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Apply now: UNSW Scientia PhD scholarship
UNSW is currently advertising a Scientia PhD scholarship (beginning in 2020) to work as part of a large team investigating the trajectories and outcomes of opioid prescribing in Australia. This PhD... Read more
Image - Registration now open for NDARC seminars in June
NDARC regularly hosts free seminars on a range of topics in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector and related fields. Presenters include both NDARC staff and national and international guests of... Read more
Image - Landmark study finds year of birth impacts on drug and alcohol use
A landmark study of mental health and substance use among more than 90,000 people across 25 countries, published in JAMA Psychiatry, has found that an individual’s risk of commencing drug and alcohol... Read more
Professor Andrew Lloyd, Kirby Institute (KI), Professor Louisa Degenhart, NDARC, Professor Greg Dore, KI, Professor Michael Farrell NDARC
The inaugural symposium of the world first research program ASCEND was held at UNSW Sydney on Monday, 13 May. ASCEND is designed to improve access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs... Read more
Image - APSAD lobbies politicians for increased drug and alcohol funding
The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) wrote to all federal MPs and senators in the lead up to the May general election calling for them to support increased... Read more
Image - Applications open: 2019 Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Collaborative Research Seed Funding
Applications are now open for the 2019 round of UNSW Medicine Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Theme and SPHERE Clinical Academic Group (CAG) Collaborative Research Seed Funding. Seed... Read more
Professor Michael Farrell
NDARC’s Director, Professor Michael Farrell was the opening witness on the first day of public hearings for the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug “Ice”. Professor Farrell presented on... Read more
Dr Jacques Raubenheimer
Dr Jacques Raubenheimer from The University of Sydney presented at the 2019 NDARC Seminar Series on Thursday, 11 April 2019. The presentation focused on the use of a tool developed by Dr... Read more
Professor Shane Darke
NDARC’s Professor Shane Darke spoke to Dr Norman Swan about how illicit drugs effect health on the ABC Radio National Health Report. Listen to the full interview on ABC Radio National. A new book... Read more
Professor Emmanuel Kuntsche
Professor Emmanuel Kuntsche from the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) presented at the 2019 NDARC Seminar Series on Thursday, 28 March 2019. About the presentation: The majority of existing... Read more