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Centre Achievements

University recognition for Centre researcher

15 September 2025

Centre Research Fellow Dr Stefanie Plage has received a prestigious University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award, which celebrates the exceptional research achievements and leadership potential of individual early and…

Housing

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Tenancy at risk: What keeps people housed

25 August 2025

The complex and often overlapping challenges that people face trying to hold onto their housing have been revealed by Life Course Centre researchers. In the report What Does it Take…

Homelessness
Housing

Centre Events

International Life Course Conference: charting a roadmap for change

11 August 2025

In July, the Life Course Centre played host to a powerful gathering of experts and voices committed to addressing deep and persistent disadvantage over the life course and across generations….

Researchers awarded ARC Industry Fellowships

21 July 2025

Two researchers from the Life Course Centre community have secured Australia Research Council (ARC) grants to advance research with impact. The ARC announced more than $52.8 million in funding to…

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Centre members take leading roles in new Social Science Research Infrastructure Network

7 July 2025

Australia’s social science research capacity is set to be boosted with the launch of a new initiative designed to improve research infrastructure, leading to better outcomes for the community. The…

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Cyclones drive people to buy health insurance, more so than some government campaigns

26 May 2025

People who’ve lived through natural disasters, such as floods or cyclones, often re-assess their priorities. But for Australians who’ve lived through a severe cyclone, this can affect them in a…

Health Insurance
Natural Disasters

Member spotlight

Life Course Centre Director officially inducted into NAS

8 May 2025

Congratulations to Professor Janeen Baxter who was inducted into the US National Academy of Sciences during the Presentation Ceremony for Members Elected. The ceremony, held in Washington DC in late…

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Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about

16 April 2025

Measures to tackle homelessness in Australia have been conspicuously absent from the election campaign. The major parties have rightly identified deep voter anxiety over high house prices. They have responded…

Homelessness
Housing
Policy

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Despite some key milestones since 2000, Australia still has a long way to go on gender equality

24 March 2025

Australia has a gender problem. Despite social, economic and political reform aimed at improving opportunities for women, gender gaps are increasing and Australia is falling behind other countries. The World…

Gender
Parenting

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Culturally tailored interventions key to combatting early onset type 2 diabetes

28 February 2025

Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a University of Queensland…

Children
Education
Health
Indigenous health

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How having a baby makes it more likely Australian couples rely on the man’s income

2 January 2025

Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes. We see this in Australia’s stubbornly persistent gender pay gap – estimated at nearly…

Children
Family
Gender
Parenting

Centre Achievements

Centre researchers awarded funding

10 December 2024

The Life Course Centre congratulates its researchers who were awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects 2025 funding. Professor Francis Mitrou; Dr Vincent Mancini; Emeritus Professor Steve Zubrick; Dr Vu…

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