UNSW Social Policy Research Centre
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📃 New article co-authored by Dr Claire Wilkinson (Claire Wilkinson) et al. Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), UNSW
After a big few weeks in Australian drugs policy, it is worth remembering that people who use drugs have a right to health & this includes meaningful participation in policy decisions. New paper by @AlisonRitter1 & Liz Barrett free to access here: harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
🦠 Public Understandings Related to Immunity Systems and the Microbiome: A social research project funded by Australian Research Council. 📢 Chief Investigators Prof. Deborah Lupton (Professor Deborah Lupton @dalupton.bsky.social) Vitalities Lab UNSW Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health & Dr Kerryn Drysdale (Kerryn Drysdale (she/her)) UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health.
Ready to inspire change in 2025? Don't miss the 3rd instalment of our best-selling short course 'Understanding Poverty, Inequality and Social Disadvantage in Australia' with Dr Yuvisthi Naidoo and A/Prof. Bruce Bradbury. 🗓️: 18 Feb - 08 Apr | online ⬇️ unsw.edu.au/arts-design-ar…
👏👏👏 Swinburne University of Technology is leading a groundbreaking $22.1 million Centre of Excellence. Special mention to Prof. Karen Fisher (Karen Fisher) who is part of the Centre’s College of Experts, leveraging UNSW Social Policy Research Centre's expertise in #disability employment. Congratulations to all involved!
⏰ Last chance to attend our upcoming seminar on the co-designed project, 'Our Voices, Our Lives, Our Way' (#OVOLOW), a joint initiative between LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA). 🗓️: Tue 11 Feb | 3pm-4pm | online ⬇️eventbrite.com.au/e/co-designing…
The next instalment of our popular short course 'Understanding Poverty, Inequality and Social Disadvantage in Australia' is just around the corner. Yuvisthi Naidoo Bruce Bradbury 🗓️ 18 Feb - 08 Apr | 37.5 hours across 7 weeks | online 💬Brotherhood of St. Laurence ⬇️unsw.edu.au/arts-design-ar…
🔓Unmet treatment need: The size of the #gap for #alcohol and other #drugs in #Australia Alison Ritter & Keelin O'Reilly Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), UNSW #AOD onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…
💬 "Change can start with anyone, at any level… We need more passionate, committed and investigative people who want to make a difference." Read on to hear from Dr Yuvisthi Naidoo (Yuvisthi Naidoo) on social policy, poverty and well-being. #InConversation ⬇️unsw.edu.au/news/2025/02/i…
Mark your diaries 🗓️ A new report 'Legal Aid Private Practitioners Census 2024' by A/Prof Natasha Cortis and Dr Megan Blaxland will be launched by the Attorney-General Hon Mark Dreyfus at a National Legal Aid event on Thu 27 February. ⬇️ events.humanitix.com/national-legal…
Open Access - Making long-acting treatment work: Tracing connections with extended-release buprenorphine depot through time Sandra Gendera, Kari Lancaster, Tim rhodes Carla Treloar UNSW Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health University of Bath London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…
How has COVID-19 changed people’s approaches to HIV? Drawing on interview data, join us for our upcoming UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health / UNSW Social Policy Research Centre seminar presented by Jaime Garcia-Iglesias (Jaime Garcia-Iglesias jgarciaiglesias.bsky.social). The University of Edinburgh 🗓️: Tue 11 March | 3pm-4pm | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/hiv-and-covi…
New article in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand 📰 A/Prof Natasha Cortis & Dr Megan Blaxland highlight the critical importance of National Legal Aid for vulnerable Australians and the risks of consistent underfunding. ⬇️ theconversation.com/legal-aid-is-a…