Study with the UNSW Beach Safety Research Group

We are looking for motivated Honours, Masters and PhD students

There are several opportunities for enthusiastic students to undertake multidisciplinary study at UNSW. Beach safety researchers span several UNSW Schools and Faculties and work with a range of external partners including industry and government, both in Australia and globally. We are actively recruiting both domestic (Australian & New Zealand) and international students to work on beach safety and/or drowning prevention research projects. Contact us for prospective study here.

We have plenty of potential Honours, Masters or PhD projects, or we would love to hear your ideas. Check out our current research areas, or let’s chat about current and planned research projects in the following domains:

• Beach safety

• Climate change, disasters, and coastal hazards

• Coastal engineering

• Coastal geomorphology and management

• Co-design

• Community awareness and risk perception

• Drowning prevention

• Education and training (both for the general public and professional rescuers including lifeguards/lifesavers)

• Emergency services and response

• Environmental modelling

• Epidemiology and/or biostatistics

• Program design and evaluation

• Safety campaign messaging

• Science communication, outreach, and technology

• Visitation and participation at aquatic locations

Funding

Domestic and international Higher Degree Research students have a range of scholarship opportunities at UNSW. See the UNSW Scholarship Information page to learn more about funding opportunities from the University. Small top-up scholarships may be available depending on the proposed project and/or available grant funding.