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Shaking the Bush
In December, UCRH partnered with community leaders of Tennant Creek and housing advocates for Shaking the Bush, a gathering designed to spread the spark ignited by Wilya Janta for better Aboriginal housing across Australia. The event was part of the Coming Home, Making Home, Valuing Home project, which explores how
Shaking the Bush
In December, UCRH partnered with community leaders of Tennant Creek and housing advocates for Shaking the Bush, a gathering designed to spread the spark ignited by Wilya Janta for better Aboriginal housing across Australia. The event was part of the Coming Home, Making Home, Valuing Home project, which explores how
Shaking the Bush
In December, UCRH partnered with community leaders of Tennant Creek and housing advocates for Shaking the Bush, a gathering designed to spread the spark ignited by Wilya Janta for better
Rural disability research community of practice
A new paper co-authored by UCRH researcher Dr Jodie Bailie shines a light on the power of collaboration in rural disability research. The commentary explores the development and impact of
Community-led disaster response indispensable
A new research paper published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction shines a light on the vital role of communities in disaster response and recovery. The study, led
Stepping back to celebrate
In this series for our website and quarterly newsletter, we invite contributions from others who share our commitment to health equity. From partners, practitioners, students and more, we want to
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We’re proud to share that a UCRH medical student from our 2024 cohort, Maddi Eveleigh has led a published research paper that shines a light on an important issue: why people with intellectual disability often miss out on important health checks. The study, published in BMC Medical Education, looked at what
We’re delighted to announce that Dr Pramod Durgakeri has officially stepped into the role of Academic Lead for Surgery here at UCRH. Many of our students and staff will already know Pramod through his teaching over the past three years. He’s a general surgeon based at Northern Rivers Surgeons and
UCRH proudly joined a global community of Indigenous health leaders, researchers, and advocates at the 2025 Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, held last week under the powerful theme Strong, Fearless, Together. This biennial event is a cornerstone for sharing knowledge grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and
A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia has revealed just how much impact inhalers have on the environment, and how we can do better. This research was co-authored by former UCRH Director Professor Ross Bailie and was supported by UCRH educator Dr Joe Duncan, who contributed to
In a new series for our website and quarterly newsletter, we are inviting contributions from others who share our commitment to health equity. From partners, practitioners, students and more, we want to hear and support many voices in the conversation about improving health outcomes for rural and regional communities across
A groundbreaking new study published in the journal Women’s Health is bringing long-overdue recognition to the women who played a pivotal role in the Northern Rivers’ recovery from the catastrophic 2022 floods. The research, led by UCRH, documents how women across the region stepped into leadership roles, filling critical gaps
We’re excited to reach a major milestone in an important project designed to upgrade to our Clinical Placement Management System. After working closely with our University of Sydney colleagues at the Broken Hill UDRH and with technology provider DVE Solutions, we’re ready to transition to Placements Plus, a more modern,
We’re proud to congratulate UCRH research fellows Alison Laycock and Aunty Lynette O’Donoghue, and former UCRH director Professor Ross Bailie on the publication of their new book, Primary Health Care and Continuous Quality Improvement: An Evidence-Based Guide, released by Sydney University Press. This important work brings together over 20 years
A new nationwide study co-authored by UCRH researcher Dr Mohammad Hamiduzzaman has revealed major gaps in dementia care training for health and aged care workers in rural and remote parts of Australia. Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden among older Australians, and providing quality care—especially in rural
A new study co-authored by three researchers from UCRH, with a University of Sydney colleague, is helping pave the way for how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to train future pharmacists. Published in the journal Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, the study looked at how conversational AI agents—think chatbots
Co-design is a popular buzzword in health research, but what does it actually mean when working with young people? A new review co-authored by UCRH’s Dr Jodie Bailie has found that while co-design is widely used in research involving young people, there’s no single definition of what it is or
UCRH researcher Caroline Deen is a co-author of a newly published study that confirms the reliability of an updated dietary assessment tool designed for use in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The study tested the updated Menzies Remote Short-Item Dietary Assessment Tool (MRSDAT) against traditional 24-hour dietary recalls.
