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"Instrumental: Surveying Instruments" explores a range of specialised tools used for surveying between the early 19th and late 20th centuries. Visitors are introduced to the functions and applications of these varied instruments, particularly in an Australian historical context. Historic photographs are also included in the display, encouraging visitors to imagine the use of instruments in the field. Throughout the display, objects are grouped thematically, helping to illustrate technological changes that have occurred over time. Included are instruments made by both well-known and lesser-known manufacturers, from the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States of America and Australia. This range exposes visitors to variations in design and production techniques, as well as regional preferences and needs. Finally, visible inscriptions on the instruments (added after their initial purchase) are transcribed in labels throughout the display. These encourage visitors to closely investigate the objects and consider their past ‘lives’, including who owned them, who used them, how, and why. This exhibition is part of the series Chau Chak Wing Museum series "Instrumental: Collections from Science"

This manual contains materials that can assist in exploring the concept of human dignity within human rights curricula in higher education. It can be used in its entirety or specific modules can be extracted for incorporation into other classes, for example on international criminal law or international human rights law.

Background In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released updated physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, which for the first-time included a guideline for people living with disability. The disability guideline is based on evidence from the general population and eight common health conditions causing disability, but did not include people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), nor did it consider the rehabilitation phase of recovery from injury. In 2019, the Australian federal government launched the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission. The Mission was tasked with providing $50 million over 10 years under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support research. The goal of the Mission is to better predict recovery outcomes after a TBI, identify the most effective care and treatments, and reduce barriers to support people to live their best possible life after TBI. In 2021, our team was funded through the MRFF TBI Mission to develop an Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for people living with moderate to severe TBI (msTBI). The overarching project to guide the development of the guideline was called BRIDGES (BRain Injury: Developing GuidElineS for physical activities). Objective To develop an Australian clinical practice guideline to support the clinical decision-making of health professionals working with people with msTBI and increase uptake of safe and beneficial physical activity by people living with msTBI. Methods The overarching BRIDGES project was guided by the Exploration Preparation Implementation Sustainment (EPIS) framework. We used a Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) ADOLOPMENT approach to determine whether to ‘adapt’ or ‘adopt’ the WHO guideline or develop de novo recommendations. We established guideline leadership and development groups, conducted a rapid systematic review to identify direct evidence in TBI, and reviewed guidelines in other relevant health conditions (i.e., stroke, cerebral palsy) to identify indirect evidence. To further inform guideline development and implementation considerations, we conducted an audit of brain injury services in Australia and qualitative consultations with key stakeholders, including people with msTBI. Results Direct evidence for the prescription of physical activity for people with msTBI is limited. The clinical practice guideline developed incorporates 10 de novo evidence-based recommendations with additional good practice points and precautionary practice points to guide clinical decision-making. The physical activity recommended is aerobic exercise, strength training, mobility training, sport and physical recreation, and promotion of physical activity. The physical activity is recommended for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across the continuum of rehabilitation. Conclusion While there remain evidence gaps that require further research, and further work on how the guideline can be implemented into clinical practice is needed, physical activity interventions tailored to the individual’s goals and needs should be standard clinical practice for health professionals working with people with msTBI in Australian rehabilitation, community, home, and school (for children and adolescents) settings.

Posed portraits and scenes have been part of photographic practice since the beginnings of photography. The 19th century experience of visiting a professional photographer in their studio was a theatrical experience, involving staging, scenic backgrounds and props. From this, the idea of exploring the ‘staged photograph’ arose, bringing into focus this performative aspect, involving costumes and staging. This exhibition explores ‘the staged photograph’ through the themes of professional portraits of people in costume and special outfits; home and suburban backyard staging by amateur photographers; and the genre of comic and narrative stereographs, with their staged scenes. The exhibition was able to draw on the museum’s historic photography collection, bringing to public attention unknown and unfamiliar photographs.

