Latest media releases
We are getting fatter, whichever way we turn
03 February 2012
We are getting fatter - no matter which way we look at it, a Deakin University analysis of two popular obesity testing methods has found.
Body image not always a drag on women's wellbeing
31 January 2012
Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn't always a negative experience for women.
Expert calls for Australia to form military alliance with Indonesia
31 January 2012
A Deakin University Professor has called on Australians, particularly young Australians and those living in rural areas, to say what they would like to see as a Head of State now and in the future?
Aussies urged to speak up on what they would like to see as their head of state
24 January 2012
A Deakin University Professor has called on Australians, particularly young Australians and those living in rural areas, to say what they would like to see as a Head of State now and in the future?
Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death
23 January 2012
A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated unless a person's hip circumference is taken into account.
Visual illusion the key to mating success
20 January 2012
Deakin University biologists have found that males with the best visual trickery techniques are more successful at mating, for great bowerbirds that is.
Aboriginal accountants number just 10 of 180,000 - national initiative aims to develop more
19 January 2012
Aboriginal people have been urged to consider accounting and auditing as careers and see these jobs as just as valuable to their communities as becoming a lawyer, teacher or nurse in a joint national initiative being run by Deakin University and CPA Australia.
Vitamin D deficiency strikes one-third of Australians
16 January 2012
Nearly one third of Australian adults are suffering vitamin D deficiency according to a study involving more than 11,000 adults from around the country. This is the first national study to evaluate the vitamin D status of Australians. Those at greatest risk for deficiency were women, the elderly, the obese, people doing less than 2.5 hours of physical activity a week, and people of non- European background.
Deakin University’s first medical graduates ready to help alleviate doctor shortage
15 December 2011
Deakin University’s first medical students graduated in Geelong today. As graduates of Victoria’s first rural and regional medical school, these 109 new doctors are ready to play a role in alleviating Australia’s medical workforce shortage.
Expert calls for greater transparency in super funds
15 December 2011
A Deakin University accounting expert is supporting recent calls by CPA Australia for an overhaul of Australian superannuation fund reporting, and is using the situation facing the fund of which he is a member to drive home the point.
Deakin University child health expert named among the country’s top health researchers
9 December 2011
A passion for improving the health of Australian children has seen Deakin University’s Professor Jo Salmon named as one of Australia’s top health researchers.
Nicole Kelly - Mum at 16, Honours student at 29
9 December 2011
At age 16 Warrnambool's Nicole Kelly was pregnant. At age 29 she is an Honours student with a Degree from Deakin University. The mother of three is now married to her partner Paul, who was just 15 when she became pregnant, and hopes her story will inspire her children and others to aspire for a good education no matter what their circumstances.
New book and roundtable put religion back into the development mix
1 December 2011
With 80 per cent of people in the developing world professing some religious belief, development agencies who generally take a secular approach to their work, could be ignoring a vital part of the communities they are trying to help, argues Deakin University's Professor Matthew Clarke.
