In the lead-up to International Women's Day, we're spotlighting A/Prof Camille Short's impactful work in addressing unmet needs post-cancer diagnosis. Her research aims to empower women & improve access to tailored treatments. #IWD2024 #WomenInResearch psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-event…

How can we ensure that society as a whole is prepared for broad implicating risks such as natural hazards while at the same time taking action against everyday risks such as health and safety? Find out how this was addressed at IPUR's latest Risk Quotient. ipur.nus.edu.sg/a-look-back-ri…

Protocol for our #NBCF funded study on Remote #cardiac rehab for #BreastCancer patients now available online for free. researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e53301

Congratulations to UniMelb MDHS A/Prof Michelle Jongenelis who was awarded this year's TSANZ President's Award - one of the highest Honours of the Society - in recognition of her work advancing our understanding of the drivers of e-cigarette uptake.

Why keep secrets? What unfolds when secrets are shared? Explore the mysteries of secrecy with Columbia University's Michael Slepian & University of Melbourne's Katharine Greenaway. Join us Thursday, 16 May, 6pm! Register below⬇️ UniMelb MDHS University of Melbourne Alumni eventbrite.com.au/e/the-science-…

Grandparents are the biggest providers of informal childcare in Australia. So how are they keeping the kids entertained and what are the health implications? Read this latest article led by A/Prof Michelle Jongenelis Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change: doi.org/10.1016/j.anzj… Public Health Australia

ANZJPH in the news: Did you hear ANZJPH author Prof Jongenelis from Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change talking about her research into grandparental care, physical activity and screen time on radio this week? Listen to her chat to 6PR Perth here: 6pr.com.au/increase-in-gr…

ICYMI: How do grandparents entertain the kids? Check out this recent Public Health Australia blog exploring recent research led by Assoc Prof Michelle Jongenelis of Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change and published in ANZJPH intouchpublichealth.net.au/watching-bluey…

A survey of young Australian e-cigarette users suggests a high level of desire to quit and attempts to quit. Read the #openaccess research by Michelle Jongenelis Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change and colleagues buff.ly/4cAlqwg

Welcome to our newest Members! 🎉 The Sax Institute is thrilled to have Cancer Council Victoria and the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change join our community. saxinstitute.org.au/about-us/our-m…

New study shows how important the passing of the Vaping Reforms Bill really was! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

I looked into the ‘fake climate experts’ phenomenon for Logically Facts Thank you Bill McGuire, John Cook Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, and Glenn Branch @ncse for the expert insights. (Special thanks to Shreyashi Roy for the 'Pinocchio' feature image idea) logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/fa…

Had a great in-depth conversation with Dr. Stefan T. Siegel from Universität St.Gallen (HSG) for his Sustainability Education Podcast on the psychology of climate misinformation & its similarities with myths about sustainability education sustainabilityeducation.captivate.fm/episode/episod…

Just published a paper in Communications Earth & Environment where we use the CARDS machine learning model to detect climate misinformation in 5 million climate tweets, finding over half of misinformation tweets involve personal attacks Mark Andrejevic Yuan-Fang Li Travis Coan nature.com/articles/s4324…

The Sax Institute has welcomed three new Members: the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change; the Centre for Health Services Research in Queensland; and Cancer Council Victoria. Find out more about the work they do: saxinstitute.org.au/news/the-sax-i… Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change UQ Centre for Health Services Research Cancer Council Victoria

Three of our outstanding researchers have been awarded #UniMelb's prestigious Marles and Woodward medals! 🏅 Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis 🏅 Dr Oanh Nguyen 🏅 Dr Louise Rowntree Learn more about the awardees and their work → unimelb.me/3AK2f5v

Congratulations to A/Prof Michelle Jongenelis for receiving the 2024 Marles Medal👏 for her tobacco control work which has had a significant impact on public health policy and practice!🎉 unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

Spoke to Stella Levantesi about AI & climate misinformation: certainly AI is a threat in amplifying misinformation but I also discuss how we're using AI to develop solutions to misinformation desmog.com/2024/09/18/the…