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What's the best book you've ever read?

The team at Contact magazine want to know the best book you have ever read. We will post the results in our December 2024 edition along with a pretty sweet giveaway – so cast your vote and stay tuned for the list!
 

UQ Herston Dental Clinic

As a special offer, from December to January, the clinic is offering free check-ups, cleanings, and more. This is your chance to benefit from professional dental services for free!

• Opening Date: Friday 13 December 2024
• Location: UQ Herston Dental Clinic, situated in the Oral Health Centre
• Operating Hours: 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year’s Day)
• You can register your interest here - UQ Herston Dental Clinic Services

Volunteer for a study

Avian influenza vaccine patch clinical trial

Healthy volunteers are needed for a trial evaluating a needle-free avian influenza vaccine patch for pandemic response. To be eligible, you must be in generally good health and aged between 18 and 50 years (inclusive). Participants will attend 12 visits at South Bank and 3 scheduled phone calls over approximately 13 months and will be paid will be paid up to $1,560 on completion of the trial. This trial will evaluate a potential new vaccine patch developed by Vaxxas and will be conducted by the University of Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials facility.

Respiratory vaccine clinical trial

Healthy volunteers are needed for a clinical trial evaluating a potential new vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus. If you are aged between 60 and 83 years and are in good general health, you may be eligible to participate. Over 7 months, you will be asked to attend 5 scheduled clinic visits at South Bank in Brisbane and participate in 3 scheduled phone calls. This trial will evaluate a potential new vaccine developed by Vicebio using UQ’s molecular clamp technology and will be conducted by the University of Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials facility. Participants will be paid for their time.

Want to donate blood, but fearful?

Do you want to donate blood, but are nervous or anxious about doing so? Join a 1-hour workshop in November at Brisbane Donor Centre, led by A/Prof James Kirby and Lifeblood. This research will ask you to explore strategies to manage donation fears and provide feedback on these. Participants receive a $100 electronic gift voucher as a thank you.

Good sleepers – uncovering the link between REM sleep and pain with non-invasive brain stimulation

To help researchers undersatnd the link between REM sleep oscillations and pain perceptions, receive non-invasive rhythmic brain stimulation and perform a series of sensory tasks over 3 sessions. Participants must be at least 18 years old and a good sleeper and must not have chronic pain or a psychiatric or neurological disorder. Receive a $20 for each hour of participation (up to $120 in total). 

Resilience Triple P: family program for autistic children who may have experienced bullying

UQ's Parenting and Family Support Centre is currently recruiting for a trial of a family program for autistic children who have experienced problems with peers, including possible bullying. This program is called Resilience Triple P and is designed to help families support a child aged between 7 and 12 years.

Physical activity of children with ADHD

Seeking parents of children with autism or ADHD to complete a 15-minute survey about their child's physical activity, screen time, sleep, and dietary behaviours.

Better support for kids with disabilities

Help make support for kids with disabilities better. If you're a parent or primary carer of a child who has a disability, developmental delay, or is neurodivergent, we want to hear from you.

Recruiting poor sleepers

Struggle to get 6 hours of sleep each night? Consider yourself a poor sleeper? Join this study on sleep and brain blood vessel function. Attend 2 laboratory visits using ultrasound to measure the functioning of blood vessels in the brain, have your sleep monitored for 3 nights, and receive detailed data about your sleep.

Online interview: service robots in hotels 

Take part in a one-hour online video interview to share your thoughts on service robots in hotels. You will be asked to view a series of images and short videos showing robots performing tasks in a hotel, then answer questions about your perceptions of the robots and their capabilities. Receive a $30 gift card for your time.