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  • Welcome

    Welcome from Professor Terry Nolan AO, Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.

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  • Monday 9 December 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
    The social and cultural experiences of queer Indigenous Australians
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  • A child's eye view is valuable

    What do children really want? After her surprise appearance at our National Child and Youth Forum, Chloe Shorten blogged about the value of child-led research.

    25 Nov 2019 News
  • Bushfire Trauma Puts Schooling At Risk

    A new study of nearly 25,000 schoolkids finds that those exposed to the traumatic 2009 Black Saturday Australian bushfires are more likely to fall behind in their learning years.

    25 Nov 2019 News
  • Ubiquity - New Perspectives on Traumatic Experiences

    The audio installation“Ubiquity – New Perspectives on Traumatic Experiences” will be exhibited11-13 December 2019at The Dax Centre in Melbourne.

    19 Nov 2019 News
  • Many of the world’s women are mistreated during childbirth

    Bunmi is in labour with her first child and has just arrived at her local district hospital. She is nervous, and doesn’t know what to expect. Her mother accompanied her to the hospital but is barred from entering the maternity ward. Bunmi is effectively left on her own to go through labour and birth with strangers. During Bunmi’s first interaction with the midwife, she receives an abrupt vaginal examination to check how her labour is progressing. But the midwife doesn’t ask her permission, tell her why she is conducting the exam, or even tell her what she found. She just does it. Bunmi is then moved straight to the delivery room where there are four beds with stirrups and no sheets or curtains. She can see and hear other women pushing their babies out. Her heart races with fear.

    25 Oct 2019 News
  • Staying safety aware during daylight savings

    The days are getting longer and the weather warmer. This change in season, means many staff and students choose to use the University facilities late into the evening, particularly as exams approach.

    24 Oct 2019 News
  • The Allison Milner Early Career Research Fellowship

    The Allison Milner Research Fellowship has been established by the University of Melbourne and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to honour the legacy of Associate Professor Allison Milner who died suddenly in August 2019.

    16 Oct 2019 News
  • World Food Day Event - Food Insecurity in Australia: Time for Action against Inequality

    Free Public Symposium to mark World Food Day – due to popular demand capacity has been increased. Bookings have reopened - but hurry - spaces are limited!

    08 Oct 2019 News
  • 'Sometimes train drivers forget you'

    How to make Melbourne more accessible for people with disabilities.

    30 Sep 2019 News
  • Making Australia's most liveable city more inclusive

    Melbourne is a great city to live in, but it can do better for people with a disability by making it more accessible and inclusive.

    30 Sep 2019 News
  • Vale Associate Professor Allison Milner, 1983-2019

    It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved colleague, Associate Professor Allison Milner, and recognise her extraordinary contributions to the University community.

    19 Sep 2019 News
  • The power of Garma

    The Garma Festival in Arnhem Land brings together business leaders, politicians, intellectuals and the region’s Yolngu clans for a policy conference on the opportunities and challenges facing Aboriginal people. But it’s much more than that.

    03 Sep 2019 News
  • Reunion Weekend 2019: program now live!

    After the success of last year’s inaugural Reunion Weekend we are delighted to present this year’s program. Reunion Weekend 2019 will take place on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November.

    27 Aug 2019 News
  • Monday 23 March 2020 9:00am - 5:00pm
    Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Short Course
    Training/Workshop Cost-effectiveness Analysis;health economics;
  • Health data saves lives: We need to be using it better

    George Disney notes that concerns about data privacy are valid particularly in light of the recent Medicare debacle. But there are huge health benefits we could realise if there was improved researcher access to linked data.

    06 Aug 2019 News
  • Disability, employment and inequity: it's time to do more than the bare minimum

    George Disney suggests some policy solutions to improve working conditions for all Australians, irrespective of their disability status.

    14 Jul 2019 News
  • New Publication: Smoking and Multiple Sclerosis

    A recent article in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal shows the urgent need for research to maximise smoking cessation success.

    14 Jul 2019 News
  • Spotlight on Mental Health: Children

    MSPGH health economists tell the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System that investing in children's mental health pays off many times over.

