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, opens in a new window.
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. |
|
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
|
Exercise Physiology |
The physical, social and cognitive benefits of run clubs – in partnership with TCR Sydney Marathon Group |
|
Exercise Physiology |
Transportation of Amino Acids by Red Blood Cells: New Physiological Role for Red Blood Cells during Exercise |
|
Exercise Physiology |
Innovations to Workplace Injury Management in High Risk Occupations: Protecting and Supporting High Risk Workers |
|
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
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Exercise Physiology/ Physiotherapy |
Nanostructured drug delivery systems from biotemplates: impact of structure on drug loading and release properties
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Pharmacy/Pharmacology/Chemical Engineering or related |
Project Title
Acute orthopaedic physiotherapists knowledge, attitude, confidence and experiences of managing people living with dementia after a hip fracture
Supervisors
-
Dr Dr Marie March
Dr Kate Lawler (LaTrobe)
Discipline/Background required
Physiotherapy
Project Title
Feasibility of dual task gait and stepping training in people with dementia
Supervisors
-
Prof Jacqui Close
Discipline/Background required
Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Apathy as a fall risk factor in cognitively impaired older people
Supervisors
-
Prof Jacqui Close
Discipline/Background required
Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Sex differences in fall rates and fall risk factors in cognitively impaired and healthy older people
Supervisors
-
Prof Kim Delbaere
Dr Daina Sturnieks
Prof Jacqui Close
Discipline/Background required
Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology
Project Title
- Artificially Intelligent Conversational Agent to Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Feasibility Trial
Supervisors
- Dr Rodrigo Rizzo
Discipline/Background required
- Physiotherapy/Exercise Physiology
Project Title
The EngAGE Program: Developing implementable and cost-effective strategies to support older adults with engaging exercise
Supervisors
-
Dr Kemi Wright
Discipline/Background required
Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Health lessons to learn from Masters Athletes: Survey study to understand barriers and facilitators of continued sports participation in lifelong athlete.
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Improving training practices and injury surveillance in Australian Rules Football with Sydney Swans (multiple opportunities)
Supervisors
-
Professor Kevin Norton
Discipline/Background required
Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Improving training practices and injury surveillance in Super Rugby with the NSW Waratahs (multiple opportunities)
Supervisors
-
Professor Kevin Norton
Discipline/Background required
Exercise Physiology
Project Title
The physical, social and cognitive benefits of run clubs – in partnership with TCR Sydney Marathon Group
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Transportation of Amino Acids by Red Blood Cells: New Physiological Role for Red Blood Cells during Exercise
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
- Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Innovations to Workplace Injury Management in High Risk Occupations: Protecting and Supporting High Risk Workers
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
Exercise Physiology
Project Title
Microtechnology-based trends in movement profiles and body impacts in AFL men’s competition 2005 – 2024
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
- Exercise Physiology/ Physiotherapy
Project Title
Microtechnology-based trends in movement profiles and body impacts in AFLW competition 2017 – 2024
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
- Exercise Physiology/ Physiotherapy
Project Title
Nanostructured drug delivery systems from biotemplates: impact of structure on drug loading and release properties
Supervisors
Discipline/Background required
- Pharmacy/Pharmacology/Chemical Engineering or related