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.
By the numbers
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1400+ salaried research staff -
4800+ honorary staff -
34 Highly cited researchers (Clarivate) -
1700+ graduate research students -
400+ international graduate research students from 60+ countries -
$398M + research income -
6000+ research publications each year -
21.4% of publications in top 10% most cited -
48% of publications co-authored with an international collaborator from 180+ countries -
37 Faculty schools and departments -
Schools and departments located at 14 campuses -
20+ Faculty partner research institutes and hospitals -
Ranked 14 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities clinical medicine -
Ranked 12 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities public health -
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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Data as at July 2022, unless otherwise noted.