Media Releases

07 Sep 20236 Star Green Communities rating recertified

La Trobe's 6 Star Green Communities rating recertified

06 Sep 2023Switch to Social Work

Earn and learn on the job when you Switch to Social Work

04 Sep 2023Expert alert: Voice to Parliament referendum

Expert alert: Voice to Parliament referendum 2023

04 Sep 2023Students' imaginations transported to the moon

Students will learn from experts about what it takes to survive on the moon

04 Sep 2023La Trobe academic named Victorian 2023 Tall Poppy

Dr Adam Culvenor named Victorian 2023 Tall Poppy

01 Sep 2023La Trobe regional campuses achieve Net Zero

All four regional campuses achieve net zero emissions status

01 Sep 2023Students think big to solve real world problems

La Trobe University is teaming up with the Crazy Ideas College

31 Aug 2023Researchers awarded combined $2.67m DECRA funding

La Trobe researchers awarded combined $2.67m DECRA funding

30 Aug 2023Solving social work skill shortages

Degree-qualified social workers could solve “dire” workforce shortages.

25 Aug 2023Experience world-class education at Open Day

Discover life-changing opportunities at the Bendigo Open Day

24 Aug 2023Turtle researchers win Eureka Prize

Researcher wins Eureka Prize for turtle conservation

24 Aug 2023What does history tell us about referendums?

An upcoming lecture will provide historic context

16 Aug 2023Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2023

Australian Muslim artists exhibition and art prize 2023

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