The Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) provides eligible students with the opportunity to participate in a research project. If you're interested in research and thinking of pursuing a research degree the scheme is an opportunity to see if research is right for you. Further information about the scheme is available on HiQ.
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Development of a Google Maps–Based Mobile Application for Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Safety Interaction at Urban Intersections
The project aims to design and implement a smartphone application that enhances vulnerable road‐user (pedestrian, cyclist, scooter) safety at signalized intersections by leveraging Google Maps APIs and mobile broadband connectivity. Key components include Real-time positioning & mapping, safety zone detection, bi‐directional V2P communication, multimodal alerts & UI, backend computation and data privacy, and validation. The prototype will undergo bench‐ and field-tests to assess latency, positioning accuracy, user acceptance, and overall effectiveness in reducing near-miss incidents.
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Computer Science
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
BIOM03 Identification and investigation of novel genes and genetic variants involved in migraine and related neurogenetic disorders.
Migraine is a debilitating neurogenetic disorder which can be caused by genes related to ion channel function. The Genomics Research Centre performs diagnostic testing for migraine-related disorders in Australia and we have recently developed a NATA accredited Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) approach for molecular testing. However, as only ~20% of patients referred to our laboratory for genetic testing have pathogenic mutations in the known genes, we have undertaken whole exome sequencing (WES) to identify novel genes and variants involved in …
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- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Biomedical Sciences
Efficient, scalable and accurate simulation-based inference using multifidelity methods
Bayesian inference is a popular statistical framework for estimating the parameters of statistical models based on data. However, Bayesian methods are well known to be computationally intensive. This fact inhibits the scalability of Bayesian analysis for real-world applications involving complex stochastic models. Such models are common in the fields of cell biology, ecology and epidemiology. Multifidelity estimators are a promising class of asymptotically unbiased estimators for dealing with the scalability challenges (Warne et al., 2022; Prescott et al., 2024). These …
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
Using artificial intelligence to enhance community resilience against natural hazards
The project is to conduct an in-depth literature review on application of artificial intelligence techniques to prepare for enhanced community resilience against natural hazards.
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
PHSW01 Global Use of Discount Rates in Published Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Last year, I led and finished a project to summarise the growth and characteristics of N=484 Australia-based cost utility analyses (PMID: 40233686). We found that Australia consistently adopts a higher discount rate (5%) than that of most similarly economically developed countries. The discount rate applied in health technology assessments (HTAs) significantly impacts the cost-utility analysis of health interventions. This project aims to investigate the use of discount rates in more than 14,000 published cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) from the Tufts Medical …
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- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Research centre
- 1499450
Community-Led Approaches to Teaching Australian South Sea Islander History: ARC Discovery IN250100029
This VRES application is attached to the ARC Indigenous Discovery Grant entitled: Community-Led Approaches to Teaching Australian South Sea Islander History: ARC Discovery IN250100029Australian South Sea Islanders are Australian-born descendants of South Sea Islanders (from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia) kidnapped or “blackbirded” to Queensland. Blackbirding is the process by which colonisers and colonial traders abducted Melanesian people by enticing “islanders onto ships on the pretence that the crew wanted to barter . . . or ambushing villages and seizing …
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Communication
- Research centre
- Digital Media Research Centre
Dust Law Diagnostics: Does the Choice of Attenuation Curve Matter?
When modelling the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of galaxies, the assumed dust attenuation law plays a critical role in determining physical properties like stellar mass, star formation rate (SFR), and age. Tools such as CIGALE offer multiple attenuation models (e.g. Calzetti, Charlot & Fall, Lo Faro), yet the impact of these choices, particularly for dusty or high-redshift galaxies, remains underexplored. This project will investigate how different attenuation curves affect derived galaxy properties and science conclusions using data from a large …
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- Faculty of Science
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
The Infrared-to-UV Ratio as a Dust Tracer in Galaxies
This project explores how the ratio of total infrared to ultraviolet luminosity (IR/UV) can be used to trace dust attenuation in galaxies. By studying how starlight absorbed by dust is re-emitted in the infrared, the project aims to better understand the role of dust in obscuring star formation across cosmic time. The work contributes to broader efforts in galaxy evolution and observational cosmology, leveraging data from cutting-edge multi-wavelength surveys.
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Chemistry and Physics
Exploring the climate-related processes of the Southern Ocean atmosphere
Are you curious about how the Earth's most remote oceans shape our climate? Passionate about data science, scientific discovery, and the polar atmosphere? Join a unique VRES research project that takes you straight into the heart of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary Antarctic atmospheric science.The Southern Ocean and Antarctic regions are among the fastest-changing and least-understood parts of the planet. Climate models consistently struggle to simulate clouds there and one big reason is aerosols which are microscopic particles that act as seeds for …
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
PSYC01 Steroid hormone and endocannabinoid effects on emotional memory
This project will test the relationship between human biomarkers steroid hormones and endogenous cannabinoids in saliva and hair and how they relate to emotional memories. The project will involve multidisciplinary methods, including behavioural analysis, literature review, and chemistry sample preparation. The project has received funding from the NHMRC in the form of an EL1 Investigator awarded to Dr Ney.
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Psychology and Counselling
Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Mathematical Conceptions through APOS Theory
In this project, you will engage in mathematics education research, exploring how undergraduate preservice teachers understand and solve mathematical problems, using APOS theory (Action–Process–Object–Schema) as a guiding framework. You will begin by reviewing literature on APOS theory and its applications in mathematics education, particularly in relation to cognitive development and problem-solving. Building on an existing publication that investigates trigonometric equation solving, you will work to identify your own mathematical context—such as probability, data analysis, algebra, calculus, or functions—for your research …
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- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Novel biosensor for the detection of DNA damage in cancer patients after radiation therapy.
Radiotherapy is a major treatment option for cancer patients. The outcomes of radio therapy vary significantly among patients as they display a wide range of treatment sensitivities regarding both tumor and normal tissue responses. Even when treatment parameters (dose, type, etc.) are standardized, the response of malignant tumour to the radiation dose can vary significantly among patients, due to the varying sensitivity of the patient to the dose. The normal tissues surrounding the tumour can also react differently to the …
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- Research centre
- Centre for Materials Science
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