Research Higher Degrees in the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education

CEEHE welcomes expressions of interest from potential RHD candidates from across disciplines, at PhD or Masters level, in line with the University’s eligibility requirements and application processes.

CEEHE is committed to providing a supportive and dynamic environment for research development—by fostering peer support networks, enabling access to leading international scholars in the field (through visiting Professor programs and collaborations with overseas institutions and networks), and providing opportunities to enter new spaces of scholarship under the mentorship of supervisors and other CEEHE staff.

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Image: Professor Emeritus Sue Clegg during a visit to CEEHE in 2022.

Research Higher Degree students are an integral part of CEEHE's community of praxis and contribute to our research outputs and impact. Our current cohort represent a range of disciplines, methodologies, and modes of study, focussed on issues of social justice and equity in higher education.

CEEHE also offers a Graduate Certificate in Professional Equity and Inclusion. You can read more about the Graduate Certificate here.

More information on RhD  study

Mode of study

Research—Full time (PhD or Masters level)

Aligning with CEEHE's principles and commitment to social justice, candidates undertake new research to address issues of  equity in higher education and life-long learning.

Praxis—Part-time (PhD or Masters level) combined with equity practice

Aligning with CEEHE’s commitment to praxis based frameworks, PhD candidates are supported to embed higher-degree level research in their field of practice and complete a PhD (generally by publication) alongside their work.


Applying for a Research Higher Degree

If you would like to find out more about Research Higher Degrees with CEEHE please contact us on the details below.

  • You can learn more about applying for a Research Higher Degree at UON here.
  • You can learn more about available RHD scholarships here.

Current PhD Students

Shay Greig

Shay Greig

UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education Scholar

From Steel City to the Knowledge Economy: Class struggle, gender, and power within the Higher Education experiences and outcomes for working class students in the Illawarra

Luz Gamarra Caballero

Luz Gamarra Caballero

UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education Scholar

Identifying the factors in Indigenous women students’ success in higher education: a comparative study in Australia and Peru

Ernestina Nyaaba

Ernestina Nyaaba

UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education Scholar

Building understandings of the impact of gender-based violence on higher education access in Ghana

Ms Evonne Irwin

Learning and Teaching

Identities, power relations and mis/recognitions of 'Third Space' professionals in higher education work contexts

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Mrs Kristen Allen

Learning and Teaching

The stories behind the figures: successes occurring for enabling students that the data isn’t showing. Is it time to revisit the definition of ‘success’ in higher education to be more inclusive?.

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Ms Sharon Smith

Learning and Teaching

Differences that matter: Intra-actions of religion, gender and higher education.

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Rediscovering science: Transitions and success in STEM studies for students entering university via alternative pathways.

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Belinda Munn

Belinda Munn

Home, Hope and the Gatekeepers of Life Long Learning.