Environmental Change

In the face of escalating climate and environmental crises, research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) is more essential than ever. These disciplines offer powerful tools to explore the human dimensions of environmental and climate change – our values, cultures, politics, histories, health, communications, geographies, policies, and institutions.

At Monash Arts, our researchers are:

• Unpacking the social and ethical complexities of climate action

• Supporting adaptation and resilience efforts

• Amplifying Indigenous and community voices

• Shaping inclusive and effective climate policies

• Bridging knowledge systems and promoting creative public engagement

Monash Arts is offering up to five (5) PhD scholarships to outstanding applicants committed to advancing research in the field of climate and/or environmental change. These scholarships will support research aligned with cutting-edge projects currently underway at the university.

Suggested PhD Research Projects

• Consulting Geographies: The Growing Climate Economy

• Communicating Data to Advance Community and Ecological Well-Being

• Making Futures Together: Designing Creative Methods for Climate Action

• National Climate Action Survey: Exploring Climate Futures

• Climate Crisis & an Injunction to Care: Disaster Reportage Shifts

• From Eco-Anxiety to Collective Action: Youth-Led Creative Communication

• Environmental Histories of the Southern Ocean

• Data, Discourse and Disinformation: The Power of Climate Communications

• Subterranean Cities in the Asia-Pacific: An Environmental History

• Relational Worlds: Storymaking for Climate Adaptation

• Sonic Vocabularies: Climate Communication Through Music

• Environmentalism as a Gendered Practice: Green Identities on Social Media

Location: Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Deadline: 29 September 2025

To get more information and apply