Healthy Campuses

UniSport Australia believes that universities should be an enabling environment, a gateway encouraging its attendees to practice a healthy and sustainable lifestyle where access and opportunity in the areas of physical activity, health and nutrition are a daily part of campus life.

UniSport Australia has developed this content hub to share resources amongst its members across a variety of topics from the University Sport sector. Resources shared are either publicly available or UniSport have been given permission to share. If a resource below belongs to your university and you would like it removed, or you have a resource you would like to share please contact your Member Relationship Manager.

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UniSport Australia and Chinese Student Sport Federation Sign Historic Memorandum of Understanding

UniSport Australia (UniSport) is proud to announce the signing of a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chinese Student Sport Federation (CSSF), marking a pivotal step in fostering collaboration and promoting university sports and healthy campus projects on a global stage.  The MOU outlines key objectives aimed at strengthening ties between the two organisations […]

The Value of Sport in Higher Education

Australian and international research projects indicate university sport participation builds student experience and employability. March 2018Don Knapp, UniSport Australia CEOInvestigator: Brett Carter, Bond University Research Assistant Background This project is a collaborative effort between UniSport Australia (UniSport) and Bond University and aims to identify and synthesise sport-based research projects in the Australian higher education sector. […]

Research: Mental health issues and health conditions/risk factors

University students, often seen as privileged, face significant physical and mental health issues, with a higher prevalence of psychological disorders compared to their community peers. This research on first-year Australian rural university students highlighted common health issues such as fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Despite most students having adequate access to medical and support services, concerns […]

Research: Effectiveness of mental health training

Both face-to-face and online courses improve mental health literacy, reduce stigma, and increase intentions to help others with depressive symptoms. Read Deena Ashoorian, Kristy-Lee Albrecht, Casey Baxter, Erin Giftakis, Rhonda Clifford, Jayden Greenwell-Barnden and Tricia Wylde’s full research article Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid skills in an Australian university population here. Read Kathy S Bond, Anthony F Jorm, Betty A Kitchener and Nicola J Reavley’s […]

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