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Our alumni community brings together health professionals from around the world. Stay connected with this global network and access alumni benefits, news, exclusive events and more.
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MDHS Mentoring Program
The MDHS Mentoring Program connects final year students and alumni to help prepare students for the future.
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Reunite Online
Join us online this 12-14 November to celebrate your milestone year!
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Our Alumni
From one generation to the next, MDHS alum are advancing human health through innovation and excellence.
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News
Stay up to date with the latest news and remarkable work of the faculty.
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Alumni Benefits
As an MDHS alum, you have lifelong access to a range of benefits and services associated with the University.
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3010 Magazine
There are many ways to support the work of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, including donations that support students and academics, or gifts of valuable memorabilia that enrich our museums. We are grateful to our donors for their help creating scholarships, supporting ground-breaking research, building important partnerships and assisting community engagement.
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Educating tomorrow's leaders
Giving has so many benefits, for donors as well as our students. Here are just a few stories which demonstrate the power of philanthropy.
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Making a global impact
How your support is making a difference – from helping current students to solving global challenges through research.
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Leaving a legacy
By leaving a gift in your Will to the University, you can support what you value most about education and the discovery of knowledge. Your legacy will enrich the lives of future generations.
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Give Online
If you wish to support the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences please go to the Faculty’s online giving form.
Donations of AU $2.00 or more are tax deductible.
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Contact us
If you have any queries regarding giving to the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and about how your gift can help make a difference, please contact:
- Director of Advancement (MDHS)
- Oonagh Kane
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level 2, Alan Gilbert Building
161 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne 3010 - oonagh.kane@unimelb.edu.au
- Phone
- +61 3 8344 1961
The University of Melbourne is at the forefront of the global COVID-19 response. Keep up to date with the latest research and news from the faculty and beyond.
Find out more about how you can support the University’s COVID-19 Emergency Appeal.

Alumni on the frontline of COVID-19
It’s fair to say that this year has shone a light on the extraordinary work of healthcare professionals across the globe.
Meet some of our alumni whose work will make an impact both now and into the future as we fight and recover from this challenging moment in history.
LIFE BEYOND CORONAVIRUS: THE EXPERT VIEW
Life beyond coronavirus: The way out of lockdown, 16 July 2020
It was all going so well… until it wasn’t. Join leading experts from the University of Melbourne as they explore how Victoria re-entered lockdown and Australia has been split into two.
Featuring: Professor Sharon Lewin AO, Professor Cathy Humphreys, Professor Tony Blakely and Professor Shitij Kapur.
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Life beyond coronavirus: Preventing the next pandemic, 26 June 2020
In this episode our experts tell us: why they expected this pandemic, why animal-human transmission remains key, how middle powers such as Australia , Vietnam and Germany can lead the world, and why a public health force needs to be mobilised in the same way as a military force. Featuring Professor Peter Doherty, Professor Brett Sutton, Professor Sharon Lewin AO, A/Prof Tom Daly and Professor Shitij Kapur.
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Life beyond coronavirus: The future of work, 11 June 2020
Australia has weathered the first wave of this pandemic, but it has come at a big economic cost, with the repercussions yet to be truly understood. And as Australians return to work, we consider some of the big questions. Who will go back to the office and when? How does Australia recover from its first recession in 29 years? Who are the winners (and losers) from the work at home experience? And just what does the manager of today need to do to adapt to the needs of tomorrow? Featuring: Professor Jeff Borland, Professor Jane Gunn, Associate Professor Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor Jen Overbeck and Professor Shitij Kapur.
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Life beyond coronavirus: Are the kids alright? 28 May 2020
As schools begin to reopen around the world, we ask the experts: are the kids alright? Has the disruption to their education caused long term damage? Are teachers the new frontline workforce, battling the needs of our kids, their families and their long term mental health? And has COVID-19 shown us the classroom of the future? Join us as we explore whether it’s safe for our children (and their teachers) to be back in the schoolyard. Featuring: Professor Sarath Ranganathan, Professor Janet Clinton, Professor Patrick McGorry AO and Professor Shitij Kapur.
