Why choose UQ for your PhD?
With unrivalled research expertise and an international reputation for excellence, UQ provides every advantage to succeed during your Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
As a PhD student at UQ you join a culture of research excellence. You will benefit from the outstanding research facilities, expertise, training and support of one of the top one* per cent universities worldwide.
PhD students at UQ have access to the new Career Advantage PhD Program, a unique program in Australia that aims to provide PhD students with innovative training activities and career development opportunities.
With this program, you will be able to choose from one of the following three career pathways approximately 12 months into their research project:
- Higher Education Practice and Leadership
- Research Innovation, Translation & Commercialisation
- Global Collaborations
You will also have the opportunity to participate in the The Three Minute Thesis (3MT), a research communication competition developed by UQ to help PhD students from across Australia and the Pacific to better communicate their work to others.
UQ's eight globally-recognised research institutes have attracted a community of more than 1000 scientists, social scientists and engineers from Australia and around the world:
*QS World University Rankings 2011
*Times Higher Education Rankings 2011
*Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011
