EVENTS

Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH)

Theme | Listen and Learn: Co-Design and Innovation in Indigenous Health 

The Aboriginal Leadership Group at MACH invites you to the inaugural MACH Aboriginal Health Showcase. This free event, available for attendance in-person or online, will highlight Aboriginal-led programs and initiatives addressing health priorities across our Community. 

They are currently seeking presenters. For full details on how to submit an abstract see the MACH website.

Date: 1 April | 08.20 – 16.00 AEDT             Online and in-person

Consumer and Community Involvement in Research Masterclass

Date: 8 April | 0930 – 2.30 pm ACST

Location: SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute) - Auditorium ground floor

For further information, click here.

Indigenous Media Mentoring program
9 & 10 April 2025

Following on from the successful Indigenous Media Mentoring Program held at the Sydney studios of National Indigenous TV / Special Broadcasting Service in early April 2024, they have announced the next two day program will be 9 & 10 April 2025.

The AusSMC (Australian Science Media Centre) is passionate about encouraging Indigenous scientists to engage with the media. By sharing their knowledge, expertise and stories, Indigenous scientists can inspire others to follow in their footsteps.

Interested? Send an expression of interest now, including your CV and a short paragraph describing your current research interests, to the Australian Science Media Centre (immp@smc.org.au). 

Deadline for expressions of interest is:  Sunday 1 December 2024

For further information, click Indigenous Media Mentoring program - AusSMC

26 April - 2 May 2025

The International Network for Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD)

Australian Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Summit | 2 – 6 June | Darwin           

Voices of Empowerment: Strengthening our Future

The AIATSIS Summit provides a unique forum for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, leaders, and youth along with Academics, Native Title stakeholders, legal experts, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector and government representatives to come together and collaborate on the issues that matter most to First Nations peoples.

For further information and to register, click here.

16 - 19 June 2025

The Lowitja Institute

‘Future directions for immunisation and communicable disease control: embracing ideas, innovations and improvements’.

Call for Abstracts  :
For details, click here.

Date | 10 – 12 June 2025
Location | Adelaide Convention Centre
Program | TBD

Abstract submissions close on Friday 21 February 2025 @ 11:59pm AEDT

When:
10/06/2025 9:00am til 12/06/2025 5:00pm
Cen. Australia Standard Time

Where:
Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre Adelaide, SA AUSTRALIA

Queensland Transcultural - “To become who I am, I let go of who I was” - Dr. Dinesh Palipana OAM 

Meeting Description | We are very excited to announce a very special speaker for Harmony Week 2025.

Please join us for this upcoming hybrid meeting presented by Dr. Dinesh Palipana, OAM author of his autobiography, Stronger: How Losing Everything Set Me Free. He will speak to “To become who I am, I let go of who I was” sharing his lived experience and reflections from intersectionality as a CALD medical professional and the challenges he faced as the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland. The book will be available to be purchased after the event and the author will be available to give autographs. 

Date: 18 March 1:00 PM AEST

For further information, click here.

University of Queensland Poche Centre

Pathways Program to a PhD:
Doing Research for Mob

Ever thought about further studies to expand your career opportunities in the health and wellbeing space? Are you working in the health and human services industry and looking for a change or a new challenge? Do you want to learn about doing research with your community? Have you ever wondered about research and what's involved in a PhD? 

Then UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Pathways Program to a PhD is for you. 

To register your interest in the next Pathways Program to a PhD, which will be held on 19-21 August 2025,  please complete the Pathways to a PhD expression of interest form.

When: 19 - 21 August 2025
Where: The University of Queensland, St Lucia and Toowong Campuses. 

If you would like to learn more, contact poche.hdr.pathways@uq.edu.au. 

Research Skills Seminar Series 2025

CAHS offers a range of research skills seminars throughout the year. You can attend in person or online. 

Some of the topics include: Ethics Processes for Clinical Research in WA, Research Governance , Addressing the most common MRFF criteria, Introductory Biostatistics, Conducting Systematic Reviews, Rapid Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature, Involving Aboriginal Communities in Research

Check out the full program for the year here.

Working Together Anniversary | Webinar Recordings

If you were unable to attend either event, you can listen and watch back here.

Our first webinar from 2024 featuring the three Working Together editors can also be accessed here.   

Are looking for the next cohort of Churchill Fellows

A Churchill Fellowship offers Australian citizens and permanent residents a life-changing opportunity to travel overseas for four to eight weeks to learn more about a topic or issue that they are passionate about.

The Trust is on the lookout for the next cohort of Churchill Fellows!

Applications are now open!

Information sessions during February and March 

Please share this link among your networks to help spread the word: https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/events/

The face-to-face sessions will be held in Toowoomba, Cairns, Alice Springs, Darwin, Newcastle, Launceston, Geelong and Bendigo. 

For further information, check out the Trust’s website here.

Indigenous Allied Health Australia | 24 – 26 November | Sunshine Coast

Tradition to Transformation: Leading in Allied Health 

For more information and to register, click here.