• Harry Aguzey
  Nutritional strategies to mitigate effects of heat stress on reproduction in sheep 
• Elka Blackman
  Genetic diversity, gene flow and adaptation of freshwater mussels in a changing climate
• Olivia Brunton
  The potential benefits of dual placement phosphorus fertiliser application to south-eastern Australian crop species
• Allister Clarke
  Deciphering Head Rice Yield: Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Rice Milling Quality Predictions in Australia
  Thesis submitted 2024
• Emily Cross
  Understanding Mechanisms of Nuclear Transport During Viral Infection 
• Nayomi Danthanarayana
  Zoonotic arboviruses of Papua New Guinea and their vectors: Characterising the mosquito microbiome and evaluating novel surveillance methods
• Nani Gopal Das
  Strategic feeding and management of sheep to produce safe lamb and reduce heat stress
• Tridip Das
  Insights into the transmission and pathobiology of avian circoviruses with emphasis on novel spray dried vaccine development
• Fleur Magick Dennis
  TBA
• Pangkaj Kumar Dhar
  Assessing the role of invertebrate vectors in transmission of Beak and feather disease virus with special emphasis on subunit vaccine development
• Nicki (Nicolette) Duncan
  Integrating human nutrition security and rice field landscape habitats to enhance strategic fish passage barrier prioritization.
• Joshua Gilbert
  Indigenous Agribusiness 
• Scott Graham
  Improving enrolments and engagement in secondary and tertiary agriculture through improving academic rigour and reputation of agriculture in secondary schools 
• Timothy Green
  100-Day Wheats for a Changing Australian Climate 
• Maddellen Guan (Masters Student)
  TBA
• Mahir Habib
  A Microservice-based Framework for Sharing Livestock Event Information
• Jennifer Hawker
  Structural and molecular mechanisms of NSs-mediated pathogenesis of bunyaviruses 
• Md Belal Hossain
  Agronomic climate change adaptation strategies using simulation modelling 
• Anne Johnson
  Implementation of Agroecological Practices in Viticulture: identification of factors that motivate or constrain uptake 
• Dominic Kanak
  Cool Burning in southern NSW 
• Calvin Lam
  How does grapevine root distribution influence nutrient uptake and berry composition in cool climate viticulture?
• Dylan Lees
  Population viability and spatial ecology of the threatened squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) to rapidly changing peri-urban landscapes
• Mitchell Lenehan
  Why do/don’t landholders engage with conservation?
• Hardy Manser (Masters Student)
  An evaluation of the efficacy and relevance of Agricultural Vocational Education and Training in fulfilling the workforce development needs of the contemporary Australian Agricultural Workforce
• Brianna Maslen
  Faecal Microbiomes and their Relationship with the overall Health and Productivity of Cattle
• Chloe McAuley
  Understanding the influence of fire disturbance on the movement ecology of the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) in the Pilbara 
• Tony Molyneux
  Caffeine-fuelled beneficial insects to boost vineyard pest biocontrol 
• Thanasak Poomchaivej
  Developing a Monitoring System to Determine Migration Ecology of Select Mekong Fish Species in the Fishway of Xayaburi Hydroelectric Power Plant, Northern Laos
• Vitas Prakoso
  Translating fish passage research outcomes into policy and legislation across SE Asia 
• Jaishree Ravindran
  Development of advanced technology for high yield dairy lactoferrin production and discovery by-products during production process and functional evaluation
• Andrew Reid
  The maternal performance of Merino ewes with differing breeding values for wool and meat traits
• Yogita Sharma
  Deciphering the structure and mechanistic basis of nuclear transportation of myelination associated key transcription factors 
• Darby Taguiam
  Diagnosis and Management of Dieback in Persimmon Trees
• Paige Taylor
  Investigating the molecular determinants for pathogenicity of Influenza A, primarily in its interaction with ANP32A through structural elucidation  
• Khin July Win Thant
  Effect of Thermal Stratification on Water Quality in an Oberon Reservoir
• Isara Vongluanngam
  The impact of light on the oxidative and reductive aging of wine
• Dylan Westaway
  Assessing reptile communities across fragmented and continuous habitat: Can wild-to-wild translocation restore small lizard populations in isolated patches?
• Chris Wilmot
  Certifying Soil Stewardship Management Practices Through the Consumer Market
• Jessica Wyse
  Characterisation of coumestans in lucerne and their effect on fertility in beef cattle

