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Sports star award

We are proud to have so many very talented children and youth in our T1D community.

Capacity Building Grants

The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre; a Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence is excited to announce the first round of capacity building grant recipients.

Community of Practice

Our goal is to accelerate the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based models of care for children and young people living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Supporting Families Project

Proudly funded by a Telethon Trust Research Grant, the Supporting Families project started in 2024 with the aim of co-designing a new clinical pathway for children with early stage type 1 diabetes (T1D).

New school year

Good planning and communication between families and schools is very important to ensure children are safe and supported. With the new school year underway, hear from our Social Work team with their top tips on managing the start of a new school year.

Talking about type 1 diabetes

A new research study conducted by Professor Jeneva Ohan and Dr Keely Bebbington aims to develop our understanding of how adolescents navigate these disclosure decisions, and how we can support them to feel more confident when talking to others about their diabetes.

Researcher Spotlight - Jeff Cannon

Dr Jeffrey Cannon is a Health Economist at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Jeff completed his PhD in health economics at the University of Western Australia. His work in health and medical research spans across maternal and newborn health, infectious diseases and more recently, childhood onset diabetes.

Congratulations Kate and Aveni

Fantastic news for two of our talented researchers whose papers were featured in the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) 2024 Yearbook.

Setting smart phone rules

Mobile phones are an important part of diabetes management but its also important to set some family rules for your child's technology use.