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.
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
$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
* 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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