Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay
Friends may be the key to stopping their mates drink walking, a risky behaviour that kills on average two Australians every week, a QUT study has found.
Researcher Dr Ioni Lewis, from QUT's Centre for Accident Research &...
Why are women delaying pregnancy?
A study by the Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia is exploring the reasons why women are delaying pregnancy well into their thirties.
Researcher Jessica Tearne said delayed childbearing is becoming more...
Kids connect from Kin Kin to Sydney
Kin Kin State School students will be able to share work with kids from interstate and Sydney Theatre Company professionals through an innovative early childhood project being developed by CQUniversity lecturers Dr Sue Davis...
Project to help mother-daughter communication
A University of the Sunshine Coast Psychology project aims to take the angst out of adolescence for mothers and daughters across the region.
The latest stage of the Knowing You Knowing Me research project, which...
Study on teens aims to reduce school sitting time
Children from the Illawarra are being asked to participate in a unique Australian study that will investigate ways to reduce sitting time in the adolescent school day in order to increase energy, boost concentration...
Motherhood and childcare: is it just a pain in the back?
A world-first study by a researcher from The University of Western Australia is calling for volunteers to help unravel why being a mum may cause years of back pain and dysfunction.
Occupational bio-mechanist and PhD...
Exploring pregnant women’s perceptions of healthy eating
Medical researchers at the University of Wollongong are undertaking a study to explore women's perceptions of healthy eating during pregnancy.
They are keen to learn what advice and information the women have received about nutrition...
New study puts fathers under the parenthood microscope
First-time fathers in Tasmania are invited to take part in a new University of Tasmania study supported by the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation: “Expectation versus experience: How do Tasmanian men narrate their transition to...
Are you planning pregnancy or less than 12 weeks pregnant?
Researchers at Austin Hospital, Melbourne, need volunteers for a research study looking at the effects of pregnancy and diabetes on the kidneys.
What is the study about?
The purpose of this project is to examine the...
How safe is nursery furniture?
Nursery furniture is a major cause of child injury resulting in more than 6500 children treated in hospital emergency departments in Australia each year.
This has prompted QUT Honours student Kim Vuong, from the university's...
