Teaching

A UQ simulation program that uses trained actors as patients to replicate clinical practice won the Learning Experience category at the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards this week.

We spoke to Dr Jemma Venables, social work lecturer at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. Her research focuses on statutory child protection, family support services, domestic and family violence, and transition from out-of-home care support.

An increased need for professionals with expertise in drug and device development was the driver of a new Master’s program launched by UQ.

To celebrate National Biomechanics Day at UQ the next generation of scientists were given a glimpse into the world of biomechanics and how it impacts everyday life.

A team of international experts from the University of Toronto, in partnership with staff from UQ, upskilled health professionals across the Brisbane, Darling Downs and South West regions in interprofessional collaboration.

UQ’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences has appointed Associate Professor Neil Cottrell as Director for Interprofessional Education.

A University of Queensland course is so good it is criminal, with CRIME101x: The Psychology of Criminal Justice winning yet another accolade.

UQ’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences has ranked 4th and 5th in the world for sport science in two highly respected global rankings systems.

Health education, training and research in rural south Queensland will receive a major boost thanks to the establishment of a new University Department of Rural Health (UDRH).

University of Queensland physiotherapy student Daniel Innes can list salsa dancing as one of his skills when he graduates next year.