    04 Jul 2019 News
  • Spotlight on Mental Health: Anthony Jorm

    Emeritus Professor Anthony Jorm – one of the pioneers of Mental Health First Aid – has spoken on the importance of family, friends and work colleagues, and setting the bar higher for quality treatment, in his submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.

    04 Jul 2019 News
  • Spotlight on Mental Health: Nicola Reavley on Stigma

    Associate Professor Nicola Reavley appears before the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System to talk about stigma and mental health literacy.

    04 Jul 2019 News
  • Strengthening systems to improve global health

    A West African Ebola outbreak that killed more than 11,300 people has helped inspire two courses that aim to minimise the impact of such epidemics globally.

    03 Jul 2019 News
  • Too young for Facebook, old enough for prison?

    Children can’t sign up to Facebook until age 13 but in Australia they can be prosecuted for a criminal offence at age ten, and that needs to change. Featuring Stuart Kinner, Head of Justice Health Unit, CHE.

    20 Jun 2019 News
  • Leading cancer control legal expert joins MSPGH faculty

    Jonathan Liberman, an internationally recognised expert on using the law to advance cancer control, joins the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health in July as Associate Professor in Law and Global Health.

    12 Jun 2019 News
  • Supporting Families with Twin Babies ... Or More

    Multiple births have doubled in the last 40 years, but the support and advice provided to families needs to catch up

    04 Jun 2019 News
  • Launch of a new research program in childhood adversity and mental health

    Launch of a new research program in childhood adversity and mental health

    03 Jun 2019 News
  • Going beyond healing to build Indigenous power

    Reconciliation has focused on healing past wrongs but for young and ferocious Indigenous Australia, the future it is about grasping new opportunities for themselves and their communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following article contains images and voices of deceased persons.

    30 May 2019 News
  • Grounded in Truth

    The theme for this year’s National Reconciliation Week is ‘grounded in truth, walk together with courage’, but to do this requires truth telling. And there are some initiatives and policies in 2019 taking a step in the right direction. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following article contains images and voices of deceased persons.

    30 May 2019 News
  • Indigenous bones returned to Australia century after black-market trade reveal cruel treatment

    Dr Lyndon Ormond-Parker (Indigenous Studies Unit, Centre for Health Equity) was interviewed for ABC TV's 7.30, on the repatriation of Indigenous Australian remains from a German museum. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died.

    27 May 2019 News
  • Why housing is a major public health issue for people with disability

    Housing affordability and security for all Australians is a fundamental issue missing from the federal election campaign – particularly for those with disabilities.

    13 May 2019 News
  • African science needs more leaders. Here’s how to develop them

    It is widely accepted that the future of scientific development lies in enabling teams made up of people from different countries and disciplines. To do really great work, these often need to be quite big teams.

    03 May 2019 News
  • Who is Paying the Price of Whole-Genome Sequencing in Cancer Care?

    Whole-genome sequencing is changing the cancer treatment landscape, but we have to understand its use in the real-world to support a more sustainable, affordable health system, writes Prof Maarten Ijzerman in Pursuit.

    02 May 2019 News
  • Birth Isn't Destiny

    A study of over 12,000 births suggests that the high rates of low birth weight among Aboriginal babies can be addressed within a generation if we improve maternal health.

    30 Apr 2019 News
  • We can’t predict how bad this year’s flu season will be but here’s what we know so far

    Rob Moss and Sheena Sullivan discuss speculation that 2019 could be a severe flu season.

    30 Apr 2019 News
  • Changing the story on employment and disability

    Allison Milner is interviewed on Life Matters about the high unemployment rates for people with a disability and what can be done to change society's attitudes to employing Australians with a disability.

    18 Apr 2019 News
  • Engagement grants for disability research

    New projects funded focus on employment and disability and developing inclusive spaces for young people in the City of Melbourne.

    12 Apr 2019 News
  • What is a doula and how do they help women giving birth?

    Women have traditionally been supported by a companion during childbirth, and there is good evidence this benefits both the woman and the baby. The World Health Organisation recommends continuous support for women during childbirth. Yet across the world, initiatives promoting health facilities as the safest place to give birth have not necessarily respected this tradition.

    20 Mar 2019 News
  • UoM team wins Emory Global Health Case Competition

    A team of six University of Melbourne graduate students have won this year's Emory Global Health Case Competition.

