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Research News: December

Catch up on the December 2023 edition of our Research News.

Partnership supports mental health of FIFO workers

The Kids Research Institute Australia and Pilbara Minerals are set to join forces for a groundbreaking three-year partnership to understand and improve the mental health and wellbeing of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers.

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Flagship award for folate hero Carol Bower

One of The Kids Research Institute Australia’s most influential researchers, who has played a seminal role in birth defect research and advocacy over a four-decade career, has won the Peter Wills Medal – the Australian research community’s flagship award.

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International funding boost for global maria research

The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) – which houses the world’s largest malaria database and is at the forefront of efforts to track and tackle the disease – has been awarded more than $16 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Welcoming world-class mental health researcher

The Kids Research Institute Australia warmly welcomes youth mental health researcher, Associate Professor Kathryn Modecki to the Institute.

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The economic value of medical research in WA

A landmark report, by Deloitte Access Economics, has revealed every dollar invested in WA’s medical research sector is more than doubled when it comes to return on investment to our economy.

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