Announcing AUFRANDE Videos
AUFRANDE videos are now live. Through our YouTube playlist, members of the public now have unique access to the work our AUFRANDE fellows are doing. Videos will cover a wide range of subjects, including fellows´ introductions and overviews of their research projects. Each video is intended for a broad audience, meaning that viewers need not […]
AUFRANDE brings together French and Australian research leaders at RMIT
‘Bridging Minds: Australia-France Research Forum’, the first AUFRANDE project annual event in Australia, took place from 3 to 5 June 2025 in Melbourne, hosted by RMIT University and organised by RMIT Europe.
International Women in STEM Day
Widi Kurniawati delivered an inspiring presentation highlighting the crucial role of women in science and technology, on the occasion of the International Women in STEM Day.
Introducing the AUFRANDE Blog
The AUFRANDE blog has launched! The AUFRANDE blog is a space where fellows can share their insights on their unique experiences as PhD researchers. Blog posts will explore a broad range of topics, including research findings, experiences living abroad, participating in a research community, and personal growth as researchers, academics, and human beings. The posts […]
AUFRANDE Annual Event 2024
AUFRANDE held its first annual event from 18 to 22 November 2024 at the École Centrale de Lyon in France. Doctoral candidates representing 16 different countries and their supervisors based at French and Australian universities had the opportunity to get to know each other for the first time in person as a group.
Third call for applicants launched
AUFRANDE is recruiting for more than 15 doctoral research positions as part of its highly ambitious interdisciplinary program, bringing together universities, research institutes and non-academic institutions worldwide. Each open position proposes three research projects from which applicants are invited to choose the option that best suits them. AUFRANDE researchers will benefit from high standards and […]
Second call extended to 1 February
AUFRANDE’s second recruitment call has been extended to 11.59pm CET on 1 February, allowing even more time to apply to join the program. There are more than 40 positions available in this call, each offering high standards and excellent working conditions in France, including international experience with a long-term stay in Australia. Doctoral candidates will […]
Second call for applicants launched
AUFRANDE is recruiting for more than 40 doctoral research positions. Candidates can apply for up to 3 positions until 24 January at 11:59 PM.
AUFRANDE begins
Sunday 1 October was International Coffee Day but more importantly, it was also the day we officially launched AUFRANDE. The program, co-funded by the European Union and partners, will run for the next five years. To prepare for this big moment, the coordination team at RMIT Europe has spent the last year: We have ran the first call […]
First call for applicants launched
We are hiring! AUFRANDE Program launches its first call for applicants: 35 PhD positions are open until 11 April 2023.