QUEX call for PhD projects - UQ and Exeter staff
Building upon five successful years of PhD studentships, the QUEX Institute is pleased to offer a sixth call for PhD project proposals.
QUEX call for PhD projects are now closed.
The QUEX Program aims to recruit the very best students, to work across the University of Exeter and The University of Queensland (UQ), towards joint degrees.
Building on a platform of active collaboration and academic exchange, we will build capacity and jointly invest in enhancing the opportunities for our researchers to work together.
We are seeking research project proposals from sets of UQ/Exeter academic staff who can demonstrate a capacity to work collaboratively. Where you are acting as the host supervisor, you should be prepared to support the candidate’s needs in terms of space, computing and general resources.
In 2022, project proposals are being sought from the newly-defined themes of the partnership:
- Healthy Living – which represents a merger of two of the previous themes: Healthy Ageing, and Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Global Environment Futures – building on the previous theme of Environmental Sustainability
- Digital Worlds and Disruptive Technologies – a new theme to support continued growth into new areas for the QUEX Institute
Selection process
In selecting projects to advertise, our primary concerns will be the strength of proposal and the likelihood of attracting the highest calibre of students. With a view to managing the overall shape and impact of the QUEX partnership, we will also consider balance between the three themes, range of supervisory involvement, and the development of new areas of collaboration.
You can contact the relevant QUEX Theme Lead at their home institution to discuss your submission and its alignment with the partnership theme.
Healthy living leadership team
- Professor John Cairney from UQ
- Associate Professor Rob Anderson from the University of Exeter
Global Environmental Futures leadership team
- Dr Sarit Kaserzon from UQ
- Professor Peter Mumby from UQ
- Professor Catriona McKinnon from the University of Exeter
Digital worlds and disruptive technologies leadership team
- Associate Professor Stephen Viller from UQ
- TBC from the University of Exeter