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Nineteen Pacific health professionals have begun advanced epidemiology training
Thursday, 07 May 2026
  • News

Nineteen Pacific health professionals have begun advanced epidemiology training—supported in part by the Australian National University’s Pac-EVIPP+ program—to strengthen local capacity for evidence-based public health practice across the region.

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Suicide disclosure
Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026
  • Research story

Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44, yet many people experiencing suicidal thoughts don’t disclose how they're feeling. ANU researchers want to understand why.

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Professor Gabriele Bammer is developing the new discipline of Integration and Implementation Sciences (i2S).. Photo: Jack Fox/ANU
Wednesday, 15 Apr 2026
  • Academic profile
  • Research story

Professor Gabriele Bammer has spent a career supporting academics to deal with complex problems involving human behaviour and social processes.

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NCEPH
Friday, 27 Mar 2026
  • Impact story

A snapshot of NCEPH’s direction, strengths and impact in 2025

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Fair recognition for health care consumers involved in research. Image: Adobe Stock
Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026
  • News

Consumers involved in health research would receive a standard hourly remuneration rate under a framework developed by NCEPH researchers in partnership with Research Australia. 

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Dr Louise Mitchell and Dr Tamara Butler from Yardhura Walani talking to women about self-collection cervical screening at an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service community health day. Image: ANU.
Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026
  • News

Research reveals that cervical cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will not be eliminated without urgent and targeted action until 2047.

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Multi-ethnic community big cultural diversity group background illustration in modern collage painting style. Image: Dedraw Studio/Adobe Stock
Wednesday, 04 Mar 2026
  • Analysis and opinion

ANU epidemiologists argue that it’s time to retire the label ‘CALD’ in health demographics.

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Pain and high-impact pain in community-dwelling older adults in Australia
Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026
  • News

Researchers analysed survey responses from more than 142,000 people aged 45 and over to quantify the prevalence of bodily pain and assess the extent to which it interferes with daily life.

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Supporting epidemiology where it counts: Pac-EVIPP+ in action in Cambodia and Lao PDR
Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026
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Across Cambodia and Lao PDR, the Pacific Evidence-Informed Policies and Programs+ (Pac-EVIPP+) team at the Australian National University (ANU) is working closely with partners to strengthen the field epidemiology workforce.

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