The ARC was pleased to participate in last week's collaborative event organised by ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success, which brought together 20 communications specialists from ARC Centres of Excellence, to share insights and experiences in the communications profession. UQ News

Research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs. Read more about this Life Course Centre research - bit.ly/4dmrBob Janeen Baxter Professor Matthew Sanders Australian Research Council

As today marks the start of Homelessness Week 2024, it's timely to revisit the Hanging by a Thread exhibition. A photovoice project by Anglicare Southern Queensland & Life Course Centre that explores young people's experiences of home & homelessness through photography. 👉 bit.ly/4dsehhX

Want to investigate a life course approach to early detection and prevention of noncommunicable diseases in priority populations? Applications are now open for a PhD to join A/Prof Abdullah Mamun’s project. Find out more - bit.ly/3WDQUvi

Continuing #HomelessnessWeek with an article written by Prof Cameron Parsell for the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand titled 'Australia needs permanent supportive housing to end homelessness – and it will pay for itself'. Read it now - bit.ly/3AgMTW0

📢New Life Course Centre Working Paper 📢 For this research, Skye Constantine and co-authors investigated what people with lived and/or living experiences believe needs to be done to end homelessness in Australia. Read now 👉bit.ly/4dcSewj

Enjoying NationalScienceWeek talking about what we might think #economics is (or is not). Join us today 4 more talks +stargazing+art & science expo. Thanks wpccdubbo for hosting us & australiangovernment 4 support. Uni of Sydney Economics Life Course Centre SRAP-IEAP #NationaScienceWeek2024

Congratulations on another successful workshop. So pleased to be a sponsor of the event.

The Life Course Centre Research Retreat 2024 has kicked off. It's great to see everyone in one room ready to discuss cross-nodal and cross-discipline research. Janeen Baxter #LCCRetreat2024

Great and insightful panel discussion on First Nations research at Life Course Centre Research Retreat. #LCCRetreat2024

Working together with colleagues from the Life Course Centre to enhance efforts to reduce risky decision making and gambling harms at #LCCRetreat2024

Day 2 of Life Course Centre Research Retreat has started with various skills development and new ideas breakout sessions. #LCCRetreat2024

Centre Director Prof Janeen Baxter wrapping up the Life Course Centre Research Retreat. It's been 2 full days of significant discussions, presentations, ideas, networking & knowledge sharing for cross-nodal & cross-discipline researchers engaged in addressing disadvantage.

Me and my doctoral students at the Life Course Centre research retreat. An incredible opportunity for the young generations. Nowhere else I have seen such commitment to support ECRs and HDRs like that of LCC. Truly one of a kind!

Measuring Success in the 'Closing the Gap': Are We Accurately Tracking Healthy Birthweights for Indigenous Babies? UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Life Course Centre UQ News Charles Sturt University onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mj…

Congratulations to Life Course Centre Dr Cassandra Pattinson from UQ News who has been awarded an Australian Research Council DECRA to map the effects of artificial and environmental light experienced by children against their sleep, cognitive function, and wellbeing. bit.ly/3YTS5JL

🎉CONGRATULATIONS to Dr Ruihong Qiu, who has secured a highly prestigious Australian Research Council #DECRA Fellowship in the 2025 round for his research to develop the next generation of recommender systems to empower decision making in a fast-changing world. lifecoursecentre.org.au/members/ruihon…

Narcolepsy is much more than simply falling asleep - which is how it's often portrayed on TV & film. Life Course Centre Research Fellow Dr Aaron Schokman from Sydney Health explains what this rare sleep disorder is really like for the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Read - bit.ly/3XszCCP

🎉It's Social Sciences Week! Make sure you check out the events occuring this week that offer insights into the impacts of social sciences research. 🎉