Deakin Matters

Associate Professor in the school of Law Dan Meagher discuss the Australian Government's failed Malaysian asylum seeker policy.

Lecturer from the School of Health & Social Development, Dr Matthew Dunn talks about elite Australian athletes and their use of recreational drugs, and how a study has proven that their intake is not as common as we might think it is.

PhD student Elyse Warner from the School of Health and Social Development is investigating young adults who move back home with their parents, and the impact it has on their families.

Mr Mick Fielding from the Centre of Intelligent Systems Research talks about OzBot, a robotic platform that police use in policing programs.

Professor Karen Starr is Chair in School of Development and Leadership and she discusses her recent book and also her research into the business of education and running schools. Karen goes into the non-teaching aspects and day to day areas of running schools.

Dr. Karen Stagnitti, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health talks about children, some as young as 12 months old who are playing with iPads and smartphones and the implications this may have for their growth and learning patterns.

Professor Christine Halse is Chair of Education at Deakin. She talks about her book titled ‘Inside Anorexia’, which provides valuable insight into the experiences and challenges faced by teenage girls with anorexia and their families.

Prof. Guy Littlefair, Head of School of Engineering, discusses the CADET program at Deakin University School of Engineering.

Senior lecturer in the School of Management and Marketing Dr Paul Turner discusses the state of sports broadcasting in Australia. In particular, Paul looks at football broadcasting.

Professor Damien Kingsbury, a Personal Chair in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin, discusses the recent political elections in Timor-Leste, including the results and the work to control violence in the country.