2024

• Stella Anthony
  Epidemiology and management of Botryosphaeria dieback in walnut orchards in Australia
• Dwi Atminarso
  The Impact of Perjaya dam on biodiversity and livelihoods in the Komering river, Indonesia 
• Amy Bates
  Refining ewe body condition score at joining for region, season, breed and responsiveness
• Joachim Bretzel
  Advancing fish-protection screening at water diversions to support freshwater fish conservation in the Murray-Darling Basin
• Mitchell Cowan
  Wildlife in mining landscapes: a case study of the endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus)
• Camilla Donnelly
  Structural analysis of protein-protein interactions involved in pathogenesis and viral replication of Lyssaviruses and Henipaviruses.
• Milad Ghafoori
  Investigating Potential Structural and Mechanistic Interactions of Sox Transcription Factors with RNA
• Mikayla Hoad
  Structural Basis for the Nuclear Localization of Capsid Proteins from Divergent Adeno-Associated Virus Stereotypes
• Liang Jiang
  Rapid assessment for prediction and quantification of Botrytis cinerea off-flavours in grapes using mass spectrometry
• Thomas Keogh
  Investigating the constraints on lamb growth in intensive feeding systems
• Thilini Munasinghe
  Structural analysis of ORF4b protein of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in complex with host proteins and its role in innate immunity
• Borkwei Ed Nignpense
  Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Pigmented Cereal Polyphenols
• Nisansala Perera
  Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of dung beetles to livestock dung volatilomes and constituent compounds
• Lauren Stoot
  Movement and population connectivity of blue salmon catfish Neoarius graeffei in the Clarence River, New South Wales Australia: implications for river development

Refer to the 2024 PhD Scholarship prospectus for more information.

