Students Overview

Why study at the Bionic Ear Institute?


A multidisciplinary approach is taken to clinically relevant research projects in the medical bionics and hearing and communication sciences fields

Honours, Masters and PhD opportunities for students in Neurosciences, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, Computer Science or related fields

Dedicated supervisors

Innovative and dynamic culture

Professional support staff

State of the art research facilities

Research partnerships with leading Australian universities, hospitals, research organisations, and industry

Opportunity to apply for Top-Up awards and Travel awards

An active mentor program


Students comprise nearly a quarter of our researchers; the majority are PhD students, but we also welcome Honours and Masters Students.

Postgraduate students contribute significantly to our scientific success and the Bionic Ear Institute actively seeks high calibre people who demonstrate initiative and independent thought.

The Institute is affiliated with the University of Melbourne and maintains strong links with the University's Medical and Engineering faculties, providing a multidisciplinary environment for exciting opportunities in research-based postgraduate study.

All degrees are offered through the University of Melbourne.

Placements and Programs

For further details on our placements and programs please refer to our

Information for Prospective Students.

Student Research Projects

For a list of student projects at the Advanced Medical Science (AMS), Honours, Masters and PhD levels please refer to our list of

Current Student Research Projects.