    19 Mar 2019 News
  • Want to quit a bad habit? Here’s one way to compare treatments

    Biostatisticians Sabine Braat and Karen Lamb explain NNT as a tool to weigh up benefits and harms of a treatment.

    19 Mar 2019 News
  • Alice Springs Declaration on Indigenous Eye Health

    At the 2019 Close the Gap in Vision 2020 Conference, delegates unanimously endorsed a declaration urging governments to work together on housing, a key determinant of Indigenous eye health.

    18 Mar 2019 News
  • Protecting the World From the Threat of Pandemics

    18 Mar 2019 News
  • Alumni stories: Solving society's problems, statistically speaking

    The Master of Biostatistics has helped alumni Cattram Nguyen and Mathew Spittal carve out careers quantifying the impact of vaccines on disease, and health practitioner misconduct.

    14 Mar 2019 News
  • President’s Award for the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia

    The University of Melbourne's efforts with other institutions to create a skilled workforce of health statisticians have been recognised.

    13 Mar 2019 News
  • Women of MSPGH: Sonja Firth's Death-Defining Stats

    Sonja Firth of the University of Melbourne Bloomberg Data For Health Initiative trains roving armies of health workers in Rwanda and Myanmar to conduct Verbal Autopsies.

    11 Mar 2019 News
  • Protecting Patients and their Doctors

    Combining law and medicine has created a career for Associate Professor Marie Bismark that focuses on improving patient safety and the wellbeing of practitioners

    11 Mar 2019 News
  • The Economics of Good Health

    When money is increasingly tight in healthcare, health economists like Professor Nancy Devlin face the challenge of convincing clinicians and patients that they’re about more than cutting costs

    11 Mar 2019 News
  • Backing the Strengths of Aboriginal Young People

    Aboriginal young people know who they are and where they want to go, and we need to use these strengths if we are to close the gap

    11 Mar 2019 News
  • Making Every Woman Count

    An international project tackling gender inequality and violence against women is helping the Asia Pacific improve at collecting and measuring that important data

    08 Mar 2019 News
  • Are we taking care of the carers?

    Carers and support workers in disability and aged care are crucial but survey research suggest their working conditions are taking a mental toll.

    06 Mar 2019 News
  • PhD Scholarship: Cervical cancer prevention in Indonesia

    The Nossal Institute for Global Health and the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne invites applications for a PhD scholar to contribute to a research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) entitled ‘Biographies of Vulnerability and Resilience: Middle-aged women’s lived experiences of cervical cancer in Indonesia’.

    05 Mar 2019 News
  • Painting cancer journeys by numbers

    Which test, which treatment? Amanda Pereira-Salgado is connecting real-world data to help oncologists make complex decisions.

    05 Mar 2019 News
  • Women of MSPGH: Carolyn Nickson

    You couldn’t by any stretch of the imagination call Carolyn Nickson’s youth misspent, but there were some detours before she felt sure enough to bet on her childhood passion for mathematics.

    04 Mar 2019 News
  • Adolescents with disability are at risk of much poorer mental health

    A new publication led by Tania King shows that adolescents with disability have a higher risk of poor mental health.

    15 Feb 2019 News
  • The world is run by those who show up

    In this edited extract of the new book The Change Makers, Professor Marcia Langton tells author Shaun Carney that when you do the right thing at the right time, people will later call you a leader

    11 Feb 2019 News
  • Is life getting better for people with disabilities?

    New study suggests we’ve made only mixed progress in improving the lives of people with disabilities, underscoring the need for better data and monitoring

    08 Feb 2019 News
  • Are young men getting the message?

    How suicide prevention literacy varies among construction workers depending on age.

    07 Feb 2019 News
  • Event: How are Australia and India improving health care at the margins?

    Improving the health of rural and indigenous communities is a challenge for both India and Australia. Join professors Hugh Taylor and Glenn Bowes with Father Dr Thomas Mathew, Fr Dr Thomas Mathew, who leads India's second-largest healthcare provider.

