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"Curious individuals are more likely to have had higher levels of science and reading ability in school, yet curiosity is negatively associated with school-age mathematics ability." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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"Overall, we find no evidence of reduced serious or fatal accidents following the policy, indicating most drivers are not significantly changing their risky behaviours when confronted with higher penalties." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our research shows reading is as strongly associated with curiosity as interest in science, and more strongly than mathematical ability. Meg Elkins lisa farrell theconversation.com/why-reading-bo…

Nice to see our work feature in the weekend news. Kudos to coauthors Jane Fry & lisa farrell For better mental health, get your nose in a book theage.com.au/business/workp… #curiosity #reading #rmituniversity

In the news again. This time AFR Why employers should hire Gen Zs who read books afr.com/work-and-caree…

#NewArticle Homelessness and housing insecurity among youth in Australia: sequence analysis of housing careers | #OpenAccess Meg Elkins Meg Elkins, Lisa Farrell & Jane M. Fry tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Latest Paper with Meg Elkins and lisa farrell. 'We identify a set of distinct accommodation typologies. We find not all housing insecurity is necessarily associated with primary homelessness tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Be generous with citations. The cost of citing a marginally relevant paper is low, the cost of omitting a truly relevant paper is high, and one's own assessment of relevance is imperfect. #economics #EconTwitter #econometrics #academia

'The Government saves nearly £118 million a year by getting nutritious, edible food to charities rather than letting it go to waste.' We're proud to have supported an economic analysis of #FoodBanks alongside @fairshareuk. Read more: bit.ly/3BF2yfb #FoodWaste

Delighted to share new research with lisa farrell and Jeromey Temple on the energy-food trade-off in Australian low income households. We find that some households even overcompensate when reducing food expenditure. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🤩Beyond excited that our paper on health literacy among older Australians has been published! This important work highlights that factors such as ⬇️ English proficiency AND psychological distress impact on several aspects of health literacy 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

#healthliteracyDevelopment advancement using a strengths based tool at a national level. Practical insights.

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This week we launched CACHE - the Centre for Applied Clinical, Health and Care Research, our newest research centre within UH Health&SocialWork. The centre will focus on impactful research in nursing, paramedic science, radiography, midwifery and more. #UHCACHELaunch bit.ly/3RIsaAx

New paper on food insecurity discrepancies in reporting within Australian couple households. The prevalence of food insecurity among couple households may be underestimated by 7.4 percentage points due to discrepancies in reporting. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…