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Distinguished service to tertiary education and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

The discussants areProf Per Axelsson of Umea University Sweden, who has worked on polio in Sweden and on Sami health and history.Prof Linda Bryder, who has written on TB in the UK, the Spanish Flu in New Zealand and in the PacificProf Janet McCalman who taught the interdisciplinary subject ‘An Ecological History of Humanity’ for sixteen years and works on historical population health.The host is Emma Dawson, director of Per Capita

The MuSeS project for ANROWS came out on Tuesday 26th May.https://www.anrows.org.au/project/the-muses-project-multicultural-and-settlement-services-supporting-women-experiencing-violence/

The following article from The Guardian, 18th May, is based on a project, SERADA, looking at sexual and gender based violence against refugees.  The work on this project is being led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Uppsala University, Bilkent University and University of Melbourne/Gender and Women's Health Unit.

We are pleased to present the June 2020 edition of the Indigenous Eye Health newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it.

‘Love your microbiome’ is an animation hosted on the WEHI movie channel about maintaining the balance of good bacteria in the body.  The animation was developed as part of a collaborative project involving the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s Professor Len Harrison, Dr Sharon Huebner (CHE/Indigenous Studies Unit), and animator, Mr Andres Gomez Isaza.  Production was made possible with support from the Lowitja Institute.

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COVID-19 is a chance to address the existing problems for young workers as youth unemployment is set to peak.

If so, we'd love to hear about your experience during COVID-19.

CovidCampus Project:Student experiences during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Understanding student perceptions of inclusion at the University of Melbourne

Congratulations to Emma Stanford (Indigenous Eye Health Unit, CHE) and her Trachoma Team on their great work in building on the trachoma health promotion messages to include COVID-19 hygiene – “Of course you can wash your hands without washing your face, but you cannot wash your face without washing your hands”.  The new package includes videos, posters school kits and so forth.  It has been very well received and already in use in schools and on TV.  Read more in its April 2020 eBulletin.

A new online exhibition of photos explores the student experience of life and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic By Mia Zentari, Adriana Ridzwan, Holly Chung, Callisha Gregg-Rowan, Rana Islamiah Zahroh and James Tapa, University of Melbourne

Prof Stuart Kinner explains the risk of coronavirus for vulnerable people in prison and other detention settings, amid calls for release

Australian MS Community: Have you been affected by COVID-19 or bushfires?

‘One-size-fits-all’ won’t work for COVID-19; research and policy must include intersecting factors like gender, age, indigeneity, disability, geography, socio-economic and refugee status By Professor Olena Hankivsky, University of Melbourne

– Episode 1 - In the Midst of Death there is Life: Recovery from the Apocalypse

We are looking for NDIS participants to interview about how they use and access their plans.

The Australian government has now announced a tailored COVID-19 strategy for people with disability, but it should have come sooner and may not go far enough.

The Australian government has now announced a tailored COVID-19 strategy for people with disability, but it should have come sooner and may not go far enough

Our team are working with Respect Victoria on a  family violence prevention project for women with disability.