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Life beyond coronavirus: The race for a vaccine, 14 May 2020
In the third episode of our six-part web series 'Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert view', the race for a vaccine is on. Join world leading experts as we explore what a vaccine is, who is getting close and why does it matter? What if we don’t manage to develop one and just how much will it cost us if we fail? Hint: the answer is in trillions. Featuring Professor Sharon Lewin, Professor Kanta Subbarao, Professor Damien Purcell, Professor Chris Edmond and Professor Shitij Kapur.
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Life beyond coronavirus: What will it take to end isolation? 30 April 2020
In the second episode of our six-part web series 'Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert view' our panel dissect the latest data about coronavirus in Australia and explore the new COVID-19 trace and track app; how it works, how we can protect our civil rights and if it has a role to play in lifting public health restrictions.
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Life beyond coronavirus: Flattening the curve, 16 April 2020
Flattening the curve is a term that’s trending right now but there’s a lot of confusion about what it means. In this online video discussion our expert panellists review the latest data and answer your questions. If you’re after accurate, timely information without spin, you’ll want to watch. Featuring: Professor Sharon Lewin AO, Professor James McCaw, Professor Ian Harper and Professor Joy Damousi.
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COVID-19 online panel discussion, 21 March 2020
A panel discussion at the Doherty Institute hosted and moderated by The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences Dean Professor Shitij Kapur and with panellists including Doherty Institute Director Professor Sharon Lewin, Doherty researchers Professor Kanta Subbarao, Professor Dale Godfrey and Dr Mike Catton, and clinical neuropsychologist Professor Sarah Wilson.
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Assistant Vice-Chancellor Health interviews COVID-19 experts, 19 February 2020
Following the Doherty Institute breakthrough in late January – where researchers successfully grew the coronavirus – Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Health) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor Shitij Kapur, sat down with Drs Julian Druce and Mike Catton to discuss how they achieved such a rapid response, and Professors Kanta Subbaroa and Sharon Lewin to discuss treatments, vaccines and taking a One Health approach to prevent outbreaks of this kind.
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Most Victorians are now somewhere between a Stage 3 and Stage 4 lockdown, and wearing masks will soon be mandatory. But going into a full-blown Stage 4 lockdown requires a worthy goal.
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Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has been more vigilant in policing advertisements for unproven COVID-19 ‘treatments’. But have some slipped through the cracks?
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New research finds that general practitioners and other specialists are feeling the stress – not just from COVID-19, but also the broader economic fallout.
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Just like a politician shouldn’t waste a good crisis, so Melbourne should not waste a lockdown.
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Finding existing drugs that are effective against COVID-19 is our best bet toward treatments, and the US buy-up of Remdesivir supplies highlights how urgent the race is.
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To overcome lower rates of COVID-19 testing in low and middle-income countries, a new method for calculating exposure risk has been developed to help stem the pandemic.
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Unless a new treatment is discovered, developing a vaccine is crucial to controlling COVID-19. In this special report, our experts explain the complex challenge of creating, testing and distributing a potential vaccine to end the coronavirus pandemic
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Australia needs a National Housing Strategy, as well as consistent funding and policy mechanisms, to reverse our long-term declines in social housing.
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Dr Amanda Rojek was on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic. Back in Australia she is drawing on those lessons in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New research is finding ways to beat dangerous superbugs with ‘resistance resistant’ antibiotics, and it could help in our fight against COVID-19 complications.
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COVID-19 created new ways of working together overnight, but as restrictions are eased, what we do now and what comes next matters.
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Australia has a long history of tackling health challenges collectively, but public trust in government is a crucial ingredient, especially now during COVID-19.
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Nobel Prize winner Professor Peter Doherty updates us on the latest COVID-19 drug and vaccine research, and how best to prepare for the next pandemic.
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International Nurses Day is a chance to look back at the changing role of nursing and acknowledge the integral part they play on the frontline of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 has generated an information – and misinformation – overload. But what people need are updates that are relevant, concise and don’t offer false hope.
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‘One-size-fits-all’ won’t work for COVID-19; research and policy must include intersecting factors like gender, age, indigeneity, disability, geography, socio-economic and refugee status.
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Dr Grant Blashki, a GP, professor of global health and lead clinical advisor at Beyond Blue, helps us understand our mental health during isolation.
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Medical students have always volunteered to help during health crises and disasters, and research suggests that pitching in with due care is good for them.
