Drowning Research Centres

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Purpose of the Injury Prevention Research Centre Report:

This information has been compiled as a starting point for people attempting to locate research or researchers who have completed work in injury prevention or related fields. This is by no means a full and exhaustive list of research centres and it does not include Canada, USA, South America, Africa and Asia. This report is not intended to recommend any particular research unit or imply that it is being endorsed by the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy. The information is current as at June 2005.

New Zealand Australia United Kingdom

New Zealand

Injury Prevention Research Centre (IPRC), University of Auckland
  • Injury Prevention Research Centre University of Auckland
  • Private Bag 92019
  • Auckland
  • Phone: +64 9 373 7599, extn 84640
  • Fax: +64 9 373 7503
  • Web: www.health.auckland.ac.nz/ipc/
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol related drowning or injury.
Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU), University of Otago
  • Injury Prevention Research Unit
  • PO Box 913
  • Dunedin
  • Phone: +64 3 479 8342
  • Fax: +64 3 479 8337
  • Email: iprunz@otago.ac.nz
  • Web: www.otago.ac.nz/ipru/
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol related drowning or injury, child drowning, legislation/home swimming pools, recreational, youth.
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Australia

Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd
  • Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd
  • Mayne Medical School
  • Herston Road
  • Herston
  • Queensland 4006
  • Phone: +61 7 3365 5513
  • Fax: +61 7 3365 5012
  • Email: contact@ipca.com.au
  • Web: www.ipca.com.au
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol related drowning or injury, child drowning.
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre (IRMRC), University of New South Wales
  • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre
  • Building B10
  • University of New South Wales
  • Sydney NSW 2052
  • Phone: +61 2 9385 4207
  • Fax: +61 2 9385 6040
  • Email: irmrc@unsw.edu.au
  • Web: www.irmrc.unsw.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Child drowning.
Research Centre for Injury Studies (RCIS), Flinders University
  • University Research Centre for Injury Studies
  • Flinders University
  • Mark Oliphant Building
  • Laffer Drive
  • Bedford Park
  • South Australia SA 5042
  • Phone: +61 8 8374 0970
  • Fax: +61 8 8374 0702
  • Email: nisu@flinders.edu.au
  • Web: www.nisu.flinders.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol related drowning or injury.
Royal Life Saving Society of Australia (RLSSA)
SafeWaters, NSW Water Safety Task Force
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United Kingdom

Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM)
  • ISRM
  • Sir John Beckwith Centre for Sport
  • Loughborough University
  • Loughborough
  • Leics LE11 3TU
  • Phone: +44 01509 226474
  • Fax: +44 01509 226475
  • Email: info@isrm.co.uk
  • Web: www.isrm.co.uk
The Royal Life Saving Society UK
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