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28 Oct 2025Professor Christine Bigby AO elected ASSA Fellow
Professor Christine Bigby AO elected as Fellow to ASSA
28 Oct 2025La Trobe academics secure $7m in ARC funding
Twelve La Trobe researchers have secured ARC Discovery Project grants.
28 Oct 2025‘Broken’ genes key factor in marsupial fur colour
‘Broken’ genes a common factor in marsupial fur colour
24 Oct 2025New regional scholarships boost university access
La Trobe's new regional scholarships increase access to university
23 Oct 2025$27m Hub cultivates cropping research innovation
ARC Research Hub for Protected Cropping has launched.
22 Oct 2025Study Hub in Epping brings uni closer to home
Tertiary students can access learning close to home.
17 Oct 2025’Footprint of Death’ gives new clues to cell life
Scientists at La Trobe University discover previously unknown way viruses could spread around the body.
17 Oct 2025$2m grant for adults with intellectual disability
Grant to improve health equity for adults with intellectual disability
13 Oct 2025La Trobe wins global sustainable leadership award
La Trobe wins global recognition for sustainable leadership.
09 Oct 2025Success in THE World University Rankings
Focus on research, innovation, industry connection recognised.
09 Oct 2025Paper highlights hidden harm of men’s alcohol use
Calls for urgent gender-responsive and alcohol policy action worldwide.
08 Oct 2025New Humanities and Social Sciences Dean appointed
Literary studies scholar Professor Matt McGuire becomes La Trobe Dean.
07 Oct 2025Dr Lesley Cheng wins Women of Colour in STEM Award
La Trobe molecular biologist claims Innovator/Entrepreneur Award.
30 Sept 2025Survivors struggle to access cancer rehabilitation
Cancer rehabilitation programs have doubled in a decade, but patient access remains limited.
24 Sept 2025Media relies on socials for sharing, but there are risks
Media relies on socials for sharing, but there are risks
22 Sept 2025Marg O'Rourke OAM receives prestigious TAFE award
Marg O'Rourke OAM receives prestigious TAFE leadership award.
19 Sept 2025Study to trace Yorta Yorta role in fruit-picking
Study to explore Yorta Yorta people's role in fruit-picking trade.
19 Sept 2025New research centre to address air bubble issue
Government gives $3m to probe widespread health, industrial problem.
15 Sept 2025Fathers less likely to tackle ‘awkward’ sex talk
Mothers more likely to discuss sex, relationships with their children.
04 Sept 2025Protein 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.
02 Sept 2025Noisy knees not an early arthritis sign, new study
Noisy knees post ACL surgery does not signal arthritis in young adults.
01 Sept 2025Long COVID could hold key to ME/CFS, MS
La Trobe to research post-viral infections with $3m in NHMRC funding.
22 Aug 2025How future students will drive regional growth
Open Day visitors will see how La Trobe helps shape Bendigo's future.
21 Aug 2025Regional innovation takes centre stage at Appathon
Regional innovation in the age of AI takes centre stage at Appathon
20 Aug 2025Giraffe birth thanks to help from La Trobe friends
La Trobe experts integral in detecting giraffe pregnancy, birth
19 Aug 2025Celebrating India’s Independence with Aamir Khan
La Trobe, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne mark enduring partnership.
18 Aug 2025New strategy could save lives, limbs, millions
Ambitious new strategy tackles urgent, overlooked health issue.
15 Aug 2025Hub to accelerate Australia's biosensor industry
Launch of ARC Molecular Biosensors at Point-of-Use (MOBIUS).
15 Aug 2025Doors open to learning, community, careers
La Trobe University's Albury-Wodonga campus to host Open Day.
15 Aug 2025Heritage and hope interwoven in winning artwork
Measuring 146 x 212 centimetres, the site-specific work combines a red handwoven kilim draped from wall to floor, suspended waxed threads affixed with band-aids, scattered marbles and dove forms. Drawing from her Iranian heritage and shaped by
15 Aug 2025La Trobe unveils $21m Dentistry School in Bendigo
La Trobe unveils $21m Rural Dentistry and Oral Health Clinical School
13 Aug 2025Northern Study Hub opens for tertiary students
Two learning sites open at Broadmeadows and Epping.
13 Aug 2025Mildura Open Day gets personal
Your future, your way: Mildura Open Day gets personal.
