Join us to hear from Professor Byron Powell, one of the world's leading voices in #implementationscience. This public lecture will explore how to bridge the gap between evidence and practice, helping drive improvements in health and social care. 📅 25 November 2026 🎟️ Free, registration essential.

CHT Public Lecture - Professor Byron Powell

Join Professor Byron Powell to explore how implementation science can help translate evidence into improvements in health and social care.

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🚩 New research published in @pnas.org by @baptscc.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, David Causeur and @aidybarnett.bsky.social has identified suspicious citation numbers as a red flag for paper mill-generated research, with fake cancer papers garnering many more citations than genuine papers.

Suspicious citation numbers are a red flag for research paper mill slop

The likely manipulation of citation numbers by research paper mills in high-impact cancer journals has been uncovered by an international team of academic researchers.

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The Australian Research Council (ARC) Explore grant is Australia’s first major conditional funding #lottery. In a new @aunz.theconversation.com article, @aidybarnett.bsky.social and Philip Clarke highlight the evidence showing that allocating research funding by lottery has many benefits.

The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 3w ago

Leaving some funding decisions up to luck can save everybody time and effort – and help understand what the funding actually does.

📢 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 | #HealthAI Join the #NHMRC CRE in Human Factors and AI-enabled Clinical Decision Support to examine the system-level impact of #AI in #healthcare, exploring clinical workflows, healthcare professionals, patient care and safety. 🔗 Apply by 17 November: bit.ly/4hLcREo

📢 We've heard you! To give you a little more time to save on registration, we're pleased to announce that Earlybird registration for HSRAANZ 2026 has been extended by one week! New Earlybird Deadline: Friday 16 October 2026 Register today: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/reg... #HSRAANZ26

🪥🫧 Just published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, findings from the cost-effectiveness analysis led by Dr Pakhi Sharma for the 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐍𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍) 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 showed that improved oral care was associated with lower costs and better health outcomes. bit.ly/4i68C6m

Professor Steven McPhail, #AusHSI Centre Director and Co-Director of the #QUT #CentreforHealthcareTransformation, has been awarded a $1.5 million #NHMRC grant to help health services safely and effectively implement #AI in real-world #healthcare settings. #QUTHealth

$1.5M grant to harness AI to improve health outcomes

Professor Steven McPhail, from QUT’s School of Public Health and Social Work, has been awarded an NHMRC grant of $1,491,992.40 for the project, Building AI Launch Pads in Health Services: Accelerating...

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📢 Only three more weeks left to secure your Earlybird registration for HSRAANZ26! Don't miss your chance to save on registration fees. Register today: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/reg... #HSRAANZ26

Are you passionate about shaping the future of #HealthAI? #AusHSI is looking for a 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 - 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to help grow an exciting research program focused on the design and implementation of AI and digital technologies in healthcare. ➡️ Apply by 4 October: bit.ly/4Ai6Ia8

Congratulations to #AusHSI A/Prof Peter Lazzarini, who has received the 2026 #AustralianDiabetesSociety Jeff Flack Diabetes Data Award! This achievement reflects Peter’s dedication to advancing #diabetes research and strengthening the evidence that drives better health outcomes: bit.ly/4xaJoZ7

A huge congratulations to our #AusHSI Clinical Director, Professor William Parsonage, on his appointment as President of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). We are enormously proud and know he will do an outstanding job in guiding the Society over the coming years! 👏

Prof William Parsonage Named CSANZ President | QCG

QCG congratulates Professor William Parsonage on becoming CSANZ President from August 2026, continuing a legacy of Queensland cardiology leadership.

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A fabricated dataset hosted on Kaggle was recently removed for breaching copyright, months after it was exposed in research led by #AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social with @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @nicolewhite.bsky.social and Gary Collins. Find out more 👇

Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · 3mo ago

The online data repository Kaggle has removed a problematic dataset for violating intellectual property rights months after it was flagged by sleuths for containing celebrity photos and lacking information on data provenance or confirmed medical diagnoses.

📈 The inaugural 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 symposium brought together statisticians across Australia to explore what leadership looks like in practice, offering a space for early and mid-career researchers to connect, learn and reflect. #StatLeadership2026

🎉 Congratulations to #AusHSI researchers @nicolewhite.bsky.social, Hannah Carter and @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social, who are investigators on a new #NHMRC Partnership Project led by our Centre for Healthcare Transformation partner Jed Duff addressing hospital flow through the SAFEST Framework.

QUT and Metro North Health awarded $1.47 million to partner in tackling hospital access block

Researchers from QUT and staff at Metro North Health and Clinical Excellence Queensland will partner on a new project to address hospital flow, with $1,474,488.80 awarded through the National Health a...

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#AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social was recently invited onto the @metasciencematters.bsky.social podcast to chat with Randy Ellis about unreliable datasets and why they're so damaging to science. 🎧 Have a listen!

