Menzies School of Health Research is a leading health research institution in Australia, dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through research and collaboration. The school acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land across Australia and values their contribution to research.
Menzies is committed to working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their health services to generate new knowledge, build shared understanding and capability, and translate research into actions that improve health and well-being. The school's goal is to achieve maximal impact in closing the health gap through collaboration.
HappyDB is a crowd-sourced collection of 100,000 happy moments designed to advance the understanding of happiness through text analysis. The database is publicly available and aims to support research in natural language processing (NLP) and positive psychology. It provides insights into the causes of happiness and suggests sustainable actions for improving well-being.
Harvard's Open Innovation course explores the power of open-source and collaborative innovation in solving complex problems. It covers key principles of innovation, how to apply them in various industries, and how organizations can leverage external contributions.
The field of Psychology first emerged at Harvard in the late 1800's under the scholarship of William James, and ever since then Harvard has been at the forefront of the field. The Department has a long and rich history, and its past faculty and researchers have included some of the most famous names in psychology, including B.F. Skinner, Gordon Allport, Jerome Bruner, George Miller, and Henry Murray. Psychology is one of the most popular courses of study among undergraduates at Harvard.