repeated Sprint Ability in Soccer
- MPhil: The evolution of developmental plasticity
- MPhil: Chlamydia Vaccines for the Koala
- MPhil: The Effects of Pollution on Oysters
- PhD: Signals and Signalling Pathways Leading to Transfer Cell Induction
- PhD: Tadpoles of Australian Frogs
- PhD: The Vegetation occuring on Deep-Sand Depositis in the Northern Sydney Basin
- PhD: Inhibitors of KIT Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
- PhD: Orally Active Fertility Control Vaccines for Kangaroos
- PhD: The Role of Organic Acids Exuded from the Roots of Woody Plants in Drought Resistance
- PhD: Chormatin Structure and Susceptibility to DNA Damage
- PhD: Genetic Regulation of In-Vitro Somatic Embryogenesis in Medicago Truncatula
- PhD: Artificial Breeding of Dasyurid Marsupials
- PhD: Phloem Unloading of Sucrose: Cloning, Functional Characterisation and Regulation of Novel Membrane Transporters
- PhD: The Ecology of Reproduction and Propagation in Rare Plants
- PhD: Microbial Composition of Roof Harvested Rainwater
- PhD: Proteomics of Germ Cell Differentiation
- PhD: Rebuilding Sustainable and Functional biodiversity following Coal Mining PhD: Ecology of the Platypus on the Central Coast
- PhD: Use Of Macroinvertebrates To Assess Impact Of Effluent On Streams
- PhD: Characterisation of the interaction between PcrA and RNA polymerase
- PhD: Bacterial Toxins
- PhD: Design and testing of anti-RNA polymerase compounds
- PhD: Role of SOCS4 in Ovarian Folliculogenesis
- PhD: Oxidative street in the male germ line
- PhD: In Vitro Maturation of Mammalian Sperm
- PhD: Managing Pond Breeding Frogs in the Forest Environment
- PhD: Computational Investigation into the Human alpha-1 Adrenoceptors
- PhD: Ethylene- Induced Genes in Somatic Embryogenesis of Medicago Truncatula with Particular Reference to MtSERF1
- PhD: Midgut Flora of Wild Ochlerotatus Notoscriptus
- PhD: Chemokines and Spermatogenesis
- PhD: Molecular Basis of Sperm Function
- PhD: Bacterial Biofilms
- PhD: Mode of Action of Selected Microbicides
- PhD: Morphological and Biochemical Properties of Small Colony Variants of Staphylococcal Species in Relation to Persistent Disease Pathogenesis
- PhD: Sexual Selection and Animal Communication
- PhD: The Significance of the Mitochondria in the Genesis of DNA Damage in the Male Germ Line
- PhD: Conservation of the Green and Golden Bell Frog with Emphasis on Rehabilitation of Habitat Features for Survival
- PhD: Analysis of Sperm Surface Chaperone Binding Partners
- PhD: Effect of Forestry Management Practices on the Structure of Stream Frog Communities
- PhD: Ecology of Urban Populations of Squirrel Glider
- PhD: Characterize the role of RNA regulatory elements in the formation of transcription elongation complexes
- PhD: Structural Analysis of RNA Polymerase-NusA Complexes
- PhD: The Involvement and Function of Some Hormones in the Induction of Transfer Cells.
