School of Psychology and Public Health news and events, School of Psychology and Public Health , La Trobe University

Using AI to analyse online images

New guide to help researchers analyse online imagery using AI

Students and employment pathways

New research led by Dr Kate Kelly has shown that course type, rather than demographic background, is the strongest indicator of how well students understand employment pathways.

Toolkit puts Autistic lens on suicide prevention

Launch of the Suicide Prevention for Autism Neuro-affirming Toolkit.

Celebrity alcohol ads slip into teens’ Insta feeds

Stronger regulation needed for alcohol promotions.

La Trobe deepens Australia–India partnership

VC advances collaboration on skills, innovation and research.

Drinking less could prevent cancer deaths: study

Drinking less could prevent thousands of cancer deaths, study shows

Success in THE World Rankings by Subject

Computer Science enters top 250 as Psychology, Law return to top 175.

La Trobe celebrates record university offers

A record number of students have received offers from La Trobe.

AI tool puts people first, two new NHMRC grants

AI health tool among La Trobe projects awarded share of $3.9m grants.

LGBTQ+ people and homelessness

New research from the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society has explored homelessness within the LGBTQ+ community.

Report reveals scale of alcohol’s harm to others

Report shows almost half the population negatively affected by alcohol.

Health and extreme heat events

New research has highlighted how heat health messaging can reinforce inequality.

Supporting veterinary clients

New research has demonstrated how trauma informed care can play an important role in supporting pet owners.

Gender, coca and Colombia

Research from Dr Alejandra Zuluaga Duque has examined gender and coca cultivation in Colombia.

Neurodiversity-affirming suicide prevention

Researchers from La Trobe’s Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) have developed neurodiversity-affirming suicide prevention training and resources for healthcare professionals.