Hospitals help sick people get better, but what happens when a sick person catches an infection? Associate Professor Brett Mitchell from Avondale College of Higher Education shares his nationally-recognised research into preventing hospital infections.
Pacific Partnership in our own words
Friday, July 29, 2016Giving to Avondale’s Annual Appeal this year will help reduce the “crippling” burden of chronic disease in the South Pacific islands. Donations to the appeal will provide seed money to Pacific islanders so they can begin postgraduate study in lifestyle medicine. The idea for this Pacific Partnership came from two academics. They talk in this post about the potential impact of the partnership and the role of lifestyle medicine in improving the quality of our health and wellbeing.
Academic’s paper best
Thursday, July 21, 2016A win for best research paper at an international literary journalism studies conference has earned an Avondale lecturer academic and financial credit.
Research granted
Friday, June 24, 2016Avondale is the only private higher education provider to receive one of this year’s most competitive government grants, which it will use to improve student engagement.
Fighting Mac at Gallipoli
Thursday, April 21, 2016William McKenzie joined the World War I effort as a Salvation Army chaplain, but by the end of the war he had become one of the most famous Anzac heroes, affectionately nicknamed “Fighting Mac”. This is an excerpt of his story—from The Man the Anzacs Revered by Daniel Reynaud.
Scholar uses past to better understand present
Friday, April 8, 2016The launch of a new book by an Avondale academic has reminded Seventh-day Adventists their beliefs are based in Scripture but shaped by history.