2020 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) at the University of Queensland (UQ) is hosting our annual Postgraduate Research Conference.
The Conference will showcase recent research undertaken by Higher Degree by Research and Honours students in four allied health disciplines: Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Speech Pathology.
This year, the theme of the conference is ‘Sustainability for the future’ which aims to explore the adaptations seen in research, practice, teaching and industry to sustain and grow allied health. Our program has been developed using an interdisciplinary model under the SHRS key research themes:
- Communication
- Paediatrics: Healthy Start to Life
- Musculoskeletal: Movement in Health
- Neurorehabilitation and Ageing
- Professional Education
- Telerehabilitation
The 2020 SHRS Postgraduate Research Conference "Sustainability for the future" will be held online from 12-4pm on Friday 4 December.
This year’s conference will feature:
- Pre-recorded oral presentations and scheduled online seminars with presenters to facilitate questions and discussion (12-2.30pm)
- Online infographic displays and 30s Thesis Viewing/Voting
- A ‘live’ keynote-speaker and expert-panel session online (3-4pm)
- Meeting-and-greet drinks at a venue on-campus (4pm, Venue TBC)
The conference this year will also feature the 30-sec Thesis Competition, which will challenge students to explain their research and why it matters in just 30-seconds!
There will be a number of prizes and awards for outstanding presentations!
Come and join us for this wonderful opportunity to gain advanced insights to health science innovation, and meet researchers from the various disciplines at SHRS.
Registration
Please register for the conference via the link below. We look forward to seeing you on the 4 December 2020!
Abstract submission is now open. Abstract submission will close at 5pm 18 September.
Please register your interest in participating in the 30-sec Thesis Competition via the link below.
Social media
You are encouraged to promote, share and engage with conference activities via social media.
On Twitter and all other platforms, please tag #SHRSPGRC2020 and @uqshrs_pgrc2020. You can also tag @UQHealth and the presenter’s social media profile (please be mindful of requests for privacy).
Get in touch
To contact a member of the PGRC Committee, please email shrs.pgrc@gmail.com