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Valentina Lorenzetti's work has led the top US federal health agency to announce a new standard dose of THC in cannabis research.
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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the method of understanding and controlling our brain's behaviour through the power of communication and specific language, whilst identifying our behavioural and...
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A national event was held to develop strategies for developing Catholic school leaders into the future
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Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance.
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The founder of the Queensland Bioethics Centre Sister Regis Mary Dunne AO RSM has been named as one of the 2021 “Queensland Greats”.
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The long, hard path to a paramedicine degree from ACU is worth all the sacrifices for rower Rowena Meredith who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Head of the School of Philosophy Dr Richard Colledge writes on the importance of providing general education through systems such as ACU’s Core Curriculum.
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ACU has awarded its highest honour, an honorary doctorate, to Marionne MacRitchie and a posthumous award to the Hon John Fahey AC, GCSG during graduation ceremonies in Sydney.
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A sudden surge in COVID-19 has pushed many who were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine to rethink their ‘wait and see’ approach.
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Men who were overweight and at risk of diabetes had better overnight blood sugar control when they exercised in the early evening rather than in the morning.
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ACU expert in family involvement in patient care and escalation Rett Quinney has called for a national system in all hospitals to help patients escalate concerns about healthcare.
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Time-restricted eating could be a gamechanger for more than one million Australians with type 2 diabetes.
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Sidelined NRL star Luke Keary is bullish about his long-term prospects which look bright after completing a Bachelor of Business (Administration) at Australian Catholic University.
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A former soldier is helping other veterans find peace through university study.
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Striking images of the life and legacy of President John Kennedy are now on display in a new permanent exhibition at ACU’s North Sydney campus.
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Coaches may be rummaging through their Spotify playlists after Australian Catholic University research found - for the first time in team sport - that high-tempo music can influence footballers’ minds...
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Professor Suzanne Chambers AO has been appointed to the role of Executive Dean Health Sciences at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
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Maintaining the Church’s contemporary relevance requires continuing research into theology, curriculum, and ethics to advance understanding of current issues from climate change to poverty and militan...
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Senator Andrew Bragg draws on liberal values to make a compelling case for national reconciliation in Australia in a new book.
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A recent publication of the PM Glynn Institute argues the individual and public interest is in keeping the seal of confession.
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New book offers a valuable contribution to the expanding conversation on big data and digital disruption in education. Edited by Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith, Professor Bob Lingard, and Dr Elizabeth H...
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A six-week exercise program of either high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or resistance training can build and maintain muscle mass and strength in middle-aged men, new ACU research has found.
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It sounds like science fiction but, as ACU philosopher Dr Samuel Baron explained in The Conversation, there are real-world possibilities to the concept of a warp drive.
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ACU child protection expert Daryl Higgins has joined a prestigious list of international researchers to deliver a $2.8 million national study unpacking the prevalence and effects of child maltreatment...
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Driven to a breakdown and forced to sell furniture to pay bills, a former soldier is helping other veterans find peace through university study.
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Australian Catholic University Professor Jim Sallis, has called for a heightened focus on exercise as a pandemic control after his research revealed physically inactive COVID-19 patients were two-and-...
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ACU has joined the Waratah Research Network, a network that connects the NSW government with industry and public universities.
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ACU’s Autumn graduation ceremony season kicks off this week with the first ceremonies in Ballarat on 8 and 9 April.
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Entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prizes, the 2021 ACU Prize for Poetry, with poets from all over the country competing for the coveted $10,000 first prize.
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ACU sociologist Professor Bryan Turner has been invited to speak in a prestigious Oxford Union Debate on the topic of Immortality.
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The PM Glynn Institute has produced a series of podcasts exploring what palliative care is, what it does, and why it is so important.
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A diverse cohort kicked off their studies as part of the maiden batch to study law as the course launched at Australian Catholic University’s Brisbane campus.
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Lower body strength is the number one physical asset for footballers and will be critical to Roosters teenager Joseph Suaalii's NRL selection prospects.
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Disturbing stories of women’s experiences of historical and current sexual abuse dominating the news headlines have led child protection expert Daryl Higgins to call for an urgent public health approa...
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The first scholarship students to embark on ACU’s Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation), were celebrated in a scholarship presentation ceremony in North Sydney on Tuesday 16 March.
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A survey of Australia’s principals has found last year’s ravaging bushfires, followed by shock floods, and the COVID-19 global pandemic had an immense impact on the stress and workload of school leade...
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ACU has formally opened its newest addition, the Josephine Bakhita Campus, in Blacktown.
