Am I reading this correctly that the next NHMRC investigator rounds opens up in 8 weeks? nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-f…

ARC has provided some info about the #DiscoveryProjects EOI shortlisting process ▶️ arc.gov.au/sites/default/…

🔹27.5% success rate – 1141 shortlisted of 4147 EOIs
🔹EOIs with 'disparate scores' shortlisted if median score put it above threshold
🔹All EOIs reviewed by 3 assessors

DP25 EOI applicants: tomorrow all lead CIs will receive an email with their outcomes and all applicants will be able to get their results in RMS. Due to the volume of applications, emails may be staggered throughout the day.

Stay tuned for an update.

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2 positions available: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow at UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health and/or UNSW Social Policy Research Centre. Apply today!

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We propose a simple way to measure PrEP adherence in self-report surveys that incorporates prevention-effective adherence. Research letter led by Doug Fraser

Martin Holt Jason Ong Prof Andrew Grulich AIDS Journal

journals.lww.com/aidsonline/abs…

Our #doxyPEP consensus statement has been published in MJA, great to have these recommendations in the journal. Vincent Cornelisse ASHM onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mj…

New #OpenAccess article exploring illness narratives of mpox. People affected in Australia shared troubling accounts of care and stigma, difficulties managing the acute illness, long-lasting symptoms, and a range of other social disruptions.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Very grateful to be the editor’s pick at STD Journal! We found gay/bi men were not testing for STIs as frequently as per clinical guidelines.
Martin Holt Tim Broady Michael Traeger Prof Andrew Grulich Garrett Prestage John Rule

Submit your abstract now for the Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference 2024.

Join global delegates in sharing the latest research and work on #HIV and #AIDS at #HIV AIDS2024 from 16-18 September 2024 at ICC Sydney.

Submissions close 21 April. Submit now: buff.ly/3T32lMt

Today I got a very sweet, meaningful and beautiful gift from my supervisor Martin Holt with my first PhD paper on it.😎 🤣
Doing a PhD overseas is hard, but Martin and Tim Broady are always supportive and caring, just like my family. They make the journey easier for me. Thanks 🫶🏻

🎉Check our paper on HIV risk & Behavior among recently-arrived GBM migrants in Australia🔍doi.org/10.1002/jia2.2… 📢Similar levels of HIV acquisition risk but lower levels of PrEP awareness and use were reported. Journal of the IAS Martin Holt Tim Broady Curtis Chan @MacgibbonJames

8 people critical following a rave in Vic.

Hear me out: what if, at events like this, under frighteningly hot conditions, we could offer some sort of service to test people’s drugs and offer tailored harm reduction advice on-site?

Too wild?

amp.abc.net.au/article/103291…

This #WorldAIDSDay we're also drawing attention to what remains to be done to reduce the harm of stigma. #nomorestigma #stigmakills UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture

Tile 1🔗:
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Tile 2🔗: unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastrea…

Today is World AIDS Day. UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health reaffirms our ongoing support for people living with HIV, commemorates those we have lost and acknowledges the vital role that affected communities play in advocating for equitable access to prevention and treatment, and an end to #HIVstigma .

Today is World Aids Day. Falling on December 1 each year, it is a day to show our support for people with HIV, commemorate those we have lost to the epidemic, and raise awareness about HIV and AIDS care, treatment, research and prevention.

aidsmap have written an excellent summary of our research findings on PrEP dosing practices. Kari Lancaster Martin Holt Tim rhodes UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health

aidsmap.com/news/nov-2023/…

Only 7.5% of GBM not on PrEP in our sample in 2021 had 3+ STI tests in the last year, falling short of testing guidelines recommendations. Even in PrEP users, frequent STI testing decreased from 71.7% in 2017 to 58.6% in 2021.

Full paper here: journals.lww.com/stdjournal/abs…

Our #OpenAccess article on PrEP dosing practices is now in issue in Sociology of Health and Illness Journal. Considering the mundane domestic practices of dosing generates insight into how adherence is materialised and how conditions for capacitating dosing might be better supported.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9…