Research from Dr Mylene Mariette from Deakin SEBE has found zebra finch eggs exposed to even low levels of traffic noise are less likely to hatch and that nestlings exposed to traffic noise don't grow as well.

Find out more:

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Two new Deakin University projects have received more than $5.1 million in funding through the 2023 NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies scheme.

Well done to project leads IMPACT's Alyna Turner and Deakin UniversitySeed 's Prof Craig Olsson!

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Congratulations to Deakin Network Against Gendered Violence who were awarded ~$1.2m from the Queensland Government to better support victim-survivors of sexual violence.

This work is led by A/Profs Associate Professor Mary Iliadis Dr Lata Satyen Clare Farmer ⚖️ 📚 🐾 & John Toumbourou.

Read the QLD Government’s statement: statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100…

The recent Singapore Airlines incident might have us questioning the safety of air travel, but as Institute for Health Transformation's Hassan Vally writes for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand, flying is still not as risky as we think it is.

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24 Aussie artists and Deakin researchers are heading to Venice in 2024 to develop place-responsive art over six months.

Find out about the Venetian Bind project: publicartcommission.com/project/veneti…

Congratulations Maria Forsyth Maria Forsyth Deakin IFM on this recognition of your work and impact in improving energy storage technology 🎉

A/Prof Jaithri Ananthapavan was awarded a highly competitive $510K NHMRC Investigator grant to to transform resource allocation decision-making for #obesity prevention.
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Join us in celebrating the home to the world's largest open access carbon fibre pilot production line - Carbon Nexus (@DeakinIFM) - on its ten-year anniversary this month.

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Well done to Jo Salmon, Dr Edith Holloway, Assoc Prof Jaithri Ananthapavan and Dr Pedro Pinto Machado who received more than $4.7 million in funding in the 2024 NHMRC Investigator grant scheme.

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#PintAU24 is on again tonight at Geelong's Little Creatures Brewery and it's a full Deakin University dance card!

Join James Gong, David Francis and Ellen Moon Dr Ellen Moon (she/her) as they talk sustainability and our natural world.

Get more info and your tickets at pintofscience.com.au

#PintAU2024 is at Little Creatures Brewery Geelong tonight!

Come along and catch Deakin University's Dona Ann JOHNS share her research into re-purposing drugs for kids' brain cancer.

Tickets and more info at pintofscience.com.au

Kathryn Backholer said ‘an affordable daily diet had edged too far away for many Australians’, in an article from ABC News yesterday.

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Need something to do tonight?

Get along to welcome to thornbury for #PintAU24 to see Deakin University's Dr Elodie Camprasse (she/her) 👩‍🔬🗺️🤿📷 talk about her research in the Great Southern Reef.

At Geelong's Little Creatures, join Peter Vuillermin to find out the importance of bacteria.

Tix at pintofscience.com.au

It's not too late to get your tickets to the #PintAU24 Festival!

Catch Deakin University's Dr Elodie Camprasse (she/her) 👩‍🔬🗺️🤿📷 in Melbourne 13 May & Peter Vuillermin, James Gong, David Francis, Ellen Moon Dr Ellen Moon (she/her) & Dona Ann JOHNS in Geelong 13-15 May.

Visit pintofscience.com.au for more info and tickets

As new evidence about ultra-processed foods is revealed, Institute for Health Transformation's Gary Sacks & Kathryn Backholer & Uni of Auckland's Dr Sally Mackay & Dr Kathryn Bradbury say debates over ultra-processed foods shouldn't delay policies to actually improve our diets.

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Curious about cutting-edge research? Join Deakin Faculty of Health's monthly International Research Partnerships Colloquium! Hear from renowned academics at Deakin & our partner universities.

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Well done to Dr Faezeh Makhlooghiazad who was awarded an ARC Early-Career Industry Fellowship!

Her project will advance Australia’s energy storage capability by developing safe, eco-friendly and affordable battery materials.

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Children’s risky play – like climbing and building campfires – can be used as opportunities for educators to teach children about physical, chemical and biological science, says The Centre for Research for Educational Impact's Dr Chris Speldewinde.

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Almost 2.5 million Australians are living in apartments according to the latest census data.

Deakin's HOME (Deakin SEBE ) Co-Director Dr Fiona Andrews found young families are socialising outside more due to lack of space and noise concerns.

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Congratulations to ADI's Dr Amanuel Elias who has published a book titled 'Racism and Anti-Racism Today: Principles, Policies and Practices' with Emerald Publishing👏 📚

Available here: books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/ra…