Researchers from The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus are visiting Canberra, hoping to secure Federal Government funding for a 10-year study into the health of Ipswich residents.

The University of Queensland's Healthy Communities Research Centre has joined the local flood recovery effort by holding a "town and gown" lunch seminar on the long-term recovery of people and their communities after the flood.

Some Ipswich residents could carry the mental health scars from January's flood disaster for years to come, according to an expert who worked on the ground in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

A 10-YEAR study that will examine the relationship between Ipswich residents' health and their environment is powering ahead thanks to the support of the business community.

Bendigo Bank has joined local groups in providing financial support for The Ipswich Study, an initiative from the Healthy Communities Research Centre.

Ipswich residents will have an opportunity to help shape healthy cities for the future, not only in Ipswich, but internationally, with a study launched earlier this year.

Ipswich residents will have an opportunity to help shape healthy cities for the future, not only locally but internationally with a study launched this week.

IPSWICH residents were given a unique insight into an upcoming University of Queensland Healthy Communities Research Centre Ipswich Study at an Ipswich Chamber of Commerce and Industry function on Tuesday at the Ipswich Turf Club.

University of Queensland Ipswich researchers are calling on locals to share their life stories.

University of Queensland researchers are calling on Ipswich locals to share their life stories.

UQ research expected to attract world wide attention

A study putting the lifestyle habits of locals under the microscope is expected to provide valuable insight into the health of Ipswich's population.