Research at MDHS

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is the largest Faculty at the University of Melbourne.

Research is conducted across a wide range of health and social issues in a diverse range of research settings.

Researchers are located at key sites across Victoria, with more conducting research around the world. These renowned experts from every field can be found in labs, hospitals, affiliated research institutes and all across the wider community.

# 1 in Australia for Life Sciences & Medicine (Faculty Area)
= 18 in the world for Life Sciences & Medicine (Faculty Area)
25 highly cited researchers

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 and Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2023

By the numbers

1,400+

salaried research staff

4,800+

honorary staff

37

schools and departments

14

campuses across Victoria

20+

partner medical research institutes and hospitals

1,700+

graduate research students

400+

international graduate research students

from 60+ countries

$402M+

research income*

6,000+

research publications

18.0%

of research outputs in the top 10% most cited in their disciplines

55.6%

of publications with international co-authors

from 160+ countries

* HERDC income 2022
Elsevier 2022


For over 150 years this university has been contributing to the health and wellbeing of our society. We train the very best clinicians, we work on internationally competitive research issues, and we graduate the very best students in all areas of health, medicine and biomedical research.

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