News, Research, La Trobe University

Aussie dads want flexible work, research finds

'It's all about family now': Aussie dads want flexible work.

Sport, Nursing, Archaeology top 50 in QS rankings

Twelve La Trobe subjects in the world's Top 200.

La Trobe appointed Parkville nursing research lead

La Trobe to lead new major Parkville nursing research partnership.

Cell-inspired sensor paves way to real-time health

Breakthrough sensor rapidly tracks tiny molecular changes in blood.

La Trobe start-ups to get helping hand

La Trobe start-ups to get helping hand in Australia-first agreement

Research, innovation boosting food production

Research and innovation partnership boosting food productivity

Project a quantum leap in sustainable data centres

Research aims to optimise energy use and emissions of data centres.

Data measures farms’ true sustainability

New method measures farm-scale natural capital for farmers.

New toolkit helps women report abuse in sport

Australian women face high risks reporting gender violence in sport.

Toolkit puts Autistic lens on suicide prevention

Launch of the Suicide Prevention for Autism Neuro-affirming Toolkit.

Celebrity alcohol ads slip into teens’ Insta feeds

Stronger regulation needed for alcohol promotions.

Women’s sport a winner in $11.7m MRFF grants

Project aims to reduce concussion, knee injuries in women's football.

Grain industry leader the new LISAF Director

Professor to accelerate research to strengthen nation's food systems.

Families reveal harsh reality of prison visits

Relatives experience a form of incarceration themselves, study finds.

Portable biosensor could detect PFAS on site

Rapid test for “forever chemicals” removes need for specialist labs.

AI tool puts people first, two new NHMRC grants

AI health tool among La Trobe projects awarded share of $3.9m grants.

Cell death discovery could aid cancer treatments

Research shows how dying cells are cleared from our bodies.

Iconic fossil may be new type of human ancestor

Study challenges classification of one of world's oldest fossils.

'It gave me wings’: E-buses empower communities

La Trobe evaluation highlights potential of community-managed buses.

Report reveals scale of alcohol’s harm to others

Report shows almost half the population negatively affected by alcohol.

Mandatory strength warm-ups for female athletes

Global consensus backs initiatives for injury prevention and safety.

Mapping molecular blueprint of blood messengers

La Trobe site for new mRNA manufacturing facility

BioNTech opens a research and development site on Bundoora campus.

Scientists send 'cell hotels’ on space mission

'Gastronauts' could explain how absence of gravity affects human gut.

Young carers of parents with dementia need more

More services needed for young carers of parents with dementia

La Trobe academics secure $7m in ARC funding

Twelve La Trobe researchers have secured ARC Discovery Project grants.

$27m Hub cultivates cropping research innovation

ARC Research Hub for Protected Cropping has launched.

$2m grant for adults with intellectual disability

Grant to improve health equity for adults with intellectual disability

’Footprint of Death’ gives new clues to cell life

Scientists at La Trobe University discover previously unknown way viruses could spread around the body.

Success in THE World University Rankings

Focus on research, innovation, industry connection recognised.

Survivors struggle to access cancer rehabilitation

Cancer rehabilitation programs have doubled in a decade, but patient access remains limited.

Study to trace Yorta Yorta role in fruit-picking

Study to explore Yorta Yorta people's role in fruit-picking trade.

New research centre to address air bubble issue

Government gives $3m to probe widespread health, industrial problem.

Fathers less likely to tackle ‘awkward’ sex talk

Mothers more likely to discuss sex, relationships with their children.

Protein discovery hope for longer COVID protection

A protein particle hidden within the SARS-CoV-2 virus could lead to longer-lasting, more protective vaccines for COVID-19.

Noisy knees not an early arthritis sign, new study

Noisy knees post ACL surgery does not signal arthritis in young adults.

Long COVID could hold key to ME/CFS, MS

La Trobe to research post-viral infections with $3m in NHMRC funding.

New strategy could save lives, limbs, millions

Ambitious new strategy tackles urgent, overlooked health issue.

Hub to accelerate Australia's biosensor industry

Launch of ARC Molecular Biosensors at Point-of-Use (MOBIUS).

Invisible material could revolutionise smart tech

Electricity-conducting film a breakthrough for smartphones, devices.

TikTok birth control posts expose people to risk

Misleading birth control advice on TikTok is exposing young people to an increased risk of unplanned pregnancies, according to new research by La Trobe University.

Councils unite as frontline crisis responders

Councils become ‘critical frontline actors’ in 2022 flood response.

‘Nothing in town other than us’: rural pharmacists

Pharmacists are stepping in as frontline providers of oral healthcare advice in rural Victorian towns without dental practitioners, according to a new study by La Trobe University.

Researchers awarded $4.5m ARC Future Fellowships

La Trobe University researchers have secured almost $4.5 million in Federal Government funding to further studies into areas such as immune cell development, Australian history and agriculture.