Honours projects
The School of Health Sciences UNSW has exciting projects available, across exercise science/exercise physiology, physiotherapy, and pharmaceutics – including exciting, embedded opportunities with high profile industry partners so check them out!
For a full list of topics areas and supervisor contacts see the below table. Entry requirements include a Bachelor Degree, with a minimum WAM of 65 (or credit average). Further details here.
Project Title |
Supervisors |
Discipline/Background required |
|---|---|---|
Acute orthopaedic physiotherapists knowledge, attitude, confidence and experiences of managing people living with dementia after a hip fracture |
Dr Dr Marie March Dr Kate Lawler (LaTrobe) |
Physiotherapy |
Feasibility of dual task gait and stepping training in people with dementia |
Prof Jacqui Close |
Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology |
Apathy as a fall risk factor in cognitively impaired older people |
Prof Jacqui Close |
Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology |
Sex differences in fall rates and fall risk factors in cognitively impaired and healthy older people |
Prof Kim Delbaere Dr Daina Sturnieks Prof Jacqui Close |
Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology |
| Artificially Intelligent Conversational Agent to Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Feasibility Trial | Dr Rodrigo Rizzo | Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology |
The EngAGE Program: Developing implementable and cost-effective strategies to support older adults with engaging exercise |
Dr Kemi Wright |
Exercise Physiology |
Health lessons to learn from Masters Athletes: Survey study to understand barriers and facilitators of continued sports participation in lifelong athlete. |
Ìý |
Exercise Physiology |
Improving training practices and injury surveillance in Australian Rules Football with Sydney Swans (multiple opportunities) |
Professor Kevin Norton |
Exercise Physiology |
Improving training practices and injury surveillance in Super Rugby with the NSW Waratahs (multiple opportunities) |
Professor Kevin Norton Ìý |
Exercise Physiology |
The physical, social and cognitive benefits of run clubs – in partnership with TCR Sydney Marathon Group |
Ìý |
Exercise Physiology |
Transportation of Amino Acids by Red Blood Cells: New Physiological Role for Red Blood Cells during Exercise |
Ìý |
Exercise Physiology |
Innovations to Workplace Injury Management in High Risk Occupations: Protecting and Supporting High Risk Workers |
Ìý |
Exercise Physiology |
Microtechnology-based trends in movement profiles and body impacts in AFL men’s competition 2005 – 2024 |
Exercise Physiology/ Physiotherapy | |
Microtechnology-based trends in movement profiles and body impacts in AFLW competition 2017 – 2024 Ìý |
Ìý |
Exercise Physiology/ Physiotherapy |
Nanostructured drug delivery systems from biotemplates: impact of structure on drug loading and release properties Ìý |
Ìý |
Pharmacy/Pharmacology/Chemical Engineering or related |