Is daylight saving a human health hazard?

Host: Professor Nat Marshall

Thursday 25 September 2025, 12pm – 1pm

G03 Theatre, Ainsworth Building, 1 Wally’s Walk, Macquarie University

Overview

Each year in Australia, many states change the clocks by one hour when we transition to daylight savings time. Whilst some people love it and others hate it, what are the effects on people’s body and health.

This presentation will explore the health effects of changing time zone artificially without leaving home.

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Biography

Professor Nat Marshall is a leading sleep clinical triallist and epidemiologist. His research uses a wide variety of epidemiological research methods and study designs to measure the impact of disease, the effectiveness of treatments and investigate health system activity related to sleep.

Contact Us

For more details about the series, contact us at dvc.medicine.and.health@mq.edu.au.

Main campus

Wallumattagal Campus
Balaclava Road
Macquarie University NSW 2109

City campus

Angel Place
Level 24, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Event Contact

events@mq.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University stands - the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation - whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since time immemorial. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.