Curtin Enable Institute

03/03/2026

🌟Meet this month's Researcher Spotlight, Professor Mark Boyes! 🌟

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🌟 Meet this month's Researcher Spotlight, Professor Mark Boyes! 🌟

19/02/2026

Please join us for a presentation by Dr Viktor Kacic followed by afternoon tea and networking!
Monday 23rd March
Register here: https://lnkd.in/gAkAw7Sz

19/02/2026

Introducing Monti!

18/02/2026

Introducing the enAble Institute's newest series - 🌟 The Researcher Spotlight 🌟
Celebrating the people, achievements and stories of our enAble Institute.

To start this series, meet Associate Professor Elissa Burton!

Introducing the enAble Institute's newest series - 🌟 The Researcher Spotlight 🌟 Celebrating the people, achievements and stories of our enAble Institute. To start this series, meet Associate Professor Elissa Burton!

16/02/2026

Save the date for The Big Issues in Mental Health 2026 event!
Thursday 28th May
Register here - https://lnkd.in/gRqYD4JG

13/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the enAble Breakfast at the Collier Park Golf! It was a wonderful morning filled with good company and good food.

A big congratulations to 'Team A' for winning the first Breakfast Pop Quiz Showdown, you are all cereal-scholars 🥣 🌟

30/01/2026

The enAble Institute Research Retreat on 9th Dec 2025 brought our vibrant research community together for a day of insightful discussion, presentations and sessions.

enAble Seed grant recipients for 2025 shared their updates and 2024 recipients delivered their findings, Bronwyn Myers shared key highlights and reflections on the year, Carlo Marra delivered a brief address.

At the retreat, we kicked off the co-design of an Implementation Science Capability Platform.

We heard the achievements and upcoming plans from Peter McEvoy, Mark Boyes, Craig Thompson, Claire Burley, Paul Griffiths and Stuart Kinner.

Thank you, all attendees and those who travelled from Kalgoorlie campus and JHG Melbourne office.

30/01/2026

Huge congratulations to all the winners of the enAble Institute Awards 2025.

🌟 Supervisor and Mentor of the Year: Prof Mark Boyes

🌟 Research Impact: Prof Stuart Kinner and National Youth Justice
Health Data Linkage Project team.

🌟 Early Career Researcher Award: Dr Matthew McDonald

🌟 Early Career Researcher Award: Dr Sascha Thal

🌟 Consumer & Community Involvement in Research: Dr Sylvanna Mirichlis

🌟 Consumer & Community Involvement in Research: Dr Emily Jackson

🌟 The Spirit of enAble: Mrs Patricia Garcia de Niklasson

🌟 Research team member of the year: Mr Daniel Marsh

23/08/2025

Do you support someone with dementia? A parent, partner, grandparent or friend?

You might not call yourself a “carer,” but your experience matters.

Researchers from UNSW, Curtin University and the University of Surrey have launched a national survey for people aged 18–40 to share their views on ageing. They’re especially keen to hear from younger adults supporting a loved one with dementia.

The survey questions were co-designed by members of Y-Care of Dementia — a grassroots support community for young carers — who know first-hand how invisible this group often feels.

This is a collaboration with Curtin Enable Institute and University of Surrey, and the first survey of its kind focused on younger carers and how they think about ageing, support, and identity.

📍 Australians aged 18–40
📍 Takes 30–40 mins
📍 Fully online

🟡 Carers: https://bit.ly/4lIDY2j
🟣 Non-carers: https://bit.ly/4o9GVLa

Help us make sure young carers are finally seen — and heard. Have questions? Feel free to reach out at amber.izett@student.curtin.edu.au or k.numbers@unsw.edu.au

This research has been ethically approved by Curtin University's Human Research Ethics Committee (HRE2025-0207).

04/07/2025

A new mental health program for young people affected by disasters across regional and remote Western Australia has received funding from Healthway. The Crisis to Calm program, led by Associate Professor Elizabeth Newnham from the Curtin School of Population Health and Curtin Enable Institute, was co-designed by young people to ensure that it is engaging, relevant, and tailored to young people’s needs. Congratulations everyone!

When natural disasters strike, young people often carry an invisible burden, one that lingers long after the physical damage fades.

That’s why Curtin University's Crisis to Calm pilot program is a game-changer – and we’re happy to support it through our Open Research Round.

Crisis to Calm empowers 12 to 18-year-olds in regional and remote communities with practical tools to process the emotional aftermath of floods, cyclones, and bushfires. It’s co-designed WITH young people who’ve lived through these experiences, making the sessions authentic and deeply relevant.

This is just one of eight transformative projects funded through our 2024 Open Research Round - each tackling real challenges in our community.

Check them out here 👉 http://bit.ly/4k7xHM7

Want to help us drive change? The 2025 Open Research Round is now open!
http://bit.ly/44nezE7

Submit your Expression of Interest via your research grants office before 5pm, Friday 15 August 2025.

Sabine Winton MLA
Meredith Hammat MLA

30/06/2025

Join The Curtin Enable Institute for a powerful and timely event exploring the intersection of climate change and mental health. This year’s “Big Issues in Mental Health” seminar series brings together key stakeholders who will highlight the impacts and critical responses to these challenges.
To attend, register here: https://tinyurl.com/enablebigissues or scan the QR code.

20/06/2025

On 17th June 2025, Curtin Enable Institute Curtin University hosted a seminar on a critical-decolonial analysis of communication disability/neurodiversity. Special thanks to enAble visiting scholars Dr Vishnu Nair, University of Reading and Prof Betty Yu, San Francisco State University who shared their expertise and insights.