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Bronwyn Fredericks
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Professor & Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland (UQ). Views are mine & don’t represent UQ. Reposts don’t mean I agree.

Bronwyn Fredericks is an Indigenous Australian academic and administrator. Her scholarship extends across education, health, community development, policy, and Indigenist research methods, including a focus on work relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using participatory and community led approaches. Her contributions have been recognised through the NAIDOC Education Award in 2022 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Award in 2019. She is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Queensland. .. more

Education 30%
Public Health 19%

When someone yells “style” when the photographer is trying to take a photo of my work team…. We did a range of photos yesterday afternoon for our end of year video & newsletters too..

Kerry O’Brien on journalism, public interest journalism, media, news, corporate interest, politicians, Palestine, Gaza, Israel & more at the 70th Walkley Awards 2025, International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 27 November 2025 - m.youtube.com/watch?v=s--o... 👈🏽

Great planning day today with team members from UQ’s Indigenous Engagement Division. We had a number of sessions, inc the team activity below which combined native plants, knowledges, science, maths, water, concentration, creativity & fun.
#LoveYourWork! #teamwork #science #STEM #STEMM #Maths

Great planning day y’day with team members from UQ’s Indigenous Engagement Division. We had a number of sessions, including the one below where we used our phones to vote & another one exploring cyber security & AI, which we’re seeing more & more.
#LoveYourWork! #LoveMyTeam! #LoveYourWorkTeam!

Watching me moving around this morning as I get organised for my team’s planning day. Such special moments make life even sweeter! Look for the sweet moments in your day. 🦘👈🏽👋🏽😀

The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study Report for Palm Island 2024 by Wheeler, K, Weatherall, L, Smith, D, Massi, L, Thorogood, M, Ahmed, SM, Friday, R, Dorey, E, Fredericks, B, Toombs, M, & Rae, KM. 2025. Brisbane, UQ, doi.org/10.14264/e2f.... #HealthForAll #IndigenousHealth #PHCMatters

My life is busy, but I’m never too busy to enjoy what’s around me whether I’m walking down the street, travelling, or cooking breakfast on a Sunday. I look for beauty, & joy in simple pleasures. Life is too short to be so busy that I miss life itself!

NEW: Protecting public interested journalism as a public health good by Bronwyn Fredericks, Neha Lalchandani, Melissa Sweet, Alex Cramb, & Carmel Williams in the Medical Journal of Australia - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... FREE Access. 👈🏽

#PublicHealth #PHCMatters #PublicHealthMatters

I checked out how the mangoes were going yesterday while visiting family. If we don’t get a cyclone or extremely heavy rain & hail in the next 5-8 weeks there will be a good crop! 🥭✅👈🏽

Thank you for the opportunity to comment (pp 8-9, s3.amazonaws.com/document.iss...). Check the whole edition out for great stories! #STEM #STEMM #WomenInSTEM #Science #Sciences #ScienceResearch #STEMResearch #Research #STEMMresearch #Researchers #ResearchChat #Australia