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2026 Winter Research Program

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Engage in a formal research project over the winter break with the UQ Winter Research Program.

The UQ Winter Research Scholarship Program offers scholarships to students wishing to gain experience working alongside a researcher in a formal research environment in their area of interest at UQ.

Each project will be offered for a period of four (4) weeks between 29 June to 24 July 2026.

Successful applicants will receive a $2,000 grant.

Participation is open to undergraduate (including honours) and master by coursework students who are currently enrolled and will remain at UQ for the entirety of the research program.

Please check your eligibility before submitting an application.

Applications will open on 23 March 2026 and will close on 12 April 2026.

Check out some testimonials from previous scholars.

  1. Exploring pragmatic and categorial aspects of family discourse
  2. Data Analysis in Korean language use by Korean background speakers
  3. Professional conference interpreters’ use of interpreting strategies in real-life Chinese/English simultaneous interpreting at the United Nations
  4. Navigating the AI Revolution: Understanding How GenAI Tools Transform Academic Writing for International EAL Students
  5. Enhancing Infectious Disease Communication for High-Risk Populations
  1. Indigenising Japanese language curriculum: Building learning resources to connect Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and Japan
  2. How prior language experience shapes new language learning
  3. Mass-mediated women’s voices: experiences of tidal flooding in Indonesia
  4. Connecting the Stolen Generations: The effect of ‘family reunions’ on Stolen Generations survivors
  5. Postmemory and childhood in letters by high school students to executed and disappeared teenagers during the 1973–1990 Chilean dictatorship.

5. Enhancing Infectious Disease Communication for High-Risk Populations

Project title: 

Enhancing Infectious Disease Communication for High-Risk Populations

Hours of engagement & delivery mode

Winter program: 29 June – 24 July 2026

Hours of engagement: 25 hours per week

The project can be completed online. On-site attendance is not required.

Description:

Vaccine-preventable communicable diseases, such as measles and pertussis, spread rapidly and pose a serious threat to high-risk populations, including children, pregnant women, and older adults with chronic health conditions. In this project, we will identify key features of successful health education at clinics. We will collect pilot data from clinics and communities in Australia and Thailand to analyze the linguistic and multimodal features of infectious disease education. The outcomes of the project will provide policymakers and health practitioners with research-based recommendations on how to raise public awareness, correct misconceptions, and mitigate conflicts in infectious disease prevention.

Expected learning outcomes and deliverables:

Students will:

  1. Gain skills in collecting and transcribing audio and video recordings, capturing both speech and gestures.
  2. Learn to use various software tools to code and present video data.
  3. Participate in regular meetings to share research findings.
  4. Review relevant literature.
  5. Have the opportunity to co-publish research findings with the primary supervisor.

Suitable for:

Students of all backgrounds are welcome, but members of the Health Communication Research Group at the School of Languages and Cultures are particularly encouraged to apply.

Primary Supervisor:

Dr Sheng-Hsun Lee

Further info:

Please contact Dr Sheng-Hsun Lee (shenghsun.lee@uq.edu.au) if you have any questions about the project.