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Improving wellbeing support for distressed uni students

A study between Deakin and the Black Dog Institute is investigating how a novel AI-based trial method can deliver effective digital treatment to support student wellbeing.

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Online food delivery is surging during COVID-19 – but what are the implications for our health?

The impact of online grocery procurement on our waistlines and health is unclear, but there are signs for optimism, write Rebecca Bennett and Associate Professor Kathryn Backholer.

How a simple blood test could predict future cognitive decline

Could our blood be the key to identifying the biological markers that predict dementia before its onset? PhD student Kanika Mehta explores the possibilities.

Moody foods: the link between poor diet and mood disorders

Unhealthy diets before and during a pregnancy could contribute to greater risk of perinatal depression and anxiety.

Taking cover when you hear the thunder: how to protect yourself from thunderstorm asthma this pollen season

With the next Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma event predicted in Melbourne for November 2021, we sat down with Kira Hughes to talk staying safe this pollen season.

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“Everyone needs to be aware of the ocean”: why ocean literacy matters

Despite its integral role in our lives, we know more about the moon than the ocean. But Deakin’s Dr Prue Francis is working to change this.

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What’s behind News Corp’s new spin on climate change?

Australia’s Murdoch-owned tabloid newspapers – including The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and Courier Mail – have embarked on a bold new climate change campaign.

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Vaccine passports our ticket to freedom

We’re slowly working our way towards a new normal – and it’s clear that vaccination is the key to getting us there.

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Australia’s supply chains “the blood of our economy”

Supply chains are the backbone to contemporary life. But Covid has presented the sector with many challenges.

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Could we have some digital privacy, please?

Our smart devices are collecting data about our personal lives. But does it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Turn your snack habits around during lockdown

Living with rolling lockdowns means most of us are working from home, where our kitchen is only a few steps away.

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Making fish feed greener: by-products the key to a sustainable aquaculture industry

Australia’s aquaculture industry is on the path to becoming more sustainable by changing one simple factor; what we feed our farmed fish.

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Climate change, health and food: raising voices at the decision-making table

Deakin researchers need you to raise your voice and take us one step further towards a healthy, sustainable and equitable food system.

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Holding the key to a ‘secret weapon’ against climate change: Prof Peter Macreadie and the Blue Carbon Lab

Professor Peter Macreadie is leading research into a little-known but incredibly potent natural process to sequester carbon emissions.

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Intelligent design: giving physical and virtual worlds the human touch

Deakin’s MInD Lab specialise in ethical, intelligent technology. We sat down with Dr Domenico Mazza, a research Fellow within the Lab, to talk storytelling, digital placemaking and imagination.

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Ecosystems are key to success of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

A new paper from Deakin University argues that the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must include a goal for sustaining ecosystems.