Honours projects
Our research focuses on delivering better health outcomes for rural and Indigenous communities. This drives our research agenda and the honours projects we have on offer. All of our projects give you the opportunity to develop your research skills, connect with clinicians and health services across Victoria, and make a valuable contribution to improving rural health.
You can also reach out to discuss ideas for projects based on your interests. Explore some of our exciting projects and meet our supervisors below.
Highlighted projects
Heart in your hands simulation
Develop and evaluate an experiential web-based simulation to assist medical, nursing and allied health students to bridge the gap between learnings in basic biomedical sciences and clinical applications around heart function and dysfunction.
Mobile perinatal monitoring system
Develop a mobile-health system for unborn babies, using non-invasive easy-to-operate devices linked to a mobile phone. Improve the care provided to mothers in rural and remote settings, through remote access by doctors to maternal and foetal wellbeing indicators. Pregnant women and babies would benefit from earlier detection of potential complications, which could lead to earlier referrals.
Access to cancer clinical trials for people in rural areas
People in rural areas have lower access to cancer clinical trials. What factors impact on access and what strategies can be used to access these barriers?
Preparing future health care professionals for the effects of climate change
Examine the current state of preparedness of health care professionals and the health care infrastructure for the likely effects of climate change, especially as they affect rural populations in Australia. A key component of this will be to identify steps that can be taken to improve education about climate change effects at the pre-clinical and clinical levels of health care education.
You can also explore our full list of available projects on Supervisor Connect.