We hope Prof. Ben Rattray enjoyed his recent winter retreat to Vancouver for the #Cognitive #Neuroscience Society Conference ❄️ He presented a poster on EEG and its connection to #MentalFatigue 🧠 Check it out 👆 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

A strong Active Brain presence at the ESSA Activate Conference this year 👏🏻 Keep an eye out for info on the posters and presentations and congrats to those involved! 🙌🏼 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #ESSA #AcademicSky

It's #InternationalWomensDay! 💜 In the spirit of research, we want to highlight this outstanding achievement of women in research in recent years! 🤩 In ActiveBrain, we're excited to keep the ball rolling! #IWD #BalanceTheScales #MRFF #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

✍️#PublicationAlert ✍️ Congratulations to Melissa for her second PhD publication investigating footwear foams on running economy and affective responses in trail runners 🏃 Read it here: buff.ly/FaZrzGf #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

📚 #PublicationAlert 📚 Kristy is back on deck for the #Anatomy and #Physiology units and she has been busy! Not only is she convening these units, but she has also co-authored a chapter in the newest edition of the recommended text for these units! 👏 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

🌟#PublicationAlert🌟 Congratulations Nic on your first PhD publication investigating #PhysicalActivity behaviours in those with young and late-onset #Dementia! 🔗Read it here: buff.ly/3j9qUzC #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

Congratulations Alanah for your recent Exercise and Rehabilitation Implementation Fellowship appointment with @ Clinical Oncology Society of Australia 🎉 We are looking forward to seeing what comes of this work with the Solomon Islands 👀🏝️ #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

We are back for 2026 and looking forward to another year of exciting #research opportunities, collaborations and impactful work! 🎉 Keep an eye out on our socials showcasing all things #ActiveBrainUC 🧠 #UniCBR #UCRISE #AcademicSky

#ActiveBrainUC represent 👏🏻 From across the pond to our own backyard, several of our current (and former) Active Brain students and staff have recently presented at conferences 🌎 Congrats to all those involved! 🙌🏼 #UniCBR #AcademicSky

📣 #StayTuned - Annaleise is delivering two presentations at the @aspactivity.bsky.social Annual Conference, as well as both Ben and Melissa at the @asocpsy.bsky.social Annual Meeting early next month! Keep an eye out for more details! 👀 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

We would like to formally welcome Dr Kristy Martin back from maternity leave 🤰 We hope you enjoyed all the special snuggles 🫶🏻 Kristy teaches into the #Anatomy and #Physiology units at UC Great to have you back on board! 🙌🏼 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

📢 #PublicationAlert ! 📢 Melissa's first PhD paper shows that across different gradients, athletes wearing shoes with advanced foam technology used ~1.2% less oxygen & felt less exertion compared to traditional foam🏃 #TrailRunning #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

#Farewell Dr Hollie Speer 👋 You have been such an integral part of Active Brain and you will be sorely missed. Best of luck with your future endeavours - any team would be lucky to have such a superstar ✨ #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

Excited to share Annaleise's new discussion paper! 🎉 This discussion paper offers new perspectives on physical literacy within Masters athletes, highlighting its relevance for lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity 💪 🔗 buff.ly/a0RsPiI #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR

#Farewell Jelle! It was pleasure having you on board with #ActiveBrainUC throughout September - #ThankYou for everything you taught us in the #MentalFatigue and #SportScience 🧠 space and we hope you enjoyed your Aussie stay! Come back soon 🤗 #UniCBR #AcademicSky

🔔#PublicationAlert🔔 Former #ActiveBrainUC student Aidan, has published a review investigating #TranscranialDirectCurrentStimulation in an exercise context. Check it out here: buff.ly/b0NF20p #AcademicSky #BrainStimulation #BrainStim #tdcs

What a success 🙌 Last week Active Brain hosted a #Cancer #ResearchSymposium to share research about physical activity and health in cancer populations Special thank you #WorldCancerResearchFund and #CancerAustralia for supporting the event 🙏 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

#MeetOurTeam Jelle, our visiting PhD student from Belgium, researches #MentalFatigue, exercise & the brain 🧠 Outside the lab, you’ll find Jelle being active in many ways- even playing underwater hockey! 🤽‍♂️ We’re thrilled to have Jelle's global perspective in our research team! #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR

