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ACU $14m investment partnership to turn research into commercial ventures
Australian Catholic University and Breakthrough Victoria have signed a landmark co-investment partnership worth $14 million that will translate research into life-changing products and services.
Breaking down words helps build students’ ability to read and spell: ACU study
Teaching children how to identify and combine parts of words is an important component of a comprehensive approach to reading and spelling instruction, new Australian Catholic University research shows.
More young men than women identifying as ChristianÂ
More Gen Z men are identifying as Christian than their female peers for the first time since research began nearly 30 years ago, according to new Australian data. Source: ABC News.
Research uncovering origins of Biblical texts wins ACUÂ competition
Evolutionary biology could help biblical scholars reconstruct the early form of the Bible’s text, according to the winner of Australian Catholic University’s Three Minute Thesis Final.
Research team to explore lay models of Church leadership
Australian Catholic University theologians will team up with one of the country’s leading governance experts to contribute to the ongoing studies into lay leadership models in the Church, including the successful Ministerial Public Juridic Persons.
Building the future of healthcare at St Vincent’s
Melbourne’s new medical research centre is one step closer to making life-saving scientific discoveries for generations to come, and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is playing a leading role. Source: Catholic Health Australia.
Victims treated as criminals in fight against organ trafficking
Victims are recast as offenders according to Australian Catholic University research that has identified criminal justice gaps and corruption in the fight against illegal organ trafficking bazaars.
Survey shows fostering vocations is a ‘long game’
Sydney’s younger priests are likely to have come from families where daily Mass, nightly praying of the Rosary, and reading the lives of the saints were common, a recent survey has confirmed. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Study reveals scale of child sexual abuse in religious settings
One in 250 Australians was sexually abused during childhood by a leader or other adult in a religious organisation, new research led by Australian Catholic University shows.