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Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in the rural health workforce and open doors to future careers in health. Students from Banora Point High School, Byron Bay
Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in the rural health workforce and open doors to future careers in health. Students from Banora Point High School, Byron Bay
Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in
All in for Indigenous research
Last week UCRH brought people together for a powerful day of rural health research at the UCRH Indigenous Research Symposium, held during Reconciliation Week under the theme All In. The
Global visitors explore simulation in Lismore
A recent visit to the University Centre for Rural Health shows how rural health education in Australia can lead on the world stage. As part of the 2026 Laerdal Simulation
Housing design tackles hidden health risks
New rural health research is shining a light on how better housing design could reduce serious illness in remote communities. Associate Professor Veronica Matthews from UCRH is a co-author on
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A student placement that stitched connection and dignity at Fletcher Street Cottage When University of Sydney social work student Laura Cole arrived in the Northern Rivers for her placement at Fletcher Street Cottage in Byron Bay, she brought more than her studies with her. She also brought a personal skill
Aboriginal health research is at the centre of a new publication co-authored by UCRH researcher Associate Professor Emma Walke, exploring how University Departments of Rural Health have supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health over more than a decade. Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
How do we build better policy for people who live outside the city? New rural health research is helping answer that question, with UCRH researcher Jodie Bailie a co-author on a chapter in A Research Agenda for Lived Experience and Disability Policy. Titled Re-imagining policymaking with rural people with disability
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in antenatal care: supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. As the MOHMQuit – Midwives and Obstetricians Helping Mothers to Quit Smoking
Community-led responses are a critical part of rural health research, especially as climate disasters become more frequent and severe. A new journal article co-authored by UCRH researchers Jo Longman, Emma Pittaway and Jodie Bailie and colleagues from the Sydney Environment Institute shines a light on how local knowledge and long-standing
Rural health research often focuses on services and systems, but communities themselves play a huge role in how people respond and recover after disasters. A new journal article co-authored by UCRH researchers Jo Longman, Emma Pittaway and Jodie Bailie and University of Sydney colleagues takes a closer look at what
New rural health research involving UCRH’s Professor Megan Passey from the University Centre for Rural Health has contributed to an important update on how best to support women to stop smoking during pregnancy. The article, Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy, was published in the Cochrane
New research co-authored by UCRH’s Jodie Bailie sheds light on how rural clinical placements shape medical students’ wellbeing and sense of connection. The six year study draws on national data to explore experiences of social isolation and wellbeing during Rural clinical placements, offering timely insights for rural health education and
Recent rural health research co-authored by Jodie Bailie is shining a light on why people with disability continue to face barriers when trying to see medical specialists in Australia. Published in the Australian Economic Review, the article explores how cost, waiting times and system design combine to limit access to
As climate change drives longer and more intense heatwaves, rural health research is increasingly focused on how extreme heat affects people at key life stages. A recent journal article co-authored by UCRH researcher Associate Professor Veronica Matthews shines a light on what hot weather means for pregnancy, drawing together lived
A new rural health research paper led by former UCRH MD student Noah Folpp has been published in SSM Health Systems, examining how young people with intellectual disability transition from paediatric to adult health care and where current systems fall short. The study grew from Noah’s MD Research Project, completed
We’re pleased to share the latest edition of Anatomy, showcasing a year of focused work to strengthen rural health in Australia through education, research and deep community partnership in the Northern Rivers and beyond. This edition brings together our work across four connected themes: health equity in action; education and
