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An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take nine hours to present, but students in the UQ Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition present their thesis and its significance in dynamic and informative presentations of just three minutes in length.

Each month we shine the spotlight on a HDR (Higher Degree by Research) student within the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences.

PhD students from the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences will compete in the virtual Faculty Final of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition on Thursday 6 August.

Q&A with Dr Gabriela Mena, PhD candidate within the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health (CRExPAH) at the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences (HMNS).

A dietary fat supplement could improve the prognosis and quality of life for the 40 Australian children living with the incurable degenerative disease Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).

Implementing exercise in the daily lives of women after reproductive cancer treatment and improving the quality of life of young Australians living with a congenital heart defect were among UQ projects awarded federal funding this week.

This month we are celebrating 'Exercise Right Week', so we caught up with PhD Candidate, Natalie Vear, who is conducting research in the area of exercise and cancer.

UQ’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences researcher, Associate Professor Gary Osmond, has been awarded the 2019 John Barrett Award for Australian Studies. Dr Osmond, together with co-author Matthew Klugman (Victoria University) were awarded for their article which investigates possible reasons for the forgetting of a powerful image of Cathy Freeman running beneath Northcote’s Koori Mural of Aboriginal Elders in chains.

Health clubs around Australia are set to reopen between now and mid-June. But the gains women have made online might make them less inclined to return to the gym once restrictions ease.

From reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety to improving self-esteem, the mental health benefits of keeping our bodies active are far-reaching.

Movement is for everyone and the benefits of movement to our physical and mental health are far reaching.

Let’s be honest: it’s not always easy getting motivated to exercise at home, particularly if you just don’t enjoy it. Walking to the spare room or garage for a workout can seem like an insurmountable hurdle; yet if the gym was to re-open you may have no issue getting in the car and driving yourself there to do a similar workout.

After weeks at home in isolation, some unusual eating habits may have crept in, along with a few extra inches around the waistline. And it isn’t hard to understand why! The uncertainty of the duration of our current situation, daily proximity to the pantry, fridge and baking facilities, and increase in anxiety and boredom which triggers a desire for comfort eating, all have their own role to play.

Professor Helen Truby has been appointed as Professor and Chair in Nutrition and Dietetics within the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences.

Details of the services currently being offered via telehealth within the clinics of the UQ Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences.

Student-athletes from UQ's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences are among UQ's sporting best with 25 awarded 2020 UQ Sporting Scholarships.

Food labels are meant to help us make an informed decision about the food that we are buying, but they can also be a huge source of confusion if you don’t know what to look for or where to start.

You are taking care of yourself by not leaving the house, but is staying at home all day negatively effecting your health anyway? If you are spending most of your day sitting, then the answer is yes.

Each month we shine the spotlight on a HDR (Higher Degree by Research) student within the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences.

UQ was ranked as Australia’s top university for Agriculture and Forestry, Environmental Sciences and Sports-Related subjects for the second consecutive year in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject released today.