Australians and the Past Revisited PhD scholarship

The scholarship will support a HDR candidate to be part of the interdisciplinary research team undertaking the ARC funded ‘Australians and the Past Revisited’ research project. 

Twenty-five years ago, researchers carried out an ARC-funded survey about how Australians discover, think about and use the past in their lives. The digital revolution has since transformed the ways that people access historical knowledge and understanding. Using online surveys, focus groups and interviews with diverse Australians this project aims to investigate how Australians learn about, value and respond to their history and use it to address today’s social issues. Expected outcomes include better understanding of the value and significance of history and heritage for all Australians. This will benefit the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum sector, teachers, the media and policy makers and help foster social inclusion 

The HDR candidate will be part of an active research team and supported by the strong research culture that exists in the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies. They will be presented with many opportunities to present at internal and external, national and international seminars and conferences. They will benefit from the projects’ research environment and be embedded in the many networks in which the team members actively participate. The successful candidate will attend all the events associated with the wider ARC funded project and participate in regular group project meetings. They will also attend relevant focus groups and interviews being carried out as part of the larger project and receive close mentoring from all project members.