Background In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released updated physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, which for the first-time included a guideline for people living with disability. The disability guideline is based on evidence from the general population and eight common health conditions causing disability, but did not include people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), nor did it consider the rehabilitation phase of recovery from injury. In 2019, the Australian federal government launched the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission. The Mission was tasked with providing $50 million over 10 years under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support research. The goal of the Mission is to better predict recovery outcomes after a TBI, identify the most effective care and treatments, and reduce barriers to support people to live their best possible life after TBI. In 2021, our team was funded through the MRFF TBI Mission to develop an Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for people living with moderate to severe TBI (msTBI). The overarching project to guide the development of the guideline was called BRIDGES (BRain Injury: Developing GuidElineS for physical activities). Objective To develop an Australian clinical practice guideline to support the clinical decision-making of health professionals working with people with msTBI and increase uptake of safe and beneficial physical activity by people living with msTBI. Methods The overarching BRIDGES project was guided by the Exploration Preparation Implementation Sustainment (EPIS) framework. We used a Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) ADOLOPMENT approach to determine whether to ‘adapt’ or ‘adopt’ the WHO guideline or develop de novo recommendations. We established guideline leadership and development groups, conducted a rapid systematic review to identify direct evidence in TBI, and reviewed guidelines in other relevant health conditions (i.e., stroke, cerebral palsy) to identify indirect evidence. To further inform guideline development and implementation considerations, we conducted an audit of brain injury services in Australia and qualitative consultations with key stakeholders, including people with msTBI. Results Direct evidence for the prescription of physical activity for people with msTBI is limited. The clinical practice guideline developed incorporates 10 de novo evidence-based recommendations with additional good practice points and precautionary practice points to guide clinical decision-making. The physical activity recommended is aerobic exercise, strength training, mobility training, sport and physical recreation, and promotion of physical activity. The physical activity is recommended for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across the continuum of rehabilitation. Conclusion While there remain evidence gaps that require further research, and further work on how the guideline can be implemented into clinical practice is needed, physical activity interventions tailored to the individual’s goals and needs should be standard clinical practice for health professionals working with people with msTBI in Australian rehabilitation, community, home, and school (for children and adolescents) settings.

This gzipped folder contains the output files for the work reported in the paper "Space Weather Effects on the Altitude of the CUAVA-1 CubeSat" by Cairns et al. submitted to the journal Space Weather.

Instrumental: Using and Analysing Light explores a broad range of technologies that use and analyse light. Visitors are introduced to the various functions and widespread applications of these optical instruments. Familiar instruments, like the microscope or telescope, are presented alongside less familiar instruments, like the spectroscope or polarimeter, encouraging the audience to investigate what they know and challenging them to learn something new. Dating from the beginning of the 19th century through to the turn of the 21st century, the selection of optical instruments and their thematic groupings in the display illustrate some of the many technological changes that have occurred over time. Similarly, the inclusion of examples made by renowned manufacturers, as well as those constructed by local or University researchers, exposes visitors to an array of instrument production techniques. While many examples are representative of the standard tools employed by scientists across a range of disciplines, others on display — like components of the ring-sight telescope or Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) — are unique and highly specialised inventions developed here at the University. This exhibition is part of the Chau Chak Wing Museum exhibition series "Instrumental: Collections from Science".

Datafiles related to the publication: "Hot climate, hot koalas: the role of weather, behaviour and disease on thermoregulation", including cosinor data, core body temperature and amplitude data and behavioral data

There is a growing popular awareness of the fragility of coastlines and seashores, due largely to an increasing understanding of climate change and habitat loss. Against this background, this exhibition sought to engage audiences with the splendour of the New South Wales coast and expand their understanding of its ecological diversity. It employed glass negatives and photographic prints, supplemented with natural history specimens from the Macleay Collections of the Chau Chak Wing Museum. It explored the work of Professor William J. Dakin, Dr Isobel Bennett, and Elizabeth Pope through the lens of their seminal book, Australian Seashores. Australian Seashores is a classic textbook in marine biology, which was reprinted and revised over a 35-year period between 1952 and 1987. The book’s concentration on Australian environments and organisms was a major departure from the essentially European and laboratory-based textbooks previously available to Australian students. Through Australian Seashores, the authors trained generations of scientists and educated the Australian public about local seashores, laying the foundation for citizen science in our era. The museum’s Historic Photography Collection contains a range of materials relating to the authors’ work. This includes the vast bulk of photographs taken for Australian Seashores, some of which were not chosen for publication, and others that document the authors undertaking fieldwork. This exhibition unveiled material that encapsulated the authors’ research, revealed some technical aspects of the photography and publication processes behind Australian Seashores, and provided insight into the relationship between the scientists and their colleagues. Following in the footsteps of its namesake, the Australian Seashores exhibition invited visitors to appreciate the beauty of our unique coastal environments and reflect on how they have changed, and how people can support their conservation.

Water is a longform poem about love and memory, set midst the rowing boats of Sydney Harbour. Water was performed by the writer, Anna Hueneke, with Inlay Ensemble, at Johnston Street Jazz in March 2023. Inlay Ensemble is an improvising string ensemble led by double bassist Elsen Price and included violinists Susie Bishop and Adrian Keating, violist Connor Malanos and double bassist Tomas Ford.