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Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection and collaboration. Supporting stronger networks and the sharing of ideas is an important part of building healthier and more resilient
Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection and collaboration. Supporting stronger networks and the sharing of ideas is an important part of building healthier and more resilient
Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection
UCRH researchers recognised with major awards
Two UCRH researchers have received significant recognition for work that is helping shape the future of rural health research and Aboriginal health outcomes. Dr Cas Sedran-Price (pictured right) has been
Healthy country equals healthy people
This news post is part of a series for our website and quarterly newsletter where we are invite contributions from others who share our commitment to health equity. From partners,
Renewing local rural health partnership
The University of Sydney and Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership through their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a further three years, continuing their shared
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Staff from UCRH and Southern Cross University joined forces to author a recent journal article exploring the experiences of First Nations participants as the #BlackLivesMatter protests burst onto Australian mainstream and social media platforms and onto Australian streets in 2020. Marcelle Townsend-Cross and Kathomi Gatwiri explore First Nations participants’ perceptions
At UCRH we are committed to ensuring that we walk lightly on this country, that we provide a strong education and cultural grounding for future health practitioners and we draw on the expertise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues to lead education and research to address health inequities faced
New research published by a team of Aboriginal staff at URCH dives into the opportunities for universities to actively engage with Aboriginal communities to participate, conduct and ideally lead responsible research that attends to community priorities and issues. The Health from the Grassroots (Grassroots) project sought to address an ongoing
Dr Vanette McLennan has joined UCRH in the new role of Academic Lead and Associate Professor Allied Health. Vanette will play a pivotal role in leading education and research at the UCRH with a focus on the allied health program. We asked Vanette a couple of questions in her first
Researchers on the MOHMQuit project have passed a major milestone in their work to help midwives, obstetricians and Aboriginal health workers support pregnant women to quit smoking. After 15 months of work, the project’s implementation trial has now been completed. Our researchers teamed with partners in five local health districts
We get attached to the students who come and spend time with us, and it is always a sad day when they leave! We recently farewelled 12 Sydney Health medical students who spent the third year of their degrees with us. They’ve experienced working at many Northern NSW Local Health
We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Alison Gerlach to our Centre. Dr Gerlach is an expert in inclusive and responsive early childhood practices whose work draws on many years of occupational therapy with dis/abled children in different contexts. Dr Gerlach is Associate Director of the School of Child
Congratulations to University of Sydney MD student Bradley Shea who was recently awarded the Dean’s Prize for Research in Public Health. The award is given to a student enrolled in their final year for the highest performance and best MD project. Bradley’s project, completed while on placement with us, focused
UCRH Director, Professor Vicki Flood and Academic Co-ordinator (General Practice and Community), Dr Christine Ahern, were pleased to appear before the NSW Parliaments Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional Health yesterday. Their appearance was part of the second public hearing for the inquiry into regional, rural and
We were proud to see leading UCRH researcher Associate Professor Veronica Matthews speaking with national leaders as part of the Climate Change and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Ministerial Roundtable at Parliament House. Hosted by the The Lowitja Institute (photo by Lowitja) the roundtable provided an opportunity to canvass
Thanks to Lucinda Colbert, one of our fabulous Western Sydney University medical students, for sharing her perspective on the recent Rural Medicine Australia Conference. This October I had the absolute privilege of attending ACRRM and RDAA’s Rural Medicine Australia conference (RMA) as a research presenter. When I first experienced RMA
Last week the annual North Coast Medical Education Collaboration face-to-face meeting took place at Invercauld House, Goonellabah. Since 2007 we have delivered the North Coast Medical Education Collaboration between the Universities of Wollongong, Western Sydney and Sydney to provide placements for long stay medical students in addition to our shorter
