Melbourne School of Land and Environment Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science

PhD - Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science

The Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science supervises Doctoral (and Masters) research in a large range of the areas including:

  • Agroforestry
  • Biotechnology
  • Community Management
  • Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Ecophysiology
  • Forest Economics and Policy
  • Climate Change and Greenhouse
  • Forest Harvesting
  • Fire
  • Forest Hydrology
  • Pest Management
  • Forest Soils and Nutrient Cycles
  • Genetics
  • Remoting Sensing
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Silviculture
  • Tree Physiology
  • Wildlife Interactions
  • Wood and Wood Processing

If you are interested in undertaking a PhD please refer to our research pages for information regarding current research activities and feel free to contact relevant staff regarding potential PhD projects.

A list of PhD projects for prospective students is also available.

To find out what other research postgraduate students are studying in DFES refer to our postgraduate profiles

 

Further Information

For further information regarding potential research projects contact:

For more general information about the University of Melbourne PhD programs, including scholarships, fees and applications go to:

http://www.gradstudies.unimelb.edu.au/prospectivepg/

 

Applications

Please note that the PhD program is administered by the School of Graduate Studies on behalf of the University of Melbourne. Applications for the PhD degree should be directed to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia; telephone +61-3-9344 8789.

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