Research partnerships across Asia
Cooperative partnerships with leading Asian-based universities and educational organisations have led to important breakthroughs in health, attracting significant funding from Australian and international funding bodies, and the publication of important joint academic papers since 2018.
China
Working in collaboration with colleagues in China, researchers from the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences have co-published over 1250 publications between 2018 and 2023, including over 100 with Fudan University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Sun-Yat Sen University. This significant research output has been supported and facilitated with funding from, among others, the Australian Academy of Science, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Health and Medical Research Centre.
Some of our key partnerships in this country include:
India
Working with colleagues in India, researchers from the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences have been awarded over $AUD 3 million in national and international competitive funding since 2017, including from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Society for Mental Health Research, Australian Academy of Science, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Some of our key partnerships in this country include:
Melbourne India Postgraduate Academy
Indonesia
As a result of collaboration with colleagues in Indonesia, researchers from the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences have attracted over $AUD 1 million in competitive grants since 2017, including from the Australian Research Council, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and the Indonesian-based Center for International Forestry Research.
Some of our key partnerships in this country include:
PRIME – Partnership in Research Indonesia and Melbourne
BMedSci partnership with Universitas Indonesia and Universitas Airlangga
Vietnam
The close professional relationship University of Melbourne researchers have developed with academic colleagues and health leaders across Vietnam to support health and medical projects and improve clinical practice, is receiving growing recognition from influential multilateral organisations including the Asian Development Bank and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Some of our key partnerships in this country include:
