UQ Life

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.

Take note first year students - you've got a few things to action this year that you may not have been expecting.

A career in counselling is so much more than just listening to people talk about their problems. UQ’s own graduate, Tom Parker, details the many and varied career opportunities that await in this rapidly growing profession.