Research translation and impact

At ACU, we are committed to the pursuit of knowledge, the dignity of the human person and the common good. We engage communities, government, industry and the not-for-profit sector to translate our research into real and sustainable impacts on the health, wellbeing and prosperity of all people.

Helping Forgotten Australians to find their past

History and Archaeology

Find and Connect is a resource that allows Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants and anyone with an interest in the history of child welfare in Australia to access information about the country’s orphanages, children’s homes and other institutions.

Resolving challenges in early childhood learning through play

Education

ACU’s Pedagogical Play Framework and associated apps integrate play-based pedagogy and intentional teaching to resolve a conceptual conflict in play-based learning models. It has spread across the early childhood sector nationally, as the central design concept in the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) apps.

Nursing protocols transform stroke care clinical practice

Public and Allied Health Sciences

New nurse-led protocols for stroke patients developed through the Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Trial to manage fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing (FeSS) post-stroke have resulted in changes to policy, guidelines and clinical practice across the globe.

Supporting school principals’ health and wellbeing

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

The Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey has consistently highlighted that many principals are at breaking point.

Putting kids at the heart of family support services

Studies in Human Society

What started as a resource that would help families experiencing homelessness has evolved into a suite of learning resources to help support staff and organisations understand how to put vulnerable children at the centre of their work.

Asserting the ethics of aged care

Philosophy and Religious Studies

ACU’s exploration of advance care planning, which enables patient wishes to inform decisions made by families and medical professionals and to respect patient autonomy and dignity, has led to the development of further research into other areas of medical ethics around aged care issues.

What are the benefits of Pastoral Care to hospital patients and aged care residents?

ACU partnered with six healthcare organisations (hospitals and residential aged care) to report on the perceived benefits and quality of the pastoral care received by patients and residents.

ARC Engagement and Impact Assessment (EI)

EI assesses how well university researchers are engaging with end-users and translating their research into real-world impacts.

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Resources to help grow your research impact

ACU staff members can access our research impact toolkit which provides resources to support the achievement of research impact.

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