Deakin to lead three NHMRC partnership projects
Researchers will work together to combat challenges such as childhood obesity, alcohol-related violence and patient safety.
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.
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).
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.
Fellowship examines university equity
Australia is regarded internationally as a leader in widening participation to higher education.
Helping refugees transition to the workforce
How do refugees fare in the Australian workplace?
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.
Deakin offers new start for Iraqi scholar
A scholar rescue fund is allowing a medical researcher to continue her work at Deakin.
Should Indigenous peoples refuse state ‘recognition’?
For a long time the so-called ‘politics of recognition’ have been taken for granted as a basis for life in multicultural and settler colonial countries.
Emily Nicholson – an inspiring woman
On encountering a career brick wall, when seeking to progress her career and care for three young sons, Deakin conservation scientist Dr Emily Nicholson made the discovery that reframing her achievements could provide a way forward.
Svetha Venkatesh: STEM hero
The Director of the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Data Analytics (PRaDA), Professor Svetha Venkatesh, was recognised as a “STEM hero” in a special feature in “The Australian” newspaper.