Industry chairs
A new faculty
Medicine, and Health and Behavioural Sciences have been combined into a new faculty, Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences (HMBS), from 1 January 2025.
Some information remains on this website in the short term while we continue to build the new HMBS site.
Producing new knowledge and innovation through industry partnerships.
Our industry supported chairs are leaders in their respective fields, dedicated to delivering research excellence across the health discipline.
Through funding from our generous industry partners, these individuals carry out cutting-edge research to address issues faced by the broader community.
Professor Lauren Ball
Chair of Community Health and Wellbeing (co-funded by Springfield City Group)
Professor Nadine Foster
Professor and Director, STARS Education and Research Alliance (conjoint appointment with Metro North Health)
Professor Leanne Hides
Lives Lived Well Chair in Alcohol, Drugs and Mental Health
Professor Barbara Masser
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Joint Chair in Donor Research
Professor Sandie McCarthy
Professor of Clinical Nursing Research (conjoint appointment with Mater Health)
Professor Nancy Pachana
Chair of Healthy Ageing Initiative (co-funded by UQ Healthcare)
Professor Claire Rickard
Professor of Infection Prevention and Vascular Access (conjoint appointment with Metro North Health)
Professor Stewart Trost
Chair in Paediatric Allied Health Research (conjoint appointment with Children’s Health Queensland)
Professor Amanda Ullman
Professor in Paediatric Nursing (conjoint appointment with Children's Health Queensland)
Professor Liz Ward
Professor in Allied Health Research (conjoint appointment with Metro South Health)
Partner with us
We are proud of what we can achieve together with your support.
A funded chair can be created with a philanthropic endowment, bequest, major gift or through support and partnership with a leading industry body.
For more information on industry partnerships please contact HaBS Advancement.