Contact Details

Centre for Reproductive Health
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
Email

Telephone: +61 8 8303 5100
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 4099

School Education Program

Reproductive Health and Healthy Development Education Program for High Schools (years 10 - 11)

Healthy Development Adelaide and the Research Centre for Reproductive Health offer an Education Program on the research currently taking place in the areas of reproductive health and healthy development.

We are offering for a senior researcher and PhD student to come out to your school for an interactive talk and slide session. The sessions will cover both the latest cutting-edge research and the possible career paths open to students in these areas.

The program is open to students in years 10-11 and topics will be presented to small class sizes to achieve the full benefit of the session.

Available Program Topics

Reproductive Health:	Healthy Development:
How does life before birth affect your health? How do maternal age, lifestyle, nutrition, drugs and alcohol affect the unborn baby? How does the baby grow and how are nutrients and drugs transferred from mother to baby?	Mental health in young people - Should we be worried? How do we tell if someone has a mental health problem, prevalence and description of types of mental health problems, why mental disorders are a problem for society, and seeking help for mental health problems.
Infertility is on the rise - What is the cause? In Australia, infertility affects around 3 million people. We are exploring factors causing infertility including age, partner mismatch, obesity and environmental factors.	What's new in nutrition and gut health? The dietary administration of naturally-occurring bioactives (such as probiotics) are becoming more widely used for the treatment of intestinal diseases and for the general maintenance of well-being. Setting up an early start to a healthy life.
IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technology - How does it work? How common is infertility and IVF, what is IVF and how does it work, what does the early embryo look like and how does it grow, how does lifestyle affect fertility?	How does our biological clock survive today's lifestyle? What are the consequences of disrupting daily biological rhythms? Many aspects of human physiology display daily rhythms. for example the sleep-wake cycle. Disrupting these rhythms can have serious implications in health and disease.
How do reproductive cancers develop and spread? Cancer affects approximately 1/3 Australians. Cancer cells are cells that grow out of control and stop normal cells from doing their job. We are investigating how cancer cells develop and how they spread to other parts of the body with the aim to finding cures and better treatments.

Registration of Interest

Only a small number of programs can be offered each year due to availability of researchers and students volunteering their time.

Please complete and submit the Registration form
All registrations of interest will be considered.

If you require further information please contact:

Anne Jurisevic - HDA Network & Communications Officer: ph: (08) 8303 8222, email anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au
Michael Guerin - RCRH Manager: ph: (08) 8303 8167, email michael.guerin@adelaide.edu.au

Who We Are

Embryo Storage

Research Centre for Reproductive Health (RCRH) is a world leader in reproductive health research, innovation and discovery.

RCRH undertakes research that spans numerous areas that include molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, endocrinology, immunology, cell biology, physiology, pathology, public health and behaviour.

Members of RCRH also work in public hospitals and IVF clinics and are renowned internationally in their field. RCRH encourages research study via Honours, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Students interested in such studies and studying at the University of Adelaide can find information at the future students web site www.adelaide.edu.au/student/future/

Healthy Development Adelaide - A State Research & Innovation Cluster in South Australia

Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) promotes, facilitates and undertakes research that addresses high priority research issues to ensure the physical, psychological and social health of Australian infants, children and adolescents. The following areas were created to highlight the major research questions spanning from preconception to adolescence.

A Good Start to Life - preconception to birth
The First Steps - birth to 5 years
Learning to Climb - childhood to adolescence

HDA has a state wide focus to developing a portfolio for South Australia in developmental health research that includes members from the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Flinders University, Children Youth and Women's Health Service, relevant organisations and state government departments.