Summer and Winter research projects
The UQ Research Program provides UQ students with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the university’s leading academics and researchers.
Participation is open to undergraduate students, including honours, who have completed at least one year of study at the time of application and Masters by coursework students.
Program details
Applications for the Summer 2026 Scholarships will open Monday 22 September 2025 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 12 October 2025.
Research projects are available for 6 weeks from the 12 January 2026 until the 20 February 2026.
All successful scholars will receive a $3,000 scholarship.
Eligibility
To qualify you must be enrolled at UQ at the time of application and maintain ongoing enrolment in a program at UQ for the entirety of the research program.
How to apply
For more details about the program including how to apply go the UQ Research Experience page.
Please see below the list of projects available for students from the School of Biomedical Sciences for Summer 2026:
| Project name | Supervisor | Full details |
| Computational approaches to systems neuroscience across temporal and spatial scales | Associate Professor Rodrigo Suarez | View the project details (PDF, 107.4 KB) |
| Curating a Display in the Integrated Pathology Learning Centre | Ms Rebecca Lush | View the project details (PDF, 83.8 KB) |
| Defining how epigenetic modifiers shape embryonic cortical development | View the project details (PDF, 107.2 KB) | |
| Exploring immune mechanisms driving neurodegeneration | Dr Eduardo Albornoz | View the project details (PDF, 84.4 KB) |
| Forces in motion: Combining muscle-sensing tools with wearable exoskeletons during human walking | Associate Professor Taylor Dick | View the project details (PDF, 82.8 KB) |
| Interrogating the intersection between protein phosphorylation and purine metabolic networks | Associate Professor Dominic Ng | View the project details (PDF, 107.3 KB) |
| Pathomechanisms in Alzheimer's disease | Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan | View the project details (PDF, 106.5 KB) |
2026 Summer Research program
Applications open: Monday 22 September 2025
Applications close: Sunday 12 October 2025
Program commences: 12 January 2026
Program concludes: 20 February 2026