    04 Feb 2019 News
  • When women's rights collide with doctors

    Victorian doctors have the right to conscientiously object if a woman comes to them seeking an abortion – but some are interpreting this as the right to obstruct

    31 Jan 2019 News
  • Why health needs to engage the guys with guns

    Dr Nick Thomson of the Nossal Institute leads a call for the global community to invest in partnerships between security forces and the health sector.

    30 Jan 2019 News
  • The Vaccine That May Help Prevent Type 1 Diabetes

    Dr Kirsten Perrett's research has found the rotavirus vaccine may also help prevent type 1 diabetes.

    30 Jan 2019 News
  • Student stories: call the midwife!

    Melbourne nurse Brodie Carter make the life-changing switch to a Master of Public Health after a stint as a midwife in Papua New Guinea.

    24 Jan 2019 News
  • How is eligibility for disability support determined?

    How do policymakers in Australia and Canada determine eligibility for Disability Income Support (DIS)?

    17 Jan 2019 News
  • Reducing out-of-pocket costs linked to better population health

    The Nossal Institute's John Tayu Lee has found reducing user charges in low and middle-income countries is linked to better health.

    17 Jan 2019 News
  • Melbourne steps up to drive global health

    17 Jan 2019 News
  • Tackling the high incidence of suicide in working men

    Stressful working conditions are known to be a major risk factor for mental health problems and suicide among men.

    15 Jan 2019 News
  • Disability, Suicide and Australian Men

    It’s a difficult subject, but men in Australia are much more at risk of having suicidal thoughts than women; now, new research looks at what this means for Australian men with a disability.

    20 Dec 2018 Pursuit
  • Podcast - Intellectual disabilities and the fight for justice

    Prominent UK campaigners George Julian and Chris Hatton on why there are still so many preventable deaths among people with learning difficulties, and what needs to change

    20 Dec 2018 Pursuit
  • Why is no one talking about safe sex for the over-60s?

    Divorce is on the rise among older Australians, and so are STI rates as they start dating again - but it’s not being discussed at the GP (or anywhere else).

    17 Dec 2018 News
  • Body of evidence: Professor Alan Lopez donates prize money to emerging global health researchers

    Professor Alan Lopez donates the proceeds of his Gairdner award to fund a new grant for emerging global health researchers.

    11 Dec 2018 News
  • Congratulations Allison Milner

    Congratulations to Allison Milner on her promotion to Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne's School of Population and Global Health.

    04 Dec 2018 News
  • Southgate Oration 2018

    Professor Anne Kavanagh presented the 10th Southgate Institute Oration in Adelaide on 25 October 2018.

    03 Dec 2018 News
  • Lynn Gillam Awarded the Chairman's Medal at RCH

    Professor Lynn Gillam has recently been awarded the Chairman’s medial at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH),  The Chairman's Medal is the most prestigious award that can be bestowed by The Royal Children’s Hospital upon a member of staff and recognises exemplary achievement by an individual in her or his chosen field. It commemorates an outstanding contribution to the work and reputation of the RCH, and a significant impact by the individual on the hospital’s vision to be a great children's hospital, leading the way.

    30 Nov 2018 News
  • Zoe Aitken wins Top Publication Award

    Zoe Aitken wins the Centre for Health Equity Award for Best PhD Publication 2018.

    30 Nov 2018 News
  • Olena Hankivsky appointed Chair in Women’s Health and Director of the Centre for Health Equity

    Intersectionality expert Professor Olena Hankivsky commences as Chair of Women's Health and Director of the Centre for Health Equity in June 2019.

    30 Nov 2018 News
  • Master of Public Health students awarded community impact grants

    Three Master of Public Health students will soon be leading projects to prevent child deaths from diarrhoea in Malawi, improve the mental health of earthquake survivors in Indonesia, and raise awareness of safe sex among young people in rural Kenya.

    29 Nov 2018 News
  • ARC Grant Success: Measuring gender equality in Australia

    Allison Milner was awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant to develop an innovative, Australian-specific multidimensional measure of gender equality.

    28 Nov 2018 News
  • Excellence in Leadership Award

    Professor Anne Kavanagh received an Excellence in Leadership Award from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.

    26 Nov 2018 News
  • Event: What do Delhi's Free Clinics teach Us About Healthcare at the Margins?

    A free public lecture by the Health Minister of the Government of Delhi, The Honourable Shri Satyendra Jain, presented by the Australia India Institute and the Nossal Institute.

