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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

Focus of colorful, blurry lines of computer code fills the screen, suggesting the complexity and density of programming work.
14 May 2020 | 8pm

The Research School of Psychology and Black Dog Institute present a webinar on the impact of information (and misinformation) on mental health during COVID-19.

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A woman in a blue dress stands smiling near a column in a hallway.
20 Feb 2020 | 1 - 2pm

This seminar will present an overview of multi-sector health responses during natural disasters.

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A smiling woman with shoulder-length curly hair sitting on a couch.
30 Jan 2020 | 12:30pm

PhD exit seminar discussing the implementation of the Gelman and Hill approach for imputation of missing data at higher levels.

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A hand placing a coin on a stack above blocks spelling "HEALTH" to symbolize investment in health.
13 Dec 2019 | 12 - 1:15pm

An update and robust discussion of the current landscape on out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in Australia.

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A woman wearing a green hijab and a green patterned top poses for a selfie.
29 Nov 2019 | 12:30pm

Thesis proposal to investigate cancer in the Maldives from a quantitative and qualitative point of view.

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A thermometer reading high temperatures overlaid on a city skyline bathed in a fiery orange sunset.
15 Nov 2019 | 3:30 - 5pm

What Australia has and hasn’t done to tackle climate change impacts on human health in 2019?

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A woman in a red hat holding a sign that reads "SENIOR SOLIDARITY WITH STUDENTS" next to a close-up portrait of a smiling woman with glasses.
14 Nov 2019 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Navigating the difficult terrain of conventional academic beliefs about the nature of research, and the risks of taking overtly partisan action.

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Illustration of two hands in a handshake, one holding a glowing light bulb against a background of a world map with network connections.
21 Oct 2019 | 5:30 - 7:30pm

Learn about a new and interactive way of identifying IP trends in your field of research.

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A healthcare worker in protective gear guides another person through a medical tent exit.
4 Sep 2019 | 5:30 - 7pm

A evening panel discussion on lessons learned from Ebola and other humanitarian settings to achieve positive and social health outcomes.

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