12 Aug 2025TikTok 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.
07 Aug 2025Invisible material could revolutionise smart tech
Electricity-conducting film a breakthrough for smartphones, devices.
06 Aug 2025MINDSET team named finalists in 2025 Eureka Prize
Project aims to improve dementia assessments for non-English speakers.
05 Aug 2025End-of-life app helps people build a care network
The HELP app enables users to build a community of care.
31 Jul 2025Councils unite as frontline crisis responders
Councils become ‘critical frontline actors’ in 2022 flood response.
25 Jul 2025Funding fuels new LaunchPad for startups
LaunchPad is a new program for early-stage start up founders.
23 Jul 2025Endless study pathways on show in Shepparton
La Trobe, GOTAFE and University of Melbourne join forces for Open Day.
22 Jul 2025Inclusion, innovation, impact: Our Strategic Plan
Vice-Chancellor unveils ambitious strategy for the next five years.
16 Jul 2025‘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.
11 Jul 2025Researchers 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.
09 Jul 2025Vet nurse burnout, new study offers fix
Vet nurse burnout can affect pet care, but new study offers fix.
08 Jul 2025Government backs La Trobe's global growth vision
La Trobe receives funding to strengthen international educational.
04 Jul 2025Federal funding accelerates innovative research
La Trobe University has received $8.1 million as part of the Federal Government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) scheme.
30 Jun 2025Pathways program doubles reach in regional schools
La Trobe’s Pathways program in Bendigo has more than doubled.
26 Jun 2025$3.77m training boost for aged care nurses
Skilled training for Victorian residential aged care nurses.
23 Jun 2025Helping ballet dancers leap high, reduce injuries
Research to help ballet dancers leap high, reduce injuries
18 Jun 2025La Trobe joins $20m agriculture innovation network
Plant SynBio Australia to accelerate gains in agri-food productivity.
17 Jun 2025La Trobe hosts state's first Mastery Schools site
School aims to help primary and secondary students falling behind in mainstream education system.
17 Jun 2025Highest honour for champion of lifelong leadership
La Trobe awards honorary doctorate to champion for lifelong leadership
12 Jun 2025New research centre focusses on disability
New disability research centre launched with Summer Foundation
10 Jun 2025New tech gives second life to plastic farm waste
Researchers develop an innovative recycling solution for bale twine.
10 Jun 2025King’s Birthday Honours for research leaders
Professors Christine Bigby and Lisa Amir among La Trobe awardees.
06 Jun 2025Surfers play crucial role in beach safety: study
First-of-its-kind study shows surfers' rate of rescue, first aid help.
06 Jun 2025Finding Home exhibition honours Greek spirit
Dardalis Archives among new exhibition at Bonegilla Migrant Experience
04 Jun 2025A weed of trouble: imported flower poses huge risk
The invasive flower Gazania poses huge environmental risks: study
02 Jun 2025Advancing AI innovation with NVIDIA supercomputer
Medical innovation centre could halve drug-development times.
29 May 2025Groundbreaking motorcycle safety alert system
Groundbreaking safety alert system for motorcyclists put through paces
29 May 2025Power of education grounded in community
Shepparton graduates reflect on power of education
14 May 2025Podcaster receives University’s highest honour
Emily Hanford was presented with an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), on 14 May, in recognition of her efforts to raise awareness of the global reading crisis.Sold A Story, a multi-part podcast from American Public Media, examines
13 May 2025Non-toxic weed control to boost crop production
Non-toxic weed control to boost horticultural crop production
12 May 2025Ambitious Regional Growth Strategy unveiled
La Trobe University announces bold, five-year strategy that reinforces commitment to transformative education, pioneering research, industry partnerships and continued investment.
06 May 2025New formula may reduce shingles, cold sore pain
Potential new shingles, cold sores treatment after La Trobe discovery
06 May 2025Education tech leader appointed DVC Academic
Globally recognised expert appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic.
02 May 2025Cooperative Research Centre a care economy boost
Nation's $327bn care sector to be transformed by La Trobe initiative.
01 May 2025State’s largest urban solar farm powers La Trobe
Project cements University as one of nation's environmental leaders.
23 Apr 2025Can sensory vests help treat anxiety in Autistic children?
La Trobe awarded $780,000 to investigate effect of one vest on mental health.
16 Apr 2025Childhood curiosity sparks speech pathology career
Childhood curiosity kickstarts speech pathology career for Tessa Jones
09 Apr 2025$82m investment to tackle health worker shortage
New clinic to train more workers, help people gain access to care.
