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March 9 2006

We can tell if you’re good in bed

We all do it…sleep…that is. But how many of us actually get enough sleep - or the quality of sleep we need?

“We spend about a third of our lives in the sack,” says Professor Drew Dawson, director of UniSA’s Centre for Sleep Research. “So seriously speaking, how good you are at sleeping has a pretty big impact on your whole life – work and play.”

And on Friday March 10, UniSA’s Centre for Sleep Research, the largest sleep lab in Australia, is officially opening its new Adelaide lab. World-renowned for it its groundbreaking research into sleep, fatigue, human factors and safety management, the Centre’s new state-of-the-art lab at City East campus will support even more life-saving and life-enhancing research

“We’re all affected by fatigue,” explains Prof Dawson, “whether we’re driving down the road beside a drowsy driver, getting on an aeroplane for a long-haul flight, trying to get our kids to sleep or going to bed later than we should. In the best case scenario, fatigue just makes us cranky, in the worst case it can kill – and it does.”

That’s why the Centre for Sleep Research is working to not only identify real-world problems, but to help solve them.

From aviation to health care, the Centre’s extensive collaboration with industry is reducing sleep-related mistakes and helping to save lives in Australia and around the world. We’re working with doctors, nurses, pilots, airlines, train drivers, truck drivers, industry giants and governments to help reduce fatigue-related mistakes.

Industry partners such as Qantas, Royal Flying Doctors, Pacific National Rail, Canadian Pacific Rail and CFS will be on hand to celebrate the exciting work being done to improve safety.

UniSA’s Vice-Chancellor and President and South Australian of the Year, Professor Denise Bradley is hosting the event and the Honourable Stephanie Key, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education will help open the new lab.

And in the spirit of sleep research, the lab grand opening is a pyjama party.

Launch details

When: Friday, March 10th, 2006 from 4-7pm (PJ’s optional)
Where: Room 35, Level 7 Playford Building, UniSA City East Campus (corner of Frome Rd and North Tce)

 

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