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CPC Talks

Reconceiving the systems of health

CPC Talks is the Charles Perkins Centre's series presenting our leading global experts talking about their latest research on obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and their related conditions.

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A clinician's experience with severe obesity | Dr Kathryn Williams

Tuesday 29 October 2024 | Dr Kathryn Williams, leader of CPC’s Lifespan Obesity project node, and recipient of CPC Jennie Mackenzie Research Fund to establish a platform for the comprehensive study of severe and complicated obesity in a family context at the Nepean Blue Mountains Family Metabolic Health Clinic.

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Wearables in research and public health: Current and future potential

7 September 2023 | Exploring Professor Stamatakis's wearables research program and introducing the functions and vision of the Mackenzie Wearables Research Hub. View the event on our YouTube Playlist.

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Reconceiving the systems of health: The Charles Perkins Centre and how to 'do' multidisciplinary

15 August 2023 | View the talk by our Academic Director Professor Stephen J Simpson AC on our YouTube playlist

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Children are our future: Talking sleep and modelling in childhood overweight and obesity

10 October 2023 | Chaired by Professor Louise Baur, this session features presentations from Professor Rachael Taylor and Professor Alison Hayes and together they explore the surprising links between sleep and weight status in young children, and implications of results from health economic modelling of child growth from early life.

Tiny, daily bursts of vigorous incidental physical activity could almost halve cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women

Four minutes of daily vigorous physical activity greatly reduces the risk of heart attacks and heart failure among middle-aged women, study led by Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis finds.

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03 December 2024

Six weeks to build six healthy habits

The six weeks of school holidays are the perfect opportunity for parents to teach their children valuable lessons about food, exercise, and sleep. Leading obesity and health expert and author of "Healthy Parents, Healthy Kids," Dr Nick Fuller shares his six tips on getting the whole family healthy this festive period.

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12 November 2024

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8 Sydney academics receive ARC Linkage grants

Eight University of Sydney researchers have received funding under two of the Australian Research Council's (ARC) prestigious Linkage programs: the Linkage Project scheme and the Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.

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07 November 2024

Five minutes of exercise a day could lower blood pressure

The research looked at data from more than 14,000 volunteers and shows the importance of activities that raise heart rate for blood pressure control.

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29 October 2024

CPC Summer Research Scholarships 2024: Recipients announced

The Charles Perkins Centre has awarded 19 Summer Research Scholarships to student researchers from five faculties.

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28 October 2024

Paving the way for the next generation

The Charles Perkins Centre, located at the heart of the University of Sydney's Camperdown campus, continues Dr Charles Perkins' incredible legacy with visionary interdisciplinary research.

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24 October 2024

Sydney academics elected as fellows to the Australian Academy

Professors Vanessa Hayes and Tony Weiss AM have been elected as fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) in recognition of their significant contributions to advancing health and medical research.

CPC Talks

A clinician's experience with severe obesity | Dr Kathryn Williams

Wearables in research and public health: Current and future potential

Reconceiving the systems of health: The Charles Perkins Centre and how to 'do' multidisciplinary

Children are our future: Talking sleep and modelling in childhood overweight and obesity

Charles Perkins Centre Newsletter

Charles Perkins Centre YouTube Playlist

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