Telling girls they can be scientists isn't enough: Why we need women like Dr Lucia Romani to show them what's possible honey.nine.com.au/latest/dr-luci… #Womeninstem #femalescientists #VisibleWomen Kirby Institute, UNSW UNSW Science

💬 “We need to find new ways to engage young men, because what’s been done isn’t working” – Kirby Institute's Rob Monaghan is leading a project called 'Sexual Health Enhanced Walkabout'. 📰 Read more: kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/improving…

Some good news for #genderequality: Our partner university, UNSW, has been awarded the 2023 Cygnet Award under the SAGE Athena Swan program in recognition of its work addressing gender bias in academic career progression: newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/u…

New paper - open access: Experiences of stigma and subsequent reduced access to health care among women who inject drugs UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health NUAA HepatitisSA Drug&AlcoholReview onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Join us as we explore the relationship between human rights & drug policy, through insights from a major Australian Research Council funded project. Presented by Professor Kate Seear (Professor Kate Seear). UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture UNSW Social Policy Research Centre La Trobe University 🗓️: Thurs 13 Feb | 3pm-4pm | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/what-do-huma…

Join #INHSUEMCR & CHERISH for a webinar with Ali Jalali, PhD & Shashi Kapadia. Learn: ➡️Purpose & approach to economic evaluations ➡️Best practices for determining intervention costs ➡️ Approaches to estimating cost-effectiveness Register: inhsu.org/events/webinar…

New paper exploring acceptability of #HCV POC testing in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services - w/ Mitch Beadman, Marianne Martinello, Erin Flynn, @samira_hhr james ward & Carla Treloar UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health Kirby Institute, UNSW SAHMRI UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health

One of the most amazing leaders I know #InternationalWomensDay

Calling all emerging female leaders in the community of people who use drugs! 📣 To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, the annual Jude Byrne Award is now open. Awardees receive International Network of People who Use Drugs mentorship and a scholarship to INHSU 2024. Nominate or apply:  inhsu.org/what-we-do/adv…

How can we, as researchers, engage our communities more effectively? Join us as Dr Russell & Dr Meyerson (Dr. Beth (bethmeyerson.bsky.social) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️) share successful examples from the United States & Australia. Kirby Institute, UNSW UNSW Social Policy Research Centre 🗓️: Tues 9 April | 10-11am | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/the-praxis-o…

🔦 Hear from international expert Prof. Harry Sumnall (@profhrs) & Leah McLeod from the drug user movement as they discuss the impacts of media representation on public #stigma related to substance use. UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture 🗓️: Tues 16 April | 4pm-5pm | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/spotlight-on…

Reminder 🚨 Don't miss our upcoming seminar with Dr Russell (Danielle Russell) & Dr Meyerson (Dr. Beth (bethmeyerson.bsky.social) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️) who will discuss how we can, as researchers, engage our communities more effectively. 🗓️: Tues 9 April | 10-11am | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/the-praxis-o…

Open Access - The ‘missing’ in the ‘endgame’ of hepatitis C elimination: A qualitative study in New South Wales, Australia Carla Treloar @kari_lancaster Tim rhodes Dr Lise Lafferty Joanne Bryant (she/her) Jake Rance UNSW Goldsmiths, University of London London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Kirby Institute, UNSW onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

Clients and clinicians found MyCheck STI testing pathway highly acceptable, citing convenience, reduced burden, and increased choice in testing options. Challenges included ethical concerns and issues with intervention coherence. #openaccess #STI doi.org/10.1071/SH23194

Open Access: Co-creating and implementing a novel pre-conference event to promote #equity and #inclusivity among academic researchers and people who use drugs MJ Stowe Louise Hansford 💙 Rachel Halford, Jason Wallace Dr Lise Lafferty onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

📢 Join us for a comprehensive overview of the Stigma Indicators Monitoring Project in our latest UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health / UNSW Social Policy Research Centre seminar, from its inception to its findings across different affected population groups. 🗓️: Tue 9 July | 3-4pm | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/stigma-indic…

🤔 Why are some conditions more stigmatised than others? Hear from an international expert and a guest from Australia's leading consumer health care advocate about the unequal burden of stigma. 🗓️: Thu 25 July | 9-10am | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/spotlight-on…

2 UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health papers on Hep c elimination a what do key informants think about what elimination is and how to get there. Dr Lise Lafferty Joanne Bryant (she/her) Tim rhodes @kari_lancaster jake rance pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37916576/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

📢 We're delighted to share that our Annual Report of Trends in Behaviour 2024 is now live on our website! ✍️ Tim Broady jake rance @elenajcama Dr Lise Lafferty Carla Treloar Limin Mao Martin Holt ➡️ unsw.edu.au/research/csrh/…

⏰CALL FOR PAPERS Dec 1st⏰ “Advances in understanding and addressing health-related harms among people who use drugs” This will highlight the state of the science on the epidemiology of drug use, drug-related harms, strategies to intervene & more. sciencedirect.com/journal/intern…