Deakin researchers create strain sensing clothes to monitor your movements

19 April 2018

Deakin researchers have engineered the next generation of wearable technology, using strain sensing textile fibres to create clothing that keeps track of its wearer's movements.

Media releases

20 October 2017

New research by Deakin University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has put a spotlight on how adolescent girls' relationships with their parents can later affect their bonding experience with their own children.

Introduce pill testing before more lives are lost: Deakin expert

11 April 2018

New Deakin research has called on the Australian Government to put pill testing at festivals, clubs and raves on the policy agenda to reduce overdoses and deaths caused by party drugs.

Deakin law researcher promotes 'blame-free approach to war crimes'

12 April 2018

A Deakin international law expert has radically suggested a

What you eat, not your genes, determines sensitivity to fat: Deakin study

12 April 2018

A taste for fat is not driven by genetics, rather it's all-down to diet, a new Deakin University study of Australian twins has found.

Global nature conservation indicators are missing their mark: Deakin study

27 March 2018

New Deakin University research has set out a roadmap for global conservation efforts, arguing that while the world is in the grips of a biodiversity extinction crisis, international targets to address the problem aren't addressing the main influences - government and society.

Deakin IFM experts knit energy-storing clothing fibres

17 November 2017

Ever wished you could recharge your mobile phone just by putting it in your pants pocket? That could soon be a reality thanks to energy-storing clothing fibres developed by scientists at Deakin's Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM).

Vice-Chancellor congratulates Deakin athletes ahead of Commonwealth Games

4 April 2018

Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander has sent well-wishes to all members of the University community selected to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games.

Search begins to recruit Deakin's seventh Vice-Chancellor

4 April 2018

Deakin University has commenced a global search for its seventh Vice-Chancellor after Chancellor John Stanhope AM announced Jane den Hollander AO will retire in 2019.

Study finds Australian teens welcome religious diversity, but with caution

28 March 2018

Teenagers hold positive views of different faith groups and religious diversity in Australia but opinion shifts when it comes to how religion impacts their lives and the lives of others, a new study has found.

Facebook leak shows new model needed for privacy protection: Deakin expert

28 March 2018

A Deakin University cybersecurity expert is calling on Australian policy makers to protect social media users from unscrupulous data mining in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Study shows young hearts benefit from exercise well into adulthood

28 March 2018

World first Victorian research published recently in The Journal of Physiology has shown exercise begun early in life markedly increases the number of muscle cells in the heart - once thought to stop producing new cells after birth - and has a benefit that lasts long into adulthood.

Raising super access age a negative policy move: Deakin expert

29 March 2018

Calls to raise the super access age beyond 60 are not likely to return economic or social benefits, according to a Deakin Law School superannuation law expert.

Deakin University Art Gallery celebrates Lucas Ihlein: Diagrammatic

4 April 2018

Deakin University Art Gallery's second major exhibition for 2018 launches this month surveying two decades of experimental and sustainability-focused work from contemporary artist Lucas Ihlein.

Deakin's ManuFutures opens doors to innovation at Waurn Ponds

16 April 2018

US fire officers will prepare for future fire seasons using revolutionary virtual reality technology developed by Deakin University engineers and incubated at the new $13 million ManuFutures, officially opened by the State Government today.

Deakin Downtown gallery presents Gosia Wlodarczak

16 April 2018

A new exhibition exploring the overlap between the everyday life and artistry of contemporary artist Gosia Wlodarczak is now open at Deakin University Downtown Gallery.

Future Fuels CRC to underpin nation's transition to cleaner energy

12 April 2018

Deakin University has welcomed its inclusion in a new Co-operative Research Centre that will support the development of technology, skills and infrastructure to deliver affordable, reliable and clean future energy.

Deakin once again ranked world's best for sports science

19 September 2017

Deakin University's School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences has cemented its position as the world’s best, according to the ARWU Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2017, coming in at number one for the second year running.

Active transport and independent travel important for children

21 February 2017

A new study published today in Health and Place has provided novel information on patterns of children's active transport and independent travel that could be used to help children and adolescents be more physically active in the future.

ManuFutures looks bright thanks to Deakin, Victorian Government partnership

2 March 2016

Deakin University has welcomed today’s commitment from the Victorian Government to contribute to the build of ManuFutures – a $13 million centre to lead innovation to support the future of advanced manufacturing in regional Australia.