    19 Nov 2018 News
  • Dr Enes Makalic awarded inaugural MDHS Dean’s Fellowship for Learning and Teaching

    Dr Enes Makalic, Dr Karen Donald (Physiotherapy) and Dr Chance Pistoll (General Practice) at the award ceremony.Congratulations to Dr Enes Makalic, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics on being awarded one of three inaugural MDHS Dean’s Fellowships of $10,000 for Learning and Teaching.   Enes is the coordinator of the subject Biostatistics, a core subject in the Master of Public Health.   The Fellowships develop and celebrate excellence in learning and teaching practice and innovation. The Fellowships will provide enhanced professional development opportunities for teaching staff through funding short national or international visits that foster significant and lasting connections with internationally recognised leaders in learning and teaching. Enes will use the Fellowship to visit Professor Joohon Sung at the Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Korea and work with him to develop a new elective subject focused on applied machine learning in public health. The outcomes generated by the Fellowships will enrich the Faculty’s practice, culture and scholarship in innovative learning and teaching, and will showcase the Faculty as a global leader in learning and teaching excellence.

    30 Oct 2018 News
  • We need to talk about Chlamydia

    A surprise finding from a major study of chlamydia testing in GPs has led researchers to recommend a renewed focus on better management of this common infection.PhD Candidate, Alaina Vaisey, Dr Sabine Bratt and Professor Jane Hocking

    29 Oct 2018 News
  • Women and the Slowing Global Population

    In many countries, birth rates are slowing to more sustainable levels. Professor Peter McDonald says women are the driving force behind the change.

    22 Oct 2018 News
  • Some heartburn treatments depress body iron levels, study finds

    Are you on PPI medication for GERD or heartburn? New research by Dr An Duy Tran has found an association between some popular acid reflux treatments and iron deficiency.

    15 Oct 2018 News
  • John Carlin elected AAHMS Fellow

    Professorial Fellow John Carlin is one of 37 new Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS), recognised for their impact on the health and wellbeing of Australians.

    11 Oct 2018 News
  • Podcast - 5 Things About... bowel cancer, the poo test and how it can save your life

    “What you’re really telling me is this is an opportunity to legally send poo to the government”. Rose Story from the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics interviews Professor Mark Jenkins for a special episode of Five Things About... Preventing Bowel Cancer.

    10 Oct 2018 News
  • Improving Cancer Outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians

    Professor Margaret Kelaher will lead research on improving cervical cancer outcomes for Aboriginal women in Victoria, via a new Victorian Cancer Agency grant.

    09 Oct 2018 News
  • No room for saviours in global health

    Nossal Institute technical advisor Matt Reeve grew up in Karachi and has worked with drug users in Myanmar and semi-nomadic communities in Kenya. He teaches on our Master of Public Health Program.

    05 Oct 2018 News
  • Better food labels could reduce food allergy related anaphylaxis

    Dr Giovanni Zurzolo of the Allergy and Lung Health Unit and Professor Katie Allen (MCRI) want food labelling regulations tightened after their study found that some people with allergies had anaphylactic reactions to packaged foods.

    04 Oct 2018 News
  • How Does Australia Manage Population Growth?

    Australia’s population policy is about right when it comes to managing ageing, immigration, economic development and the cities and regions, Professor Peter McDonald explains in Pursuit.

    02 Oct 2018 News
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

    Professor Anne Kavanagh has been appointed to the Academy of the Social Sciences (ASSA) in recognition of her distinguished achievements in the social sciences.

    01 Oct 2018 News
  • Setting the agenda for cancer health services research

    Effective cancer services and treatments increasingly depend on high-quality data insights. Professor Maarten IJzerman addresses the challenges at a joint VCCC-MSPGH seminar.

    20 Sep 2018 News
  • Mapping Cancer rates across Australia by postcode

    Professor Dallas English and Cancer Council Victoria colleague Brigid Lynch talk to The Conversation about what a new cancer map tells us about risk, mortality and survival.

