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SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY SHORT COURSE - REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!

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Lorrae van Kerkhoff and Associate Professor Paul Kelly have been awarded an ANU Vice Chancellor's Linkage Project Pilot Project grant. This grant is to start up a new research program in Knowledge governance , where they will work with colleagues from the University of New South Wales and researchers in Timor Leste to investigate how global institutions affect the use and application of local expertise. See the 1 page summary of the pilot project here .

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Nobel Peace Prize winner

Prof Tony McMichael, one of several ANU scientists working with the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has won a small share in this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The prize has been awarded jointly to Al Gore and to the IPCC for their work in raising awareness of the science and significance of global climate change and its impacts. Over 1500 scientists from around the world have contributed to the recent Fourth Assessment Report of IPCC. Tony McMichael has been involved, since 1993, as a chair and senior reviewer of the health impacts assessment chapter, in the second, third and fourth reports.

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Australia Fellowship award

Professor Tony McMichael has been awarded four million dollars to do research on the links between climate change, environmental factors and human health.

Professor McMichael has been named as an Australia Fellow by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). This means he'll receive $800,000 annually in research funding over the next five years.

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ANU Enterprise Launches AusReady

AusReady is in search of individuals with qualifications and professional experience in a range of relevant disciplines including animal and human health, laboratory and clinical operations, epidemiology, health systems, social sciences, capacity development, environment and natural resources, information systems and project/program management, to work on short- and long-term projects within Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. AusReady Advisors may undertake planning, feasibility study preparation, design, capacity building, training, project management, evaluation, and research assignments.

AusReady will be tasked by Australian Government agencies to undertake assignments. The Australian Government is already helping countries such as Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , East Timor and those in the Mekong build their preparedness, surveillance and response capacities. This support has included placing epidemiologists (some of whom are graduates of NCEPH's MAE Program) in WHO country offices.

We encourage ANU academics, researchers, field staff, and graduate students to visit the AusReady website, http://www.ausready.org.au for more information on who we are, what we do, and details on how you can participate in our activities. You can also email our Facility Officer at nm@anuenterprise.com.au for our eligibility criteria and application forms.

Website: http://www.ausready.org.au

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"I Want To Be Heard" a research project carried out between 2001 and 2004 by staff from the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service and NCEPH features in an ANTaR publication showcasing successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health projects.

The booklet, Success Stories in Indigenous Health, was launched on Tuesday 19 June 2006 at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Services in Canberra by The Hon Tony Abbott, MP, Minister for Health and Nicola Roxon, MP, Shadow Minister for Health

Speakers also included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, Winnunga Nimmityjah CEO, Julie Tongs and ANTaR National Director, Gary Highland.

The publication may be downloaded from the ANTaR website by following the links at www.antar.org.au/success .

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