How do I become a researcher?
The UDRH SW aims to empower local clinicians to develop their research skills by working with them to grow their research capabilities.
I want to connect with other South West researchers
If you would like to find out more and/or connect with South West based researchers, simply reach out to us at udrhsw@ecu.edu.au
What research is the UDRH SW involved in?
We support a variety of research projects in the South West region that are health-focused. We also collaborate on national projects funded by competitive grant schemes.
South Regional Health Collaborative: Research Newsletter
The newsletter aims to share updates on research taking place across the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia, promote opportunities for collaboration and encourage researchers as well as consumer and community groups to participate in local research activities.
The South Regional Health Collaborative brings together key stakeholders committed to strengthening health research in the southern region of Western Australia. Member organisations include Edith Cowan University, the University Department of Rural Health South West, WA Country Health Service, St John of God Bunbury Hospital, Rural Health West, South West Aboriginal Medical Service, the Rural Clinical School, Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, WA Health Translation Network and WA Primary Health Alliance.
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Data Sets & Resources for Health Researchers
The following resource connects health researchers with a curated collection of global, national, state, and local datasets and tools for empowering evidence-based research, policy development, and community health initiatives. Whether you’re exploring epidemiological trends, evaluating health interventions, or conducting population health studies, this resource provides access to the data you need to inform your research project. The datasets and tools will be added to and updated from time to time, and please get in touch if you have anything you would like added.
Scroll to explore global, national, state, and local resources, or download the PDF to save a copy for future reference.
Prepared by Narelle Mullan (A/Director Research & Innovation WACHS) and Adam Johnson (Research Coordinator UDRH SW)
National
National Health Data Hub (NHDH)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics
ARDC (Australian Research Data Commons)
CT:iQ
National Clinical Quality Registry Program
PHIDU (Public Health Information Development Unit - Torrens University)
The Australian Child and Youth Wellbeing Atlas
Regional Insights for Indigenous Communities
Genomics of Rare Disease Registry
NNDSS (National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System)
HILDA (Household, Income and Labour Dynamics)
PATRON Primary Care Research Data Repository
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health & Welfare)
State
Epidemiology Directorate (WA Department of Health)
PeopleWA
Curtin Centre for Data Linkage
SLIP (Shared Location Information Platform – Landgate)
WA Cohort Studies
WA Department of Health Reports and Publications
WA Data Linkage Services (WA Health)
WA Food Atlas
Rural Medical Workforce Data Reports (Rural Health West)
How to get involved
A range of events that local clinicians are welcome to attend.
Get in touch
We would love to hear from you.
Acknowledging traditional custodians
We acknowledge and pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the first inhabitants of the nation, and who are the traditional custodians of the lands where our staff and students live, learn and work. We acknowledge the strength and resilience of our First Nations people and endeavour to work together for the benefit of all.