    20 Sep 2018 News
  • Mentally ill Indonesians are still being shackled in chains

    SBS News visits one of Indonesia’s illegal ‘pasung’ centres and asks Associate Professor Harry Minas about a shift in attitudes to stigma around mental illness, and a push to end the practice.

    05 Sep 2018 pasung, Indonesia, Harry Minas, mental health
  • Eighteen under 18: kids report on the hot-button issues in their lives, all the way to the UN

    What happens when children and teenagers lead research into the hot-button issues that affect their health, wellbeing and rights?

    03 Sep 2018 News
  • What Counts as Expertise in an Age of Online Activism?

    Troubling Policy seminar series, Melbourne School of Government. Monday 3 September 2018: Professor Alan Petersen discusses internet-based health and patient activism.

    28 Aug 2018 News
  • Joining the Big Data Dots on Indigenous Health Policy

    Professor Sandra Eades is working with the NHMRC on a revised road map to Close the Gap in Indigenous Health. She tells Pursuit that Big data analysis is providing a focus for boosting health outcomes from mental distress, chronic disease or just getting a birth certificate.

    27 Aug 2018 Indigenous Health, Sandra Eades, Close the Gap, MSPGH
  • Dr Tilman Ruff presents the 2018 Deakin Oration

    Dr Tilman Ruff, of the Nossal Institute and Co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), presented the 2018 Deakin Oration.

    21 Aug 2018 News
  • Congratulations to our NHMRC grant awardees

    A life coaching pilot in Victorian Indigenous communities, and better identification of suicide hotspots are among six MSPGH research projects to receive funding in the August 2018 round of National Health and Medical Research Council grants.

    15 Aug 2018 News
  • Why are young girls asking for vaginal cosmetic surgery?

    A pilot study has found girls as young as 11 are seeking cosmetic surgery for their genitals. What’s going on? Researcher Emma Barnard talks to Pursuit.

    14 Aug 2018 News
  • Making Disability Support Work Across Real Lives

    The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a game changer, but the challenge is to make it work across people’s life course, from education and housing, to social participation and employment, Professor Anne Kavanagh tells Pursuit.

    13 Aug 2018 Pursuit, Anne Kavanagh, NDIS
  • Disabled teens suffering the mental health effects of bullying

    Half of the poorer mental health we see in teenagers with a disability is due to bullying, our new research shows.

    10 Aug 2018 News
  • How to ask someone you’re worried about if they’re thinking of suicide

    In light of the newly launched #YouCanTalk campaign, Professor Tony Jorm and Betty Kitchener have commented on the research on talking about suicide as a way of preventing suicide.

    27 Jul 2018 News
  • Workplace Sexual Harassment is a Public Health Issue

    Workplace sexual harassment is often seen as organisational, criminal and ethical issue, but rarely a public health issue. Senior Research Fellow Adrienne O'Neil explores why with colleagues in The Lancet, and discusses the results in The Conversation.

    28 Jun 2018 News
  • Cancer Epidemiology PhD student won 2018 Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research

    Congratulations to Shuai Li, a PhD candidate from Centre for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, on winning the 2018 Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research in the field of Population Health.

    25 Jun 2018 News
  • Congratulations to You Wu, a 2017 Dean’s Honours recipient!

    Ms You Wu, a graduate from the Health Economics Stream, has received a 2017 Dean's Honours Award.

    24 May 2018 News
  • Editorial: Social isolation and dying with dignity

    Reflections on social isolation and the role of community

    11 May 2018 News
  • I Am That Girl #4Corners

    Research shows the media coverage of the Luke Lazarus trial minimised the victim’s experience while emphasising the adverse effects of the trial on the accused.

    10 May 2018 News
  • What are people dying of in Greenland and why?

    Greenland is considered a high-income country that has almost doubled its life expectancy since the 1950s, yet the life expectancy of the country is that of low-income countries - so what are people dying of and why?

    23 Apr 2018 News
  • A/Prof Nicola Reavley and colleagues awarded Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases NHMRC Research Gra...

    In collaboration with researchers at the Shanghai Mental Health Centre, the University of Colombo and Mental Health First Aid International, researchers in the Population Mental Health Group have been awarded NHMRC funding to adapt and trial Mental Health First Aid for China and Sri Lanka.

