The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) is committed to furthering our understanding of the determinants of population health.

NCEPH conducts research, in conjunction with graduate training, to enhance the understanding of contemporary influences on patterns of health and disease in Australia and in the neighbouring region and beyond. The over-arching goal is to achieve effective health-promoting policies, social equity and environmental sustainability. Throughout, the Centre strives for relevance, excellence, innovative methods and positive social impact.

NCEPH NEWS

HOURGLASS CEILING: MOTHERS' CAREERS SQUEEZED - media release

Australia 's long-hours culture is much more likely to disadvantage the careers and wellbeing of mothers than fathers because of persistent inequalities around how family time commitments are shared, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) suggests.

“Career success tends to be a product of merit and, nowadays, the time to work long hours. Australia has some of the longest full-time work hours in the OECD,” says Dr Lyndall Strazdins, an expert in work-life balance issues from NCEPH.

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.