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Thursday, 26 Jun 2025
  • Impact story
  • Research story

Dr Sumeet Rai and colleagues have shed new light on the emotional toll experienced by family members caring for survivors of intensive care — revealing powerful insights into a little-understood burden.

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photo of staff and students attending the SMP education and research day held in June
Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025
  • News

See the photo gallery and access the recordings from the education portion of the SMP Education and Research Day, held 10 June 2025.

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Terri Warner, PhD scholar, NDIS and codesign
Friday, 30 May 2025
  • News
  • Research story

The issue of eligibility for NDIS funding, for people with a mental health condition, is in large part because there is no single, agreed definition of the term psychosocial disability.

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Anna Olsen
Thursday, 29 May 2025
  • Academic profile
  • Impact story
  • News

As a social scientist, Associate Professor Anna Olsen is fascinated by how people live, think and make decisions. Through her teaching and research she is focused on advocacy, anthropology and rethinking drug stigma.

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Roslyn Smithers, medical student
Thursday, 29 May 2025
  • News
  • Student profile

Many parents may look to restart their careers as their children grow older, but how many are willing to sign up to a four year program with the view to working in psychiatry.

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Dr Janet Bultitide, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Evaluation
Tuesday, 29 Apr 2025
  • Academic profile

Dr Janet Bultitude has had two encounters with famous people - one a royal and one an astronaut. She was only excited to meet one of them.

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A smiling woman sitting at a desk in an office
Monday, 14 Apr 2025
  • Research story

You know your attachment style, your love language, and you can spot all the red flags. But when it comes to predicting if your relationship will truly stand the test of time, there’s one element you might have overlooked: the strength of your collective identity, or 'we-ness'.

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Person on their phone
Tuesday, 08 Apr 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

Dr Dave Pasalich says parents also have an important role to play in addressing online bullying.

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SMP students and staff answer questions at ANU Open Day 2025
Friday, 04 Apr 2025
  • News

ANU Open Day 2025 was held on Saturday, 29 March. A huge thank you to all staff and students who took the time to support this important event.

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