09 Apr 2025Helping women sport officials feel safe, included
Helping women officials in community sport feel included, safe
04 Apr 2025Scientists reveal new toxin that damages the gut
Scientists discover how a strain of bacteria destroys the gut.
28 Mar 2025Expert Alert: Federal Election 2025
La Trobe experts available for comment in lead up to May 3 election
28 Mar 2025Mildura celebrates new wave of skilled graduates
La Trobe's Mildura campus celebrates new cohort of skilled graduates.
28 Mar 2025La Trobe launches fund to invest in start-ups
Groundbreaking invention to increase salad green yields one of two projects boosted by Eagle Fund.
26 Mar 2025Study challenges ‘monogamy-superiority' myth
The peer-reviewed study published in The Journal of Sex Research, debunks the prevailing belief that monogamous relationships – defined as exclusive romantic and sexual commitment to one partner – are inherently superior in fostering fulfilling
24 Mar 2025Addressing the gender gap in diet-related research
La Trobe scientists have developed an animal model that for the first time mimics how the combination of fat, salt and sugar in modern fast-food diets can cause cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes in women.Female
21 Mar 2025La Trobe to assess virtual nursing in aged care
La Trobe to assess impact of virtual nursing in aged care
14 Mar 2025La Trobe tips hats to latest cohort of graduates
La Trobe tips hats to latest cohort of Albury-Wodonga graduates
13 Mar 2025Nursing, sports subjects excel in QS rankings
Nursing, sports subjects excel again in QS world rankings by subject
10 Mar 2025La Trobe takes action on nation's numeracy crisis
The Science of Mathematics Education (SOME) Lab is the University’s latest step in evidence-based learning, following on the success of the acclaimed Science of Language and Reading (SOLAR) Lab that has been influential in a shift in government
06 Mar 2025La Trobe enters FWO Enforceable Undertaking
La Trobe enters FWO Enforceable Undertaking
05 Mar 2025La Trobe, Kangan Institute to transform health
La Trobe University and Kangan Institute partner to innovate health
05 Mar 2025La Trobe receives second SAGE Cygnet Award
La Trobe University has been recognised for its work to encourage gender equity and improve the support it provides to parents and carers.
05 Mar 2025Potential organic treatment for wastewater foaming
Scientists discover potential organic treatment for wastewater
05 Mar 2025Iconic lyrebird reveals hidden farming talent
A beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and powers
28 Feb 2025New student accommodation coming to Bendigo
La Trobe announces plan for student accommodation in Bendigo
26 Feb 2025National plan to improve health of Autistic people
Roadmap an important step towards better care, La Trobe experts say.
25 Feb 2025Equity team recognised for teaching excellence
The University’s Tertiary Preparation Program team, led by Associate Professor Emmaline Bexley, won its award for innovation in student-centred learning through its multi-disciplinary pathway program.Launched in 2019, the Tertiary Preparation
24 Feb 2025Killer T cells could protect against ‘bird flu’
La Trobe scientists find Killer T cells could protect against bird flu
17 Feb 2025Campus transformation responds to workforce needs
Shepparton campus transformation responds to workforce needs
11 Feb 2025‘Wizards’ protecting wine from smoke taint
‘Wizards’ protecting wine from smoke taint
10 Feb 2025New research on climate adaptation in the Philippines
Research will examine coastal populations and how they negotiate their 'lived security'
06 Feb 2025Exhibition showcases migration stories, diversity
Jaren | جڑیں | Roots | جذور will showcase works of artists from Asia, North Africa and Eastern Europe in a series of simultaneous exhibitions at La Trobe University, the Islamic Museum of Australia and Bundoora Homestead Art Centre (City
04 Feb 2025Universities renew rural health partnership
Universities combine to improve rural health services in Victoria
03 Feb 2025La Trobe celebrates 30 years of Indian partnership
Professor Farrell, who was joined on his visit by Victorian Commissioner to South Asia Michelle Wade, met with LSR Principal Professor Suman Sharma at the school's South Delhi campus to recognise the significant 30th anniversary milestone.The
30 Jan 2025Honours List reflects University’s positive impact
La Trobe community recognised for excellence in Australia Day awards.
29 Jan 2025La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor visits India
Visit strengthens ties with Indian education, research institutions.
22 Jan 2025La Trobe a leader in health research, education
University performs strongly in prestigious world rankings by subject.