The University of Newcastle is a research-intensive university with a vibrant and progressive research culture. As a University of Newcastle graduate researcher you will be part of a dynamic community committed to making significant contributions to knowledge that impact our world.

You will demonstrate the capacity to conduct research independently with a high level of originality and quality. You should uncover new knowledge, either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative re-interpretation of known data and established ideas.

Our students have access to a whole range of rich experiences during their studies, including the following:

ENGG1500 Introduction to Professional Engineering

All engineering students have the opportunity to complete this core first-year professional practice course. Tackling large-scale global issues from the start of their program, students in ENGG1500 work in teams to develop, pitch and create a project that helps solve real problems.

Newcastle University Women in Engineering (NUWiE)

NUWiE hosts a range of activities and events such as seminars with female graduates and site visits. This group offers students the opportunity to meet likeminded people and be part of a broader network of female engineers.

MedMakers

Students studying medical or other engineering, science and health degrees plus students from areas such as media, communications and commerce are welcome to join the MedMakers, a social, networking and practical group that provides hands-on learning through groundbreaking projects in the medical field.

Get Hacking

Get involved with a hackathon and develop your teamwork, ideation and pitching skills. Sow the seeds for your own startup.

NU Marine

The NU Marine Team contest the international Maritime RobotX competition, against 20+ university teams. The competition centres on the design and manufacture of autonomous systems for a department-of-defence provided WAM-V marine vessel, and involves a range of static (safety) tests and dynamic (on-water) events.

NU Racing

The NU Racing Formula-SAE Team conceives, designs, fabricates a small, formula-style racing car and races it in the SAE-Australasian Formula competition each year.

NU Rocketry

The NU Rocketry team is building a rocket to compete in the Australian Universities Rocket Competition.

Our research strengths:

• Research capabilities within the School:
• Advanced nanoparticles
• Bulk solids and particle technologies
• Climate adaptation engineering
• Control systems and automations
• Corrosion engineering, science and technology
• Energy technology
• Environmental engineering and water resources
• Environmental informatics and Geographical Information Sciences (GIS)
• Environmental rehabilitation of disturbed land
• Explosive blast and ballistics damage to built infrastructure
• Fluid mechanics and turbulence
• Geotechnical engineering: geoinfrastructure, georisk, geoenvironment
• Health informatics
• Heavy metal contamination
• Infrastructure remediation
• Landslides, rockfalls and debris flows
• Machine learning and robotics
• Materials engineering
• Micro and nano machines
• Particle technology and interface science
• Pipelines for water and energy transportation
• Power electronics and drives
• Power systems and smart grids
• Process safety and environmental protection
• Remediation of sites (PFAS and other contaminants)
• Remote sensing and Earth observation
• Risk and reliability
• Signal processing
• Site investigation using geotechnical, geophysical and geological information
• Smart structures
• Structural engineering
• Structural masonry
• Surveying and geospatial engineering
• Telecommunications

An applicant for admission to candidature for a Doctoral Degree (Research) shall: i) have satisfied all of the requirements for admission to the degree of Bachelor with Honours Class 1 or Ho

TOEFL paper-based test score of 550; TOEFL internet based score of 79; IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5; PTE GSE score of 58; Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.