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Molecular and structural determinants of viral entry and immune recognition
Bat-borne viruses are an emerging threat to human health. This project aims to provide a deeper understanding into the mechanisms behind viral entry in order to develop countermeasures against viral threats.
- Supervisor
- Professor Daniel Watterson and Dr Ariel Isaacs
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Respect and cultural difference in maternity care
This an ARC-funded anthropology project exploring women’s birth experiences in Fiji. You will investigates principles, practices and experiences of maternity care through ethnographic research.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Jenny Munro
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Human society
Rest and relief: understanding and improving sleep and pain in children with cerebral palsy
Explore the link between pain and sleep in children with cerebral palsy, and develop practical, evidence-based interventions to reduce pain, improve sleep quality, support daily functioning and wellbeing.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Value-added sustainable manufacturing of composite bipolar plates for redox flow batteries
Develop composite bipolar plates for redox flow batteries, a critical component in renewable energy storage systems.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Bin Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Lifestyle, decision-making, and behaviour: econometric analysis and experiments using wearable and online chess data
Study how sleep, exercise, diet and environment affect cognitive performance and behaviour using wearable and online chess data, applied econometrics, behavioural economics and experiments.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor David Smerdon
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Economics
mRNA cancer vaccines
Involve design and testing of personalised mRNA cancer vaccines that can provoke robust and durable immune responses.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Seth Cheetham
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
Achieving equity in cancer screening for First Nations peoples
Develop culturally sensitive cancer screening programs for First Nations peoples by exploring their perceptions, trialling interventions, and co-designing strategies.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Building a Trustworthy Information Recommendation System
Build a trustworthy information recommender system by spearheading the design and development of cutting-edge LLM4Rec techniques, misinformation filters, privacy protection mechanisms.
- Supervisor
- Professor Hongzhi Yin
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Crystallisation regulation of tin halide perovskites for eco-friendly optoelectronics
This project aims to design novel crystallisation regulation strategies to fabricate high-quality tin-based perovskite thin films, unlocking next-generation low-cost photovoltaic technologies.
- Supervisor
- Dr Peng Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Develop high-performance next-generation lithium-ion battery
Develop high-energy-density and low-cost lithium-ion battery through 1) novel material design/ synthesis and cutting-edge materials characterisation, and 2) advanced battery design.
- Supervisor
- Dr Xia Huang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering