2021 HMNS Postgraduate Student Conference

The annual postgraduate student conference has a rich history in providing up and coming researchers with an opportunity to present their current findings.

We welcome all students from all universities enrolled in postgraduate studies in the field of human movements and nutrition sciences to attend and collaborate with fellow researchers in your respective discipline. 

We look forward to seeing you all at the 2021 UQ HMNS Postgraduate Conference- Create, Connect, Collaborate - presented by Vald Performance, to be held on the evening of Wednesday 27 October at Vald and during the day of Thursday 28 October at UQ St Lucia campus. 

Details

Organized annually by the Postgraduate Student Committee, the conference aims to promote greater relationships, integration and collaboration between the diverse disciplines within the field of human movement studies and nutrition sciences.

This conference strives to provide postgraduate students in the field of human movement studies and nutrition sciences with a high quality conference in which students are afforded the opportunity to practice presenting in front of a large, supportive and interdisciplinary community, which gives constructive feedback. This conference therefore provides an invaluable opportunity for all postgraduate students to practice and extend their presentation skills (regardless of their progress within their research), while fostering and forming friendships with postgraduate students from The University of Queensland and other universities within Australia.

Research areas

• Adapted physical activity
• Sports medicine
• Biomechanics
• Exercise physiology
• Sport and exercise science
• Pedagogy
• Sport and exercise history, society and culture
• Sport and exercise psychology
• Physiotherapy
• Motor control
• Ergonomics
• Physical activity and health promotion
• Sport coaching
• Nutrition and dietetics

Benefits of attending 

• Experience presenting your research in front of like-minded students in a relaxed environment
• Ideal practice/preparation for upcoming conferences or presentations/seminars require for your RHD (e.g. confirmation milestone)
• Developing ideas and knowledge in your research area by interacting with other students and staff
• Learn about current research in areas outside your expertise
• Network with Human Movement Studies students and staff from other universities
• UQ HMNS students who present are then eligible to apply for School research travel funding.

Presentations

Full Oral Presentations*

Time Length: 10 minutes (+5 minutes questions) 

Presentation slides: Powerpoint 2016 format (.pptx)

*The best 4 abstract/s will be considered for a Full Oral Presentation.

Storage devices: Portable USB drives

If video and/or sound is included in your presentation please make sure these files are also copied along with the presentation file to the storage device that you bring to the conference. The computer used for presentations at the conference is not connected to the Internet and thus cannot download any content off the Internet. 

Speed Oral Presentations

Time Length: 5 minutes (+5 minutes questions) 

Presentation slides: Powerpoint 2016 format (.pptx)

Abstracts (oral presentations only)

Format: 12 point, normal, Times New Roman, single line spacing, left align, English (AUS/UK), Word 2006 (.docx) format

Word limit: 250 words maximum

Author information: Presenter name, presentation title, affiliation (include School/Faculty/Department and University, plus any other affiliations (if applicable))

Submission: Email your abstract to Steph (s.duncombe@uq.edu.au), Laura (laura.hutchinson@uq.edu.au) and/or Jodie (j.koep@uq.edu.au). *Please include 'PGC Abstract' in subject line. 

No references, tables or figures should be included within the Abstract. Those abstracts that do not conform to the above conditions will be sent back to the author and asked to be edited to match these conditions. 

Sponsors

Each year, the Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences Postgraduate Student Conference relies on the generous support of it's sponsors to provide students with a platform to develop their research and professional skills. 

Gold Package Sponsors: Vald Performance

Silver Package Sponsors:

Sports Dietitians Australia 

Exercise and Sports Science Australia

Bronze Package Sponsors:

Blacksheep Cycling

Stick Mobility

ANZ Society of Biomechanics 

Australiasian Society for Physical Activity

Conference details

Wednesday 27 October 2021:  5:30–8:30pm

• Networking 5:30 - 6:30pm
• Welcome 6:30 - 7:00pm
• Keynote 7:00 - 8:00pm

Venue: Vald Performance, 115 Breakfast Creek Rd, Newstead QLD 4006.

Thursday 28 October 2021: 8am–4pm

Venue: The Pavilion, UQ St Lucia

Getting there

The event will be held at Vald, 115 Breakfast Creek Rd, Newstead, on the evening of Wednesday 27 October and at UQ St Lucia, The Pavilion (Building 53C) on Thursday 28 October. 

View on UQ Maps - Enter Building 53C in search.

View a PDF map of the St Lucia campus

Transport

We encourage all attendees to utilise public transport when travelling to the conference. Translink can advise suitable times when travelling by bus, train or ferry. 

There may be limited parking at Vald, but off-street parking is available. 

Social events

Networking on Wednesday 27 October at Vald.

Registration

Registration for the conference is now closed.