UOM Centre for Wellbeing Science

We are delighted to share some exciting news – our new edited volume, Wellbeing Literacy Theory and Practice Through Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Lenses, is being released on 17th October, 2025 and we are keen to mark this with a celebration panel discussion and Book Launch on Wednesday November 19, 2025. We would love you to join this special occasion in Melbourne. REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL https://go.unimelb.edu.au/asn2 register your attendance soon before all seats are allocated.

Don't miss this chance to explore how the science of wellbeing can transform your career and make a lasting impact on society. Join us at our online Open Day and take the first step towards becoming a wellbeing science expert!
To register for the Open Day via https://go.unimelb.edu.au/4u3p today.
Embrace the future of wellbeing science – your journey starts here at the University of Melbourne!

Our Honorary Fellow, Dr. Jenna Mikus, is calling for contributions to her book chapters. Please find the details in her LinkedIn post https://lnkd.in/gKeQEtNP

If you’re interested in developing your mental skills for performance, the University of Melbourne are offering you the opportunity to receive a personal performance profile that highlights the mental skills and practices that you are strongest in, and the ones that you could develop further.
You can complete the questionnaire and receive your personal performance profile here:
https://q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_5tddou9KSggiTMq

Congratulations to Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick and Dr Anneliese Gill! The Bio-Dash for Schools program is now officially listed on the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Wellbeing Program Guide as of 14 May 2025: https://wellbeingguide.acer.org/program/bio-dash-for-schools.The Wellbeing Program Guide is unique in that it aims to comprehensively catalogue quality wellbeing programs through an informative and accessible directory across Australia.
For more details regarding our Bio-Dash program, please visit Bio-Dash Courses.

Congratulations to our PhD student Lisa Baker on her new publication 'Constant crossings: Teachers’ definitions of child wellbeing in early education, a reflective thematic analysis - Lisa M Baker, Bridie Raban, Lindsay G Oades, 2025'. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/18369391251337791

The latest Pursuit article by Prof. Nikki Rickard 'Screen time these holidays doesn't need to be a bad thing'. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/Screen-time-these-holidays-doesnt-need-to-be-a-bad-thing?in_c=articlelistingblock

Here is the latest publication co-edited by Professor Peggy Kern and Dr Julia Hill:

Students’ values in science education: a scoping review There is growing recognition that when students’ values (i.e. the things they consider important) are acknowledged, relationships are strengthened, academic engagement and achievement improve, and ...

A book chapter written by Dr Lara Mossman, Dr Austin Chia and Dr Alexandra Johnston is published in the Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. The chapter is titled, “Academic precarity and mental health: reviewing the domains of precarity "of", "at", and "from" work”. https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781803925080/book-part-9781803925080-17.xml

https://education.unimelb.edu.au/cws/assets/cpp-events/inaugural-connected-communities-for-wellbeing-seminar

Inaugural Connected Communities for Wellbeing Seminar Inaugural Connected Communities for Wellbeing Seminar