Dr. Paul Griffiths

Professor

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Biography

Paul Griffiths is the Challis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney and a Domain Leader at the Charles Perkins Centre, which is the university's main biomedical research institute. He specializes in assembling multi-disciplinary teams of philosophers and STEM researchers to address conceptual and theoretical questions in the life sciences. Griffiths is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Society of New South Wales. He has received several prestigious awards, including the RSNSW Medal for History and Philosophy of Science. Throughout his career, Griffiths has also been awarded the Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council and has secured numerous research grants from organizations like the National Science Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. His research interests encompass philosophical issues in contemporary biology and biomedicine, as well as the philosophy of psychology. The Theory Method Bioscience group, which Griffiths leads, includes PhD and Honours students who closely collaborate with him and with research fellows and postdoctoral researchers. He actively seeks to recruit new students to work on topics related to his funded research projects.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.