We’re thrilled to announce the first keynote for the 2025 CDP conference in Manchester. Prof Thembisa Waetjen Thembisa Waetjen is an expert in the politics and ontologies of ‘drug’ substances in 20th century South Africa. Read more about her work here: uj.ac.za/members/thembi…

We’re delighted to announce that Prof Marsha Rosengarten Marsha Rosengarten is the second of our keynotes for the forthcoming (2025) Contemporary Drug Problems conference in Manchester. Read about Marsha’s work here: gold.ac.uk/sociology/staf… Call for papers closes 15 Jan 2025.

Great start to #TacklingStigma2024 with a rousing keynote from the wonderful Carla Treloar on the need to tackle stigma and power, including through collective action and a politics of collective advocacy.

UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health Carla Treloar Craig Cooper shared his powerful lived experiences on Day 2 of #TacklingStigma2024, highlighting how we can improve systems by integrating insights from people with lived experiences. 🙌 UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health

UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health Carla Treloar The conference created a platform for community members to share their narratives, shedding light on how institutions, including those in health, operate in silos. They also offered insights on how to improve these systems for better inclusion and impact. #TacklingStigma2024

Tackling Stigma Conference in Sydney (21-22 Nov): Our team A/Pro Thomas Tu presented on improvement of hepatitis B treatment participation and monitoring, while Lien Tran participated in a thought-provoking discussion on stigma-fighting measures. Great year-end F2F Board meeting!

I had the honour to have co-chaired a session on Stigma-Reducing Interventions alongside my supervisor, Professor Loren Brener at the Tackling Stigma Conference. #TacklingStigma2024

Congrats to ARCSHS Dean Murphy, today awarded an ARC Discovery Grant of $601k over 3 years to undertake critical analysis of public policy around - and the policy ecology of - HIV ‘elimination’ in Australia, along with Kane Race, Andrew Gorman-Murray, Edwina Wright and John Rule!

We’re thrilled to announce the third keynote for our 2025 conference in Manchester is Dr Danielle Russell from the Kirby Institute. You can read more about Danielle’s work here: kirby.unsw.edu.au/our-people/dan…. The call for papers for the conference closes 15 Jan: latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/events/…

Great to be in Parliament House, Canberra today for the Poverty & Inequality Partnership briefing and report launch with ACOSS, UNSW and MPs from across the political spectrum.

Read the new research from the Poverty and Inequality Partnership, showing that people receiving JobSeeker are 5 times more likely than the general population to experience multiple material deprivation (lacking two or more essentials of life). The report: bit.ly/3V0R9R0

💸 1 in 12 Australians experience ‘multiple deprivation’: when a person lacks two or more essential items because they can’t afford them. Discover more insights in the new UNSW Social Policy Research Centre / ACOSS report by the Poverty and Inequality Partnership, out now. ⬇️ unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

ACOSS and UNSW released the latest Poverty and Inequality Partnership report at Parliament House in an event hosted by the Parliamentary Friends for Ending Poverty. Read the ‘Material deprivation in Australia: the essentials of life’ report here: lnkd.in/gNWscdxs

New research from the Poverty and Inequality Partnership led by ACOSS & UNSW Sydney focuses on material deprivation. People experiencing poverty are unable to access life’s essentials leading to poor health, isolation and vulnerability to future financial shocks.

The fear of poverty, of being able to meet your basic needs, prevents women from leaving family and domestic violence. Lifting income support payments must be part of a national strategy on gender-based violence. #auspol #16days #NoExcuse #poverty #inequality #RaiseTheRate

Half of those relying on JobSeeker experience multiple material deprivation — i.e. are forced to go without two or more essential items. The recent ACOSS UNSW report makes clear that our social security system is failing to do what it is supposed to do: support people.

ACOSS UNSW We are in Canberra this week for the last 2024 Parliamentary sitting week to support the launch of this report and to push for multiple areas of social security reform that so far this Govt has failed to deliver. Full report here: buff.ly/3CKmwJk

What makes a powerful abstract? Join our webinar for expert advice, actionable tips, and tailored guidance to help you craft a standout abstract for #INHSU2025 in Cape Town (14–17 Oct). 📢 Speakers: Jason Grebely, Carla Treloar, Andrew Scheibe 📝Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

What can workplaces do to better accommodate people living with a #disability? Join us for our first Spotlight on Stigma seminar of 2025 with Yana van der Meulen Rodgers (Rutgers University) and Michael Woodhouse (acon). 🗓️: Thu 13 Feb | 2pm-3pm | online ➡️ eventbrite.com.au/e/spotlight-on…

My latest article with Professor Kate Seear and Carla Treloar asks: is drug-use stigma a breach of human rights law In doing so, we draw insights from a landmark coronial case in Australia about stigma as a form of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment sciencedirect.com/science/articl…