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Lise Lafferty

UNSW infectious diseases researcher receives prestigious Paul Bourke Award for early career research

19 Oct 2023

Lise Lafferty has been recognised for her world-leading approach to managing hepatitis C in prisons.

Caring for carers

Precarious lives: the urgent need to support informal, unpaid carers for life after caring

17 Oct 2023

Understanding how caring ends is integral for improving support for carers, says an expert from UNSW’s Centre for Social Research in Health.

Robert Robert Monaghan, Carla Treloar and Gail Matthews

UNSW researchers receive $6.9m for blood borne virus and STI research

06 Oct 2022

Three major projects, focusing on reducing stigma, community-led models and assessment of people living with chronic hepatitis B, have received funding.

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Hidden toll: examining the social costs of long Covid will improve prevention, treatment and care

15 Jul 2022

Research into the social dimensions of long Covid offers invaluable insights for its prevention, treatment and care.

Daniel Lavery and Christy Newman

An unapologetic reimagination of gender: Daniel Lavery shocks and discredits

15 Jun 2022

American author Daniel M Lavery takes a detour through the cultural canon in recounting the journey of his gender affirmation, in conversation with UNSW Sydney social researcher Christy E Newman.

Martin Holt

NHMRC funding of $1.2m enables researchers to continue to refine Australia's HIV response

30 Mar 2021

UNSW Sydney’s longstanding partnership with state health departments and community HIV organisations will be extended to engage a broader range of people affected by HIV.

Kari Lancaster, Michelle Tye, Sarah Walker

UNSW researchers receive prestigious Paul Bourke Award

24 Nov 2020

Three of this year’s four recipients of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia early career research award are from UNSW Sydney.

Donor Conceived

Australians are discovering they are donor-conceived via direct-to-consumer DNA testing

17 Jul 2020

A new study by UNSW’s Giselle Newton has found a growing number of people are learning they are donor-conceived through online DNA testing. 

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Building on strengths to support Aboriginal young people's sexual health

14 May 2020

The ‘What We Do Well’ project is identifying social, cultural and personal resources to inform sexual health promotion practice.

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Mardi Gras 2020 and 'What Matters' to you?

17 Feb 2020

Associate Professor Christy Newman and Scientia PhD candidate Sujith Kumar from UNSW's Centre for Social Research in Health discuss the 2020 Mardi Gras theme, 'What Matters' and why they welcome this year's theme. 

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