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Social inequality and bone health in ancient human populations.
This project will investigate global patterns in human bone health variation with changing social and economic structures in ancient societies.
- Supervisor
- Dr Justyna Miszkiewicz
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Health sciences, History, heritage and archaeology, Human society
Ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging methods development
Develop, test and validate MR imaging sequences and methods for fast, high-resolution brain imaging at UHF.
- Supervisor
- Dr Monique Tourell
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Engineering
Understanding pathophysiology of pain and optimising analgesic treatment approaches
Understand the pathological mechanism driving the development of pain and to identify novel molecular targets allowing for the development of mechanism-based treatment strategies for pain.
- Supervisor
- Dr Hana Starobova
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Understanding the hidden costs of working long hours
Use computational modelling, machine learning, and longitudinal survey data, to understand the impact of long working hours on life satisfaction and well-being.
- Supervisor
- Dr Tim Ballard
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Psychology
Understanding the neurophysiology of executive function
Exploring the neural basis of executive functions — multi-tasking, decision-making, and cognitive control — using cutting edge non-invasive brain stimulation and ultra-high field imaging approaches.
- Supervisor
- Dr Hannah Filmer
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Psychology
Unravelling immune signalling networks in mucosal immunity
Uncover novel regulatory pathways for disease prevention.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gabrielle Belz
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences
Using systems science to understand how climate change will impact Australia’s health workforce
Explore the impact of climate change on Australia's regional, rural, and remote health workforce, using systems science to inform future policy actions.
- Supervisor
- Dr Adam Hulme
- Location
- Toowoomba
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Using systems thinking methods to understand how climate change will impact Australia’s health workforce
Explore the impact of climate change on Australia's health workforce, using systems science to inform future policy actions.
- Supervisor
- Dr Adam Hulme
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Viscoelastic Microfluidics for Biomedical and Environmental Applications
Use forces generated by fluids that are both viscous and elastic to help address challenges in biomedicine and the environment.
- Supervisor
- Dr Dan Yuan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Developing efficient breeding strategies to improve yield and quality in passionfruit
Develop and use cutting-edge technology to accelerate an efficient method of breeding new varieties of passionfruit for continuous delivery of high-performing and profitable cultivars in Australia.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mobashwer Alam
- Location
- Nambour
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences