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A digital image of a skin cancer located in the head and neck. The skin cells are shown in bright red, with the tumour pockets in dull red surrounded by yellow. Immune cells are patrolling the tissue in green and magenta.

Two Â鶹Çø researchers have received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Awards for excellence and outstanding contributions to the sector.

27 March 2025
Researcher in a lab examining a container of sample nanoparticles used in breast cancer research.

Â鶹Çø researchers are designing nanotechnology they believe could improve how we treat the most aggressive form of breast cancer.

24 March 2025
Doctor embracing digital health, working on laptop and iPad

Digital health education will be integrated into university degrees across Australia as part of an initiative to upskill the country’s healthcare workforce

21 March 2025
A group of wastewater plants in a line on a sunny day.

Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, according to an international survey led by Â鶹Çø researchers.

19 March 2025
Two university students looking at laptop while lecturer looks over their shoulder. Image, Â鶹Çø

Â鶹Çø has launched an ambitious strategy to train more First Nations doctors, with many expected to stay on to practice in regional and rural communities.

17 March 2025
Child lying on bed with nebuliser mask on face.

Researchers at Â鶹Çø have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.

5 March 2025
A gloved hand holds a tray of vials as a pipette hovers in a laboratory setting.

A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by Â鶹Çø's commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.

4 March 2025
A young child sitting on a bed with their head in their hands, looking upset

Â鶹Çø researchers are seeking participants diagnosed with PTSD and complex PTSD for a clinical study aimed at improving understanding of its impacts on the brain and overall well-being.

4 March 2025
Child sitting in darkened hallway with head down. Adobe

Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by Â鶹Çø researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.

3 March 2025
Close up of a button that says 'I'm a dementia friend'

Â鶹Çø has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.

28 February 2025

24 Â鶹Çø researchers have been awarded more than $46 million in research funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Partnership Projects schemes.

28 February 2025
Woman taking blood sugar level of patient

Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a Â鶹Çø study has found.

26 February 2025
Healthcare worker preparing to take blood from middle aged woman

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at Â鶹Çø this year.

19 February 2025
sunset over a skyline

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from Â鶹Çø showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
A close up photo of 2 microscope plates showing tiny green seedlings and their roots.

Â鶹Çø researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

14 February 2025