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Some countries have reported a 40 per cent decline in cancer cases at the peak of COVID-19, but an early GP visit means hospitals can prioritise care and capacity for cancer patients.
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While there’s great biomedical science in every Australian capital, the Parkville Precinct – or the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct as it’s formally known – may be our most concentrated “research engine”.
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Across the board, Australia’s research community faces challenges but there are opportunities to emerge stronger, more creative and more connected.
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Swiftwater, with less than 1000 people, is a tiny, rural community in the great State of Pennsylvania. It’s also home to one of the world’s biggest influenza vaccine laboratories.
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Against all odds, Australian epidemiologist Professor John Mathews is in good spirits. “Australia has every right to hold its head up and say we’ve done well,” he tells The Independent.
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As thousands of Australians face unemployment due to COVID-19, it is a good time to revisit the image of the ‘dole bludger’ and support everyone to seek work with respect.
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Health workers are doing it tough on the front line of the pandemic and some have died, but for most the risk of fatal infection is very low, and the risk to older health workers can be mitigated.
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Privacy and transparency should be central to the use of a COVID-19 tracking app, but there are other ways to track infections, and an app may not work anyway.
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The Australian government has now announced a tailored COVID-19 strategy for people with disability, but it should have come sooner and may not go far enough.
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Innovative COVID-19 treatment trials enable us to quickly hone in on the most promising treatments, saving time and potentially saving lives.
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Universities around the world are collaborating to crowd-source coronavirus accounts creating an archive of COVID-19 for future historians.
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Why clarifying the distinction between ’therapeutic’ and ‘cosmetic’ hand sanitisers could be critical in the fight against COVID-19.
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Currently, we are all naturally consumed by COVID-19 but it is already proving extremely difficult to stay abreast of the daily surge in information pertaining to the infection. There are thousands of publications on the topic and, even though children seem less severely infected, there are already nearly three hundred papers directly relevant to children infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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The Australian Government needs to step up and better support Aboriginal women and children at-risk of violence amid COVID-19.
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In a time when we feel we can’t manage our environment, there are still some effective ways to manage our feelings.
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Words, words, words. In dealing with COVID-19 (now there’s a new word for everyone!) we’re being bombarded with partly familiar, or totally unfamiliar words. And of all the science-speak you’re currently encountering is my principal research area – immunology – which definitely has more words than just about any other area of medicine.
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Australia has a legal and humanitarian obligation to protect people in immigration detention during the COVID-19 crisis, which should trigger a rethink of our policies.
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The COVID-19 restrictions are having short-term environmental benefits, but the crisis also presents an opportunity to plan Australia’s low or zero net emissions future.
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The profound changes in our lifestyle due to COVID-19 social distancing may require us to take more deliberate actions to exercise our thinking skills. Here are some tips.
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New research investigates whether Antarctic penguins have fewer viruses than other birds and if they act as a reservoir for viruses in birds globally - including the coronavirus.
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As Term 2 starts for many students, COVID-19 means schooling at home has become a reality. So, how can parents and carers help? Particularly those in their final year of school?
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Researchers have shown that a new antiviral drug for influenza can treat the infection at the same time as reducing the risk of transmission to others, offering powerful potential to change the way we manage influenza outbreaks – particularly in vulnerable groups.
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Families self-isolating together can bring the worst out in each other. Here’s how to avoid becoming a shark, turtle or fox, and instead, channeling your penguin, teddy-bear or owl.
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The escalating COVID-19 virus situation is leading to natural increases in stress, worry and anxiety in many people. The uncertainty associated with COVID-19, the disruption to usual routines, the need for working from home or self-isolating can have significant impacts on your wellbeing and mental health. If you or people close to you fall into a high-risk category, then your anxiety and mental health may be particularly impacted.
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Doherty Institute researchers have released their work on COVID-19 modelling to the general public. These models have been utilised by the Commonwealth Government in the public health response to COVID-19. It’s important to note the modelling is based on preparedness scenarios to inform planning, they are not predictions. It informs the actions taken to slow the spread and prepare the health system.
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Australia owes a debt of gratitude to its pandemic modellers, public health officials and politicians – we have avoided the explosive beginning of a COVID-19 epidemic that most other countries are now cursed with.
