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.

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

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

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.

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.

“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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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

Reflections on social isolation and the role of community

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.