Quality research

In the 2010 Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) La Trobe was ranked:
- above world standard in Plant Biology and Soil Sciences (Agribioscience and the Environment)
- well above world standard in Human Movement and Sports Science (Health and Society)
- above world standard in Philosophy (Human Behaviour and Thought), Performing Arts and Creative Writing (Human Communication)
- well above world standard in Condensed Matter Physics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Molecular Science).
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High profile research centres
We have more than 30 fully-equipped research centres:
- Our new AgriBio centre is a multi-million dollar investment in agricultural research and diagnostics.
- Our Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) is Australia's first centre dedicated to researching autism spectrum disorders.
- Our Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities was established in 1998 to create public discussion on how regional and rural communities can become more environmentally sustainable.
- Our La Trobe Research and Development Parks are the largest wholly university-owned and managed network of technology parks in Australia, spanning the Bendigo, Albury-Wodonga and Melbourne campuses.