📣Looking forward to the exciting results being shared from all the speakers at the upcoming #ProstateCancer #Research #Symposium hosted by Active Brain on Monday! Exciting things brewing! ☕ #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

#MeetOurTeam: Meet Alex - our #SportEnthusiast 🏈, beach-loving masterchef! From #ClinicalPsychology to #CommunitySport, his research focuses on investigating #Resilience and #Mental Health in diverse populations 🧠 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

#ThrowBackThursday - Prof Ben Rattray spoke at the UCRISE #HDR Winter Research Workshop not long ago about #ThesisSubmission 📜- something all AB students have on their radar for the future! 📡 📸Photos taken by UC Media #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR

👈#ThrowbackThursday: Andrew, one of our AB staff researchers, presented the #Endometriosis, #Pain and #PhysicalActivity study at the UCRISE Winter Research Showcase a month ago ❄️ For more information about the study, contact [email protected] 📥 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

From bike 🚴 to bench top 🔬 Hollie & Joe have been busy finishing up the #CerebralBloodFlow + #BDNF study which involved setting up a new space for biochem analyses with help from our incredible technical services colleagues 🙏 Excited to share results soon! 🙌 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

📣 #ActiveBrainUC is hosting a #ResearchSymposium to disseminate the results from a #ClinicalTrial investigating concurrent cognitive and physical training on #Cognition & #Fatigue in those with #ProstateCancer and you're invited! 🫵 Interested? Register here to attend: buff.ly/Xm68rFt #UniCanberra

#MeetOurTeam: Andrew Flood is Active Brain's resident #Neuropsychology specialist and #Pain expert! You may have seen him in the media recently for the #Endometriosis study he's currently leading and working on! #BrainsRUs 🧠 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

#InTheMedia: Tino has been popular, promoting a study investigating #PainProcessing in those with and without #Endometriosis. Check out ABC Radio or The Canberra Times for more information or reach out to [email protected] to get involved 🙋‍♀️ #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

Are you 60-75? Want to stay sharp and active? 🚴‍♀️ #ActiveBrainUC is supporting #recruitment of volunteers to join a 12-week study at #UniCanberra to explore how physical & #CognitiveTraining can support #BrainHealth and safe driving 🚗 Learn more at buff.ly/j5H1A7m or contact [email protected]

Alanah attended the @anzuptrials.bsky.social ASM to present on concurrent cognitive & physical training and its influence on #Fatigue & #Wellbeing in men with #ProstateCancer 😴 What a great opportunity to showcase her work in a clinical space 🙌 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #ANZUP25 #AcademicSky

#ThrowbackThursday Mélissa delivering her presentation on 'The Impact of #Footwear Foam on #Running Economy and Perceptual Metrics at different treadmills gradients' at #ECSS2025! 👟Great to see her applied #SportsScience research on an international stage! 🎉 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

#MeetOutTeam: Yleia is our in-house expert on #MentalFatigue and #Attention in #TeamSport ⛹️ They also teach across both Anatomy and Physiology AND Psychology units at UC! What an all-rounder 👏 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky @ylmariano.bsky.social

Prof Ben Rattray hosted an ActiveBrain #SpecialInterestGroup session last Wednesday at #ECSS2025 in Rimini, Italy! The session provided an intro to the potential uses of #MRI and #EEG within #SportScience & #ExerciseScience 🧠🚴 @ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

📣 Don't forget to check out Mélissa's presentation at the #SportsTechnology session on Thursday at #ECSS2025! More presentation details in the pic ⬇️ @ecssofficial.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #WeAreSportScience #AcademicSky

Another day, another AB presentation! Yleia presented prelim data from their 1st PhD study last week at the 2025 joint Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV) and the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (EPC)! 🔎 @expsyanz.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #attention #AcademicSky

The presentations keep coming! Last week, Alanah presented at the ACT Health #CHARM2025 conference at the University of Canberra, highlighting the benefits of moderate-vigorous physical activity for brain health in men with and without #ProstateCancer 🧠 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

