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InFocus Interview: Kirsten Hancock on multigenerational disadvantage in AustraliaAn InFocus Research Interview with Kirsten Hancock of the Human Capability Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia on multigenerational disadvantage in Australia.
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New national role for The Kids’ Executive DirectorThe Australian Government has appointed the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Council for 2024 to 2027.
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ORIGINS celebrates it’s 10,000th baby, reaching key recruitment milestoneAustralia’s biggest longitudinal study following the health and wellbeing of children from their conception through to childhood, has welcomed its 10,000th and final participant.
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Federal politicians urged to adopt transport priorities that keep kids happy, healthy and safeThe Kids Research Institute Australia has backed a series of transport priorities to keep children safer on the roads, boost physical activity levels, and save the economy billions of dollars.
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New era for child health research with The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin partnership signedThe Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University will work together as part of a new agreement focused on enhancing children’s health and medical research in WA.
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Risk of deadly diarrhoeal diseases set to worsen as climate changesResearchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have contributed to a landmark study revealing climate change will have a detrimental impact on one of the greatest threats to the health of children in the Global south – diarrhoea.
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Projects to probe role of dads and help parents navigate teens’ digital worldA project that will investigate the role of Australian fathers in their children’s wellbeing and another which aims to help parents grapple with the digital world and its role in teens’ mental health have received significant funding from the Australian Research Council.
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Researchers share in almost $3 million for groundbreaking child health researchFive researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia will share in almost $3 million in grants to continue groundbreaking research to tackle childhood cancer, asthma prevention, lung disease and chronic ear infections.
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Researchers receive crucial Near Miss fundingCongratulations to four outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers who have received funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding.
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Report confirms the economic value of medical research in WAThe Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed a landmark report which reveals every dollar invested in WA’s medical research sector is more than doubled when it comes to return on investment to our economy.