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Immunotherapy for autoimmune disease using T cell receptor-modified T-regulatory cells (PhD)
Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 5% of Australians. Well known examples include type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. These diseases have unpleasant, and sometimes tragic, consequences for the affected person and are a costly burden on our health system. As treatment is often limited to managing symptoms, new therapies for autoimmune diseases are much desired.The autoimmune diseases we study are described as "organ-specific", which means the unwanted immune response attacks either a single organ, or a collection of organs …
- Study level
- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Biomedical Sciences
Exploring the value and potential of hyperlocal gift economies
The Australian federal government has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to address and reverse the effects of climate change and transition to a circular economy. Achieving net-zero will require a shift in how we use, share and dispose of products, and our relationship to our local communities and planet.In other words, this goal will require an extraordinary shift in the way we ordinarily live. As informal practices of circularity are already happening across Australian neighbourhoods, they have …
- Study level
- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Design
NURS01 - Co-designing a nursing and peer worker partnership model of care for people ageing with HIV
This research advances knowledge of person-centred HIV care for older people by co-designing a Peer Worker-Nurse Partnership Model of care that is sustainable, scalable and adaptable to different service settings. Australians with HIV are now ageing and 70% are likely to experience complex multimorbidity. Stigma remains a barrier to care. Although peer worker and nurse roles are pivotal to improve health outcomes for people with HIV, no studies have explored how these two disciplines might work in partnership to optimise …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Nursing
- Research centre(s)
- Centre for Healthcare Transformation
ENS01 - A scoping review of nutrition interventions delivered in community pharmacies
Aim: This project would be of interest to students studying nutrition or pharmacy. The aim of this project is to conduct a scoping review of nutrition interventions delivered in CPs. The objective is to describe nutrition interventions (on any health-related topic or medical condition) that have been delivered in CPs, include mode of delivery, target audience i.e., staff or consumers, and evaluation methods.Background: Community pharmacists are one of the most accessible health professionals in the world. Pharmacists practising in community …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Community and Public Health Nutrition Workforce
The training of a specialised community and public health nutrition (CPHN) workforce assumes they are optimally placed to address food and nutrition issues at a population and community level. However, concomitant with the rise of diet as the leading risk factor contributing to the burden of disease in Australia, has been a dramatic disinvestment in this workforcePermanent, full time nutritionist positions embedded in communities or population settings are few. If an organisation invests in a nutrition intervention it is increasingly …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Call Time and Strumalong: practice-led research combining music and performance
Are you interested in musicals? Songwriting? Music and community?These projects combine practice-led research in music and performance. They encompass creative development of a new musical as well as more traditional research assistant tasks related to the connections between community music and wellbeing.
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Creative Practice
The efficacy of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training in community sport
Organised sport is primarily community based in Australia; and the benefits of sport participation to individuals and communities are well documented. However, there is also evidence that participating in organised high-performance sporting programs is associated with psychological distress, elevated relative to community norms, which would usually warrant a need for care by a health professional. As such a case for improvement in mental health education and practice in sporting communities exists.Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a standardised, psychoeducational programme …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Better bus stops for climate, context, and community
Bus stops are crucial touch points for a public transport system, and have the potential to impact human health and wellbeing, as well as rider experience. As a ubiquitous aspect of the urban fabric within a city, bus stops impact the character and function of the streetscape and their design can impact people’s experiences within the public realm. Yet their role in shaping everyday places is usually neglected and is under researched. In addition, with increased temperatures and extreme weather …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours, Vacation research experience scheme
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
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