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Far from elementary: confronting the cyber threat

A Strategic Research Centre is uniting Deakin’s cyber expertise to combat emerging threats.

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Starlings offer clue to human diseases

Rapid evolution in WA starlings could throw light on human mitochondrial diseases.

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Australia Day honour for Professor Mari Botti

lfred Deakin Professor Mari Botti AM, Chair in Nursing in the Deakin-Epworth partnership, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2016 Australia Day honours.

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New CeRRF Director reaffirms industry focus

The Maslovian saying “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” is perhaps the antithesis of David Halliwell’s approach in his role as the new Director of Deakin’s Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF).

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Marketing a change of behaviour

Dr Josh Newton says there’s “probably tons of definitions” to describe social marketing, but essentially it’s about encouraging good behaviour.

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Fellowship examines university equity

Australia is regarded internationally as a leader in widening participation to higher education.

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Helping refugees transition to the workforce

How do refugees fare in the Australian workplace?

MOU with Tecnalia

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Deakin University and Spain’s Tecnalia research organisation is set to offer cutting edge collaborative opportunities for staff and students, particularly in the areas of electromaterials and corrosion science. Tecnalia is an applied research centre focussed on the scientific and technological development of its collaborating companies, particularly small to medium […]

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US thinker offers refreshing take on leadership

A good leader is like a sports coach. They need to trust that people want to do well. Nobody joins a sporting team in the hope of failing.

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Sleep and anxiety: key to ADHD treatment

Two new NHMRC grants will allow Dr Emma Sciberras to improve ADHD outcomes.

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Bridging the divide

The difference between running experiments in the lab and performing them on an industrial scale is vast.

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Deakin offers new start for Iraqi scholar

A scholar rescue fund is allowing a medical researcher to continue her work at Deakin.

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US systems expert targets Australian youth well-being

In a world first, Deakin’s Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) is establishing a systems approach to fostering the social and emotional development of young people in Australia.

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Ophelia celebrates health literacy milestone

Health literacy is fundamental to everyone’s quality of life – and can mean the difference between life or death.

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Food allergy breakthrough

A team of researchers has discovered that infants who will develop food allergies have altered immunity at birth.

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Acclaim for Paresh Narayan

Stock markets and exchange rates are notoriously volatile and difficult to predict.

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