Seven emerging research leaders awarded Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis

The awards recognise the quality of the research theses including international reach, impact or potential impact of the topic, publications or other research outputs.
The awards recognise the quality of the research theses including international reach, impact or potential impact of the topic, publications or other research outputs.

Seven recipients from across the University have been awarded the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis. The awards will be presented individually at the December graduation ceremonies.

The awards recognise the quality of the research theses including international reach, impact or potential impact of the topic, publications or other research outputs. Recognition by professional organisations, community engagement, prizes and awards, invitations to conferences are also considered.

2024 Winners:

  • Valeria Vazquez Guevara, Melbourne Law School, ‘Truth commissions: The authority of international law and the state after conflict’
  • Pinar Fontini, School of Culture and Communications, Faculty of Arts, ‘Women’s new cinema: Political and social resistance in the films of female directors from Turkey’
  • Jessica Clark, Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music ‘Who’s afraid of Aboriginal Art?
  • Daniel Hamilton, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystems Sciences, Faculty of Science, ‘The state of data sharing in oncology research: An examination of policies, practices, and perspectives of key research stakeholders’
  • Rachel Stirling, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, ‘Cycles and Seizure Forecasting in Epilepsy’
  • Elizabeth Paratz, Melbourne Medical School: Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, 'Creating a state-wide registry to drive new epidemiological, forensic and clinical insights into sudden cardiac arrest in young Australians’
  • David Chieng, Melbourne Medical School: Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, ‘Optimising Patient Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Catheter Ablation’

More information about the awards can be found on the Graduate Research Hub.