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The Australian National University offers PhD candidates a dynamic research environment with excellent program resources. Choosing a research institution hinges on its academic standing, and ANU ranks among the globe's top universities, making it an ideal selection for your research journey.
Human beings represent diverse and evolving biological entities – capable of adaptation yet susceptible to shifting environments. The biological anthropology curriculum covers physical anthropology, primatology, palaeoanthropology and human biology, incorporating genetics, adaptation studies, health sciences, nutrition and population research. Research opportunities span primatology, human evolution, animal domestication, bioarchaeology, palaeopathology, as well as indigenous health and demographic studies.
Applicants must present at a minimum, an Australian Honours degree or equivalent, with a result of H2A (Second Class Honours Division A), and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis. Equivalence may be met by completion of a Master’s degree that includes a significant research component, or by a combination of qualifications and professional experience.