The latest in beach safety research

This blog is a space to share the latest on beach safety research. We provide information and updates on our own projects, and also love to share what others in the community are up to. If you would like to submit a blog, please get in touch

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What’s the risk?

How do beachgoers evaluate risk? To answer that question, we used a unique multidisciplinary database combining beachgoer surveys, marine and weather data and lifeguard hazard assessments to examine beachgoer’s risk perception at La Lette Blanche, a beach in southwest France.

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Selfie injuries to viral stunts: social media risks

Our research into risk-taking behaviour associated with social media use shows the harmful repercussions of social media use do not only happen online, or just affect mental health. There are many real physical risks that stem from social media use, particularly for children and young people.

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Unanticipated Drowning Spikes

From late February into March drowning deaths stayed high right across the country with a spate of coastal drowning deaths in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.

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Surfers: Lifesavers of la mer

Researchers have analysed data about surfers performing bystander rescues in France and found more than half those surveyed have rescued people in distress, saving hundreds of lives.

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Surfers savvy on public health priorities

Cleaning up the ocean and working to prevent drowning have topped a list of surfers’ funding priorities, reflecting the health issues which are most likely to affect them in the waves.

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