Research in the School of Philosophy and Theology
Higher Degrees by Research in P&T
If you are interested in PhD, MPhil, or MRes degrees in Philosophy & Theology, please view Graduate Research Admission.
For supervision expertise among Philosophy & Theology academics, see the individual staff pages for Fremantle staff and Sydney staff. Also see the individual pages for staff in the Institute of Ethics and Society (IES).
For inquiries about HDR study in P&T, please contact the School's Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Dr Nathan Lyons.
Current Funded Research Projects in Philosophy and Theology
- Explaining Atheism: The Causal Origins of Individual and Societal Non-belief, Jonathan Lanman (QUB), Stephen Bullivant (UNDA), et al, funded John Templeton Foundation, $4.8m AUD / $3.1m USD, 2022-24.
- Nature-Culture Continuities in Medieval Philosophy and Theology – Nathan Lyons, funded by Australian Research Council DECRA, $410,000 AUD / $270,000 USD, 2023-26.
- Biocultural Evolution and Theological Anthropology – Victoria Lorrimar & Nathan Lyons, et al, funded by John Templeton Foundation, $297,000 AUD / $206,000 USD, 2022-23.
- Virtue with Aristotle: Recovering an Ancient Ethical Theory for Our Time – David Bronstein (UNDA Institute for Ethics and Society), funded by Australian Research Council Future Fellowship, $786,404 AUD / $540,630 USD, 2023-26.
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