Health sciences

Research expertise in health and related sciences

Macquarie’s world-leading health sciences research is founded on bringing together the best researchers and placing them within our hospital and health precinct.

Areas of specialisation

Learn more about our research strengths.

Research collectives

Research highlights

Our researchers and research collectives actively engage with local and national stakeholders in the healthcare industry through collaborative relationships with government, industry, health services and research institutions and with the community through clinical trials and outreach programs.

The Australian Hearing Hub is one of the centrepieces of Macquarie’s investment in public health. The Hub brings together some of the country’s best researchers and service providers to advance research, education, and innovation into hearing and language disorders.

The Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) is a research-intensive institute. Part of the vibrant and rapidly growing Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, the Institute conducts world-class research to catalyse performance improvement in healthcare services and systems in Australia and internationally.

NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Implementation Science in Oncology is focussed on turning the vast body of cancer research into effective policy, and most importantly, enhanced, evidence-based health care practice. The Centre for Research Excellence in Implementation Science in Oncology aims to generate new practical and publishable knowledge; promote its effective transfer; and develop, energise and transform the field’s workforce.

NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Digital Health brings together the major Australian centres of health informatics research. Working with healthcare data, artificial intelligence (AI) tools and techniques and together with our partners, collaborators and front-line healthcare providers, the Centre for Research Excellence in Digital Health addresses key issues to drive the development of a fully integrated and digitally enabled Australian healthcare system.

Research news

Read more about the breakthroughs happening in the areas of research relating to health sciences.