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Professor Kamalini Lokuge
Monday, 27 Jul 2026

From the Ebola outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Kamalini Lokuge has been driven to provide humanitarian health care wherever in the world it may be needed.

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Australia's smoking rates hit historic low despite illicit tobacco concerns
Friday, 17 Jul 2026

Australia’s smoking rate has reached its lowest level on record, with new results from the country’s most trusted national survey showing fewer people are smoking than ever before.

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Quit smoking for your brain health. Image: Make Smoking History
Thursday, 04 Jun 2026

Cancer Council WA has launched a new campaign with a focus on brain health, following alarming research revealing people who smoke had a 64 per cent higher risk of dying from dementia compared to people who had never smoked.

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Contemporary tobacco and nicotine products, particularly e-cigarettes, are deliberately designed, marketed, and distributed to maximize youth appeal, uptake, dependence, and use.
Sunday, 31 May 2026

Youth uptake is a predictable outcome of systems designed to maximise product availability, appeal, and addictiveness.

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Jennifer Welsh
Friday, 22 May 2026

A project led by Dr Jenny Welsh has secured major funding of $833,354 from the Australian Research Council.

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

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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Events

A woman with curly hair smiling at the camera, wearing a colorful scarf and large earrings.
26 Nov 2020 | 12:30 - 1pm

Developing a collective capability framework & assessment tool to privilege Indigenous approaches as standard evaluative practice in public health.

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A woman working on a laptop at a dining table while holding a toddler who is playing with a piece of orange.
19 Nov 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm

Exploring the conditions of ‘work at home’ caring for an infant & potential risk factors for postnatal psychological distress.

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Logo of the Field Epidemiology Training, Master of Applied Epidemiology, featuring a stylized globe with text around it.
29 Oct 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm

The MAE Program Team are looking at innovative ways to provide supervision to the increasing number of scholars.

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Two women are sitting and chatting at a table with a cup of coffee and a pastry in a cozy cafe setting.
15 Oct 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

October is Mental Health Month which provides us with a targeted opportunity to think about and talk about our mental health and wellbeing.

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A black and white photo of a person clutching their chest with one hand.
1 Oct 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm

Using large-scale linkage data for comparative investigation on workforce participation and social interaction of people with versus without CVD

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An elderly woman with glasses smiles joyfully while looking at a smartphone, accompanied by another woman wearing a face mask.
1 Oct 2020 | 12:30 - 12:45pm

A discussion of COVID-19 outbreak management in an aged care facility in May 2020

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A screenshot of a document titled "Retraction—Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis" published in the Lancet, detailing the retraction reasons and acknowledgments.
23 Jul 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Panel discussion on the lessons learned following the retraction of Lancet and NEMJ articles and the implication for research practices.

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A person clutching their chest in discomfort, depicted in black and white.
11 Jun 2020 | 1 - 1:30pm

Investigating whether there is an association between remoteness and CVD incidence and how this relationship varies by education. 

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Person coding, reflected faintly on a computer screen displaying code.
21 May 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Aiming to identify biomarker patterns in routine clinical data, and explore how these patterns can be used to provide early indications of infection.

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