    23 Apr 2018 News
  • Research shows the benefits of Mental Health First Aid training for teenagers.

    Recently published research in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry showed the benefits of teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) training.

    23 Apr 2018 News
  • Over 40% of the pediatric hospital costs for single-ventricle patients occur after the last planned ...

    A recent article published in the American Journal of Cardiology highlighted that patients with single ventricle continue to demand considerable inpatient resources after the staged surgical procedures period, and over 40% of the pediatric hospital costs for single-ventricle patients were estimated to occur after the last planned surgery.

    21 Dec 2017 News
  • Heart Attack Deaths More Likely at Christmas

    Christmas holidays can be a risky time for both your bank balance and your state of mind, but there is also some research indicating it is a time when you are at higher risk of dying from a heart attack.

    21 Dec 2017 News
  • Announcing a New PhD Program in Mental Health

    The School is delighted to announce a new interdisciplinary PhD Program in Mental Health, which will have its first intake in 2018.

    06 Oct 2017 News
  • Improving health and wellbeing of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples

    Save the Children and the University of Melbourne are collaborating to achieve generational health improvements among Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples.

    04 Aug 2017 News
  • Green Paper: Strategic Plan Towards 2027

    Have your say on the Faculty's Green Paper Towards 2027, which marks the final stage before we present our new Strategic Plan.

    22 Jun 2017 News
  • Making Space for Emergency Talk

    In hectic hospital emergency rooms communication is critical but often difficult. Part of the answer is cleverly designed spaces for staff to talk in that can help reduce mistakes and stress loads.

    25 May 2017 News
  • Disabling ableism

    Professor Anne Kavanagh shares how changes in her own life led her to question our understanding of the health of those living with a disability.

    24 May 2017 News
  • Men's self-reliance linked to risk of self-harm

    Data from nearly 14,000 men shows those who strongly identify as self-reliant are more likely to have suicidal thoughts.

    21 Mar 2017 News
  • Prisoners are excluded from the NDIS – here’s why it matters

    The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to provide access to personalised supports and services for all Australians with a disability. However, the NDIS specifically excludes prisoners.

    17 Mar 2017 News
  • Equity in Global Health Research: Success or Failure?

    A recent article published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has shed a light on trends of first authorship in global health research.

    09 Mar 2017 News
  • Reduced Medicine Costs Linked with Fewer Hospitalisations for Indigenous Australians, Say Researcher...

    Research has linked the Australian Government’s Closing the Gap measures, which reduced the cost of medicines for Indigenous Australians, with a decrease in the rates of hospitalisations for chronic health conditions.

    31 Jan 2017 News
  • Accessing Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Disabilities

    Laws that are meant to protect persons with disabilities in the criminal justice system can lead to detention without an end date.

    08 Nov 2016 News
  • Welcome to the Faculty

    Video welcome from Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

    31 Oct 2016 News
  • Saving lives by counting deaths

    Professor Alan Lopez says the use of big data can revolutionise global health policy.

    24 Oct 2016 News
  • University to lead 20-year leadership program to tackle social inequality

    A new fellowship dedicated to supporting mid-career leaders in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities over the next two decades was launched by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra on 14 October 2016.

    21 Oct 2016 News

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Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional, we have something to suit your needs and schedule. With the highest teaching evaluations in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences we are proud to offer our coursework and short course programs to our leaders and future leaders.

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    Our degrees, taught by our world-renowned academics are the perfect way to begin in population and global health.

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    The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences offer an extensive range of scholarships and bursaries to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students.

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    Our pride in our graduates and in their lives spent improving the health and well-being of others is matched by our desire to maintain strong connections with all who have passed through our doors.

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Professor Terry Nolan AO

Head of School's Welcome

Professor Terry Nolan AO

Since our inception in 2001 we've grown to be a leader in teaching and learning in not only traditional public health sciences, but an exciting range of inter-disciplinary areas such as social sciences, ethics and medical humanities, and molecular and genetic epidemiology. We provide public health training of the highest quality to practitioners at all levels, backgrounds, ages and career stages through a range of research-led, practically inspired programs based in fundamental principles.

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Our academic centres, institutes and units make vital contributions to teaching, research and engagement across a number of important population and global health disciplines.

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