Led by Professor Lauren Ball, The Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing has an outstanding track record for excellence in supervision. We welcome anyone interested in progressing their skills and joining our team.
Undergraduate Summer and Winter scholarships
UQ offers Winter and Summer Research Scholarships through many Schools and Institutes. For many of these:
- The duration is 4 weeks,
- The scholarships payment for students is $2000.
- Research activities must be completed at a UQ-controlled entity, such as the Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the research that takes place at UQ and have a taste-tester of research activities before undertaking an Honours or PhD program. These experiences add value to students’ CV and allow more informed decision making about careers after graduation.
For more information on the Summer and Winter scholarships, please see the Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences website.
Honours
An Honours degree offers the opportunity to start to develop your research and professional skills during or after completing the coursework requirements of a Bachelor’s degree. Your Honours degree can be a direct pathway to a postgraduate research degree such as a PhD. Emerging researchers will undergo a supervised, but independent research project to develop a thesis that fulfills the requirements of completing the Honours.
For more information about our honour program, please contact us.
PhD and Masters
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs at UQ include the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil).
PhD stands for Doctor of Philosophy and is considered the highest postgraduate achievement you can earn. To complete a doctorate you must produce significant and original research. You’ll develop critical knowledge and understanding of a particular research area.
We invite enthusiastic, driven individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in research to undertake a PhD or Masters degree in our Centre.
To commence a PhD or Masters degree in our Centre, you should:
- Have a degree in health such as nutrition, exercise science, psychology, nursing, medicine, public health, biostatistics. Or, a degree outside of health such as computing, engineering, economics, law.
- Have an interest in research and a desire to develop your research skills
- Have some previous research experience with a foundation understanding of research methods
- Be willing to work independently as well as contribute to a dynamic team with an inclusive and supportive culture
If you are interested in joining our Centre as a HDR candidate, we recommend:
- Reviewing the process of application in our school.
- Getting in contact with our Centre to arrange an introductory meeting.
Volunteering
The Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing welcomes anyone interested in volunteering with us.
We respect your valuable time and can offer a diverse set of opportunities for you to work on. These opportunities and projects can be tailored to your skills and interests.
We accept volunteers of all interests, backgrounds and purpose, for example:
- Placement students seeking academic experience
- Community members who share our passion of connecting researchers and community
- Professional and academic staff interested in diversifying their skills
Some example projects volunteers have previously worked on include:
- Community Engagement in Springfield, Queensland.
- Mapping food and wellbeing services in our community.
- Scanning health services and their accessibility.
Testimonials
“I had an excellent experience volunteering with the Centre and I am so very appreciative of the experience I gained and everything that I learnt from everyone.”
- Phoebe Taylor, Master of Dietetics Student.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Springfield centre and was given so many opportunities to learn and expand my knowledge in the area of research. As a student we do not get a lot of experience in research and this program was extremely helpful in providing insight into a different area of dietetics.”
- Alannah Woodrow, Master of Dietetics Student.
“This experience has been rewarding to me. I am especially pleased to know that my contributions have benefited the Springfield community.”
- Jiani Yang, Master of Dietetics Student.
For more information, or to get involved, please contact us.