ARCSHS Events
Upcoming events

Against consent
Wednesday 28 April 10:00am until Wednesday 28 April 11:00am
You are invited to this public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Assistant Professor Heidi Matthews (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
Past events
Chemsex cultures: Subcultural reproduction and queer survival
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Please join us for a Research and Practice Seminar from Dr João Florêncio, exploring the subcultural significance of sexualised drug use amongst queer folk.
Launch: Rainbow Tick - A framework for LGBTIQ inclusion
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Please join us for the launch of the new Rainbow Tick Guide.
Understanding the impediments to uptake and diffusion of take-home naloxone in Australia: Report launch and findings from a large qualitative study
Wednesday 17 February 2021
You are invited to this public research report launch and seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
National Launch of Writing Themselves In 4
Wednesday 03 February 2021
Please join us for the national launch of Writing Themselves in 4. Australia's largest ever study on the health and wellbeing of LGBTQA+ young people aged 14-21
Pandemic Intimacies: Gay and bisexual men mediating intimacy during the coronavirus conjuncture
Wednesday 16 December 2020
You are invited to this public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Dr Jamie Hakim (University of East Anglia), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
The colonial project of gender: Thinking through museums, creative representation and research imperatives
Wednesday 18 November 2020
You are invited to this public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Dr Sandy O'Sullivan (University of the Sunshine Coast), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
Launch: Private Lives 3
Friday 13 November 2020
Private Lives 3 is the latest in a 14-year series of national surveys of the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Australians
Intersectionality in digital feminist knowledge cultures: Practising a travelling theory
Wednesday 21 October 2020
You are invited to this public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Dr Akane Kanai (Monash University ), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
HIV and Hepatitis Pre and Post Test Discussion - A short course for infection prevention and control practitioners
Thursday 08 October 2020
A short course designed for people in infection prevention and control and staff health roles, on HIV and hepatitis epidemiology, transmission, management, testing, prevention and pre- and post-test discussion.
Sexual violence and safety at Australian music festivals
Wednesday 16 September 2020
You are invited to this public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Dr Bianca Fileborn (University of Melbourne), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
Researching peer-led responses: Reflections on 20 years of collaboration, advocacy and creating change
Wednesday 26 August 2020
A seminar by Associate Professor Graham Brown, reflecting on 20 years of research in peer-led responses to HIV, hepatitis C and public health.
From a distance: Sex and technology during COVID-19
Thursday 16 July 2020
A webinar to explore the role of new technologies in shaping human sex and intimacy, issues that have been starkly highlighted during the restrictions on human contact imposed globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LGBTIQ Communities doin’ it for ourselves – COVID-19 as a case in point
Wednesday 15 July 2020
You are invited to this practice seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Darryl O’Donnell (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
Launch: Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide
Wednesday 01 July 2020
Rainbow Health Victoria is proud to announce the launch of Pride in Prevention: A guide to primary prevention of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities.
Online event: Graduate Certificate in Sex, Health and Society Webinar
Tuesday 23 June 2020
Our health and education systems urgently need professionals trained to protect and promote the sexual health of the public. La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Sex, Health and Society will help you meet that need. Tune into this webinar to hear about course content and be given the opportunity to ask questions.
Gendering homelessness: from the margins to the centre
Wednesday 17 June 2020
You are invited to this public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom Webinar, by Dr Juliet Watson (RMIT), as part of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) Research and Practice Seminar Series.
Rainbow Health Victoria LGBTI Inclusive Practice Training – City Campus
Tuesday 16 June 2020
A full-day training session, designed to introduce the essentials of LGBTI inclusion.