What is Prometheus?

The Prometheus Research Team was formed in late 2006 by Dr Andrew Campbell in order to create a research focused community in the Faculty of Health Sciences for Postgraduate Students supervised by Dr Campbell in the field of Lifespan Psychology, Mental Health and Technology.

Why the name Prometheus?

In Greek Mythology Prometheus (Ancient Greek, Προμηθεύς, meaning: "forethought") is the Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from the Gods in the stalk of a  fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. To this day, the term promethean refers to events or people of great creativity, intellect and boldness. The team members of Prometheus hope to use these qualities in their research in order to benefit society.

What are the goals of Prometheus?

The research goals for Prometheus are aimed at improving behavioural health across the lifespan through the use of cutting edge technology such as the Internet and multimedia, as well as drawing from established contemporary scientific and clinical practices in psychology and mental health. It is also the priority of Prometheus to cultivate and mentor Post Graduate student researchers at The University of Sydney in order to serve societies health needs through research excellence and applied 'best-practice' programs in mental health. To learn more about the current research being undertaken by Prometheus Research Team Members, please click HERE>>

Who are the people behind Prometheus?

Prometheus is lead by Dr Andrew Campbell in the Discipline of Behavioural & Community Health Sciences. The research team is located in the Faculty Research Group (FRG) of Ageing and Human Development in the Faculty of Health Sciences and is sub-section of Mental Health Research Team in this FRG. The Research Team comprises of up to 5 PhD students at any one time as well as collaborative and associate members from other research institutes around the world. Prometheus also welcomes affiliate members who are undertaking Masters or Honours research projects supervised by Dr Andrew Campbell at The University of Sydney. If you would like to learn more about our current team members, please click HERE>>