The UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship Scheme is part of our dedication to harnessing our cutting-edge research to solve complex problems and improve the lives of people in local and global communities. Scientia candidates will have a strong commitment to making a difference in the world with demonstrated potential for contributing to the social engagement and/or global impact pillars of the UNSW 2025 Strategy.

Projects supervised by the School of Women's & Children's Health and Children's Cancer Institute:

Applicants are required to express their interest in a specific research area with an identified supervisory team.

• Advanced 3D-Bioprinting for cancer precision medicine
  Conjoint Prof Maria Kavallaris, Scientia Prof Justin Gooding, Dr Lakmali Atapattu
   
• Boosting fetal globin expression to treat inherited blood disorders
  Prof Merlin Crossley, Dr Kate Quinlan, Conjoint Prof Tracey O'Brien
   
• Creating better communities for young families: co-designing community measures for children
  Prof Valsamma Eapen, Conjoint A/Prof John Eastwood, Prof Ilan Katz
   
• Discovering new treatment options for drug resistant myelodysplasia and leukaemia
  Prof John Pimanda, Conjoint Prof Richard Lock, Dr Chris Jolly
   
• Dissecting the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in cancer progression
  Dr Angelica Merlot, Conjoint Prof Murray Norris, Prof Minoti Apte
   
• Epigenetic profiling of relapse-initiating cells in paediatric acute leukaemia
  Conjoint Prof Richard Lock, Prof John Pimanda, Dr Duohui Jing
   
• Equitable models of care for children with disabilities
  A/Prof Susan Woolfenden, Prof Iva Strnadova, Prof Raghu Lingam
   
• Stem cell derived cell models for drug discovery and cell therapies in Cystic Fibrosis
  Dr Shafagh Waters, A/Prof Mark Raftery, Prof Adam Jaffe
   
• Targeting ALYREF oncogenic protein for the treatment of neuroblastoma
  Dr Belamy Cheung, Dr Zsuzsanna Nagy, Conjoint Prof Glenn Marshall
   
• Targeting leukemic stem cells: the path towards the cure of poor-prognosis leukemia
  Dr Jenny Wang, Dr Nicola Smith, Conjoint Prof Tracey O'Brien

Visit the UNSW Scientia Scholarship website for more information or to apply.