Postgraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Understanding and measuring the wellbeing of Australian university students
Published 2025Australian university student populations have increased substantially within the past two decades. Troublingly, these large university student populations appear to be experiencing poor and declining rates of wellbeing. ...Open AccessThesis -
Facilitators and barriers to the clinical trial recruitment of older people: A qualitative study
Published 2025Older people are consistently under-represented or excluded from clinical trials investigating treatments for conditions that commonly affect them. The main objective of this thesis is to explore how accepted, socially ...Open AccessThesis -
Early Mother and Child Interactions and the Transdiagnostic Factor of Eye Contact in Autism Spectrum and Callous-Unemotional Traits
Published 2025Understanding early gaze behaviour, particularly gaze directed at the eyes and face, is key to identifying mechanisms shaping children’s socioemotional development. Gaze patterns may serve as early indicators of developmental ...USyd AccessThesis -
Stuck in place: the cognitive and neural bases of inflexibility in ageing and dementia
Published 2025Flexible thinking and behaviour are critical for navigating the uncertainties of daily life, enabling individuals to adapt, problem-solve, and respond to dynamic challenges. The capacity for flexible thinking and behaviour ...Open AccessThesis -
Three Essays in Corporate Finance
Published 2025The first study shows that firms located closer to competitors experience improved operational performance, driven by knowledge spillovers and talent pooling, but without corresponding gains in stock returns. Using a ...Open AccessThesis