Good News

We are pleased that Dr Julie Smith will join SCH meetings. Her presence will help stimulate new shared research interests.

New grants/funding

Consortium for CopaGloba. Learning to coparent: A longitudinal, cross-national study on construction of coparenting in transition to parenthood. Principle Investigator: Anna Rönkä (Finland); Partner Investigator: Kaisa Malinen (Finland); Consortium Partners: Lyndall Strazdins, Liana Leach, Sharon Bessell (Australia), Chino Yabunaga (Japan), Marisa Matias (Portugal). Academy of Finland. $560,000 Euros.

Other conference presentations

Smith JP, ‘Best practice support for breastfeeding in workplaces and childcare ‘Making time for breastfeeding and health at ANU’, Breastfeeding, Work and Women’s Health, September 2019

Smith JP, ‘Breastfeeding and Work: Maternity Protection and Breastfeeding Friendly Workplaces and Childcare Services’, 2nd Regional Breastfeeding Conference, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences/Malaysian Breastfeeding Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2019

Smith JP, ‘Nutrition and Environmental Protection (SDG 15) Carbon Footprint of Formula Feeding, Regional Breastfeeding Conference, 2nd Regional Breastfeeding Conference, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences/Malaysian Breastfeeding Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2019

Smith JP ‘From Womb to Tomb’ - Birthing and Breastfeeding as a Marketing Continuum, 2nd Regional Breastfeeding Conference, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences/Malaysian Breastfeeding Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2019

Wang, T. The association between job quality and mental health among Australian adolescents. Research School of Population Health (RSPH) Student Conference. 11^th September 2019, Canberra, Australia.

RSPH workshops and seminars

Tinh (Jimmy) Doan gave a presentation on endogeneity and reverse causality to Liana Leach’s Social Determinants of Health class, Canberra, September 25th, 2019.

Christine LaBond presented recent research results from the ARC LP “Working Well, Working Wisely” to Liana Leach’s Social Determinants of Health class, Canberra, September 25th, 2019.

Kharis, R. Policy actors’ developing integrated Australian food policy. Research School of Population Health (RSPH) Student Conference. 11^th September 2019, Canberra, Australia.

Supthanasup, A. Social Networking Sites (SNSs): A new source of child feeding information for millennial parents in Thailand? RSPH Student Conference 2019, 11th September 2019.

Awards

Cathy Banwell was part of the team that prepared the ANU’s successful bid for an Athena Swan SAGE Bronze Award for the Science in Australia Gender Equity.

Media releases/interest

Lyndall Strazdins and Liana Leach had several media interviews throughout late August and early September in relation to their public and roundtable forum Next Steps for Paid Parental Leave: Advancing Leave Policy in Australia. Interviews and stories were with: SBS News, Prime News, ABC radio, FM radio, Canberra Times, Sun Herald, West Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Age, and others.

Other news

Ruth Kharis attended the Climate Change Institute’s workshop - Priorities for climate research 29 August.