Lowitja Institute

Lowitja Institute Health and Wellbeing Scholarships are now open, across three streams, to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and early career researchers. Certificate IV scholarships and Postgraduate scholarships are available to students looking to to develop their skills and knowledge in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research. Higher Degree Research (HDR) Top-Up Health and Wellbeing Scholarships support emerging researchers with a research focus in alignment with our Research Agenda. Learn more and apply: https://hubs.li/Q0307X820

Our 2025 suite of scholarships, open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, includes two streams targeted at Undergraduate courses. Learn more and apply: https://hubs.li/Q0307Qj70

We are excited to invite you to join us on Kaurna Country in June 2025. Early bird registrations for the 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2025 are currently open. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gXm7rcsW #Lowitja2025

At #Lowitja2025 we’ll dive into Indigenous knowledge systems, data sovereignty, ethics, and methodologies as we explore impactful ways to share and sustain our knowledges. Let’s celebrate and expand our knowledge together for future generations. Submit your abstract to present on Indigenous methodologies, data governance, or cultural practices: https://lnkd.in/eYs4VZSD

We welcome support for our 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, and showing your commitment to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples. #LIC2025 Download our Sponsorship Prospectus to explore the opportunities we have available: https://hubs.li/Q02__T9p0

Our 2025 suite of scholarships, open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, includes two streams targeted at Certificate and Diploma courses. Learn more and apply: https://hubs.li/Q02__BVY0

As a follow-up to the Cultural Safety in Australia discussion paper and Cultural Safety Roundtable, our policy brief summarises and presents the key points and findings of the discussion paper. One of Lowitja Institute's policy priorities, cultural safety is vital for addressing the historical and ongoing impacts of racism and colonisation, reducing health inequities, and improving healthcare access, quality, and safety in health and human services environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Read more: https://hubs.li/Q02_Tr-j0

This week Lowitja Institute attended the 2024 IAHA National Conference on Kaurna Country, Tarntanya (Adelaide). Our wonderful Workforce team represented us on the booth while Deb Edwards, Senior Project Officer for the Lowitja Foundation and niece of the late Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG, presented a keynote speech. Its always so special representing Lowitja Institute on Kaurna Country ❤️

The Foundation’s inaugural Nursing Scholarship recipient was Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri, Mirning woman, Emma Scarce, who has now graduated with a Diploma of Nursing. ‘I’m so proud of myself and excited to enter the healthcare sector. I feel really proud to be leading the way for other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare workers just as Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue did. My long-range goals are to work with Aboriginal women and babies and I can’t wait to continue my studies.’ - Emma Scarce Studying Nursing in 2025? Apply now for a scholarship: https://hubs.li/Q02_cGJT0

This insightful article in the Lowitja Journal explores how the Indigenous health sector responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Indigenous communities in Australia. Using a systems thinking approach, the authors highlight how Indigenous knowledge and leadership played a critical role in addressing complex challenges, from infection rates to socioeconomic conditions. Read more about how Indigenous communities led their own responses during the pandemic: https://hubs.li/Q02RYK3M0 #PandemicPreparedness #IndigenousHealth #LowitjaJournal #COVID19 #CommunityLed #HealthEquity