Festival of Health Sciences

Join us for a month-long program of events and activities in October to learn, share and celebrate with the School of Health Sciences community. The below events and activities are open to Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences staff and graduate researchers.

Stay tuned during the month for further updates!

Event, description and booking (if applicable)Date and TimeLocation
Chat Fest - global coffee chat: hosted by MDHS Chat Fest team, an opportunity for international staff and students to enjoy a free coffee and connect with peers and professionals9.30-10.30am
2 October
Alan Gilbert Building

Coffee + Tour: Explore a new space and get a free coffee on us!

Get a private behind the scenes tour of:

  1. MSHS labs - optometry and physiotherapy movement lab
  2. Anatomy and Pathology Museum
  3. Dental School
  4. Telstra Creator Space, the home of 3D printers and more! (FEIT)
  5. The Validitron (Centre for Digital Transformation of Health)

Shout out to the Collaborative Practice Centre for sponsoring the Coffee + Tour Series

10-11am
3, 15, 17, 23, 28 October
3 October: MSHS labs and teaching spaces (Berkley St)
15 October: Anatomy Museum
17 October: Dental School
23 October: Telstra Creator Space
28 October: Validitron
Billibellary's Walk: facilitated by First Nations colleagues1-2pm
4 October

2-3pm
24 October 
Parkville campus

Interdisciplinary seminars (hosted by Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences):

Implementation Science IRL (with A/Prof Stephanie Best)

Designing and validating digital health innovations: What works? (with Dr Kit Huckvale)

Presentation will run for the first hour, followed by refreshments and networking in the final half hour

12-1:30pm
8 October
Stephanie Best

12.30-2pm
15 October
Kit Huckvale

Hybrid
Lecture theatre 109, Level 1, Alan Gilbert Building
+ Zoom
Loud Shirt Day celebration: Support children who are hard of hearing by coming along in your loud shirt, joining a group photo, getting some lunch and making a donation on the fundraising page.12-1pm
18 October
Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 550 Swanston St
MSHS PitchFest and Impact on Show video competition finals: MSHS rising stars will present 1-minute pitches on their research followed by 2 minutes of question and answer time. This event will also feature the finalists from the MSHS Impact on Show video competition. View the Eventbrite page for more information and to book.4-8pm
24 October
Dax Center
Speech Pathology scope demonstration
Come watch a live demonstration of a nasopharyngoscopy! A long fancy word for a throat and voice box camera.
3.30-4pm
4-4.30pm
23 October
Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 550 Swanston St