• Investigation of varietal blending for the production of lower alcohol wines
• Exploring the socio-institutional dimensions of fish passage management in Southeast Asia
• Exploring the human dimensions of human-wildlife co-existence
• Understanding the underlying causes of spontaneous combustion of haystacks
• Weed detection in mixed landscapes from images captured via drone using machine learning
• Does prior experience of soft-release sites improve survival of re-introduced threatened native fish?
• To determine the production and longevity outcomes of management strategies for early breeding heifers
• Molecular approaches to understand flower visitation by the goodies and the baddies.
• Beautiful but dangerous! Biosecurity preparedness against the spotted lanternfly
• Broad-scale wetland vegetation responses to hydrologic variability
• Forecasting heat exposure in outdoor environments
• Water use efficiency modelling at the farm level (Water and Food security)
• Improving national-scale crop assessments through farm-level soil mapping
• Assessing risk management strategies and improving adaptation to climate change in farming system(s)
• Stuffed Murray cod in pubs: the next generation
• Portable Near-infrared and Smartphone Sensing Technologies for Livestock
• Rapid In-field Smartphone-based Soil Measurement using Artificial Intelligence
• Evapotranspiration dynamics in a changing world: consequence for food and water security
• Precision Agriculture
• Assessing methods to detect and identify a Myxosporean parasite in Kingfish and Mahi Mahi
• Flexing your mussels: ecological roles of freshwater bivalves
• Hitching a ride: the parasitic larvae of freshwater mussels & their fish hosts
• Precision Livestock Management: Using technology to improve decision making on farm
• Investigating bloat incidence and prevention in southern Australia
• Understanding the basis of influenza virus species restriction
• Regulation of key innate immune pathways by highly pathogenic henipaviruses
• Reedbed management for a wetland enigma: the Australian Little Bittern (Ixobrychus dubius)
• Ecology and conservation of floodplain snakes in the Murray-Darling Basin
• The impact of feral cats on Australian lizards
• Conservation of the northern quoll in the Pilbara
• Evaluation of offal health using novel automated assessment technologies.
• Understanding the role of multi-pathogen infection in bovine respiratory disease.
• Understanding psycho-social needs of the veterinary profession and animal owners in everyday practice
• Identifying constraints and management interventions to increase lamb survival.
• Revealing mechanisms of NSs-mediated pathogenesis in the important livestock arbovirus Akabane virus
• Lower alcohol full flavour beverages
• BioSniff – Novel methods for surveillance and detection of biosecurity threats
• Effects of seasonal thermal stratification on the disinfection by-product precursors (DBPP) and the composition of the microbial community in a drinking water reservoir - a case study in Oberon dam
• Urban green space in rural and regional communities
• Ripe rot of grapes in sub-tropical vineyards in Australia. Identification and epidemiology.
• Reproductive development of hazelnuts and climate variability
• Developing a captive breeding program for a threatened fish species
• Citizen Science: Integrating community groups into basin-scale fish tagging and recovery programs
• Conservation of the endangered Sloane’s froglet in managed landscapes
• Species Distribution Modelling to predict biodiversity in future climate scenarios
• Communicating spatial uncertainty to decision makers in environmental and agricultural science
• Agronomic climate change adaptation strategies using simulation modelling
• Hydrological Modelling of the Impact of Climate Change and Land-use Change on Catchment Water Balance and Water Quality
• Improving biosecurity with visual object Identification and machine learning
• The use of odours in animal conservation and management
• Red Meat-Derived Glycans in Different Processing and Cooking Methods for Inflammatory Disease Prevention
• The role of human milk oligosaccharides improves eye and vision development and health in piglets
• Sustainability of on-farm biosecurity for improving Emergency Animal Disease preparedness
• Optimized monitoring of Australia’s wildlife using drones (Conservation management)
• Molecular intervention strategies to control parasitic nematode infections within livestock populations
• Development of novel therapeutics to treat surra infected animals
• Does fish passage mitigation at hydropower stations improve impact livelihoods, nutrition & food security?
• Parasites of feral pigs
• Parasites of feral deer in Australia and their impact on the other animal and public health
• Genetic dissection of root system architectural traits in canola (Brassica napus L.)
• The Role of Agricultural Digital Twin Technology in the Development of Precision Agriculture
• Biosecurity in raising backyard chickens: impact on the emergence of zoonosis & antimicrobial resistance
• Epidemiological dynamics of zoonotic Henipavirus in domestic and peridomestic animals in Australia
• Novel Microbial Agents for Insect Pest Control / Agriculture and Environment
• Improving soils and creating a healthy environment using pasture probiotics / Agriculture and Environment
• Developing an in-situ, public-friendly point-of-care test to detect Kudoa spp. in Kingfish and Mahi Mahi
• Building sustainable apple production systems through efficient crop load management and enhanced eco-credentials
• Developing new genetic approaches to decreasing the reproductive frost sensitivity of wheat
• Remote and Real-Time Smart Health Monitoring System for Animal
• Identification of Genetic Markers for Biosecurity Risk Assessment and Prediction
• Cultural Connection and Environmental Stewardship through Intergenerational Digital Knowledge Exchange
• Integrating IoT and Geospatial Modelling for Sustainable Smart Agriculture
• Measuring the Circular Economy: Benchmarks & Metrics to Understand the Impact of Circularity in a Real-World Setting
• Aspects of Renewable Energy Transitions in Regional and Remote Australia
• Developing metabolite and lipid biomarkers to select for reduced frost sensitivity in wheat
• Improving physiological understanding and crop yield of early sown wheat in constrained environments

The Gulbali Institute is offering up to 15 PhD scholarships for outstanding research scholars commencing in session 1 (March) 2024.

Read the Gulbali PhD Scholarship Scheme Prospectus for detailed information on the varying Gulbali projects on offer.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to either:

* contact prospective supervisors on specific projects on offer; or
* pitch their own project.

Expressions of Interest are to be submitted initially using the online form.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in October 2023.

Successful candidates are to commence admissions/enrolment applications by 6 November 2023.

For more information on Eligibility, Award Value and  Scholarship Duration.

Application timelines

Expressions of interest close 22 September 2023.

Contact

Email directorgulbali@csu.edu.au for general queries

Or directly to prospective supervisors as listed in the candidate project prospectus

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Additional Scholarship Opportunities

THRIIVE – International PhD Scholarships

THRIIVE - Training Hub promoting Regional Industry and Innovation in Virology and Epidemiology: Boosting Australia’s Agriculture and Manufacturing

The scholarship will work in a large research training hub project establishing a collaboration between Charles Sturt University, regional industries, and world leading national and international zoonotic virology research institutes.

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Next Generation Water and Engineering Hub

Project: Citizen Science: Integrating community groups into basin-scale fish tagging and recovery programs
Partnering with OzFish Unlimited, the student will engage with recreational fishers and First Nations people to better understand how to design and implement basin-wide scientific programs with citizen scientists. The student will establish the framework, through training and collaboration, for citizen scientists to be incorporated into basin-scale programs in a scientifically robust way which supports animal welfare considerations.

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