Medicine & Health School of Population Health

Research programs & projects

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Our reseachers work across a span of competitively funds research, from seed grants to National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centres of Research Excellence.

Programs of work

Read about key programs of research in the School of Population Health.

Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines Intelligence (MI-CRE)

The CRE provides an opportunity for researchers in institutions across the country to collaborate more closely on key research priorities and accelerate the development and translation of evidence about real-world medicine use and outcomes.

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Prescription Opioids in the Perinatal Period (POPP)

The Prescription Opioids in the Perinatal Period (POPP) Program harnesses the power of ‘big data’ to generate real-world evidence regarding the use and safety of prescription opioids before, during and after pregnancy.

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Research projects

We run research projects across all of our priority areas. Read more below.

Health for help

Investigating the feasibility and acceptability of health coaching intervention for cancer caregivers

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Atlas of best-practice medicine use for diabetes

Investigating variation in uptake of novel antidiabetic medicines in NSW.

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P-OMICs-flow: Integrating precision oncology into clinical programs

Innovative research to match patient to treatment to deliver life-saving cancer care in Australia

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Transforming the newborn screening program

Introducing and implementing a targeted, adaptive genomic sequencing test for the early diagnosis of treatable genetic diseases in Australian newborn screening programs.

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