An important point: "Too many career decisions are based on CV length rather than quality, which maintains the pressure on researchers to publish as many papers as possible."

Now published… We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

💡Our new research reveals the extensive labour of infant feeding for NZ mothers experiencing household food insecurity. Mothers showed remarkable determination & resilience - they stretched budgets, compromised their own diets & faced shame and stress when seeking support, affecting their wellbeing.

See also this recent article by @ginnybraun.bsky.social @janeemcallaghan.bsky.social @andrealamarre.bsky.social @joannasemlyen.bsky.social @jeffnz.bsky.social #PhilSci #Epistemology #OpenSci #MetaSci

A great time yesterday catching up with my former PhD supervisor, Jill 😀 from my early MSc days just starting in academic research, Jill taught me the importance of conducting robust studies & really understanding the 'why' - values which I've carried since & would like to pass on to future students

📢 The RISE Study is recruiting! We’re exploring Australia’s readiness to invest in early childhood food security & federally funded food vouchers. Are you a public servant, maternal & child health or food security practitioner who wants to have a say? ⬇️ researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...

🌟 Our new publication sheds light on infant nutrition & food insecurity: nutrient intakes were similar across food secure & food insecure households. Severely food insecure infants had slightly ⬆️ free and added sugars intakes & BMI z-scores but no difference in weight status doi.org/10.1017/S136...

🌱 Looking forward to the Evidence & Implementation Summit next week to learn about how implementation science helps to bridge the gap between what we know & what we do in policy and practice 🌟 I’ll also be presenting a lightning abstract in the session: From Pilot to Practice: Stories of Scale!

🌱Come join our HiPPP & EPOCH-Connect Day 2 conference workshop led by Ahlia Griffiths, Health & Social Care Unit, Monash University! The VILLAGE Parent & Carer Network is partnered with Monash to ensure the voice of lived experience is front & centre in equity-focused health & social care research 🌟

In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.

🕺💃 Register for the HiPPP EMR-C & EPOCH-Connect Annual Research Conference! Hear from our wonderful Day 2 panellists, including EPOCH-Translate's Dr Sarah Taki ✨ as they share their consumer advocacy, engagement, and public & community health experiences! 🎟️ Secure your spot now: lnkd.in/gTkgh_ba

Join us for our next EPOCH-Connect CoP session on innovative knowledge translation strategies on Wed 17 Sept 12-1pm AEST! You'll hear from 3 presenters on storytelling to translate complex ideas & connect research, practice & community. This event is open to all! Registration: lnkd.in/gtzzjWgj 🙂

Food insecurity is widespread and shaped by disadvantage – and has serious health consequences.

Don’t miss our Day 2 keynote speaker, Bec Jenkinson, Senior Research Fellow, UQ Clinical Trials Capability Team. With experience as a maternity consumer-turned-researcher who learned to ‘speak both languages,’ she's developing innovative & sustainable methods to involve consumers in clinical trials!

Come and join our panellists in sharing their experiences with consumers and community members in healthcare for Aboriginal communities, women, maternal & child health and health equity at the HiPPP & EPOCH-Connect conference! Don't miss this chance to connect, learn & be inspired 😊 lnkd.in/gTkgh_ba

Stipend included! Great projects that are likely to have real impact and work with a world class research team 🧐

Join us and learn from our keynote speakers Dr Charlie Benzie and Rebecca Hyde about our theme “Unified Frontiers in Parental and Early Childhood Health: Integrating Consumer and Community Involvement” at the HiPPP and EPOCH-Connect Conference on Nov 17-18. More info here 👉 lnkd.in/gTkgh_ba

Time for your yearly reminder that “We need less research, better research, and research done for the right reasons”. #OTD 1948 Douglas Altman b (d 3 June 2018) “One of the most influential medical statisticians of the past 50 years” he led reforms in medical research reliability & reporting. 1/3

🚨 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 18 July 2025❗ PhD students & ECRs - submit your abstracts for the 2025 HiPPP EMR-Collective & EPOCH-Connect Community of Practice Joint Conference! 🗓️ 17–18 November 2025 📍 Melbourne & Online 🎫 Register now to attend in-person or virtually lnkd.in/gTkgh_ba

Are you an early-mid career researcher with an interest in pregnancy, maternal health and child health? Join us for our joint #HiPPP EMR-C and #EPOCH-Connect Annual Research Conference in November. Registrations are now open: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

We have 3 PhD scholarships available at the University of Otago as part of our HRC Programme “Whakatipu Rakatira: improving sleep as a vehicle to grow future healthy leaders”. Could suit a variety of candidates. And you'll get to work with me :) Contact Prof Rachael Taylor for more info. 1/4

This new KidsHealth resource provides valuable advice on using baby food pouches for New Zealand parents and whānau🌟and has been informed by our research in the First Foods and Young Foods New Zealand studies 😊📖

Preventable diet-related diseases cost NZ billions. Investing in updated nutrition data can help save lives AND money. A new survey costs $15M—less than one roundabout. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/dec...