Research Findings When Australia introduced a law to restrict access to social media for young people, there was considerable debate about this legislation, and about whether 16 was the right age. Led by Dr Nandi Vijayakumar, a new paper from the child to adult transition study (CATS) in the Medical Journal of Australia shines … Continued
Recent research has deepened our understanding of the pathways leading into and out of youth homelessness, highlighting adolescence as a critical period where vulnerability and opportunity intersect.
In February 2025, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) welcomed 15 Fellows from the Philippines for the first engagement of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australia Awards Fellowship.
As we close the year, this final seminar offers an opportunity to reflect on the next generation of researchers who have been engaged in our CRE.
Health students learn better. That’s why our Healthy Learning Systems team works at the intersection of health and educations to conduct research and strengthen capacity for whole-school approaches to health promotion.
Hosted by the Department of Paediatrics at The University of Melbourne, this series brings recognised leaders to share their personal and professional journey and provide insights into ‘what’ and ‘who’ influenced their lives and careers. Professor Susan Sawyer AM MBBS MD, Director of the RCH Centre for Adolescent Health, recently shared some of the influences on her early career.
The Centre of Research Excellence (CRE), led by MCRI Professor Peter Azzopardi, has secured $3 million from the National Health and Medical Research Centre (NHMRC) over the next five years.
This landmark longitudinal study, officially known as the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study (VAHCS), has been tracking the lives of young Victorians for over 30 years. In 2006, the intergenerational component of the project was created: the Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS).
The Child to Adult Transition Study (CATS) is a unique longitudinal study that has been following over 1200 children yearly as they transition through adolescence and into adulthood. This year, we undertook the 14th wave of CATS data collection when our participants were 21-22 years of age.
Adolescence has long been seen as a challenging time. New views embrace young people as one of society’s greatest assets and we need to take a systems approach to supporting them.