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As a Catholic university, it is our responsibility to commit our skills and knowledge to ensuring that the dignity of the elderly is honoured.
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ACU aged care experts say the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety needs to be the tipping point required to ensure the needs of vulnerable older Australians are respected af...
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Our campuses are open and ready for Semester 1, with social activities and information sessions following COVID-safe practices.
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An exciting partnership between Australian Catholic University and the Sacramento Kings will expose the NBA club to world leading researchers and timely advances in performance, recovery and sports te...
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Hundreds of students arrived at ACU’s new Blacktown campus on Tuesday 23 February for Orientation activities.
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Australian Catholic University is headed to the coalface in a collaboration aiming to fight for fairness in the workplace.
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Australia has only half the number of palliative care doctors needed to provide good quality care for chronically and terminally ill patients despite increasing demand, an ACU study has found.
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The Melbourne Storm are more likely to win away from home than any of their opponents, according to a new study.
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ACU was delighted to host Hon Tanya Plibersek MP and Michelle Rowland MP on a tour of our new nursing facilities under development at our new Blacktown campus on 16 December 2020.
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Mental health nurses report staff shortages, unsustainable high workloads, acutely unwell patients, and verbal and physical aggression as top causes of work stress impacting their own mental health, a...
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A new program launched by Australian Catholic University (ACU) and Metro North Hospital and Health Service is helping Australian seniors with lung disease get back to doing what they love sooner.
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ACU researchers have won over $2 million in Australian Research Council Discovery grants for research in education, health, and history.
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) liturgy expert Dr Jason McFarland has been appointed to the National Liturgical Commission.
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Fraudulent purchase orders. ACU is aware of a scam targeting university suppliers worldwide. Please review the information below to keep yourself safe.
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Gerard and Anne Henderson have been recognised with honorary doctorates for their influence on how Australian history and contemporary public policy issues are understood and debated.
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ACU and Boston College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support and facilitate collaboration between the two institutions.
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Living within the strict confines of Queensland's biosecurity hub has not prevented NSW Swifts midcourter Tayla Fraser from meeting her Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science study commitments.
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It's been a tough year on the field for Alex Twal and Oliver Clark but the Wests Tigers duo have succeeded off it by completing degree at ACU.
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Like so many Victorian teenagers, a young Tom Crameri just wanted to work for an AFL club.
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ACU continues to climb rankings among the top two per cent of universities in the world
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Teenagers with controlling-style parents experience a sharp drop in mental health and self-esteem, and the damage can be lasting, a world-first ACU study has found.
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Find out if you’ve won.
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Prac placement at a hospital in western Sydney has provided thrower Alex Hulley with a timely distraction to her disrupted mission to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
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ACU has just completed a pilot program that will help support student veterans as they transition from the military to studying at ACU via a free, two-week preparatory program.
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Cyclists who retreated indoors due to COVID-19 restrictions could discover the nutritional keys to maximised performance.
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Thirty scholarship students will be the first to undertake the new Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) at Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) North Sydney Campus next year under a generous fund...
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A life-changing new program is giving young people of all abilities the confidence to develop an everlasting love of physical activity.
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) will use a combination of cost-saving measures and reinvestment of surpluses to address the financial impact of COVID-19 as part of its recovery management plan ou...
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) has appointed of Professor Timothy McKenry as the new Chair of Academic Board.
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The Office of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel has given ACU a grant of more than $240,000 from the 2019-20 Supporting Younger Veterans (SYV) grants program.
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A three-day turnaround is sufficient for soccer players to rebound as football administrators around the globe race to compress fixtures to complete seasons disrupted by coronavirus.
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Staff in ACU's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine celebrate International Nurses Day on Tuesday May 12th by giving a shout out for the profession of Nursing of which they're so proud
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ACU researcher Imre Kouw has received the British Nutrition Foundation's prestigious 2020 BNF Drummond Early Career Scientist Award which recognises early career excellence in nutrition science.
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Bigger, better and stronger is the silver lining by-product of COVID-19 isolation for Sydney Roosters winger Brydie Parker.
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Times of upheaval demand radical solutions, which is why ACU is turning the traditional approach to learning on its head.
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Year 12 students can turn the COVID-19 pandemic disruption in their favour by applying for direct entry into an Australian Catholic University business degree.
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Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven AO, GCSG will retire in January 2021 after 13 years leading Australian Catholic University (ACU), Chancellor The Hon John Fahey AC, GCSG has announc...
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Fostering the arts is part of the traditional artistic endeavours of the Catholic Church as a patron of the arts, and of ACU’s undertaking as a university to promote art and culture.
