
Despite the centrality of graduate researchers undertaking a PhD, universities often ignore the voices of doctoral researchers. In the context of an increasingly internationalised cohort in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), graduate researchers' access to university, their identities, their visa status, and their socio-economic and racial backgrounds are increasingly diverse. The Hidden Housing Curriculum project aimed to map the housing experiences of a diverse cohort of graduate researchers undertaking a PhD or MPhil at the University of Melbourne; and how this impacted their health and wellbeing. Specifically, the study aimed to unpack how the mechanisms within this housing context can shape health outcomes. The six-month project surveyed 259 graduate researchers and undertook four focus groups (along with some photovoice contributions) with both international and domestic graduate researchers undertaking either a PhD or MPhil at the University of Melbourne. It is important to note that while the participant sample may not directly represent the PhD cohort at the University of Melbourne, nor the cohort in Australia more broadly, nevertheless, the findings from this report shed light on areas that warrant attention from both the University of Melbourne and other HEIs in addressing graduate researcher housing needs.