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Young people at risk of homelessness find their voice through photography

19 December 2023

Life Course Centre researchers at The University of Queensland have collaborated with Anglicare Southern Queensland (ASQ) to produce a youth photovoice project that explores young people’s experiences of home and…

  • Homelessness
  • Housing
  • Centre Profile

  • Program 1: People

  • Program 2: Places

  • Program 3: Opportunities

Anti-Poverty Week roundtable: Tackling poverty and disadvantage through data

7 November 2023

Building the shared data environment to address key issues of poverty and disadvantage – from communities, housing and food insecurity to youth transitions, education and opportunities – was the focus…

  • Policy
  • Poverty
  • Centre Achievements

  • Program 1: People

  • Program 2: Places

Centre researcher secures $1.2m NHMRC funding to support mental health research

12 October 2023

The Life Course Centre congratulates Dr Alyssa Milton, Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, on being awarded targeted call for research funding from the National Health and Medical Research…

  • Health
  • Mental Health
  • Centre Profile

Statement of Support for the Voice to Parliament

5 September 2023

The Life Course Centre affirms its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for a First Nations Voice to Parliament (the Voice) to be enshrined in…

  • First Nations Peoples
  • Featured Research

  • Program 1: People

New program shows after school hours care can boost children’s social wellbeing

5 September 2023

Program allows children’s voices to shine A pilot study shows how after-school-hours care can play an important role in building children’s wellbeing and social connection. The program involves children in…

  • Children
  • Education
  • Featured Research

  • Program 3: Opportunities

Showcasing care at the heart of homeless communities

5 September 2023

“What I see in these pictures and what really ties this exhibition together is care. These people care about themselves and they care about their communities.” These are the words…

  • Health
  • Homelessness
  • Housing
  • Featured Research

Childhood trauma linked to pregnancy complications

8 August 2023

A study led by Life Course Centre researchers at the University of Queensland has found women who have experienced maltreatment, domestic violence or household substance abuse as children have a…

  • Early Childhood
  • Mental Health
  • Pregnancy
  • Centre Profile

  • Program 3: Opportunities

From Bergen to Brisbane: working paper attracts international visitor

8 August 2023

The Life Course Centre Working Paper Series helped to bring Magnus Jørgensen from Bergen in Norway to Brisbane in Australia in 2023. A PhD candidate at the Department of Health…

  • Adolescence
  • Education
  • Mental Health
  • Centre Profile

  • Program 2: Places

Low-income households being left behind on move to electrification

25 July 2023

Lower-income households support shifting to electric-only homes, but they will need more assistance from government to do so, according to a new joint report from the Brotherhood of St. Laurence…

  • Climate
  • Cost of Living
  • Energy
  • Sustainability
  • Featured Research

  • Program 3: Opportunities

Rethinking the role of charity in a cost-of-living crisis

13 July 2023

Life Course Centre researchers have partnered with Queensland’s two largest charities to establish a direct link between levels of government income support and people’s need for charity. The study calls…

  • Charity
  • Housing
  • Welfare
  • Centre Achievements

Life Course Centre Director awarded Australian Laureate Fellowship to get gender equality back on track

4 July 2023

Professor Janeen Baxter has been announced as one of 17 new Australian Laureate Fellowships, who together will receive a total of $53.9 million in Australian Research Council funding over five…

  • Gender
  • Centre Profile

  • Program 1: People

  • Program 3: Opportunities

International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support Sets Global Call to Action

28 June 2023

The Life Course Centre was proud to sponsor the inaugural International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support (I-CEPS), a truly global online event held across four time zones over three days…

  • Children
  • Family
  • Parenting

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