• Great topics and fieldwork locations (see recently advertised topics below)
• Total of $9000 for fieldwork for the duration of your candidature.
• Situate yourself in a state-of-the-art facility with an internationally recognized research environment and staff.

International students apply for an IPRS scholarship (due 31st August). Forms are available at http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/

Australian and New Zealand students apply for an APA /ANU scholarship (due 31st October). Forms are available at http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/

See also the Australian National University Graduate School website for the range of scholarships offered at ANU:

http://www.anu.edu.au/graduate/scholarships/

- Go to recently advertised topics (click on images for pdf)

(1) Impact of European Settlement on the Tropical Rainforest of Queensland

(2) Biodiversity Change through Time in the Tropical Rainforest of PNG

(3) Microscopic Indicators of Herbivore Extinctions and Invasions

(4) Holocene climatic variability and human impact in the central Pacific

(5) Environmental change through the millennia in New Caledonia

(6) Environmental change on Tikopia, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands


- In addition, all projects detailed under contain potential Ph.D, Masters and Honours Degree topics with additional funding available to support fieldwork and radiocarbon dating.

- Contact the researchers via if you are interested in pursuing any of these topics and talk to us about developing a research project.

-  Visit the web pages of our current PhD students to see their projects

                Iona Flett

                Matui Prebble

Members of PalaeoWorks co-ordinate undergaduate courses in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology (Faculty of Arts) and the School of Resource, Environment and Society (Faculty of Science).