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Lowitja Institute has recognised Indigenous leaders and researchers at its 2025 health and wellbeing awards
Tuesday, 08 Jul 2025

Advocating for better Indigenous health earns Whop the prestigious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Leadership Award by the Lowitja Institute.

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Skyline showing Australian public housing appartments
Wednesday, 02 Jul 2025

Australia has made progress in reducing socio-economic inequalities in life expectancy since the late 2010s, according to new research led by Dr Sergey Timonin, setting the country apart from many other high-income countries.

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Firefighting foam can contain PFAS chemicals
Monday, 23 Jun 2025

Professor Martyn Kirk discusses the importance including PFAS the National Health Measures Survey, and what it means for most Australians

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Upcoming events

Dr. Pramod Joshi
21 Jul 2025 | 10 - 10:30am

Special Seminar: Health Research Governance in Nepal

Please join us on 21 July 2025 from 10:00am to 10.30am for a guest seminar with Dr. Pramod Joshi from the Nepal Health Research Council.

This seminar is part one of a two part special seminar series. The second seminar by Dr. Meghnath Dhimal will be held directly after the conclusion of the first.
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Dr. Meghnath Dhimal
21 Jul 2025 | 10:30 - 11am

Special Seminar: Implementation research for addressing the growing burden of NCDs in Nepal

Please join us on 21 July 2025 from 10:30am to 11.00am for a guest seminar with Dr. Meghnath Dhimal from the Nepal Health Research Council.

This seminar is part two of a two part special seminar series.
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22 Jul 2025 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Workshop on Introduction to Economic Evaluations in Health Technology Assessment

This introductory workshop will explore the core principles of economic evaluation, including opportunity cost, marginal analysis, and cost-effectiveness and and how they apply to real-world decision-making in public health.
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