Health sciences
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Our research aligns with MQ Health and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences' core purpose of Heal, Learn, Discover by bringing discovery research from the lab into real-world outcomes, world-class teaching, and healthcare across the health sciences.
Explore our research themes below.
Movement, pain, participation, performance and quality of life
Through development and testing of assessments and interventions, our research deepens understanding of how:
Population and public health
Our research focuses on population-wide, preventive and public health approaches seeking to:
Health service design and efficacy
Our research seeks to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and outcomes of healthcare services through redesign and codesign. We seek to:
Health education
Our research builds knowledge that enhances health education processes and outcomes. The ways we educate future and current health professionals is fundamental to healthcare excellence and innovation.