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Student Life at PHI

At PHI, postgraduate research and study combines a friendly working atmosphere with helpful and encouraging expert supervision.

PHI offers you:

Experience in an internationally renowned medical research institute
Expert supervision from PHI researchers
The latest facilities and technologies for research and study
A clinical setting for human based research projects
Collaborations between research groups
Weekly seminars and presentations
Opportunities to present at national and international scientific meetings
Annual PHI Student Symposium

University Links

Degrees undertaken at Prince Henry’s are generally awarded by Monash University and students are registered through a department of the University. However, we also have students registered at other universities. Within PHI there are 25 doctoral researchers who also have honorary appointments with Monash University - they can provide expert supervision for your postgraduate degree.

Being just a 10 minute walk from Monash University, we can offer all the advantages of being an off campus dedicated research institute, whilst also having easy access to University facilities.

PHI researchers come from a diverse mix of backgrounds and we have a significant number of students who have come from overseas to study at the Institute.

Facilities

We have well equipped laboratories and facilities to undertake study and research. Students have access to the latest scientific technology, generally housed in shared facility rooms dedicated to specialised equipment. As a student you will have access to both your University and Monash Medical Centre libraries.

To keep up with the ever advancing scientific world we have the latest technologies and have expertise in specialist techniques including microspectrofluorimetry, neuronal tracing, real time PCR, microarray analysis, phosphoimagery, stereology and fluorescence.

Shared facilities on site include Gandel Charitable Trust Sequencing Centre (NATA accredited). The Centre contains state-of-the-art genetic analysers for DNA sequencing and complementary genomic services which include fragment analysis, gene expression dHPLC, and DNA, RNA & protein analysis.

Scientific Environment

Collaborations between research groups are encouraged by a friendly work environment, exposing staff and students to a wide range of expertise and knowledge.

Since PHI is located at the Monash Medical Centre this provides strong clinical links and facilitates human research studies including clinical trials.

We actively involve students in the life of the Institute and hold weekly seminars, including journal club and works in progress forums, to keep people updated on current research conducted within the Institute.

We also have weekly presentations from invited speakers from other research institutes keeping us up to date with current exciting research from Australia and the rest of the world.

Students have the opportunity to present their research annually at Student Presentation Day, providing experience of scientific presentation and a chance to follow the progress of other students.

All PhD students are additionally given the opportunity to present their work at scientific meetings in their field of interest, including one international conference, usually in the final year of research. Students take this opportunity to visit internationally renowned laboratories where they may obtain postdoctoral positions as well as providing the student with the knowledge and some experience of the possible research directions he/she may wish to consider.

Student Handbook

The 2008 / 2009 Student Handbook summarises each research project and includes contact details for supervisors and information about scholarships you may be eligible to apply for. Application forms can be found at the back of the booklet.

Student Handbook pdf (412kb)