Monash University Accident Research Centre Monash University

Overview

The Monash University Accident Research Centre at Monash University has well established links with a large number of Monash faculties. Indeed, one of the defining features of research at MUARC is that it reaches across traditional discipline boundaries.

Key facts

• A PhD taken at MUARC takes the form of the Monash Doctoral Program – a PhD for the 21st century. At the core of the program is an extensive, independent research project on an agreed chosen topic, supported by at least two expert academic supervisors. 

• You will also undertake a series of professional development activities or coursework units that equip you with the skills needed to make an impact in academia, industry, government or the wider community. 

• Your study will result in a research thesis or alternative approved output, which makes a valuable contribution to the current body of knowledge on your chosen topic.

Disciplines

Specialists with expertise across diverse research areas means MUARC is involved in every step of the injury prevention cycle, from problem identification and analysis to program evaluation and community engagement. Injury prevention is a convergence of many disciplines including:

• Biomechanics

• Biostatistics

• Computer science

• Econometrics

• Education

• Engineering

• Epidemiology

• Health economics

• Human factors

• Industrial ergonomics

• Medicine

• Nursing

• Psychology

• Public health

• Statistics

Career opportunities

• the reduction in road fatalities and improved transport systems

• the development of systems that improve workplace safety

• initiatives to build community resilience for emergency and disaster settings

• research that enhances patient recovery from injury

• programs to reduce the risk of injury for vulnerable members of the community at home and play

• injury prevention in developing countries and

• prevention and improved response to child injuries.