# Summer and Winter Research Program
**Source**: https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/summer-and-winter-research-program
**Parent**: https://employability.uq.edu.au/summer-winter-research/find-project
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.
Doctor of Medicine students are not eligible to apply for Summer or Winter Resarch projects due to semester timetable clashes. For information about other research opportunities for MD students, please [view more information about curricular and extracurricular research](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/curricular-and-extracurricular-research).
## Program details
Applications for the Winter Research Program 2026 will open on Monday 23 March 2026 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 12 April 2026.
Research projects are available for 4 weeks from the 29 June 2026 until the 24 July 2026.
All successful scholars will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
## For project supervisors
Project proposals for Medical School are due Friday 13 February 2026.
For information on how to submit your project for funding consideration and details on HHS governance and requirements, please contact Ola Saulicz and Catherine Daly, Medical School Research Support team at [medicine.researchadmin@uq.edu.au](mailto:medicine.researchadmin@uq.edu.au).
## Student 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.
## Information sessions
UQ Student Enrichment and Success (SES) is running two Info Sessions in March that will provide a comprehensive overview of the application process, program details, and key deadlines.
[2026 Winter Research Info Session - Mon 9 Mar 2:00pm - Register Here](https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/events/detail/5898356)\
[2026 Winter Research Info Session - Tue 17 Mar 12:00pm - Register Here](https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/events/detail/6106113)
## How to apply
For more details about the program including how to apply go the [UQ Research Experience page](https://employability.uq.edu.au/summer-winter-research).
- [Available projects](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/summer-and-winter-research-program?qt-field_uq_structured_content=0#qt-field_uq_structured_content "Available projects")
- [Key dates](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/summer-and-winter-research-program?qt-field_uq_structured_content=1#qt-field_uq_structured_content "Key dates")
Please see below the list of projects available for students from the Medical School for Summer 2026:
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Project name** | **Supervisor** | **Duration** | **Full details** |
| Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in severe mental illness | Dr Mike Trott [mike.trott@uq.edu.au](mailto:mike.trott@uq.edu.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 113.2 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60010/Mike%20Trott%20project.pdf) |
| Developing and Piloting a Criteria-Based, Non-Clinician-Led Referral Pathway for the Omico CASP Program | Dr Aaron Hansen [aaron.r.hansen@health.qld.gov.au](mailto:aaron.r.hansen@health.qld.gov.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 162.3 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60006/Aaron%20Hansen%20project.pdf) |
| Rural mental health strengths globally | Dr Annika Luebbe [a.luebbe@uq.edu.au](mailto:a.luebbe@uq.edu.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 118 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60023/Annika%20Luebbe%20project.pdf) |
| Liver PERL | Dr Yoo Young Lee [yooyoung.lee@health.qld.gov.au](mailto:yooyoung.lee@health.qld.gov.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 105.2 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60011/Yoo%20Young%20Lee%20project.pdf) |
| Translational genomics research to develop a new diagnostic test on exhaled breath condensates for lung disease | Professor Ian Yang [Ian.yang@health.qld.gov.au](mailto:Ian.yang@health.qld.gov.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 115.6 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60007/Ian%20Yang%20project.pdf) |
| Validation of the proposed 9th TNM lung cancer staging system. | Professor Kwun Fong Contact Caeli Zahra [c.zahra@uq.edu.au](mailto:c.zahra@uq.edu.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 104.1 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60009/Kwun%20Fong%20project.pdf) |
| Identifying process and outcome measures for Infective Endocarditis: A systematic review | Associate Professor Isuru Ranasinghe Contact Sunnya Khawaja [s.khawaja@uq.edu.au](mailto:s.khawaja@uq.edu.au) | 6 Weeks | [See the project details (PDF, 117.2 KB)](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/60008/Isuru%20Ranasinghe%20project.pdf) |
### 2026 Winter Research Program
A list of projects available for students from the Medical School for Winter 2026 will be available from Friday 20 March 2026.
### 2026 Winter Research Program
**Applications open:** Monday 23 March 2026
**Applications close:** Sunday 12 April 2026
**Program commences:** Monday 29 June 2026
**Program concludes:** Friday 24 July 2026
- [Research groups](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/groups)
- [Medical student research opportunities](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/medical-student-research-opportunities)
- [Research support](https://medicine.uq.edu.au/research/research-strategy-and-support-office)
- [Summer and Winter Research Program](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/summer-and-winter-research-program "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.")