Research within our clinical sciences and health practice domain is aimed at providing the highest standards of clinical practice, be they in medicine, nursing, social work, psychiatry, dentistry, behavioural science, surgery, general practice and primary care, or physiotherapy. Researchers in this domain are involved in translating cutting-edge basic research from other research domains and in other spheres worldwide to directly benefit patients who suffer physical or mental illness. Our researchers also conduct clinical trials of new pharmaceuticals according to the highest ethical and scientific standards.
Read more about the Clinical Sciences and Health Practice Domain and its sub-domains
Graduate Research StudentsIf you are interested in doing a graduate research degree, please lodge an Expression of Interest.
The PhD Experience
Are you thinking of doing a PhD, but want to know more about what you might be getting yourself into? We invite you to listen to eight PhD candidates at various stages of their PhD share their experiences, as they plan their project, recruit participants, and analyse and communicate their results. Listen to the podcast on The PhD experience.
Details to be announced...
Bone growth and health: from birth to old age
“How many cups of coffee do you drink per day/week/month?” “How many servings of yoghurt do you eat…?” I’m trying to recall these things for a questionnaire I’ve been asked to complete for a scientific study that my husband and I are participating in.
Dr. Ashild Bjornerem is a gynaecologist and Research Fellow working with Prof Ego Seeman. She is conducting a study looking at bone growth in babies before birth and during the first two years of life, comparing their bone size with that of their parents. It was whilst waiting for my twenty week scan of our developing baby at the Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg that Dr Bjørnerem, asked us to participate in her study. Lured by curiosity and the promise of an extra 3D scan of our baby, we signed up. The survey I am puzzling over is part of the study. Read about Dr. Bjornerem's bone studies:
Invasive spinal fracture procedure – back to the drawing board
Vertebroplasty, a widespread, invasive and potentially risky procedure used to stabilise the spinal cord after a vertebral fracture was found to be no better than a placebo procedure in reducing back pain. This is the finding from a randomised controlled trial performed by Professor Peter Ebeling, Chair, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Western Hospital, Footscray, and headed by Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, Monash University. Their findings have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more. Read the paper.
Dean's lecture series
The world is growing older. In Australia, the current 13% of people aged 65 years or more will increase to 20% by 2030, and the percentage of over 80 year olds will quadruple by 2050. Living longer brings challenges as well as benefits. Older people are living better and longer - 'eighty is the new sixty'.
To view the latest bulletin click here.