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The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course The latest News AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them Life Course Centre stalwart honoured Podcast: Early exposure, lasting harm: how childhood shapes the risk of violence against women Destination Life Course Centre: visiting academic Professor Pia Schober Working Papers Outside the Home: The Role of Workplace and Industry Policies on Time spent on Unpaid Work Priorities of People Living with Narcolepsy in Australia: Awareness, Care Access, and Lived Experience Supporting fathers’ involvement in neonatal care: A systems-based investigation Discover our impact Access our research See our events Connect with us SearchSearch At the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre) we are uniquely positioned to understand and address the intergenerational transmission of social and economic disadvantage Our vision is to leverage evidence-based research to develop new knowledge, technology and practices to benefit Australian children and families living in disadvantage, including: identifying the drivers of deep and persistent disadvantage, developing and trialling new solutions in policy and practice, training the next generation of research leaders, and building capacity across government, researchers and non-government organisations. More about the centre Research programs Our three research programs are producing in-depth knowledge of how disadvantage is entrenched in Australian society across the different levels of the individual, the community, and the system. The three tiers of People, Places and Opportunities not only reflect the factors comprising disadvantage, but they are also the key mechanisms for overcoming it. Through this structure, our research defines and measures the lived experiences of disadvantage in more detail than ever before, and produces innovative responses tailored to individual and community contexts. The evidence, capacity, partnerships and impact we deliver will inform personalised, community-based policies and programs to benefit Australian children and families suffering from disadvantage in their daily lives. Explore programs Latest research See more research Program 3: Opportunities Gender Unpaid work Workplace Working Paper Outside the Home: The Role of Workplace and Industry Policies on Time spent on Unpaid Work Irene Browne Janeen Baxter Rennie Lee Published: 07 Aug 2026 Program 1: People Health lived experience Working Paper Priorities of People Living with Narcolepsy in Australia: Awareness, Care Access, and Lived Experience Aaron Schokman Elizabeth Stratton Hadley Lindsay Keisha Christie Michelle Chadwick Nick Glozier Shannon Edmed Published: 2026 Program 3: Opportunities Children Education Parenting The Conversation Article Often parents and schools disagree about whether something is ‘bullying’: what happens next? Karen Healy Published: 11 Aug 2025 Some of our partners See more partners Latest news See more news In the media Program 2: Places AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them 8 July 2026 The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start. AI First Nations Research Indigenous Knowledges Centre Achievements Life Course Centre stalwart honoured 15 June 2026 We are thrilled to congratulate Emeritus Professor Stephen Zubrick who has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List. Emeritus Professor In the media Podcast: Early exposure, lasting harm: how childhood shapes the risk of violence against women 24 April 2026 Early exposure causes lasting harm. Its a finding that runs through a growing body of violence prevention research. This was the topic of a podcast by the ARC Centre of Domestic violence Who we are As well as bridging disciplines, our researchers come from many different sectors and educational institutions. This unique multidisciplinary approach and breadth of perspectives are critical to the Life Course Centre’s focus on developing practical real-world solutions to the many complex problems associated with disadvantage. Explore who we are Events See more events Workshop The Life Course Roadmap: First Nations Gathering 29 30 Jul 2026 First Nations Research Workshop Latent Growth Curve Modelling Workshop 21 May 2026 Presented by Dr Alexander O’Donnell Research Methods Get in touch To contact the Life Course Centre, please fill in the form. Thanks for your interest. 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