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It has become clear to me that we have two major problems now with the COVID response: a lack of critical information (including modelling done for the Government) accessible by both experts and the public so we can understand and participate in decision-making; and a deep confusion now about what flattening the curve means (is it suppressing COVID infection to the lowest possible level we can achieve short of elimination, or is it a level of COVID infection in the population that allows the epidemic to pass to herd immunity within the constraints of health system capacity?).
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There's been a lot of guesswork about how long it'll take for life to get back to normal after COVID-19.
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Thousands of medical students are set to bolster Victoria’s health system and join the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, with some starting in hospitals as early as this week.
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Doherty Institute Director, Professor Sharon Lewin, recently sat down with the Head of Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences and clinical neuropsychologist, Professor Sarah Wilson, to chat about the impact COVID-19 has on the well-being of our community and gives insight into the various reactions in the community.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is terrifying for many of us, but people with a disability have more reason to worry than most.
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We are now a society at a distance. As of this week, New South Wales has closed restaurants, bars, gyms, and entertainment venues where people gather in large numbers.
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FROM THE NEWSROOM
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TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, has generously donated $US2 million (almost $AU3 million) to the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) to contribute to the Institute’s work on coronavirus (COVID-19).
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A new app that helps patients in self-isolation monitor for symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) and identify their mental health needs has been developed by team of medical and digital experts.
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Using genome sequencing to identify genetic mutations in SARS-CoV-2 cases in Victoria, researchers have identified clusters and transmission networks which has helped limit the spread of the virus, painting an important picture of transmission in Victoria.
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Researchers at the University of Melbourne are conducting a first-of-its-kind survey in Australia to find out how the time we spend on paid work, care and housework has changed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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A $A10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) clinical trial of the BCG vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) to extend to 10,000 healthcare workers across Australia, Spain and the Netherlands.
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The University of Melbourne and the Group of Eight (Go8) have presented the Federal Government with a national COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery report to help guide Australia out of the pandemic crisis.
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A hospital that used strict measures to prevent high-risk Wuhan inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients from contracting coronavirus (COVID-19) could provide a model for health services globally, new research shows.
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A clinical trial aimed at testing the effectiveness and safety of two existing drugs in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 has opened at the first site, the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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University of Melbourne researchers are joining forces with Arizona State University and a network of overseas intuitions to create an archive of people’s experiences during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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The University of Melbourne has launched a new six-part web series tackling some of the major coronavirus (COVID-19) issues facing the world.
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A world-first trial will see researchers from Austin Health and the University of Melbourne use intravenous zinc to fight the symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19).
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University of Melbourne researchers working in collaboration with Western Health have designed a personal ventilation hood for hospital beds to help contain the droplet spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in intensive care units (ICUs).
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The University of Melbourne has launched a range of support packages for students and staff as it continues to deliver high-quality teaching and research in the transition to a virtual campus.
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Health professionals will be able to quickly upgrade their skills to perform lung ultrasound scans to diagnose COVID-19 accurately and safely, with a new online course being made available free by the University of Melbourne.
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Melbourne researchers will begin an Australian trial to test whether an existing vaccine can help prevent healthcare workers becoming sick with COVID-19.
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The Paul Ramsay Foundation has generously committed $4 million in grant funding to the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) to support research into COVID-19.
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University of Melbourne has welcomed today’s announcement that the Commonwealth Government will contribute $2.6 million towards boosting the capacity and capability of testing for COVID-19 in Australia.
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Alumni Events
The health, safety and wellbeing of our community is our number one priority. Our events program is now online.
Keep up to date with upcoming events and webinars.
Upcoming Events

Alumni Hour
The Alumni Hour series provides an in-depth look into some of the Faculty's most extraordinary and accomplished Alumni. Join us and renowned ABC presenter Angela Lavoipierre for conversations that will inspire the next generation of health care professionals.
Reunite Online
Wherever you are in the world, log in and reconnect with your classmates, share photos and stories on your class’s virtual memory board and gain exclusive access to a range of online programs and events.


Ask Alumni Live
Ask Alumni Live is a monthly series of live-streamed career events developed specifically for recent graduates and young alumni.