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Cardinal Pell blesses Tenison Woods House
His Eminence George Cardinal Pell DD AC and the Honourable Joe Hockey MP blessed and opened ACU's newest acquisition in North Sydney recently.
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Professor Brian Fitzgerald to head new law faculty
Professor Fitzgerald joins ACU from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where he was a specialist Research Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation, and a pioneer in Internet and Cyber Law.
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Research finds school anti-bullying policies inadequate
A joint study by researchers at Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the University of Otago Medical School (UOMS) in New Zealand has found that many school anti-bullying policies are inadequate – leaving both children and teachers at risk.
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Australia Day honour for Professor of Ageing
Professor Tracey McDonald, Professor of Ageing at Australian Catholic University (ACU) has been made a Member of the Order of Australia in the General division (AM) for services to nursing, particularly in the area of aged care, through advisory roles with the United Nations Expert Groups on Social Policy and the development of public health and social welfare policy.
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Report reveals hospital’s role in adoption practices
The Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne has apologised to mothers who placed their children for adoption, after a report by Australian Catholic University’s Professor Shurlee Swain and PhD student Christin Quirk outlined the hospital’s role in past practices.
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ACU and OBI to establish joint biotech centre
Monday 19 December 2011: Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the O’Brien Institute (OBI) today signed an agreement to establish the joint Centre for Regenerative Wound Healing.
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Uni's join forces to widen higher ed participation
ACU will join four Sydney-based universities to work on increasing the numbers of students from low socio-economic backgrounds in higher education, with the announcement of $21.2 million in Federal Government funding.
» MorePartnerships the focus for ACU delegation
ACU Vice-Chancellor Professor Greg Craven spent several weeks in the United States last month visiting a number of the University’s key partners in Washington DC, New York and Connecticut.
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Exercise scientist wins sports safety award
Australian Catholic University (ACU) lecturer Dr David Greene has been awarded the FE Johnson Memorial Fellowship in this year’s NSW Sports Safety Awards.
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ACU and Georgetown sign nursing exchange agreement
As of next year, nursing students from Australian Catholic University (ACU) will have the opportunity to study at the prestigious Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
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ACU wins gender equality award
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has been announced a winner in the 2011 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Business Achievement awards.
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Homeless children let down by patchy services and lack of reforms
Tuesday 1 November, 2011: Last year in Australia 84,000 children tried to get help from a homeless service - equivalent to one in 60 Australian children - but more than half of them were turned away, a snapshot report on child homelessness has revealed.
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Report reveals parental contributions to education
Monday, 31 October 2011: Parents provide the majority of the resources of independent schools in Australia, a new report by Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) Public Policy Institute (PPI) has found.
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ACU academic named Smithsonian Scholar
Associate Professor Lindsay Farrell, Head of the School of Arts and Sciences (QLD) at Australian Catholic University (ACU), has been awarded a Smithsonian Scholar position at the American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
Selected from hundreds of international proposals, Associate Professor Farrell’s study The Museums on the Margins will investigate art as a means of social inclusion and wellbeing for the marginalised.
» MoreACU researchers scoop project grants
Researchers Professor Sandy Middleton and Professor Sue Kildea are among the Australian Catholic University (ACU) academics who received substantial National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grants this month.
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Study: Implementation of three clinical protocols dramatically improves stroke patient outcomes
Acute stroke patients who receive three clinical protocols to manage fever, sugar and swallowing are 16 per cent more likely to be alive and independent three months later - a collaborative research study led by Professor Sandy Middleton, Director of the Nursing Research Institute at Australian Catholic University and St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney has found.
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Acute stroke patients who receive three clinical protocols to manage fever, sugar and swallowing are 16 per cent more likely to be alive and independent three months later - a collaborative research study led by Professor Sandy Middleton, Director of the Nursing Research Institute at Australian Catholic University and St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney has found.
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Expert panel to discuss the ethics of war
Is war a vital evil in the protection of human rights? Should scientists take responsibility for the weapons they create that enable grand scale destruction? What role does politics play and who really benefits from conflict?
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Flood-affected new mums wanted for research study
18 August 2011: A Brisbane researcher is calling for women who were pregnant during the January floods to join her study looking into the impact of the natural disaster on women and their babies.
Uni for Australians experiencing disadvantage
A groundbreaking university course for people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and long-term unemployment has resulted in improved health, housing, financial and social outlooks among participants according to a new study.
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Never too cool for school
Rugby League and reading aren’t often mentioned in the same sentence, but one Australian Catholic University (ACU) academic is combining them with impressive results.
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Racing to better bone health
Some of the health risks of being a jockey are obvious. When a 50-kilogram rider is mounted on a half-tonne horse running at 60 kilometres per hour, a single slip can be deadly. But what about the hidden dangers?
» MoreCanberra Campus closure
Due to a factory explosion and fire in a nearby suburb the Canberra Campus will be closed today.
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Anti-depression drug research wins ACU ethics prize
Dr Paul Biegler has been awarded the Australian Catholic University Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics, for his work on how clinicians should deal with the growing problem of depression.
» MorePrime Minister talks carbon tax at ACU
Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited ACU’s Strathfield Campus in August to discuss the proposed carbon pricing plan and its implications.
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Star-studded review for ACU
Australian Catholic University (ACU) continues to shine, receiving the maximum five-star rating for Indigenous participation in the 2012 Good Universities Guide.
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Study finds higher training load increases injury risk for NRL player
Dr Tim Gabbett from Australian Catholic University’s School of Exercise Science has completed a study showing the harder rugby league players train, the more injuries they will sustain.
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VC to stay with ACU until 2018
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has extended the contract of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Greg Craven, by seven years.
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