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Thinking Philosophy brings the research of ACU philosophers to anyone interested in an an examined life.
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ACU has been recognised as a leader in workplace gender equality for the ninth consecutive year.
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Inspiring Torres Strait Islanders with English as a second language is part of the toolkit for a new breed of teachers trained to work in Australia’s most challenging and remote classrooms.
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) expects to offer a new BA degree in Western Civilisation from 2021.
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Leading British philosopher Professor John Haldane will join the Australian Catholic University this year to establish a new project to develop Catholic school education, situating this within a broad...
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ACU is closely monitoring developments in the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
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Regular exercise changes the composition of the gut bacteria and may play a crucial role in skeletal muscle function and endurance.
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Endurance athletes on a low-carbohydrate, high-fat or keto diet for its alleged benefits to performance may be sacrificing their bone health.
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ACU Provost Professor Pauline Nugent and former Associate Vice-Chancellor NSW/ACT Professor Marea Nicholson were among members of the ACU community recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours.
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Professor Joy Damousi FASSA FAHA has been appointed as the Director of ACU’s new Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences.
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As bushfires and smoke haze continue to have a major impact across Australia, ACU extends its support to those affected by the crisis.
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ACU has been named first runner-up in an international award for its community engagement programs, including a unique model which ensures every student can make a community contribution while at the ...
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Law student Danielle Lamborn has risen from homeless teenager to Refugee Law Project volunteer and is set to embark on a prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship to the Philippines.
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Potential Olympians will hit and field virtual balls as part of an innovative partnership between Australian Catholic University and Baseball Queensland.
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It's no secret that being in nature is good for your health. Something as simple as a walk in the park can boost well-being and deliver benefits ranging from better sleep to lower stress.
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Five academic researchers from the Mary Mackillop Institute for Health Research have been named in the 2019 Web of Science Global List of highly cited researchers.
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The importance of championing diversity and inclusion were key themes at ACU’s fifth Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast at Parliament House in Melbourne on Tuesday 26 November.
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ACU and Blacktown City Council formally ratified their partnership, led by ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven and Blacktown City Mayor Tony Bleasdale OAM, with the signing of a “H...
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Using the Arts to teach all subject areas including STEM is a critical building block towards children’s learning and development according to an education expert.
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Shaving milliseconds that could mean the difference between success and failure has led V8 Supercars giant Triple Eight into the biomechanics lab at Australian Catholic University.
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In recent years, Australian Catholic University has made a strategic decision to invest in the liberal arts. As a result, the University is climbing steadily in the rankings of global universities ren...
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Boot camps, running and even CrossFit can be safe for heavily pregnant women and their babies according to Australian Catholic University research.
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At a recent meeting of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Academy of Liturgy in Melbourne, ACU PhD candidate Michael Wallace from Dunedin, New Zealand, offered a presentation drawing on elements ...
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ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven launched the Thomas More Law School’s new Canon Law Centre at the ACU North Sydney Campus on Wednesday 18 September.
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ACU’s first book of the year will stimulate students to reflect on the theme of Hope, as part of a new program which recognises the power of fiction to build empathy and improve psychological wellbein...
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School-aged children with an intellectual disability are the focus of new research designed to increase their physical activity and fitness.
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) has entered the 351–400 band on THE World University Rankings 2020, putting it in the top two per cent of all universities worldwide.*
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Canberra-based poet John Foulcher is the winner of the 2019 ACU Prize for Poetry, receiving $10,000 in prize money for his entry Revising Casuarinas.
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Parents of ‘tweens’ will get a report card on how their child uses screen-based devices and whether that use meets national guidelines.
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Law students are behind a life-changing pro bono program securing major court wins for asylum seekers facing deportation from Australia.
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A direct university pathway scheme that will offer consistent entry requirements for military veterans was launched at the ACU Brisbane Campus on Monday 26 August.
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There has been speculation about the name of the Pell Centre at ACU’s Ballarat Campus, with some suggestions that the University has made a “recent decision” to retain its name.
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ACU conferred an honorary doctor of the University (Honoris Causa) on Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda CSsR, Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq on Tuesday 23 July.
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Oxytocin, known as the love hormone, could play a key role in treating the debilitating psychiatric illness body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) when used as a nasal spray.
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Hexagonal honeycomb and three-leafed clover are among the marvels of nature that can unlock young children’s passion for maths.
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Calle Nicholls is the recipient of the 2019 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship which will assist her to undertake study at the Rome Campus.
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Australia’s Catholic Bishops were welcomed to the ACU Rome Campus this week during their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to the Holy See.
