Bullying behaviour often increases in late childhood and peaks in early adolescence. While interventions to address bullying behaviour typically encourage students to report bullying incidents to school staff, students are often reluctant to report incidents for fear it will worsen their situation or because they lack confidence in a staff members’ ability to intervene effectively. This study explores school staff responses to student reports of bullying behaviour. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• August 2023

Teachers and school executive teams are often required to address health and wellbeing issues affecting students' learning ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• April 2016

The Gene Ontology (GO) provides a resource for consistent annotation of genes and gene products that is extensively used by numerous large public repositories. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• December 2013

Professional development of school staff can be enhanced with carefully developed and delivered online learning resources ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

Sex and intrauterine growth restriction independently affect diaphragm contraction in adult mice without changes in structure ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• January 2020

The associations between causes of first allograft failure and acute rejection-related and non-adherence-related allograft failure following re-transplantation ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• December 2019

We developed the iOS smartphone app Sun Safe to support healthy sun practices in young teenagers (aged 12-13 years). The production involved co-design with young co-researchers (ie, aged 12-13 years) with a health message of using sun protection when the UV index is ≥3. Important features include real-time and location-specific weather data on the UV index and gamified educational content. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

DataSHIELD provides a novel technological solution that can facilitate the access of researchers and other healthcare professionals to individual-level data ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• December 2014

Amidst the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the transmission dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is key to providing peace of mind for the community and informing policy-making decisions. While available data suggest that school-aged children are not significant spreaders of SARS-CoV-2, the possibility of transmission in schools remains an ongoing concern, especially among an aging teaching workforce. Even in low-prevalence settings, communities must balance the potential risk of transmission with the need for students' ongoing education. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• February 2021

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been vast and are not limited to physical health. Many adolescents have experienced disruptions to daily life, including changes in their school routine and family’s financial or emotional security, potentially impacting their emotional wellbeing. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

A wet cough in a child for more than four weeks could indicate infection in the lungs. The wet cough is caused by mucus in the airway. The mucus becomes infected with bacteria and causes airway inflammation that can progress to permanent lung damage known as bronchiectasis. ...

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Despite considerable advances, the exact mechanism whereby UVR can lead to changes in immune responses is not entirely clear at present, and no... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013