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In the media

Program 3: Opportunities

Unpacking why mealtimes matter in early childhood centres for disadvantaged communities

23 October 2024

This year, Anti-Poverty Week 2024 (13-19 October) continues its campaign to end child poverty in Australia. Dr Bonnie Searle (@BonnieSearle3) from The University of Queensland (@UQ_News) and the Life Course…

Children
Early Childhood
Food
Health

In the media

Program 3: Opportunities

How food insecurity is biting: Australians are going hungry

22 October 2024

@Anti-Poverty Week is an event held every October to raise awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in Australia, and to encourage action to end it. In…

Children
Family
Food insecurity
Health

Centre Achievements

Research recognition for Centre members

10 October 2024

Three Life Course Centre members have been recognised during The University of Queensland’s Research and Innovation Week 2024, which celebrates exceptional research achievements and contributions. Research Fellow Dr Ella Kuskoff…

Centre Achievements

Centre Chief Investigator awarded research medal

20 September 2024

Congratulations to Life Course Centre Chief Investigator and Program Leader Professor Nick Glozier from the University of Sydney, who was named the winner of the 2024 RPA Foundation Research Medal….

Mental Health

In the media

Program 1: People

Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?

3 September 2024

Narcolepsy is often misrepresented in media. Accurate representation is crucial for awareness and diagnosis, Dr Aaron Schokman writes for The Conversation. What do you know about narcolepsy? As a rare…

Health
sleep disorder

Featured Research

Program 3: Opportunities

Collaborative workshop co-designs well-being support for young people

30 August 2024

Investigating how Australia’s largest nation-wide youth survey can be even more impactful was the focus of an intense two-day workshop hosted by the Life Course Centre and Mission Australia. In…

Children
Education
Mental Health

In the media

Program 2: Places

Australia needs permanent supportive housing to end homelessness – and it will pay for itself

8 August 2024

Cameron Parsell, The University of Queensland Australia needs to provide permanent supportive housing for many reasons. The most compelling reason is simple: it permanently ends homelessness for our most marginalised…

Homelessness
Housing
Policy

Centre Profile

International insights: Norway professor visits Centre for knowledge exchange

7 August 2024

Researcher from the land of the midnight sun visits Sunshine State The Life Course Centre became the research subject when a leading Norway Professor arrived in late-June for a month-long…

Family
Life Course Centre

Featured Research

Program 2: Places

Centre research shows positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

1 August 2024

Life Course Centre and University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs. Life Course Centre Emeritus Chief Investigator…

Children
Early Childhood
Family
Parenting

In the media

Program 1: People

The digital child: How is digital technology affecting our kids' sleep?

24 July 2024

What we do and don’t know about how digital technology is affecting our kids’ sleep and what we can do about it. By: Simon Smith, The University of Queensland Parents…

Children
Health
Parenting
Sleep

Featured Research

Productivity Commission report into Australia's economic mobility

22 July 2024

Research by Centre members has been included in the Productivity Commission’s latest report into economic mobility in Australia. The report uses research by a range of Life Course Centre Chief…

Family
Income
Intergenerational

In the media

Program 3: Opportunities

Podcast: Meals matter for brain development

17 July 2024

Life Course Centre Research Fellow Dr Bonnie Searle is passionate about getting children to eat. In her past life as a paediatric dietitian for children with food aversions, she experienced…

Children
Early Childhood
Family