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The CO-OP approach guides children to independently discover and develop cognitive strategies to perform the necessary tasks of everyday living.
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The Kids STEM Festival sparks curiosity in the Kimberley!The Broome Civic Centre recently turned into a buzzing hub of discovery as The Kids Research Institute Australia proudly presented the 2025 Broome STEM Festival.
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Walking together for ReconciliationOur vision for reconciliation is a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families experience equity in health, wellbeing and opportunity – empowered by partnerships grounded in respect, collaboration, and benefit.
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A call to action: the second Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeingThe health of the world’s 1.96 billion adolescents is at a critical tipping point.
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Research award recipients making great progress in PNGTwo infectious disease researchers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) dedicated to reducing rates of childhood mortality in their home country are making significant advances thanks to support from the Deborah Lehmann Research Award (DLRA).
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World Down Syndrome Day: Building brighter futures through research, inclusion, and advocacyToday, on World Down Syndrome Day, we celebrate the lives, achievements, and invaluable contributions of people with Down syndrome.
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Finding new treatments for rare brain cancers in infantsThe WA Kids Cancer Centre has secured $1.1 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Paediatric Brain Cancer Research Stream 2 to develop more effective and less toxic treatments for rare brain cancers in infants.
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National funding for bright ideas targeting ear infections and dangerous fungiTwo projects led by The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded more than $2.5 million to fund innovative ideas focused, respectively, on combating persistent ear infections and investigating how dangerous fungi invade the bodies of immunocompromised people.
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In memoriam: Vale Emeritus Professor Michael Alpers AO CSM FRS FAAWe honour the memory of Emeritus Professor Michael Alpers, a colleague and friend to many at The Kids Research Institute Australia, who passed away on December 3, 2024.