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From alumni starting game-changing businesses, to students (literally) kicking goals in sport, to research breakthroughs, there’s always something happening at Bond. See what Bondies have been up to and explore latest news from campus, the community and beyond.  

University news

Virtually unlocking young minds

Virtual Reality is helping unlock the minds of neurodivergent children to enhance therapy sessions at Bond University's Health and Wellness Clinic.

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The right genes are good, but success comes from hard work

While our Olympians take centre stage in Paris for the next few weeks, those of us who are not-so sporty sit back in awe and may wonder, "how did they become so good?"

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Dolphins fill up on fuel needed for success

Dr Greg Cox spent three weeks with the Australian Dolphins in a training camp before the Olympics and has shared some of the secrets of what high-performing sportspeople eat.

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Unseen chains: Why Gold Coast businesses need to know about modern slavery

Modern slavery has surged by 10 million in the past decade, now ensnaring 50 million people globally. How is it relevant to life on the Gold Coast?

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Research news

OAM for Professor Tammy Hoffmann, the patient’s friend

Bond University’s Professor Tammy Hoffmann has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to clinical epidemiology and occupational therapy.

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Face masks cut disease spread in the lab, but have less impact in the community - we need to know why

In controlled laboratory situations, face masks appear to do a good job of reducing the spread of coronavirus (at least in hamsters) and other respiratory viruses. However, evidence shows mask-wearing policies seem to have had much less impact on the community spread of COVID-19.

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Hat-trick of success for Professor Paul Glasziou

The Director of Bond University’s Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare (IEBH), Professor Paul Glasziou, has for the third successive year been named in a prestigious international list of medical researchers. Professor Glasziou once again appeared in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list, which identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly-cited papers in the past decade.

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Global spotlight on evidence-based healthcare

Today, the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, and six global leaders in evidence-based healthcare, led by JBI, are launching a worldwide initiative to create awareness of the need for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision making in order to improve health outcomes globally.

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Sporting news

Zombie Zara keeps on kicking

Masters student Zara Colless lives and breaths the Bull Sharks' never say die spirit.

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Colts surge into top four with win over Brothers

Rugby Rd 6 wrap: Wins for Colts 1 and Premier Women, while Mick Heenan was left to lament poor discipline from the Premier Men.

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Bull Sharks out to tame the Tigers

AFL Rd 6 preview: The Bull Sharks are intent on bouncing back against Tweed Coast and watch out for a couple of goal kickers in the QAFLW.

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Bull Sharks bounce back against Aspley

AFL Rd 5 wrap: Andy Lovell engineers another win in the QAFLW, but in the QFA the Bull Sharks suffer the season's first loss.

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