Thriving research partnerships recognised
Celebrating the wonderful research collaborations that are making an impact on health outcomes.
Three IPAN researchers, together with their research partners from across community, non-government organisations and government, each won category awards at Deakin’s 2025 Faculty of Health Partnerships in Practice Research Impact Awards.
As well as winning its category award, the TransformUs team also received the overall prize.
In its third year, the awards night celebrates partnership research from across the faculty, with prizes awarded for partnerships that have delivered the greatest impact.
The awards night also is an opportunity to launch a series of videos showcasing the partnerships behind the projects.
IPAN’s award winners were:
- Mid-career researcher category winner: Dr Helen Macpherson with Dementia Australia – Implementing self monitoring of cognitive function into primary health care: a new approach for dementia detection – watch
A/Prof Tanya Petrovich from Dementia Australia (left) with Dr Helen Macpherson - Regional and Rural research category winner: A/Prof Katherine Livingstone with the City of Greater Bendigo & Heart Foundation Australia – Veg4Me: supporting regional and rural communities to eat more vegetables – watch
(L-R) Chris Enright from the Heart Foundation, Dr Jonathan Rawstorn, A/Prof Katherine Livingstone - Informing policy and/or practice category winner: Prof Jo Salmon with the Victorian Government Department of Education and over 30 other state, national and international partners – Partnering with the education, health and sport sectors to scale TransformUs nationally. This project also won the overall award – watch
TransformUs team (l-r back row): Dr Ana Maria Contardo Ayala; Rob Malpeli from Peak Phys Ed; A/Prof Natalie Lander; Prof Jo Salmon; Jacqui Della Gatta; Prof Anna Timperio; and Ernestine Thompson. Front: Jess Orr and Sam Lai.
