Boosting science and mathematics in schools
A $1.6 million innovative science education program will encourage high school students, including those across the Northern Territory, to take greater interest in science and mathematics.
Charles Darwin University has collaborated with three interstate universities...
Students can help create healthy neighbourhoods for young people
Teens of today are being offered the power to potentially help map out the future shape and design of Australia's capital cities.
More than 1300 secondary students across Melbourne have a chance to become participants...
New Victorian Breastfeeding Guidelines
New Victorian Breastfeeding Guidelines have been released to protect, promote and support breastfeeding mothers across the state.
The guidelines were developed by La Trobe University's Judith Lumley Centre in partnership with the Royal Women's Hospital...
Warning to parents on high acidity drinks
Dental researchers at the University of Adelaide are warning parents of the dangers of soft drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks and other drinks high in acidity, which form part of a "triple-threat" of permanent...
Online bullying “rapidly increasing” in Australia
Almost 50,000 Australian children experience cyberbullying that can lead to humiliation and depression, new research by UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre has found.
The research, which shows that one in five young Australians aged eight to 17...
Overweight mums a concern for caesarian births and hospital planning
Improving patient care for obese pregnant women giving birth by caesarian and hospital resources for them, is the focus of a new University of Melbourne-led study.
Maternal obesity is associated with increased hospital care and...
Predicting teen suicide
Health practitioners will be better equipped to predict self-harm or suicide attempts in adolescents as a result of a University of Queensland study on psychosis in young people.
The UQ Centre for Clinical Research’s Associate...
National centre of excellence targets better mental health for young people
Raising the number of young people who receive tailored, evidence-based care for emerging mood disorders is the aim of a new national centre of research excellence launching in Sydney today.
Named Optymise, the NHMRC-funded service puts young...
Why the grown up voices of tomorrow should count today
Children make up a quarter of our population but their opinions have been rarely canvassed or considered by politicians or policy makers … until now.
A new book: Children as Citizens provides a real life blueprint which...
Father’s role in supporting mothers to breastfeed
The role of fathers in supporting breastfeeding is much more important than originally thought, new research has found.
The research, conducted at the University of Tasmania and funded by the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation (TEYF),...
