School of Psychiatry

The School of Psychiatry is widely reputed as the pre-eminent psychiatric research department in the country, and one of the leading university groups internationally.

Since its establishment over 75 doctorates (MD or PhD) have been completed under the supervision of School academics, with many of the successful candidates going on to leading university positions around Australia in both psychiatry and psychology. More ....

What's On Academic Meeting & Forum Programs - November & December 2009 Postgraduate Study Opportunities Forensic Mental Health Program Research Programs Associated Research Groups Academic Department of Old Age Psychiatry (ADFOAP) Black Dog Institute Brain & Ageing Program Brain Sciences UNSW Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Neuropsychiatric Institute UNSW Stem Cell Laboratory (SCL) Research Studies Seeking Volunteer Participants Follow this link for details of those studies currently active. Research Positions & PhD Scholarships Follow this link to view the current Research Positions and PhD Scholarships available at the School of Psychiatry. International Medical Student - Clinical Opportunities http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/medweb.nsf/page/Clerkships

Media Items & Special Events UNSW News - 13 Nov 2009 Targeting teen depression - Mona Taouk Psychologist Mona Taouk is developing a world-first questionnaire to identify young people at risk of depression and suicide..... Read the Article Insight - SBS Television Brainiacs - Featuring Dr Michael Valenzuela (aired 3 Nov 2009) Can we make ourselves smarter? What is your IQ? New scientific research has unlocked the secrets of the adult brain. It is not hard wired but plastic. You can teach an old dog new tricks. Read the overview | Watch the episiode On-line UNSW News - 30 Oct 2009 Young Poppies stand tall - Dr Michael Valenzuela, one of seven awarded the Young Tall Poppies Award Read the Article UNSW News - 16 Oct 2009 Bridging the Divide - Dr Melissa Green For the first time, sufferers of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are being brought together in a major new study investigating the diseases’ common genetic causes and manifestations....... Read the Article Media Items & Special Events Archive Recent Appointments Marie-Paule Austin - The St John of God Health Care - Chair of Perinatal & Womens Health Vaughan Carr - Chair of Schizophrenia Epidemiology & Population Health Rhoshel Lenroot - Chair of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Julian Trollor - Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health