Data Provenance in Medical Machine Learning | Alexander Gibson

YouTube video by Metascience Matters

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📈 Through the upcoming #StatLeadership2026 symposium, @nicolewhite.bsky.social and a stellar team of #statistics experts from around Australia are supporting the next generation to build and strengthen leadership capability. 📊 Explore Nicole’s career journey on the #AusHSI blog: bit.ly/slcrnw

🪥🫧 Pneumonia is one of the most common infections people develop in hospital. New research published in @thelancet.com shows a simple action can have a powerful impact: brushing patients’ teeth. 💡Learn more in @aunz.theconversation.com article by @nicolewhite.bsky.social and the research team. 👇

The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 5mo ago

A toothbrush, some toothpaste and a few minutes of care can prevent a life‑threatening infection. That’s rare in modern medicine.

📢 Only one month until our statistical leadership symposium in Australia! With international keynotes, invited local speakers, and contributed presentations, it's shaping up to be a great event! agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... Register here by 30th June:

Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research

A two-day Statistical Leadership Symposium for early and mid-career researchers across Australia

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📢 Statisticians in Australia from all sectors: Join us in July to share your experiences and learn from others in developing professional skills and becoming leaders. Please spread the word! Hope to see you there! @mischhub.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @aidybarnett.bsky.social

Karen Lamb@kelamb.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There's still time to register for our new statistical leadership event in July 2026. We have in-person hubs in both Melbourne and Brisbane, with low registration costs thanks to the @science.org.au Theo Murphy Initiative. Join us by registering by 30th June: events.humanitix.com/essential-sk...

“We want your work to succeed. We want it to reach the right people and make a difference.” 🐝 Thank you to #QUT Centre for Healthcare Transformation consumer representative, Kristy Thomas, and QUT's Research Strategy team, for joining us at our working bee exploring pathways to #researchimpact.

New @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint on suspected citation manipulation by #PaperMills in molecular oncology, with Baptiste Scancar, David Causer @institutagro.bsky.social & @aidybarnett.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au 🙏 @nhmrc.bsky.social for💰 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Check out a new @retractionwatch.com article on 'comically bad' datasets hosted on Kaggle that are misinforming clinicians and patient care, exposed in research led by #AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social with @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @nicolewhite.bsky.social and Gary Collins. 👇

Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · 6mo ago

Scrolling through an online image dataset, Adrian Barnett pointed out a few familiar faces: Sylvester Stallone, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig. “You can see,” Barnett said, “this is just a comically bad dataset.” retractionwatch.com/2026/05/18/k...

⏰ Get in quick! Abstract submissions are closing tomorrow: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/cal...

Coming up on 21 May, CEDA's 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐐𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 brings together government and health sector leaders to explore pathways for building a more connected, adaptable and future-ready health system for Queensland. 👉 Explore the program and register: bit.ly/4uNRypz #CEDA #HealthInnovation

A reminder that travel bursary applications for 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 close on Friday 1 May: bit.ly/4deuiL8 #StatLeadership2026 📅 9–10 July 2026 📍 Brisbane & Melbourne 🔗 bit.ly/esslcr

Karen Lamb@kelamb.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢 Travel bursaries available for statisticians interested in attending our statistical leadership event in Australia in July. Applications welcome for either the Brisbane or Melbourne location. More details here: agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... Applications close 1st May!

On the #AusHSI blog, learn how Samantha Borg's PhD journey has helped shape the kind of person and academic she wants to become, and the connections she has built to make sure that her research exploring opioid use after #spinalcordinjury has impact where it matters. 🔗 bit.ly/4tSJyTw #QUTHealth

Outstanding work by @alexdgibson.bsky.social to uncover the use of highly dubious data sets from @kaggle.com being used in hundreds of research papers and potentially even informing clinical practice. If you're re-using data, take the time to confirm that it's real. www.nature.com/articles/d41....

Dozens of AI disease-prediction models were trained on dubious data

The models are designed to predict someone’s risk of diabetes or stroke. A few might already have been used on patients.

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📢 Four weeks to go! Submit your abstract now. 👉 Submit your abstract here: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/cal... Submissions close 7 May 2026. #HSRAANZ26

📈 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫! 📈 Join us at #StatLeadership2026 to hear from Dr Emi Tanaka, an academic statistician at The Australian National University with a passion for data science and open-source software, who will share strategies for managing teams in statistical research. ➡️ Register: bit.ly/esslcr

💥New | Research integrity is locked into an arms race with agentic AI slop ✍️ @aidybarnett.bsky.social & Matt Spick #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSlop #AcademicPublishing

Research integrity is locked into an arms race with agentic AI slop - LSE Impact

Advances in agentic AI combined with increasingly large reserves of openly accessibly and machine-readable data are creating a perfect storm for the mass-production of AI authored research papers. Adr...

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