Research Groups
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Indigenous Studies Unit
The Indigenous Studies Unit aims to develop world-class teaching and research in Australian Indigenous Studies.
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Gender and Women's Health Unit
The Gender and Women’s Health Unit aims to improve the health of women, their families and communities through high quality teaching, research and knowledge exchange. The Unit’s work contributes to knowledge about the health effects of gender inequity and its intersection with other social, economic, cultural, psychological, and biological factors.
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Child and Community Wellbeing Unit
The Child and Community Wellbeing Unit builds evidence about systemic and service-based opportunities to promote positive health and wellbeing for children and their families; and to support communities to thrive in times of stability and to adapt and grow in response to disruption.
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Disability and Health Unit
Our vision is for better health and wellbeing for people with disability and long term health conditions. We generate evidence to improve the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities by focussing on the social determinants of health.
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Justice Health Unit
The Justice Health Unit seeks to generate world-class evidence regarding the health and health service experiences of justice-involved populations, and to advocate for evidence-informed policy to improve their health outcomes.
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Indigenous Eye Health
The Indigenous Eye Health Unit aims to Close the Gap for Vision for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through world-leading research, policy formation, advocacy and implementation.
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Health Humanities and Social Sciences Unit
The Health Humanities and Social Sciences Unit brings together the humanities and social sciences in the study of health and health care. The Centre uses multi-disciplinary approaches to strengthen the nexus between theory and practice in the study of health and society.
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Indigenous Health Equity Unit
The Indigenous Health Equity Unit conducts rigorous and innovative research and teaching that recognises the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to promote wellbeing.