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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
Study tracks disaster impacts on communities
New rural health research is shedding light on what happens to our connections with each other when disasters keep hitting the same place. Dr Rebecca McNaught from UCRH is a
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While the bulk of UCRH’s focus on Australian health and wellbeing, we are always mindful of opportunities to contribute to global knowledge and understanding. Recently one of our researchers, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman, was co-author of research looking at Bangladeshi university students. The work has now been published in Health Science Reports
UCRH researcher Associate Professor Chris Williams is part of a team of researchers working on a new trial, called the RESHAP-ED trial, which is set to explore whether having physiotherapists as the first point of contact can help reduce the time patients spend in an emergency department (ED). EDs are
UCRH researcher Associate Professor Vanette McLennan is among the authors of new work looking at how assistive technology (AT) is helping people with spinal cord injuries or damage (SCI/D) achieve their study and work goals. The authors reviewed 23 studies to understand how AT is used and the experiences of
UCRH research fellow Dr Rebecca McNaught has shared personal and professional insights into the experience of last week’s approach of Cyclone Alfred. UCRH has a number of researchers including Dr McNaught who have led various studies around the impacts of devastating flooding in the Northern Rivers in 2017 and again
In the wake of another flood and storm disaster to impact the Northern Rivers, a group of UCRH researchers have shared insights about how flooding can impact human health. Their work, published today in The Conversation outlines research conducted by UCRH which studied the impact of floods on human health
Overweight and obesity are becoming more common worldwide, and a new study has looked at how these trends might continue into the future. Researchers examined data from 1990 to 2021 and made predictions up to 2050, highlighting a worrying increase in obesity rates. Their work was supported by a global
UCRH researcher Chris Williams is among a group of authors to publish a new review delving into whether sitting around too much could be causing back pain in children and teenagers. The team of researchers reviewed a large number of studies to see if there’s a connection between being sedentary
The way that disaster management agencies and community-led grassroots groups work together during and after a crisis has captured local, national and even global attention as the number of floods, fires and other climate disasters increase in frequency and magnitude. With that in mind, UCRH is holding a Research Seminar
From today students and health practitioners training at the University Centre for Rural Health Northern Rivers (UCRH) will have access to a new, world-class maternal and birthing simulator called MamaAnne. UCRH is the first location in Australia to take delivery of the MamaAnne simulator, and one of the first sites
As part of the Australian Rural Health Education Network, researchers from UCRH have joined with colleagues from across the country to publish new insights around changes to rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Their work, published in the Australian Journal
UCRH’s Director Professor Vicki Flood is one of a group of researchers behind a newly published study that has found that drinking a moderate amount of coffee might help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in older adults. As part of the Blue Mountains Eye Study, researchers looked
UCRH researcher Jane Linton has contributed to a new study that’s set to change how arthritis education is delivered to Aboriginal communities across Australia. The research team used a community-based participatory action approach to bring together lived experience from Aboriginal people and clinical guidelines. The result? A set of clear,
