UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship opportunity: Are you interested in researching Evidence-making of biomedical promise: Critically analysing innovative health intervention implementation. Working with Tim Rhodes, @kari_lancaster and jake rance 2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia…

Fantastic to have kylie valentine @kylievfromSPRC (Deputy Director, Social Policy Research Centre UNSW) addressing the #VH18 conference theme “no one left behind” + the role of social policy in #viralhepatitis in #Adelaide this August. JOIN/REGISTER TODAY: hepatitis.org.au

Last night, NSW Police announced that they will deny entry to anyone searched by police at the Above & Beyond event on Saturday, even if no drugs are found. Drug dogs don't find drugs in 75% of searches, so for police to... chuffed.org/project/take-n…

Was just so amazing to talk with the incredible Sue Kippax. Tru trailblazer for women in research - wanna know why? Take a listen... x.com/speakeasy_unsw…

.Carla Treloar from UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health gets final word at the #DACSymposium: “elimination is not a simple concept in definition or practice... and we need to pay attention to who is left behind”

So thrilled to announce promotion of Joanne Bryant (she/her) to Associate Professor. Congratulations 🎉🍾🎊 UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health

We're super proud of @kari_lancaster and this wonderful appointment! 👏🎉

QMJC Feb 2018 - Parents Who Use Drugs | Society for the Study of Addiction addiction-ssa.org/commentary/qmj…

Society for the Study of Addiction Online qualitative journal club has just posted the April paper. Thanks to our Sydney hosts UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health Kirby Institute, UNSW We are now building up a really nice bank of papers & discussions - please have a read & share the resource addiction-ssa.org/knowledge-hub/…

Car seat belts; air bags; bicycle & motorcycle helmets; condoms; needle syringe programs; drug consumption rooms; methadone & heroin assisted treatment; e-cigarettes; pill testing. Bitterly opposed initially, then eventually accepted. RT if you support harm reduction

#WeekendRead Cure, expertise, hope & morality: intersecting objects of evidence-making controversies — the case of #HCV treatment & the promise of viral elimination→jmp.sh/fGxyoOK @kari_lancaster Carla Treloar UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine #HepC #HepatitisC

This week's SpeakEasy guest is the legendary Dr Marianne Jauncey - director of the medically-supervised injecting centre in Kings Cross. Strap yourselves in for an unexpectedly uplifting episode. (Ping: Regenia Nucci) bit.ly/29Wy1xz

Catch Prof Martin Holt giving a keynote at the 2018 SIREN SYMPOSIUM | 17-18 MAY in Perth WA | More info: siren.org.au/2018-symposium/

Here, Toby Hall explains that over the last year, there were 2 government inquiries on the proposal to drug test people on welfare. From a total of 95 submissions lodged, only 1 was in favour. It came from the department itself. That’s the one the govt has chosen to go with. x.com/abcnews/status…

“I cannot say this strongly enough: public policies that increase socioeconomic inequality and disrupt social networks increase opportunities for the transmission of infectious disease.” says Kirby's Professor Lisa Maher. theguardian.com/australia-news…