UQ Life

This month is Dementia Awareness Month so we have taken this opportunity to ask clinical exercise physiology student Fraser, to share with us his experience on professional placement at the UQ Centre for Exercise and Healthy Brain Ageing (UQ CEHBA).

This question buzzed around my mind in my final year of high school. Along with others, like: “Should I go straight to university, or get some work experience first?”, “Perhaps I should study social sciences instead?”,  “Maybe I could take a gap year?”,  “Or do something different?”

In July 2017, three other UQ students and I joined a cohort of about 40 students from 13 universities around the world for the 2017 Universitas 21 Health Sciences Summer School. This two-week interactive program, hosted by the University of Johannesburg, focused on the topic of global health and social determinants of health. 

ack when I was graduating high school in 2013, like many other of my friends, I had to make the decision whether to stay at home in Bundaberg to study or work, OR to move over four hours away to Brisbane to study at another university. For me  the decision was easy - going to Brisbane was the best option.

This week is Men’s Health Week – an opportunity to shine the spotlight on how men can keep healthy, emotionally and physically, in a busy and sometimes demanding world. University can present some unique challenges for the best of us, and tackling these challenges means doing things that are nourishing and good for our bodies.

We spoke with UQ Clinical Exercise Physiology PhD student, Emily, to get some tips on how you can stay active and keep your heart healthy during your university years.

UQ Med Student Rosannah speaks to Health Hub about building her dream career as a Defence Force Doctor.

Here are my top five tips on how to stay healthy this Easter that won’t make you feel like you’ve just cleared out Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

While working hard towards achieving academic goals it’s also important to remember that to lead an enjoyable life, we also need to give ourselves guilt-free permission to have fun. 

If you're a coeliac, just starting out at uni - or if you're interested in learning more about following a gluten free diet - this article is here for you to digest.