A research team within the Australian Centre for Precision Health and Technology and the Griffith Institute for Human and Environmental Resilience (GIHER) at Griffith Health, Gold Coast is currently recruiting at least 4 motivated students across several funded projects at the intersection of physiology, clinical science, and public health.
If you have a background in health-related fields and an interest in heat, human health, and innovation, this could be a great opportunity.
Available Research Projects:
Project 1 — Technology & Clinical Decision-Making
Can imaging technology detect what clinicians might miss? This project combines thermal imaging with machine learning to develop a clinical risk assessment tool for predicting abnormal wound healing.
Project 2 — Work, Heat & the Ageing Workforce
This lab- and field-based project examines how thermal stress affects human performance and physiology, especially among ageing workers in physically demanding roles.
Project 3 — Protecting Older Adults from Heat
In collaboration with an industry partner, this project uses wearable physiological monitoring in real homes to study sleep quality, cardiac stress, and heat exposure among older adults.
Project 4 — Public Behaviour During Extreme Heat
This project investigates how people respond during heatwaves and whether their choices reduce risk or introduce new dangers, combining fieldwork, data analysis, and modelling.
Who Can Apply:
• Domestic and international students
• Honours, Masters, and PhD levels
• Health-related background preferred
• Strong interest in heat and human health
Funding Information:
• Domestic PhD applicants: Full tuition waiver and stipend support
• International applicants: Scholarships available (competitive but accessible)
Research Supervisory Team Includes:
Prof. Norman Morris
Dr. Surendran Sabapathy
Fergus O’Connor
(Griffith Health, Gold Coast, Australia)
