UQ Summer and Winter Research Scholarships
The UQ Summer Research Scholarship Program provides UQ students with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the University’s leading academics and researchers.
Each year the School of Social Science offers research placement opportunities for students through the UQ Summer Research Scholarship Program.
Applications for the 2024 Summer Research Program close 22nd October 2023.
Find the upcoming Summer Research Project below or discover more information about the UQ Summer Research Scholarship Program here.
Sci-Art
| Project duration: | The project will be offered from 8 January to 16 February 2024. It can be a combination of on-site and work from home. During this time, students will work with one or both of the two supervisors, gaining valuable research experience. Their expected hours of engagement over this time should be between 20 – 36 hours per week. |
| Desription: | Sci-art brings science and art together. It is about multiple ways of knowing and engaging with important topics through the integration of research, education and artistic practice.
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| Expected outcomes and deliverables: | In addition to learning more about sci-art, applicants can expect to gain skills in designing a review, literature searching, and synthesising. They may also have an opportunity to be involved in generating a publication as a co-author from their research. |
| Suitable for: | The project is open to all students (later year undergraduate or postgraduate) who have experience with the arts (in varied forms, e.g., creative writing, sculptures, drama, dance), social sciences (e.g., social science, sociology, anthropology, museum studies, political science, international relations) and/or science (e.g., sustainability, environmental science, biomedical science). The ideal applicant will have some skills in reviewing scholarly literature and an interest in/appreciation of the arts.. Student participants must be enrolled in a program of study at UQ at the time of application and maintain ongoing enrolment in a program at UQ for the entirety of the Summer Research Program. Graduation may affect this. |
| Supervisor/s: | Primary Supervisor: A/Prof Rebecca Olson; Co-supervisor: Prof Kim Wilkin) |
| Further information: | If you would like further information, please contact r.olson@uq.edu.au. |
Phytolith reference collection for archaeology and palaeoecology
| Project duration: | 10 weeks during Summer Vacation, 30-36hrs per week (negotiable). The applicant will be required on-site for the project. |
| Description: | Phytoliths (silicified plant remains) commonly preserve in archaeological sites as evidence of human use of plants for food, craft, fuel and other purposes, as well as the palaeoecological setting for these ancient behaviours. Essential to archaeological and palaeoecological studies of phytoliths is a comprehensive understanding of the production and forms (morphologies) of phytoliths across plant families within a study region. For this project, a student will process modern plant reference material, and quantify and describe the phytoliths found within key taxa, to help develop a phytolith database and classification key for a study region (this can be negotiated depending on the available samples). |
| Expected outcomes and deliverables: | The student will learn phytolith extraction and identification techniques using light microscopy and will assist with data management. They will be required to produce a report detailing their findings, which has the potential to be published or contribute to a publication. |
| Suitable for: | Third year and honours level students in archaeology and/or palaeoecology with a high degree of enthusiasm for lab-based research. Some experience in microscopy would be advantageous. |
| Primary Supervisor: | A/Prof Alison Crowther |
| Further information: | Please contact A/Prof Alison Crowther (a.crowther@uq.edu.au) for further information; all enquiries should be accompanied by your CV and academic transcripts. |
The UQ Winter Research Scholarship Program provides UQ students with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the University's leading academics and researchers.
Each year the School of Social Science offers research placement opportunities for students through the UQ Winter Research Scholarship Program.
This program has now been completed for 2023.