Research
From reducing the spread of COVID-19 to achieving equitable eye health for Indigenous peoples, explore some of the ways your support is helping our researchers to make a real difference.
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Building global resilience: The motivation behind Australia’s largest medical gift
Mr Geoff Cumming’s gift established the new Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics. Here, he shares his motivations for giving to medical research and improving humanity.
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Bringing back to life an enigmatic marsupial
A generous gift from the Wilson Family Trust helped establish the TIGRR Lab, supercharging research in the field of marsupial conservation and the de-extinction of the thylacine.
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A microbiologist’s legacy: Safeguarding antibiotics to protect children
A gift from the late Dr Graham, alum and former senior lecturer at the University, is funding research that will improve the health of children globally.
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Crucial discovery gives hope for the prevention of stillbirth
Five years after donors gave to Maternal and Fetal Medicine research at the University, their generosity has led to a discovery from Professor Susan Walker AO’s research team.
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Using the eye to measure the brain
A prototype device for measuring intracranial pressure (ICP) is set to eliminate the need for brain surgery in head trauma patients, providing fast, non-invasive treatment for patients.
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Preparing for the next big thing in dementia treatment
A collaborative network of 17 Australian research organisations is preparing for the rollout of research and clinical initiatives that will inform a step change in how we treat dementia.
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Helping people with paralysis operate computers and phones via thought
A tiny device is helping paralysed people text, email, shop and bank online thanks to the work of Associate Professor Thomas Oxley, a team of researchers, clinicians and engineers, and philanthropic support.
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REEaChing for quality early childhood education
The REEaCh Hub is helping young children of all backgrounds reach their potential thanks to the Leaper Foundation’s generous support.
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Banding together to save a precious marsupial
An ambitious donor-funded breeding program has provided respite for Victoria’s endangered eastern barred bandicoot, giving promise to global conservation efforts.
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Fostering the future of bionics
Professor Grayden’s career accomplishments prove the value in collaboration. He continues to accelerate progress in medical technologies that enrich people’s lives.
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Giving life to medical breakthroughs
Thanks to the generosity of Mrs Pamela Galli AO, three distinguished medical specialists are harnessing the power of collaboration to push boundaries and save lives.
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Q&A with accelerator physicist Dr Suzie Sheehy
Dr Sheehy talks about the impact of accelerator physics, a new project that’s bringing the industry back to Australia, and the philanthropic support that made it possible.
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Medical Research: The quest eternal
Donations are helping drive ground-breaking research that will make cancer more treatable.
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Indigenous eye health in focus
Despite the pandemic interrupting plans, the University’s Indigenous Eye Health team is on track to eliminate trachoma and to Close the Gap for Vision.
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When nanotechnology and cancer research collide
After switching from a career as a software engineer, Matt is now conducting research at the intersection of engineering, physics and biology.
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How the personal ventilation hood changed the game for healthcare
In November 2020, the McMonty by medihood was approved and deployed in clinical trials across Victoria, where it was used in treatment of more than 100 patients in intensive care units (ICU) alone.
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Music therapy for dementia
Providing meaningful moments of interaction between dementia patients and their carers
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Targeted treatment is critical in tackling ovarian cancer
New breakthrough in ovarian cancer research could extend powerful treatments called PARP inhibitors to a growing number of women.
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The science of forest-mapping creates new art
Technology, environmental sciences and the arts came together when University of Melbourne alum and artist Yandell Walton began her research project in 2020, as the inaugural recipient of The Philip Hunter Fellowship.
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Advancing animal welfare through research
Established through a gift in a Will in 2011, the Chair of Cattle and Sheep Production Medicine has engendered new opportunities for lasting, positive change.
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A legacy to change the future
John Northey Ashford was a mechanical engineer, a keen glider, and a man with a lifetime of interest in new technologies.
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Improving half the world's diet
A biofortified rice high in iron and zinc is set to combat hidden hunger
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A passion for preservation
Dr Chris Murray has enjoyed a successful career in dentistry, but to contribute to a better future, he’s leaving a gift in his Will to support his personal passion.
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Jemima Amery-Gale: Vet Science researcher receives boost
The Cybec Foundation scholarship allowed Jemima to continue her important research.
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Out of Thin Air
After years of testing and development, a multidisciplinary team researchers have turned a light bulb moment into something that promises to save many thousands of children from deadly pneumonia.
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Examining Chinese education
Deyun Yang is examining the marketing practices of four highly selective 'demonstrative' secondary schools in China.
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Cooling therapy helps babies survive
Dani Forster’s work is the difference between life and death for some of our most vulnerable babies.