Welcome to NCHSR

We were established in 1990 with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and are internationally recognised for our contribution to the Australian response to HIV and hepatitis C. While our core work has been the social aspects of HIV, particularly in regard to sexual practice, our research has expanded in recent years to include social research related to hepatitis C, injecting and illicit drug use, sexual health, Aboriginal health and the Asia-Pacific region.

Director's desk

Appointment  In February, Professor Peter Aggleton took up a UNSW strategic professorship at NCHSR as Professor of Education and Health with links to other areas of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He has been a leading scholar and contributor to HIV social research since the early days of the HIV epidemic and I look forward to working with him to support the Australian and International response to HIV and related diseases. 

Office move On Friday 1 June, 2012 NCHSR will be moving out of our offices on Level 2 of the Robert Webster Building at the Kensington Campus of the University of New South Wales. The Centre will be closed on this moving day. At 10:00am on 4 June, 2012 we will open at our new location on Level 3 of the John Goodsell Building, with our reception located in Room 327.

While our physical location will change, all of our telephone, fax and email details will remain the same. We are looking forward to settling in and to welcoming our academic and sector colleagues when they visit our new home. - John de Wit

HHARD conference

12th Social Research Conference website

The Conference Organising Committee would like to thank the speakers, participants and all those involved in making the 12th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases a resounding success.  

e-Newsletter

Our quarterly e-Newsletter brings you the latest information about our research projects, reports and events. In addition to disseminating study results, we hope that the e-Newsletter will stimulate discussion about ways the sector can translate social science research into policy and practice.

In our 3rd e-Newsletter (January - March 2012) we feature research on sexual health programs for young gay men; the effect of drug and alcohol use on on the diagnosis and management of depression among gay men; and contemporary workforce issues for GPs providing HIV care.

You are invited to subscribe to this e-Newsletter and occasional e-Alerts which will announce new publications and upcoming seminars. 

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