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News

Associate Professor Brett Lidbury and Dr Linda Thomas are conducting research around the gut-brain axis. Photo: Tracey Nearmy/ANU
Monday, 25 Nov 2024

New research patterns show the connection between our gut health, our mental health, and even our personality traits.

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Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology students 2024
Monday, 21 Oct 2024

ANU field epidemiology students come from all walks of life. Meet some of the 2024 students and find out what inspired them to study epidemiology.

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Researchers argue that performance indicators of immunisation programs should be flexible, country-specific, and selected in consultation with immunisation actors who collect and use the data.
Friday, 23 Aug 2024

Rather than having a strict set of indicators that all countries must measure and report against, performance indicators should be flexible, country-specific

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The Pac-EVIPP+ program supports leadership training tailored for epidemiology workforce across the Pacific.
Wednesday, 14 Aug 2024

ANU continues to build and support a strong applied field epidemiology community in the Pacific and Southeast Asia regions.

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Professor Martyn Kirk, project lead of the PFAS Health Study at ANU
Thursday, 25 Jul 2024

Professor Martyn Kirk talks with the ABC about PFAS in the environment and potential impacts on health.

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Thursday, 25 Jul 2024

Dr Busayo Ajuwon leveraged machine learning to develop an affordable and accessible tool for early detection of hepatitis B infection.

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Events

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22 May 2025 | 12 - 1pm

Are you interested in applying for Australia's TEFINET accredited field epidemiology training program? Join our information session on the Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology and find out more.

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Close up of hands under a tap with running water
15 May 2025 | 1 - 1:30pm

Investigating the combined impact of household food insecurity and inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities on the nutritional outcomes of children and anaemia status of mothers in coastal Bangladesh.

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A female doctor in a white coat demonstrates using a stethoscope to two young animated children in a classroom with an alphabet poster in the background.
18 May 2023 | 12:30 - 1pm

Examining the acceptability and impact of a school-based helminth education package in the Lower Mekong Basin.

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X-ray image of a human chest showing the ribs and lung area.
19 Aug 2021 | 1 - 1:30pm

This PhD thesis aims to explore the gaps in the TB and MDR-TB continuum of care in Zimbabwe.

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A bustling outdoor market scene with people trading goods, three smiling young girls in the foreground, and a seated camel to the side.
10 Dec 2020 | 12:30 - 1pm

This project aims to assess people's perceptions, knowledge, and health practices about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) using mixed methods.

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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 lecturer speaks to a crowd of students in a large university auditorium.
11 Jun 2020 | 12:30 - 1pm

Comparing recursive partitioning and Bayesian network methods with logistic regression in the context of STH infection. 

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A man seated at a desk with two laptops, one displaying a graph and the other showing a document with images of athletes.
12 Mar 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Tsheten will discuss the entomological and epidemiological characteristics of dengue including the cost of dengue control in Bhutan.

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An elderly man speaking into a microphone in a room with a beige wall.
17 Sep 2018 | 12 - 1pm

Professor Robert Bergquist presents his view on climate change and the effect on parasitic disease.

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