IHMRI Professor calls for broader health worker recruitment
Professor Lorna Moxham would be happy to use her 40 years of nursing experience in the response to COVID-19, if she was guaranteed protective measures
The psychological effects of a global pandemic
The announcement of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) has changed the lives of people physically, mentally and socially.
Coeliac Awareness Week
This Coeliac Awareness Week, we unpack the truths and myths around gluten, and what it is really like to live with Coeliac disease.
Building healthy habits for families
A new research study is recruiting families to trial a text message program for parents to encourage healthy eating and physical activity behaviours in their children.
Adolescent Self-Harm Survey
Self-harm is defined as the deliberate, direct harming of oneself with or without suicidal intent. The behaviour may include self-cutting, burning, biting, self-poisoning, hair pulling and self-battery.
IHMRI recognised at International Women’s Day event
Samantha Wade received the Dr. Margaret Gardener Award in recognition of her research into drug delivery implants for pancreatic cancer.
UniStem Day comes to Wollongong
Local school students visited IHMRI for Unistem day, bringing the global initiative to Wollongong for the first time.
Detecting and treating Delirium
Professor Victoria Traynor and Professor Val Wilson from the University of Wollongong (UOW) School of Nursing, are leading a research project to improve care for hospital patients experiencing post-operative delirium.
Pitch it clever win
PhD Candidate Kayla Steele has won the Universities Australia award for the Pitch it Clever competition, for her research into parenting with borderline personality disorder.
Dame Bridget Ogilvie Awards 2020
The Dame Bridget Ogilvie Awards recognise excellence among female researchers at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute.