The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
At the The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, we are committed to training the next generation of researchers and population health practitioners, who will improve the population’s mental and physical health through discovery, education and the translation of research into effective health policy and practice. Our work spans the full range of population health research.
ANU is the only Australian university rated “well above world standard” for public health and health service research in all three of the Excellence in Research for Australia evaluations (2010, 2012 and 2015).
Our research is conducted in the following centres and departments.
Centre for Mental Health Research
Established in 1975, the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) aims to improve population mental health by leading research that has meaningful influence on policy, practice, society and individuals.
Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice
The Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice (CEPP) aims to improve health and health services through excellence in population health research, implementation and education.
Department of Applied Epidemiology
The Department of Applied Epidemiology (DAE) aims to strengthen health systems response to established and emergent public health threats of national and international concern through high quality research, teaching, and policy guidance.
Department of Health Economics Wellbeing and Society
The Department of Health Economics Wellbeing and Society (DHEWS) aims to promote equitable access to health care and improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians through excellence in research, implementation and education.
National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research
The Centre conducts meaningful and transformative health research shaped by the priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Field sites & facilities
Explore some of the numerous of research sites and facilities established by our research schools in Australia and across the world. Researchers and students at ANU enjoy access to state-of-the-art equipment to help facilitate ground-breaking research.
Research projects
Browse research topics of the College of Science and the College of Health & Medicine with links to relevant researchers.
See our list of potential student projects to apply for PhB, Honours, PhD and other graduate degrees.
Stories
Analysis and opinion
Car accidents, drownings, violence: hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury
In research published today in Nature Medicine, researchers in the United States looked at the impact warmer temperatures will have on deaths from injury.
Student profile
Pet project delivers more than animal health
Tamara Riley is combining her skills as a vet and studies in applied epidemiology to evaluate an animal health and management program in remote NT.
News
Six things you can do to keep safe from bushfire smoke
For the second time this week, Canberra is the world's worst city for air pollution as it is blanketed by smoke from the bushfire crisis.
News
We need better advice to keep safe from bushfire smoke
Advice to stay indoors and reduce strenuous physical exercise outdoors is impractical for dealing with long-term exposure to bushfire smoke.
News
Simple steps to avoid food poisoning this summer
Summer is a 'danger period' for food poisoning in Australia, but there are simple steps we can take to reduce the risk.
Research story
Flushing out disease
ANU researchers are making far-reaching changes to sanitation and health in Indonesian communities.
News
$1.3 million to eliminate parasitic worms
Researchers from ANU have been awarded $1.3 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council e-Asia Joint Research Program.
Student blog
Translating skills into health policy and practice
Sarp Kaya always wanted to work at Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and studying a Master of Public Health helped him reach that goal.
Academic profile
Building a healthier future for Asia and the Pacific
Health outcomes in Asia and the Pacific have improved dramatically in the past 50 years, but Dr Patrick Osewe warns that now is not the time for complacency.
News
Days of haze caused by climate change a burning health risk
As smoke haze hangs over Sydney, toxic air from extreme bushfires, exacerbated by very dry conditions due to climate, is a growing public health emergency.