2025 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Conference: Fostering Successful Intra-Faculty Collaborations
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) hosts an annual research conference, with this year's theme being "fostering successful intra-faculty collaborations".
As part of the Conference, the School is also hosting a session devoted to enhancing cross-faculty collaboration and leadership in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences at UQ. This session draws on the examples from clinical neuroscience to illustrate opportunities for future collaborations.
Who should attend
- Students and staff in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences (HMBS) interested in intra-faculty collaboration in research
- Current HDR students in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Early career researchers
Cost
This is a free event.
What to expect
This event will include:
- a showcase of a multi-unit collaboration in clinical neuroscience
- talks and a panel discussion featuring researchers across the faculty presenting their work in clinical neuroscience
- a network session over afternoon tea
- presentations of recent research undertaken by SHRS Early Career Researchers, Higher Degree Research and Honours students
- SHRS Early Career Rising Star presentations
- awards for outstanding presentations.
Event Program
Download the Conference Program via the link below:
Download the Conference Program
Registration
Register for the conference via the link below:
Registrations will close at 11:59pm Thursday 27 November 2025.
Abstract submission
Submit your abstract via the button below:
Abstract submission is now closed
Contact
To contact a member of the PGRC Committee, email SHRS-RC@uq.edu.au.
Conference program
8:00am–12:30pm: SHRS Early Career Rising Star presentations & SHRS research presentations
- SHRS Early Career Rising Star presentations
- Oral presentations of recent research undertaken by SHRS Early Career Researchers, Higher Degree Research and Honours students
- Awards for outstanding presentations
1:00pm–5:15pm: Fostering Successful Intra-Faculty Collaborations
This session will focus on fostering successful intra-faculty collaborations by drawing examples from research in clinical neuroscience across the faculty. This is an opportunity to strengthen collaboration across the new HMBS faculty, and will include:
- Showcase of an existing multi-unit collaboration in clinical neuroscience
- Dr Andrew Swayne, Mater Health
- Dr Margaret Moore, Queensland Brain Institute, UQ
- Ms Tamara Powell, Mater Research
- A/Prof Stephen Wilson, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Lightning talks featuring researchers across the faculty presenting their work in clinical neuroscience
- A/Prof Anna Hatton, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Prof Aileen McGonigal, Mater Research
- Prof Kylie Tucker, School of Biomedical Sciences
- A/Prof Lata Vadlamudi, UQ Centre for Clinical Research
- Dr Lucas Orssatto, School of Human Movement Nutrition Sciences
- Ms Marina Suzuki, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
- Prof Ove Peters, School of Dentistry
- Prof Paul Hodges, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- A networking session over afternoon tea
- A panel discussion exploring faculty-wide research collaborations and shared experiences
This conference is a free event designed to showcase the potential for new intra-faculty collaborations, as well as recent research undertaken by Early Career Researchers, Higher Degree Research and Honours students from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.