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  1. 17 August 2022 - Health & Medicine

    Restoring the lives of Australians with PTSD

    Australia’s largest ever treatment trial of PTSD in military personnel and veterans is delivering ground-breaking results, say University of Melbourne experts.

  2. 16 August 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Do you feel lucky?

    Two new University of Melbourne studies find that beliefs in luck, magic and precognition vary around the world – for unexpected reasons.

  3. 12 August 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Seeking authentic mindfulness in this era of ‘wellness’

    Given the boom in meditation and mindfulness practices it is time for evidence-based principles to help guide people, says University of Melbourne expert

  4. 20 July 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    How big data is unlocking insights into psychology

    The personal data we are now all generating is allowing researchers to take psychology out of the lab and into the field, says University of Melbourne expert

  5. 10 June 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    How fear-appeal advertising works

    Research shows that fear appeals in advertising can be effective in changing behaviour, but they need to be done well, says University of Melbourne expert

  6. 20 May 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Why are we so vulnerable to bad information?

    Identifying misinformation is difficult, but we can make it easier by being aware of our biases and wary of strong emotions, says University of Melbourne expert

  7. 7 February 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    What makes us mistake 1 number 4 another?

    Research shows that number confusion is shaped not just by the symbols but also the culture and experience of the viewer, says University of Melbourne expert

  8. 4 January 2022 - Health & Medicine

    What we know about our resilience after 2021

    The strengths we have built during a tough 2021 will help us cope individually and collectively in an uncertain 2022, explain University of Melbourne experts

  9. 6 December 2021 - Inside Business

    Distress signals

    HILDA shows Australians increasingly report feelings of psychological distress in a trend likely exacerbated by the pandemic says University of Melbourne expert

  10. 5 September 2021 - Health & Wellbeing

    V is for Victoria – and it can still be for Victory

    A University of Melbourne expert behind Victoria’s roadmap out of lockdown in 2020 reflects on the last 18 months and reminds us we're not helpless or hopeless.