Postgraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Alternating Finger Tracing For Learning: A Cognitive Load Theory Perspective
Published 2026Drawing on cognitive load theory, finger tracing is an instructional method to support cognitive learning， being demonstrated across various subjects, learner demographics, and instructional designs. The variability of ...Open AccessThesis -
Social Interaction and Social Media: How Speech-Language Pathologists Support Adolescents with Communication Disability in a Digital Age
Published 2026This thesis examined how Australian speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess and support the social interaction abilities of young people with communication disability, with a focus on the digital environments that shape ...Open AccessThesis -
Academic autonomy in the managerial university: The impact of metrification on academic flourishing
Published 2025The value of academic research is increasingly quantified through research metrics, including individual, journal, and institutional rankings. These measures are used to allocate research funding, inform hiring and promotion, ...USyd AccessThesis -
Implementing Palliative and Supportive Care in Liver Cancer: A phase III cluster based randomised controlled trial of symptom assessment supported by a clinical care pathway versus usual care to improve palliative care symptoms in adult patients attending ambulatory hepatocellular carcinoma clinics
Published 2026Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 7th most frequency occurring cancer, and the second most common cause of cancer related mortality. Current hepatology guideline recommendations for palliative and supportive care (PSC) ...USyd AccessThesis -
Investigation of Novel Purinergic Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published 2026Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are complex age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Due to the poorly understood pathomechanisms of each disease, current treatment options are limited with ...USyd AccessThesis