Media Releases

16 Aug 2023A powerful message for the next generation in STEM

Public lecture exploring innovative technologies impact on education

15 Aug 2023Plan your future at the Albury-Wodonga Open Day

Explore and learn more about our Albury-Wodonga campus on Open Day

10 Aug 2023Victorian Collaborative Centre announced

Bouverie Centre founding member of Victorian Collaborative Centre

10 Aug 2023Statement on definition of antisemitism

Updated: La Trobe statement on the adoption of a definition of antisemitism

08 Aug 2023New Sustainable Agriculture and Food Institute

La Trobe announces new Sustainable Agriculture and Food Institute

04 Aug 2023New Country Universities Centre partnership

Country Universities Centre partnership with La Trobe University

02 Aug 2023River Red Gum tree at AgriBio

La Trobe has denied permission for the tree to be removed.

02 Aug 2023Constipation associated with events like stroke

Constipation - increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular events

01 Aug 2023Online trolls impact local council participation

Women councillors experience more gender-based incivility than men

01 Aug 2023La Trobe launches first Green Bond

Launch of La Trobe's inaugural green bond offering

28 Jul 2023La Trobe extend for five more years with the Blues

Five-year contract extension with the Carlton Football Club

27 Jul 20232023 La Trobe Regional Art Educators Exhibition

Showcasing artwork of art teachers in the Greater Bendigo region

25 Jul 2023Quadrilateral agreement on education opportunities

Transnational education opportunities in Thailand

24 Jul 2023Expansion of Nexus program to primary schools

Federal funding for expansion of Nexus program to primary schools

24 Jul 2023Strong partnership with Mildura Rural City Council

La Trobe and the Mildura Rural City Council strengthen partnership

21 Jul 2023First Nations mothers and babies maternity care

Benefits of maternity care for First Nations mothers and babies

20 Jul 2023Genetic link with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection

US-Australia study, genetic link with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection

19 Jul 2023Australian Universities Accord Interim Report

Response to Australian Universities Accord interim report

13 Jul 2023Sex lives of orchids reads like science fiction

flowers, orchid, pollination, database, species, flowers, interantional,

12 Jul 2023Shepparton campus redevelopment kicks off

La Trobe University's Shepparton campus redevelopment begins

10 Jul 2023Ear-shape as accurate as fingerprints

Ear-shape as accurate as fingerprints for identification

05 Jul 2023Majority support for drug checking services

Majority support for pill testing services in Australia

03 Jul 2023The Matildas come home to La Trobe

The Home of the Matildas at La Trobe University

30 Jun 2023Student support services are a unique safety net

A whole of university approach to student wellbeing was created

29 Jun 2023Professor Theo Farrell appointed Vice-Chancellor

Professor Theo Farrell appointed La Trobe Vice-Chancellor

28 Jun 2023Top improver in QS World University Rankings

Top improver among Australia’s top 20 universities

26 Jun 2023‘Hybrid entrepreneurs’ worth $9.8b to our economy

New data shows ‘hybrid entrepreneurs’ are worth $9.8b

16 Jun 2023PhD candidate awarded Fulbright Scholarship

PhD candidate Desireé LaGrappe awarded Fulbright Scholarship

15 Jun 2023Reading taught inconsistently in primary schools

Reading taught inconsistently in Australian primary schools

15 Jun 2023Creation story from a scientific perspective

12 Jun 20232023 King’s Birthday Honours

Congratulations to those recognised with a King's Birthday Honour

11 Jun 2023Microcredential nursing course funding

We welcome today's announcement by the Federal Government

08 Jun 2023New Global Security and Society Institute launched

UK-Australian research partnership launches new insititure

08 Jun 202360 billion invertebrates lost in mega-fires

Massive loss of invertebrates in our temperate rainforest bushfires

08 Jun 2023Katharine Viner awarded Honorary Doctorate

The Guardian’s Katharine Viner awarded Honorary Doctorate

07 Jun 2023Impact of disadvantage on mothers and babies

Disadvantage has marked negative impact on mothers and babies

31 May 2023New tech tackles plastic farm waste

New tech gets plastic farm waste into the circular economy

29 May 2023Successful regional pathway program to expand

New data shows students in the Pathways program going onto study

29 May 2023Australia’s first Care Economy Research Institute

Australia’s first research institute devoted to the Care Economy

23 May 2023Bendigo students celebrated at graduation

Years of study and determination have paid off for 852 students

19 May 2023Virtual emergency departments to nursing homes

A virtual Emergency Department program is being developed

17 May 2023LGBTIQ+ inclusion training funded

The How2 program supports organisations to improve LGBTIQ+ inclusion

10 May 2023Vale (Frederick) John Richards OAM

The La Trobe University community is deeply saddened by the news.

09 May 2023Addressing Social Work Shortage

Helping to meet social work shortages in the Goulburn Ovens region

01 May 2023$2.5 million to support children's learning

$2.5 million to support children's learning

01 May 2023Vale the Reverend Dr John Scott AO

Remembering Reverend Dr John Scott AO.

28 Apr 2023Mildura campus graduation celebrations

58 students graduate at the Mildura campus, including three PhDs.

28 Apr 2023$15,000 scholarships to re-train former nurses

Former nurses are eligible for $15,000 scholarships to re-train through La Trobe’s world leading nursing program and re-join the nursing workforce in just 16 weeks.

25 Apr 2023Alien plants and animals threaten Antarctica

Alien species invasions are a key threat to Antarctic ecosystems.

24 Apr 2023La Trobe Presents at Bendigo Writers Festival

La Trobe University presents the Bendigo Writers Festival 2023