Family bonds with Head Start
When Maddison Stead of Hervey Bay completed the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Head Start program in 2012 she knew of its many benefits.
A bonus she hadn’t counted on, however, was the effect her studies...
Keeping children safe
The “ASK-Young People” (ASK-YP) survey is part of a larger study exploring what children and young people aged 10 to 18 experience and think about safety in institutional contexts.
The study has been commissioned by...
Sport TV exposing children to thousands of alcohol-adverts per year
New research from Monash University shows that children are being exposed to thousands of alcohol adverts when watching sport TV, questioning the effectiveness of advertising regulations designed to protect children.
The study, published in the...
Siblings of children with schizophrenia show resilience to the condition as they grow up
Fundamental differences between how the brain forms during adolescence have been discovered in children with schizophrenia and their siblings, a new study shows.
The study opens up new avenues for researchers to explore when developing...
Needs of low SES regional students
A study into the learning and wellbeing needs of low socio-economic status students in regional Australia has received a $424,174 funding boost from the Australian Research Council's 2015 Linkage Project scheme.
The project is a...
Mobile phones and kids’ sleep
Study investigates the effects of mobile phone emissions on the sleeping patterns of kids and teens.
A world-first study investigating the effects of mobile phone emissions on the sleeping patterns, brain activity and cognitive performance of...
Body image concerns not just for girls
Researchers from ACU's Institute for Health and Ageing have found that Australian boys as young as eight are trying to lose weight and gain muscle. The year-long study found that boys feel body image...
Growing greener kids
In kitchens throughout Australia, many parents are worrying about their children's diet.
Temptation lurks everywhere in an unhealthy mix of readily available junk food and energy drinks, pernicious advertising and the siren call of sedentary...
Real classroom science
Thousands of budding scientists in high school classrooms across Australia could help solve real world problems, while also motivate them to embrace science.
Professor David McKinnon, Director of the Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research,...
Young drivers under the lens: could recording driver behaviour reduce road trauma?
Mark Stevenson, Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health at the Melbourne School of Design, has been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant of $530,000 to study young drivers aged 18-25 across Victoria...
