Congratulations to Scientia Professor Eapen who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to psychiatry, child and adolescent mental health, neurodevelopmental research and tertiary education.

Congratulations to Scientia Professor Valsamma Eapen who was inducted as fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Congratulations to Scientia Professor Valsamma Eapen for being awarded the 2025 Research Impact Award at the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research.

Congratulations to PhD student Patrick Hawker for winning the Academy of Child and Adolescent Health (ACAH26) Higher Degree Research Prize for his presentation titled “Development of a family-focussed digital intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities”, and for receiving the Neil McConaghy Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the UNSW Psychiatry & Mental Health HDR Conference 2025 for his presentation on the Growing Minds Feeling Good lifestyle intervention.

Congratulations to Dr Nazmul Huda who received the Emerging Leader in Mental Health Award 2026 and the Mental Health Special Interest Group Scholarship from Public Health Association of Australia.

Congratulations to Dr James John on being awarded the UNSW SWS School of Clinical Medicine 2025 Outstanding Contribution Early Career Research Award.

Congratulations to Ms Lana Lahfi on being awarded the UNSW SWS School of Clinical Medicine 2025 Outstanding Contribution to Research Support

UNSW SWS School of Clinical Medicine Research Team of the Year 2022