UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health

Our next Seminar Series will feature Dr Nicole Tujague and Kelleigh Ryan, exploring the challenges of publishing in a white landscape - and what it means to centre Indigenous voices in research. Register online via: bit.ly/4twoPoY

Join us for a special #NRW2026 seminar with Prof Jackie Huggins, Prof Tom Calma, and moderator Dame Quentin Bryce as they reflect on the NRW theme, All In. 📅 2 June 🕥 10:30am 📍UQ Centre 👉Register: bit.ly/3Qlpyuf #NationalReconciliationWeek #AllIn #Reconciliation

Join us next week as Dr Eddy Strivens leads a conversation on healthy ageing and dementia in the Torres Strait Islands and beyond. Register here: bit.ly/47dbw3o #TorresStraitIslands #Dementia #INDIGENOUS #Health

We are excited to welcome Renee Blackman as the first presenter in the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Seminar Series for 2026. Register via the link on our website: bit.ly/49rCJjo

We are excited to be hosting Steve Teekens, Executive Director, Na-Me-Res (Native Men’s Residence), Toronto, for the next instalment of the UQ Poche Seminar Series next week. Register via the link on our website: bit.ly/47HlBVY

SPH and Poche HDR Conference 2025 Join us for a day of recognising the diverse research and achievements of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students from the UQ School of Public Health and the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. Register here: bit.ly/4od196m

The UQ Poche Centre was pleased to participate in The Murri School Health Expo yesterday. The event was a valuable opportunity to engage with the students from Prep to Year 12, connect with community and collaborate with representatives from other universities. #HealthExpo

UQ Poche Centre is proud to support Queensland Mental Health Week 2025! 💜 Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) provides an opportunity to promote positive mental health and wellbeing across our communities, while helping to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. #QMHW25

The next UQ Poche Centre Seminar Series is on 21 October 2025. Kellie Stacy is presenting: Evolution of a national survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples aged 16-29 years: The GOANNA Survey. Register via the link on our website: bit.ly/3W26lNQ

Applications are open for the UQ Summer Research Program! Join the Poche Centre to build research skills, gain data experience & explore career pathways while supporting health equity for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/3KhXvsC

Please join us for our next UQ Poche Centre Seminar Series on 23 September with Associate Professor Federica, Dr Tahmina Begum and Christopher Sexton presenting: From large data, little things grow. Register via the link on our website: lnkd.in/gT4WT7-2

On Wednesday we celebrated 10 years of the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, a decade of engagement, innovation and impact. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all who have shared in this journey. Here’s to the next 10 years. #UQPocheCentre #IndigenousHealth

Today is Indigenous Literacy Day - typically held on the first Wednesday of September, hosted by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to raise awareness of literacy challenges and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, cultures, and stories. #ILD2025

In honour of Wear It Purple Day, @UQPoche would like to highlight two of our projects surrounding the LGBTQIA+SB communities: Blak and Proud: Safe and deadly healthcare Yarns Heal: 2spirits.org.au/yarns-heal

Today at UQ Poche Centre, we proudly celebrated Wear It Purple Day, a movement dedicated to raising awareness and showing solidarity with LGBTQIA+SB young people across Australia.

This week we hosted our 2025 Pathways to a PhD Program, bringing together a deadly group of future researchers for three days of inspiring talks, shared experiences and new connections. A huge thank you to our participants and guest speakers for making it such a special few days!

Unfortunately, the upcoming seminar, Confronting the Triple Planetary Crisis – Shaping Tomorrow’s Health Response, presented by Dr Aletha Ward scheduled for next week has been postponed. A new date will be shared as soon as it is confirmed.

Join us for our next UQ Poche Centre Seminar Series on 26 August with Dr Aletha Ward presenting: Confronting the Triple Planetary Crisis – Shaping Tomorrow’s Health Response. Register via the link on our website: lnkd.in/gW27SiGT

We’re now on LinkedIn! 📣 Follow the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health to stay up to date with our research 🧠, programs 📚, events 📅, and partnerships 🤝. Find us on LinkedIn here🔗 linkedin.com/company/uq-poch…

Join us on Thursday for the next UQ Poche Seminar Series with Dr Pramod Joshi presenting Health Research Governance in Nepal and Dr Meghnath Dhimal presenting Implementation research for addressing the growing burden of NCDs in Nepal. Register here: lnkd.in/g4VjWA7c