Our Research

Research Centres
Research Centres
Cross Cutting Platforms
Cross Cutting Platforms
Clinical Academic Units
Clinical Academic Units

Ingham Institute’s research is diverse but direct – informed by the health needs of our population.

Our research targets the areas our community need most, in conditions where we may have the greatest impact. It is directed toward removing barriers to access and levelling disparity of outcomes.

With the majority of our affiliates being clinicians in a major tertiary hospital right across the road, we are set up to rapidly translate our research into real life impact.

And because South Western Sydney is, demographically speaking, a microcosm of the world, the impact we create is ready-made for global application.

Cancer
Cancer

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Australia, with one in two men and one in three women diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime.

Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular

Our researchers and clinicians are focused on delivering new cures for Australia’s biggest killer – heart disease.

Childhood Wellbeing
Childhood Wellbeing

The first 2000 days of life are a critical period, and interventions during this time can result in major improvement to children’s health and development.

Diabetes
Diabetes

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Australia, with one in two men and one in three women diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime.

Neurology & Stroke
Neurology & Stroke

40% of strokes occur in people under the age of 50, including children as young as 13.

Obstetrics / Women’s Health
Obstetrics / Women’s Health

The most dangerous day of your life is the day you are born. If you are a woman, the second most dangerous day is when you have a baby.

Perich Centre for Robotics & Health Technology
Perich Centre for Robotics & Health Technology

The latest in Ingham Institute’s mission to achieve global health equity through translational research – this time with a health tech twist.

Cross Cutting Platforms

In addition to its Research Centres, Ingham Institute has a number of cross-cutting platforms. These platforms support and enable research, as well as undertaking significant research in their own right. These include Allied Health, Nursing & Midwifery, Pathology & Diagnostics, Population Health, Cell-based Disease Intervention, and Microbiology & Infectious Disease. These platforms are considered part of the ‘heart’ of our translational research, right across the District network.

Allied Health
Allied Health

The heart of Allied Health research is helping people to live well in the community.

Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials

Inclusive and accessible clinical trials are essential to ensuring that medical treatments are safe, effective, and equitable for diverse populations.

Correlative Microscopy
Correlative Microscopy

From the organ level to the single molecule. Ingham Institute’s Correlative Microscopy Facility houses one of the most powerful microscopes of its type in the world

Nursing & Midwifery
Nursing & Midwifery

Nursing and midwifery research is led by practising clinicians, so outcomes can quickly inform and improve healthcare practice at the bedside.

Health research is the key to a healthier population

Clinical Academic Units are a joint initiative of Ingham Institute and our Heath District. Led by medical, allied health, nursing and midwifery staff, these highly specialised teams work to inform healthcare, reform policy, and improve the quality and outcome of patient experience. Their research covers areas as diverse as oral health, liver and bowel disease, brain injury rehabilitation, critical care, and surgery.

Brain Injury
Brain Injury

Improving outcomes for people who have experienced traumatic brain injury.

Gastroenterology and Liver
Gastroenterology and Liver

One of Australia’s leading clinical and research units in liver disease, liver cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, this group combines high-volume, high-acuity clinical care with internationally...

Oral Health
Oral Health

Oral health can impact conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke.