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Dementia Australia Research Foundation celebrate 25 years and $31M of impact in dementia research

Menchie Khairuddin April 18, 2024

Dementia Australia Research Foundation is marking 25 years of supporting Australia’s best-emerging researchers to explore, innovate and advance the field of dementia research with the

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research, Report

Pandemic disrupting women’s lives the most: new global survey

Pearl Dy September 24, 2020

A global survey of more than 10,000 people in 38 countries suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted women’s lives significantly more than men’s. While losing

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Innovation, research

Social R&D for the future

David Knox September 24, 2020

In late January 2020, as bushfires still burned uncontrollably throughout many parts of Australia, I took a flight over Kosciuszko National Park. Fires had decimated

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research, Health

Australian charity for cancer alumni doctor make breakthrough in neuroblastoma

Pearl Dy September 8, 2020

Blocking copper uptake in tumour cells may be the clue to boosting immune system. Cure Cancer Alumni Doctor Orazio Vittorio and Prof. Maria Kavallaris have

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research, philanthropy

Philanthropic generosity helps new life-saving blood test to replace invasive biopsies

Pearl Dy August 6, 2020

Australian blood cancer patients will now have access to circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) testing, an advanced diagnostics test that will potentially save lives and direct

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Policy, Report

New research shows huge economic costs of excluding people from support during pandemic

Pearl Dy July 30, 2020

New research released indicates that excluding refugees and people seeking asylum from financial support could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and exacerbate the nation’s health

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Featured, covid-19, research, Policy, third sector

Research aims to improve screening for domestic violence so refugee women get the help

Pearl Dy June 2, 2020

Settlement Services International (SSI) is collaborating with the University of Wollongong (UOW) in a research project to identify and address domestic violence experienced by newly

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covid-19, Health, Policy, Grants

Major new study says researchers to investigate role of charitable funding of health care in NHS

Pearl Dy May 5, 2020

The research will generate a new account of the effects – both positive and problematic – of charitable fundraising and charitable organisations in the UK health system. This will change our understanding of the NHS ...

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Featured, Finance, covid-19, Business, Grants

New $250,000 grant to support research on the impact of COVID-19 to vulnerable people

Pearl Dy April 7, 2020

In response to COVID-19, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation has announced a $250,000 grant to Alfred Health’s Department of Infectious Diseases located at Alfred Hospital.

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Grants, Awards

Real-time water monitoring in QLD rivers among projects to receive $3.8M funding

Pearl Dy July 11, 2019

Seven Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia are among the recipients of Australian Research Council Linkage grants announced by Minister for

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