Innovative techniques used to tackle environmental health issues
From screening drinking water for chemicals that might threaten water security to investigating the impact man-made chemicals have on coastal airport environments.
UQ Dentistry braces for a new era
Professor Pauline Ford, the first female dental Head of School in Australasia, is dedicated to providing additional dental services to those that need them most.
Being mindful: The Mindfulness for MS Program
Professor Kenneth Pakenham’s work with mindfulness techniques is targeted at bettering the quality of life of those suffering Multiple Sclerosis.
Early interventions for substance misuse key to lives being lived well
Increasing knowledge about what treatments are most effective for addiction and mental health is the focus of UQ’s inaugural Professor of Alcohol, Drugs and Mental Health.
There’s no medicine like exercise
Dr Tina Skinner believes exercise should be the new drug of choice for people with cancer and cancer survivors.
Making connections: an inter-disciplinary success story
Dr Alison Nelson, Director of Allied Health & Workforce Development at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, on her dedication to grow inter-disciplinary student placements.
First-of-its-kind pharmacy arms itself for future practices
The UQ School of Pharmacy is preparing students for the changing landscape of health care systems by providing Australia’s first “teaching pharmacy”.
Students gain global health perspectives
During placements in Vietnam and Timor-Leste, students from UQ’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences are taught the importance of teamwork and using sustainable strategies and interventions.
Q&A with Luke Connelly
Professor Luke Connelly is Acting Director of the UQ Centre for the Business and Economics of Health and Affiliate Professor with the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.
Effecting change in a research setting
Professor Sue Kildea reveals how she uses research as a change management strategy.
Triple P – helping kids with anxiety disorders
Turkish researchers have become the first to show that UQ’s Positive Parenting Program can successfully treat clinical levels of anxiety in children.
A rhythm of her own
UQ student Danielle Prince shares her inspiring dedication to prepare for the Olympics.
Distance barrier removed for students in Tara to receive speech pathology
UQ Speech Pathology students are delivering telerehabilitation services to young persons in remote communities as part of their final year clinical placement.
World in the palm of her hands
From the scope of her work, it’s evident Dr Allison Mandrusiak – winner of a Universitas 21 Teaching Excellence Award – cares about people from all around the globe.
Q&A with Nancy Pachana
Professor Nancy Pachana is a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist and Professor at the School of Psychology.
CEO leads with heart in business
Anne Cross, CEO of Uniting Care Queensland, with advice on how to succeed and make an impact.
UQ students cooperate their way to victory
Each year UQ students from varying health disciplines collaborate and compete with other universities nationally in the HealthFusion Team Challenge.