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Pain and frustration have given way to unbridled joy for Holly Cushing who will represent her country for the first time at the 30th Summer Universiade in Italy.
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) will move to adopt a free speech code, based on the model code drafted by former High Court Chief Justice The Hon Robert French AC.
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This is to advise that Australian Catholic University has been the target of a cyber attack. A data breach was discovered on 22 May 2019 and a number of staff email accounts and some University system...
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Victorian mental health nurses report staff shortages, unsustainable high workloads, acutely unwell patients, and verbal and physical aggression as top causes of stress at work, according to a new ACU...
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ACU has commissioned a triptych, the first full-size altar piece created in the Medieval Italian Sienese style in at least 400 years, which depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, accompanie...
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A statement from Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven.
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Older Australians who sneak exercise into the day with a regular morning workout significantly improve decision-making for the next eight hours of the day.
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Consuming just one sugary drink can trigger harmful functional changes in arteries and increase the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and early death.
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ACU has welcomed the federal Labor Party’s pledge to dedicate $7 million to support the establishment of ACU’s new Blacktown campus in the heart of Western Sydney.
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Associate Professor Miriam Tanti has been appointed as the inaugural Campus Dean at our Strathfield Campus.
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Entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prizes, the 2019 ACU Prize for Poetry, with poets from all over the country competing for the coveted $10,000 first prize.
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Young men are more likely to be “bullshitters” compared to their female counterparts, particularly if they are American or Canadian and hail from an advantaged socio-economic background, according to ...
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Research excellence at ACU has been further recognised by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for its significant impact in advancing health, education and social outcomes for Australians.
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Suspending students from school often does more harm than good and should be scrapped, new ACU research shows.
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Exercise is being teamed up with drug therapy to see if it can become a potent weapon against prostate cancer.
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The legacy left by the execution of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, and the fight against the death penalty, were the burning issues discussed as the law community honoured one of their finest peers...
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Australian Catholic University (ACU) has performed remarkably well over the last three years in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.
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Michael Baker has been awarded a prestigious ESSA Fellowship recognising his contribution to the exercise and sport science industry, support and dedication to the association.
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An Australian education foundation has increased its commitment to its ACU scholarship program in Victoria by extending it to New South Wales-based students.
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Performance recovery expert Dr Shona Halson hopes her recognition as one of Exercise and Sports Science Australia’s top female leaders in 2019 will inspire a new generation of women to reach for the t...
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ACU’s Jack Hickey has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) medal for his ground-breaking work in hamstring injury.
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Low literacy levels in Australian children from disadvantaged backgrounds are setting up young people to continue the cycle of unemployment and socio-economic struggle, leading education experts have ...
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New campus at Blacktown to provide access to thousands of students.
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The size of the brain’s pleasure and reward processing sensors could be behind increased body fat in adolescents and obesity later in life, new research has found.
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Congratulations to Dr Duncan Cook and Associate Professor Nick Carter for being awarded an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) ‘Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning’....
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Australian Catholic University is aware of a finding made by a Victorian jury against Cardinal George Pell.
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ACU has been recognised as a leader in workplace gender equality for the seventh consecutive year.
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Researchers worried about the ethics of paying children to take part in research shouldn’t be, a new ACU study reveals.
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The actions of an Australian Catholic University law student have secured a major court win for an asylum seeker facing deportation and given hope to thousands of refugees.
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The words seemed alien to him, but the flailing arms of his Italian coach spoke volumes to water polo player Harry Shaw during the international study experience of a lifetime.
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Inspired by maestros like Ballon d’Or winners Luka Modric and Lionel Messi, sport scientists are investigating whether they can measure and teach one of football’s great intangibles – vision. A resea...
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Australian Catholic University’s Doseena Fergie and Bruce Kemp have received some of the nation’s highest honours in this year’s Australia Day awards.
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Time-poor parents are creating a “backseat generation” of children who don’t walk to school even when they live close by.
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Women who eat a diet filled with unhealthy junk food have higher rates of the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein beta-amyloid in their brains - putting them at greater risk of developing dementia.
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As tennis demands more from its players, an Australian Catholic University study has revealed it is women who pay a greater physical toll at the Australian Open.
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Dr Emmanuel Nathan has been appointed by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).
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New research has found that how parents read to their children improves children’s memory and learning outcomes.
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Kate Gavin is the recipient of the 2018 Francis Xavier Conaci scholarship which will assist her to study at the Rome Campus.
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ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven AO GCSG has welcomed the appointment of the Most Reverend Peter A Comensoli as thenew Archbishop of Melbourne.
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