{"id":2953,"date":"2026-08-03T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:09:18","slug":"uq-students-visit-hbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/news\/uq-students-visit-hbi","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring the Next Generation: UQ Students Visit the Herston Biofabrication Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\">Inspiring the Next Generation: UQ Students Visit the Herston Biofabrication Institute<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_2962\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2962\" class=\"wp-image-2962 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/inspiring-next-gen-2.jpg\" alt=\"Students from the University of Queensland\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students from the University of Queensland<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On 19 March 2026, the Herston Biofabrication Institute (HBI) welcomed undergraduate students from The University of Queensland (UQ) for an immersive learning experience designed to provide insight into the innovative work being carried out across the institute.<\/p>\n<p>HBI is committed to supporting student learning by hosting students for course-related placements and educational visits, subject to project availability. Over the years, we have worked closely with UQ engineering and medicine students, providing valuable exposure to research, innovation, and real-world healthcare applications.<\/p>\n<p>During their visit, students had the opportunity to explore not only the work of our biomedical engineers, but also the contributions of the many professionals from diverse disciplines who make up HBI. This multidisciplinary environment demonstrated how expertise from various fields comes together to advance research and develop solutions that improve patient care. The students engaged with researchers and staff throughout the day, asking thoughtful questions and gaining a deeper understanding of the projects, technologies, and collaborative approaches that drive innovation at HBI.<\/p>\n<p>They were able to see firsthand how medicine, science, engineering, and innovation work together to address complex healthcare challenges and ultimately improve outcomes for patients.<\/p>\n<p>The visit provided a valuable opportunity to showcase the breadth of work undertaken at HBI while inspiring future researchers, clinicians, and innovators. We were delighted to share our knowledge and experiences with the students and look forward to continuing to support the development of the next generation of healthcare and research professionals.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the students and staff from The University of Queensland for their enthusiasm and engagement and look forward to future collaborations.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2963\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2963\" class=\"wp-image-2963 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/inspiring-next-gen-3.jpg\" alt=\"Students explore the work of biomedical engineers\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students explore the work of biomedical engineers<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2961\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2961\" class=\"wp-image-2961 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/inspiring-next-gen-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students viewing powerpoint presentation\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students viewing powerpoint presentation<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 19 March 2026, the Herston Biofabrication Institute (HBI) welcomed undergraduate students from The University of Queensland (UQ) for an immersive learning experience designed to provide insight into the innovative work being carried out across the institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2953"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2983,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2953\/revisions\/2983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}