ARCSHS Events
Upcoming events
HIV and Hepatitis Pre and Post Test Discussion - A short course for infection prevention and control practitioners
Monday 20 May 09:00am until Tuesday 21 May 05:00pm
Courses in pre and post test discussion are run by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) several times throughout the year.
LGBT Conversion therapy: Sex, Religion and Human Rights
Wednesday 22 May 01:00pm until Wednesday 22 May 02:00pm
You're invited to this public seminar as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) seminar series, presenting Dr. Timothy Jones (La Trobe University)
Past events
HIV and Hepatitis Pre and Post Test Discussion - A short course for infection prevention and control practitioners
Monday 20 May 2019
Courses in pre and post test discussion are run by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) several times throughout the year.
Young people seeking health and sexuality information through digital technologies: Implications for health, sexual, and media literacy
Wednesday 03 April 2019
You're invited to this public seminar as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) seminar series, presenting Dr. Eric Walsh-Buhi a Professor and Division Head in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at the San Diego State University.
Enhancing meaningful engagement of women in HIV clinical and cure research
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Women are consistently under-represented in HIV-related clinical research, including recent HIV cure research. Come along to a panel discussion to talk about issues and strategies for enhancing women’s engagement in HIV-related clinical research.
Bodies, sexualities, and desires in the context of HIV
Wednesday 13 March 2019
"Bodies, sexualities, and desires in the context of HIV" is the name of this seminar presented by Dr Allie Carter, Lecturer in sexual health at the Kirby Institue. This free public seminar is part of ARCSHS lunchtime seminar series.
LGBT rights: Moving towards a “global equality in 21st Century”
Wednesday 27 February 2019
You're invited to see Bisi Alimi talk at this free public seminar presented by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe City Campus, Room 3.03 Level 3, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD.
Digital data collection: Innovative approaches in harnessing technology to examine sexual health among LGBTI populations
Wednesday 06 February 2019
While technology has become increasingly integrated in our daily lives, the rapid pace at which it evolves presents both unique challenges and opportunities for sexual health research.
ARCSHS Lunchtime Seminar presenting two international visiting research fellows
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Dr. Jamie Hakim, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of East Anglia, UK, will be presenting “The Rise of Chemsex: queering collective intimacy in neoliberal London”. Following this Profesor J. Ignacio Pichardo at Complutense University, Madrid, will present “LGBT+ rights in a transcultural comparative perspective, the case of Spain.”
Beyond Body Image: Masculinities, Practices and Performativities
Friday 07 December 2018
One-day symposium looking at social science, public health and cultural studies research exploring men, masculinities and men's bodies
Development of Couple Relationship Interventions for Same-Sex Couples
Wednesday 28 November 2018
ARCSHS Lunchtime Seminar series presents Dr Chris Pepping, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at La Trobe University.
Barriers to accessing HIV services among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia: What are the implications for overseas-born Asian MSM living in Australia?
Wednesday 17 October 2018
A lunchtime seminar from Dr Howie Lim, presented by ARCSHS with La Trobe Asia. Several recent studies show that incident HIV infection among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Australia is falling. While this significant development in the HIV epidemic is to be celebrated, it appears that not all sections of the population are benefitting in the same way.
The paradox of chemsex: bringing people together and breaking the gay community apart
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Dr Maurice Nagington (The University of Manchester) presents research on chemsex for ARCSHS free lunch time seminar series.
10th Annual Spotlight on Hepatitis B: Leadership Towards Elimination
Tuesday 17 July 2018
The Victorian Hepatitis B Alliance (VHBA) proudly presents and invites you to attend the 10th Annual Spotlight on Hepatitis B forum event: Leadership Towards Elimination.
ARCSHS Seminar: Middle-aged same-sex attracted women and the social practice of drinking
Wednesday 04 July 2018
Dr Sarah MacLean (Centre for Alcohol Policy Research and Discipline of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University) presents research on the social practice of drinking among middle-aged same-sex attracted women as part of ARCSHS public seminar series. As a group, middle-aged same-sex attracted women appear to consume more alcohol than exclusively-heterosexual women in the same age range, however few studies document their collective drinking practices or identify opportunities to reduce associated harms.