Arts, Design & Architecture Centre for Social Research in Health

Researching social and behavioural health

The Centre for Social Research in Health undertakes and promotes exemplary research in health that informs and strengthens knowledge, policy and practice.

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Our research

We undertake and promote exemplary social and behavioural science research in health that informs and strengthens knowledge, policy and practice. Explore our research areas to learn more.

Our people

Our researchers are leaders in their fields, with a strong reputation in the academic community, lending authority to our work and influence to public debate.

Our projects

We focus on projects that make a crucial contribution to the Australian response to blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections. by examining social aspects.

Tackling Stigma Conference

21–22 November 2024

Save the date for a new conference tackling stigma in health care settings and exploring innovative interventions. 

Call for abstracts will open in March 2024. 
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UNSW infectious diseases researcher receives prestigious Paul Bourke Award for early career research

Lise Lafferty has been recognised for her world-leading approach to managing hepatitis C in prisons.

Oct 19, 2023
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Precarious lives: the urgent need to support informal, unpaid carers for life after caring

Understanding how caring ends is integral for improving support for carers, says an expert from UNSW’s Centre for Social Research in Health.

Oct 17, 2023
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As states weigh legalising cannabis, here’s what they can learn from growers in Canberra

Cannabis growers in the capital report many obstacles, from purchasing seeds to the lack of information on growing conditions.

Sep 05, 2023
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Former prisoners tell what happens when support services fail

Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle navigating services focused on individual failures and punitive responses.

Jul 25, 2023
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Meet Viv: an AI character fostering companionship for people with dementia

With a view to improving the lives of people living with dementia, UNSW researchers have come up with a world-first: an AI driven companion.

Nov 30, 2023
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UNSW experts available to comment on COP28

A range of UNSW experts will be able to comment on key themes relating to COP28, which will be held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December. 

Nov 29, 2023
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5 ways to cool cities as temperatures soar

As Australia heads into an El Nino summer, UNSW’s Dr Negin Nazarian, an expert in urban climate, explains 5 crucial strategies to keep cities – and people – cooler.

Nov 16, 2023
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UNSW celebrates 33 highly cited researchers among world’s most influential

Top academics from over ten fields have been named on Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers. 

Nov 16, 2023
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Our Acknowledgement of Country

UNSW Sydney’s Kensington campus is built on the land of the Aboriginal people. We pay our respects to the Bedegal people of the Eora nation who are the Custodians of this land. 

We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the First Australians, whose lands, winds and waters we all now share, and pay respect to their unique values, and their continuing and enduring cultures which deepen and enrich the life of our nation and communities