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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.

9. Connecting the Stolen Generations: The effect of ‘family reunions’ on Stolen Generations survivors

Project title: 

Connecting the Stolen Generations: The effect of ‘family reunions’ on Stolen Generations survivors

Hours of engagement & delivery mode

Winter program: 29 June – 24 July 2026

Hours of engagement: 20 hours per week

Hybrid arrangement. Meeting in person (32-418, St Lucia) once a week, and meeting on Zoom/Teams, as needed.

Description:

The removal of Aboriginal children from their families, known as the Stolen Generation, was an Australian government practice that ran until the 1970s. The National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families was a 3-year institutional investigation that produced the final report Bringing Them Home (BTH) in 1997. One of its recommendations was to provide support for family reunification and cultural strengthening (BTH, 1997). The non-profit organization Link-Up (Qld) works to assist “Stolen Generation survivors and descendants to reconnect with their identities, spirit and communities through family history research and active reunification with family, country and culture.” (Link-up, 2026).

This study explores 30 ‘Reunion Stories’ posted on the Link-Up site (https://link-upqld.org.au/about/) to examine how reconnecting with family and place affected the protagonists of these stories. The study will explore the articulation of salient discourses connected to: (post)memory, emotions, healing and wellbeing. The Winter scholar will examine these stories by finding patterns, commonalities, and differences, as well as by identifying discursive markers for healing and wellbeing.

Expected learning outcomes and deliverables:

Winter scholars will learn basic tools of Critical Discourse Analysis, including, categorisation, theme identification, disclaimers, discursive strategies.

They will learn about the following fields of research: Memory and Trauma Studies, Transitional Justice, Reparation and Wellbeing, Discourse Studies.

Suitable for:

This project is open to applications from 3rd and 4th year HASS students only.

Primary Supervisor:

Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana

Further info:

I don’t need to be contacted by students prior to submitting an application, but they can contact me if they have questions about the project (i.rojaslizana@uq.edu.au).