Health and wellbeing partnerships

PARTNER	COLLABORATION	ANNOUNCED	FURTHER READING
Brown Nurses (Our Lady's Nurses of the Poor), Sydney	ACU nursing researchers are partnering with Brown Nurses, a nurse-led community nursing service, to evaluate its model of care for vulnerable people in inner-city Sydney. Findings will be used to improve clients' care, wellbeing and connection to community, and shared with other services working with vulnerable populations.	December 2025	Read the Brown Nurses announcement.
St Vincent's Health Network, Sydney and St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne	ACU's Nursing Research Institute is a joint institute of ACU and the two St Vincent's health services. It focuses on translating nursing research into clinical practice and more equitable patient care.	August 2025	Read about the Nursing Research Institute.
Catholic Social Services, Victoria	ACU is partnering with the peak body for Catholic social services in Victoria to study how cost-of-living and housing pressures affect the wellbeing of care economy workers. This research will inform policy to support workforce wellbeing and retention.	December 2025	Read about ACU's work with Catholic Social Services.

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National Breast Cancer Foundation and Garvan Institute of Medical Research	ACU is part of the AllClear team funded by the National Breast Cancer Foundation's first $25 million Collaborative Research Accelerator Grant (five years), led by the Garvan Institute. The team, including 11 NSW hospitals, aims to stop breast cancer recurrence and halve deaths. ACU's role focuses on translating evidence into practice and equitable care.	August 2025	Read about the Collaborative Research Accelerator Grant.
Hope Horizons Inc, Toowoomba (regional Queensland)	ACU is partnering with Hope Horizons to evaluate the Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre, which provides allied health and wellbeing services at no out-of-pocket cost to people with cancer in regional and rural Queensland. The evaluation will inform advocacy for integrated cancer care outside major cities.	December 2025	Read about ACU’s partnership with Hope Horizons.
SPHERE Nursing and Midwifery Implementation Science Academy	ACU researchers and the SPHERE academy's early and mid-career researcher group developed a national roadmap, backed by an Australian Academy of Science grant, to strengthen nursing and midwifery research. Shaped by over 100 researchers, clinical leaders, policymakers and consumers, it aims to better connect research with clinical practice and improve patient outcomes.	May 2025	Read about ACU’s partnership with the SPHERE academy.

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Yale University and Washington University (USA), through the AllClear consortium	ACU researchers work alongside international partners in the AllClear breast cancer team, which brings together around 60 researchers globally to detect and eliminate dormant cancer cells before they cause relapse.	August 2025	Read about ACU’s breast cancer research work.
Nestlé Health Science	ACU's Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research has partnered with Nestlé Health Science on a nutrition start-up incubator at ACU's Melbourne campus, translating nutrition research into practical solutions for community health and wellbeing.	November 2025	Read about ACU’s partnership with Nestlé Health Science.

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