Great work Dayna!!

Empower your shift - Join our shiftwork advisory group! Our team is looking for Australian shiftworkers to join our advisory group to share lived experience and contribute to meaningful change. Details below 👇 Please share with your networks!

Fantastic conversations with QLD Senator Penny Allman-Payne Penny Allman-Payne and her advisor Lily Raynes. Great meeting Tony Willis and Leah Lynham as well. Excited about progress for shiftworkers in our regions #SMP2024 Science & Technology Australia #SuperstarsofSTEM CQUniversity CQUniversityni_Appleton

Excited to be at my first Science meets Parliament #SMP2024 with the fabulous #SuperstarsofSTEM Science & Technology Australia. Looking forward to promoting the importance of sleep for shiftworkers, especially in our regions 🇦🇺. Appleton Institute @CQU

So very proud of Dayna Easton. This was an enormous and hugely important piece of work!

So excited about my first publication - a perspective paper in Communications Biology! We discuss how physical activity could facilitate Shiftwork adaptation across three timeframes: Within-Shift, Within-Block, and Within-Workspan. Dr Charlotte Gupta Grace Vincent + Sal Ferguson nature.com/articles/s4200…

‘Naked carbs’ and ‘net carbs’ – what are they and should you count them? theconversation.com/naked-carbs-an… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand HealthWise Research Group CQUniversity Griffith University #diet #misinformation

As a treat for the start of 2024, the winners of the Melius Consulting Travel Award, Spencer Roberts (first place) and Georgie (runner up) have shared their winning entries with us. See thread below for the awesome videos highlighting their research!

Do you know, or work with, young shiftworkers? We are recruiting for our next study and would love your help :) Please share

Our new article published in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on alcohol before bed. To demonstrate our dedication to the research - our work Christmas lunch was yesterday featuring several alcoholic beverages 🥂 🍾 🍺 and I can confirm I did not sleep well…. Madeline Sprajcer Grace Vincent Saman Khalesi

This is the first study to develop tailored #sleep hygiene guidelines for shift workers. Future research should investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of these guidelines amongst shift workers. ow.ly/lS7O50QhAmI #shiftwork #fatiguemanagement

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One of our superstar PhD researchers Alexandra Shriane won the sleep science communication award. Check out her presentation below!

“Caregivers are the unsung heroes of our society…..by caring for our caregivers, we’re investing in a brighter, healthier future for all.” – @PhDSleepy, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia #nationalfamilycaregiversmonth #research sleep #sleep research #sleep #research

Keynote this week at the Adelaide Sleep Retreat. An awesome day with all my favourite things: science, food and friends 🙂 #happyplace

Are you a young shiftworker in Australia? 👷‍♀️ Help us create sleep, nutrition, and physical activity resources and you'll get $300 in e-giftcards! 🤑

And the winner of the Innovation and Sleep Science Communication Award is... 🥁🥁🥁
Alexandra Shriane from CQ University! Congratulations Alex!!

Congratulations also to Dr Alexander Sweetman and Dr Daniel Sullivan, our second and third place finalists!

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One of many highlights from a wild Sleep Downunder conference this week 🥁💃🏆

Huge congratulations to Alexandra Shriane on winning the Sleep Health Foundation Innovation & Sleep Science Communication award. And well done to all the finalists - it was an incredible competition showcasing the scicomm skills of our ECRs #SDU23

Huge congratulations to Rosie Gibson for receiving the NEST Mentor award! This award highlights Rosie’s ongoing & meaningful support of students & ECRs. A very worthy winner!! And thankyou to last year’s winner Leigh Signal for the ceremonial handing over of the egg 🥚 #SDU23