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Dates have been announced for the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre’s Annual Symposium.
The 2017 NDARC Annual Symposium will be held on:Tuesday, October 3 2017
Wednesday, October 4 2017
This... Read more
NDARC has acknowledged the outstanding work of four staff members via the 2016 NDARC Awards.
Held annually, the awards recognise the achievements of staff members across all levels of the... Read more
Category: National Drug
The Cracks in the Ice Community Toolkit has now been officially launched as part of the Australian Government’s National Ice Action Strategy. The online toolkit provides trusted, evidence-based and... Read more
NDARC was delighted to host Senator Risa Hontiveros and Gari Lazaro from the Republic of the Philippines at a visit to the Centre on March 23. In opening the meeting NDARC Director, Professor Michael... Read more
The challenge of transitioning back into full-time academia after maternity leave isn’t easy, but the journey may be a little smoother for Dr Emma Barret who was this week presented with the 2017... Read more
Category: National Alcohol
The notion of providing alcohol to ‘alcoholics’ is controversial. However, NDARC’s Professor Kate Dolan argues that Australia needs managed alcohol programs (MAP), which provide those with severe and... Read more
Children and teens who are given alcohol by their parents are much more likely to be drinking full serves of alcohol by age 15 or 16, but less likely to binge drink, according to a UNSW study which... Read more
An Australian first partnership between researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and four rural and remote Aboriginal communities in NSW has... Read more
Smoking: A trial of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation treatments: $1.381 million
Comorbidity: A trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy for co-occurring mental and substance usedisorders in... Read more
NDARC’s Professor Anthony Shakeshaft (pictured) has today been announced as one of the chief investigators of an NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence to develop Indigenous researchers who can help... Read more