#FlashbackFriday - Last week, Melissa presented at #On in Zurich, exploring the complex determinants of performance in #TrailRunning and their impact on #Footwear development 👟 At this industry engagement, Melissa also presented some of her PhD findings! 🎉👏 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

Attending the Australasian #ExperimentalPsychology Conference (EPC) & Asia Pacific Conference on #Vision (APCV) this week at #UNSW? Then check out Yleia's poster at Poster Session I tomorrow, Tues 17th June! 🔎👀 Looking forward to the conference! @expsyanz.bsky.social #ActiveBrainUC #AcademicSky

#MeetOurTeam: Tino is our #BrainStimulation extraordinaire! When he's not zapping brains, you may have seen him around teaching into several #Psychology units here at UC!🧠 #UniCanberra #ActiveBrainUC #AcademicSky @tinotoufexis.bsky.social‬

🎉 #MilestoneAlert! 🎉 All of Annaleise's hard work (and manifesting ✨) has paid off! Massive congratulations to Annaleise for submitting her thesis: 'Physical Literacy, Physical Activity and Mental Health in Adults' #UniCBR #PhysicalActivity #MentalHealth #ActiveBrainUC #AcademicSky

#DidYouKnow - Our HDR students apply their #knowledge in their #research, but they also use it when they teach 🧑‍🏫 Of our 11 HDR students, eight teach into a variety of units across the Discipline of Sport & Exercise and Discipline of Psychology 🧠 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #AcademicSky

#MeetOurTeam: Huge shoutout to Annabel who has been hard at work finishing her Masters in #ClinicalPsychology, whilst also doing her PhD in #pain and #interoception! #ActiveBrainUC #AcademicSky

#AboutUs 👋 - Here is a snapshot of the #research that #ActiveBrainUC HDR students are working on at the moment! Check out our socials to keep up to date on the latest 👀 #UniCBR #AcademicSky

Thank you to Dementia Australia for highlighting & funding important #research being done by #ActiveBrainUC's own Nic Lawlis! Nic is exploring the role of #PhysicalActivity in preserving physical and #CognitiveHealth for people living with #YoungerOnsetDementia 🧠 Read more here:

Congrats to the Active Brain staff and students presenting at #ECSS2025 in July in Italy🍕🎉 Keep an eye on our socials for more details as it gets closer! 👀 #ActiveBrainUC @ecssofficial.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday 🏃 On his way back from #ECSS, Ben stopped in Zurich to present developing Active Brain #SportPerformance #research to our partner @On Running 👩‍🚀Great to chat to the Innovation Team about applying this scientific knowledge to product development! #ActiveBrainUC

Think you’ve got a keen eye for tracking players in a game? 👀 Then we want you!📣 We’re interested in whether #SelectiveAttention can influence #MentalFatigue in adults who play team #sport. Get in touch with @ylmariano.bsky.social for more or click the EOI link: buff.ly/fPWKdeB #ActiveBrainUC

Do you experience #ChronicPain? Curious about how you think about the past and future? Then we want to hear from you! 💭 Help Tino and his #research team better understand the human #pain experience by completing this survey: uoc.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #ActiveBrainUC #AcademicSky

#ICYMI here's a quick highlight of the hard work & achievements showcased this #WomensHistoryMonth by the women of #ActiveBrainUC! 🎉 Whether it's conducting important research or inspiring us with their worldly experience, they are out here getting the job done 🤝 #WomensMonth #AcademicSky

#Throwback to last Saturday, with 3 of AB's researchers attending the #Endometriosis and #PelvicPain Expo, hosted by QENDO and Australian Coalition for Endometriosis! 👋 What a great opportunity to talk about our #research and connect with the #community 🩷 #ActiveBrainUC #AcademicSky

Graduation so nice we got to celebrate twice! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Massive congratulations and happy #graduation to Abby and Dr Aidan - what an incredible achievement for two of our very own Active Brain team! 🎉 #ActiveBrainUC #UniCBR #UniCanberra #AcademicSky

Our team is heading to the Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Expo in Canberra this weekend (22nd March)! 🩷 Come and say hello to the team and learn more about #endometriosis and #PelvicPain while supporting #community members 👋 Link here for more info: www.qendo.org.au/events/cbrexpo #ActiveBrainUC