First-time blood donors don’t always make it from booking an appointment to actually showing up. To improve attendance, a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researcher has continued a 15-year collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service to allay donors’ fears and bolster attendance rates.
¹ú²ú̽»¨â€™s Global Change Institute is creating a record of the world’s coral reefs. Through their research and the publicity generated, they aim to impact policy on ocean management.
¹ú²ú̽»¨ research has revealed that informal encounters with music at home are critical for young children’s development – with benefits above and beyond those of shared reading.
A ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researcher is using his first-hand experience to advocate for others, aiming to destigmatise disabilities in the workplace and change perceptions and policy in the process.
¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers are working with hospitals, NGOs and industry to develop non-invasive technology for diagnosing illness, to boost mass health screening and minimise disease.
With the failure of a ‘one size fits all’ approach, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers are collaborating with The George Institute for Global Health to create a genomic resource to help develop personalised treatment options for septic shock.
¹ú²ú̽»¨ nanotechnologists are working with remote Indigenous communities to process native spinifex grass into diverse commercial applications, from super-strong roads and tyres to super-thin condoms and surgical gloves.