The Forrest Research Foundation

Research for a better world

About the Foundation

The Mission of the Forrest Research Foundation is to create a world-leading collaborative centre of research and scholarship in Western Australia.  

The Foundation supports over 60 PhD scholars and postdoctoral fellows and their families, who bring their talents and creativity from all parts of the world to Western Australia to conduct ground-breaking research. 

Our researchers pursue everything from ‘blue sky research’ to projects focused on commercialisation and policy.

We have no defining theme but draw researchers from across disciplines. Our essential selection criteria are excellence, engagement and curiosity.

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Foundation opportunities

Scholarships
Forrest PhD Scholarships – for the brightest minds, the best research, the biggest impact. We attract ambitious, enthusiastic, and curious minds from around the world to conduct bold and exciting doctoral research at any of Western Australia’s five universities.
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Fellowships
Forrest Postdoctoral Fellows are more than just intellectually brilliant. They are adventurous, curious, and open to new ideas. We embrace unusual and innovative approaches to problem-solving and take risks that others may not. We encourage our fellows to break from convention, pursue new frontiers, be intellectually generous, and collaborate to improve outcomes for the community and the world.
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Creative Fellowships
The Forrest Research Foundation Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships are designed to offer a new route through which to nurture the creative talents and research leadership skills of those working in the creative and performing arts sector. Embedded within the broader Foundation community, our Creative Fellows work to cross the arts/science divide through collaboration, engagement and innovative approaches to their practice.
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News

5 Dec 2024
Tess Jenkins, Forrest Scholar wins 2024 Fundamental Ecology Award
The Ecological Society of Australia has announced Forrest Scholar, Tess Jenkins as winner of the 2024 Fundamental Ecology Award. Tess is a PhD candidate with the University of Western Australia....
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4 Dec 2024
Forrest Research Foundation attends WA Government’s new Science and Technology Plan launch
Forrest Research Foundation Director Professor James Arvanitakis, Program Coordinator Louise Renwick and Forrest Fellow Dr Neil Robinson were delighted to attend the launch of the Western Australian Government’s new Science...
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2 Dec 2024
An evening with the Ukrainian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko
It was a privilege to host Ukrainian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko at the Forrest Research Foundation last night. As part of the Foundation’s ongoing partnership with the Australian...
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2 Dec 2024
Forrest Scholar, Tyrone O’Doherty receives ICRAR Ken and Julie Michael Prize
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has awarded Forrest Scholar Tyrone O’Doherty the Ken and Julie Michael Prize 2024. The prize recognises the outstanding achievements of graduate students...
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2 Dec 2024
From the Republic of Palau to Gorringe Ridge: Julien Magne on studying remote pelagic ecosystems
Julien Magne is the inaugural recipient of the National Geographic’s Pristine Seas, The University of WA and the Forrest Research Foundation’s joint scholarship. Mr Magne recently completed a master’s degree...
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25 Nov 2024
Forrest Creative Fellowships draw exceptional artists
A visual artist amplifying Indigenous children’s voices and a musician who will explore culturally significant sites have been awarded 2025 Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships by the Forrest Research Foundation....
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Partners
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I have always been driven by a child-like curiosity to understand the world around me, complemented by a conviction that it is our duty to apply the knowledge gained for the betterment of humanity. My curiosity is easily piqued, and this has manifested in a large range of research interests; before starting my PhD, I have worked in neuroecology, genetics, bioimaging, and physiology labs. Nevertheless, these research interests have a common over-arching theme: to understand how organisms work.
Dr Grace Goh
Dr Grace Goh