Honours research at MIRI

Honours research at Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI) gives students the opportunity to get a head start in their research career and pursue a passion for injury prevention, working under the guidance of Australia's leading safety science professionals.

MIRI offers honours supervision on a range of injury-related subject areas, including:

  • transport safety
  • sporting and leisure activities
  • injury outcomes
  • disaster resilience and response
  • workplace safety
  • patient safety
  • acute care
  • falls prevention
  • violence and suicide prevention

An honours project in MIRI will compliment undergraduate and honours coursework in many discipline areas. We welcome students in a wide range of disciplines, including:

  • anatomy
  • behavioural studies
  • behavioural neuroscience
  • biomedical engineering
  • biomedical science
  • computer science
  • economics
  • engineering
  • law
  • mathematics and statistics
  • medicine
  • pharmacy
  • physiology
  • physiotherapy
  • political science
  • psychology
  • sociology

How do I apply for honours/undergraduate research projects?

Because MIRI is a cross-faculty research centre, you must apply to undertake honours at MIRI through another Monash school or faculty. You will need to meet all eligibility criteria of that faculty. If you are not sure you meet the criteria, contact us directly.

Students interested in completing honours in psychology should apply directly to the School of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychological Medicine and indicate MIRI as the preferred supervisor. If you are accepted, MIRI will conduct an internal selection process. If you are successful, we will contact you to discuss your specific research project.

Project areas

Honours projects may be part of ongoing research at MIRI or may be decided by the student and supervisor based on common interests. Potential honours topics include:

  • socio-cultural influences on use of technology & distractions while driving
  • attitudes towards vehicle safety technologies
  • effects of retiring from driving for older adults
  • are the media running older drivers off the road?
  • youth’s use of social media after traumatic events
  • how parents and children talk about trauma and recovery
  • mental health and social inclusion of young refugees
  • promoting better safety and injury prevention messages to the community
  • monitoring social media messages relating to injury prevention
  • safety practices and policies in fitness facilities and gyms
  • how health promotion policies are set in sporting clubs
  • getting safety messages out to community football
  • injury surveillance in sports and led outdoor activities

Please contact the honours coordinator about any specific interests or questions you may have.