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Scholarship-funded research projects
Explore our research projects with funded living stipend scholarships. You can filter by program type, research area and scholarship type, or use the keyword search field to find projects that suit your interests.
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Developing a delivery mechanism for anti-methanogenic supplements in grazing livestock
Develop and evaluate a delivery mechanism for anti-methanogenic supplements in grazing beef cattle.
- Supervisor
- Dr Sarah Meale
- Location
- Gatton
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding the management of shoulder osteoarthritis
Investigate patient & healthcare practitioner attitudes, beliefs & behaviours regarding the management of shoulder osteoarthritis.
- Supervisor
- Dr Jonathan Quicke
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Understanding and optimising recruitment in the FORENSIC low back pain trials (FusiOn veRsus bEst coNServatIve Care)
Provide best evidence regarding the effectiveness of lumbar spine fusion surgery and conservative care treatments for people with persistent, severe, low back pain.
- Supervisor
- Dr Nathalia Costa
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Achieving equity in cancer screening for First Nations peoples
Develop culturally sensitive cancer screening programs for First Nations peoples by exploring their perceptions, trialling interventions, and co-designing strategies.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Big-data challenges in empirical asset pricing
Develop new frameworks to rigorously evaluate multiple hypothesis testing in asset pricing models, provide reliable price-of-risk estimates, and improve related decision-making.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Min Zhu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Commerce, management, tourism and services
Bio-inspired Nanoparticles for Mechano-Regulation of Stem Cell Fate
Engineer nanostructures to regulate stem cell fate and gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanical properties that affect cell function.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Shyuan Ngo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering
Biology and management of prickly lettuce in the northern grain region of Australia
Investigate the biology and ecology of prickly lettuce and subsequently formulate integrated management solutions for this weed, leveraging the insights gained from this research.
- Supervisor
- Professor Bhagirath Chauhan
- Location
- Gatton
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Environmental sciences
Chemicals in compostable food contact paper packaging materials
Understand the presence of contaminants in compostable food contact materials (FCMs) for better mitigation of humans and environmental risk.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Environmental sciences
Developing a versatile platform for sensitive detection of small molecules
Develop a versatile platform for small molecules analysis, and valuable intellectual property of commercial interest to provide economic benefit to Australia through technology advancement.
- Supervisor
- Dr Chang Lei
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Developing neuro-technologies for decoding and enhancing memory
Develop new techniques to selectively modulate the functional connectivity that underlies memory formation.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Kai-Hsiang Chuang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences