Media Releases

20 Oct 2022New rapid water test reduces outbreaks

New rapid water test shows results in 30 mins not 3 days

19 Oct 20222022 State Election Priorities

Proposals which will support communities to respond to the COVID challenges

18 Oct 2022Early offers for Year 11 students

Students can now secure university offers earlier with Aspire program

13 Oct 2022Early offers for Albury-Wodonga students

Students can now secure university offers earlier with Aspire program

13 Oct 2022Students can now secure offers earlier

Students can now secure university offers earlier with Aspire program

13 Oct 2022Virus discovery could help fight cancer

Virus discovery could revolutionise cancer treatment

12 Oct 2022Protecting honey bees from deadly threat

New test to revolutionise detection of deadly bacterial disease

12 Oct 2022Rapid test to detect livestock parasite

New test to combat deadly parasite in cows and sheep

12 Oct 2022Decade of cutting-edge agri research

La Trobe celebrates ten years of AgriBio

10 Oct 2022Head of Campus appointed in Mildura

Sandra Connor has been appointed La Trobe's Head of Campus, Mildura

26 Sep 2022Parents influence perceptions of alcohol

Parents' drinking affects children's perceptions of alcohol

22 Sep 2022La Trobe partnership driving innovation

Strong industry ties benefiting students and business

21 Sep 2022Causes of hayfever right under our noses

New research shows pollen does not travel as far as first thought

13 Sep 2022Breakthrough pancreatic cancer research

Pancreatic cancer research from ONJ Cancer Research Institute

06 Sep 2022Value of water about more than money

Albury-Wodonga residents reveal strong connection to Murray River

31 Aug 2022NanoMSlide wins Eureka Prize 2022

NanoMSlide wins Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology

29 Aug 2022Higher weight people & eating disorders

National guidelines for higher weight people with eating disorders

25 Aug 2022New digital innovation partnership

Industry-led consortium selected to establish the Cremorne Digital Hub

25 Aug 2022‘Revving’ up T cells for immunotherapy

Researchers have discovered a way to “rev up” T cells.

25 Aug 2022Australian Muslim Arts Prize Winner 2022

Portrait of respected doctor wins Australian Muslim Arts Prize 2022

19 Aug 2022Significant exhibition of Chinese art

Chinese art collection donated to La Trobe opens in Bendigo

18 Aug 2022On-the-job nursing experience in Mildura

Nursing students working at Mildura Base Public Hospital

18 Aug 2022Albury-Wodonga campus offers Education

Aspiring teachers can now study at La Trobe's Albury-Wodonga campus

18 Aug 2022Inaugural Women In Sport Congress at MCG

Congress shares ground-breaking research on women in sport

16 Aug 2022La Trobe in Top 300 World Universities

La Trobe climbs in world university rankings

15 Aug 2022Teacher mental health cost during COVID

Study reveals mental health impacts of COVID on Australian teachers

13 Aug 2022Research to tackle concussion in jockeys

New model for determining whether jockeys can return to the saddle

12 Aug 2022La Trobe building teacher workforce

La Trobe expanding its Bachelor of Education offering across regions

12 Aug 2022Proper titles for support animals

Finally, animals in support roles receive proper job titles

12 Aug 2022Shah Rukh Khan Scholarship returns

Shah Rukh Khan Scholarship for aspiring female researcher from India

11 Aug 2022Shepparton expands its Education degrees

New education courses in Shepparton help build teacher workforce

11 Aug 2022Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous appointed

Associate Professor Michael Donovan

09 Aug 2022Vale Dame Olivia Newton-John

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and benefactor.

08 Aug 2022Justice system unsafe for gender diverse

Victoria’s justice system unsafe for gender diverse people

08 Aug 2022Experts: National Stroke Week

Experts available for comment National Stroke Week 2022.

08 Aug 2022Health, environment drops meat eating

Health and environment impact turn Australians off meat

03 Aug 2022Growing teacher workforce in regions

New education courses in Mildura help build teacher workforce

02 Aug 2022Research into pet ownership over COVID

Australian-first study into relationships with pets during COVID-19

01 Aug 2022Face masks and COVID-19

La Trobe's public health experts answer your questions on face masks and COVID-19

27 Jul 2022NanoMslide is a Eureka Prize finalist

The NanoMslide team has been named a Eureka Prize finalist for 2022

26 Jul 2022‘Alcohol bystanders'' burden revealed

The costs of alcohol use in Australia to those impacted by it

26 Jul 2022Media Alert: Federal Politics Experts

Some of La Trobe University's experts available for comment and analysis.

25 Jul 2022Pros and cons of working from home

Research reveals positives and negatives of working from home

25 Jul 2022Nurse Research Hall of Fame induction

Professor Lisa McKenna inducted into Nurse Research Hall of Fame

25 Jul 2022Exhibition of Greek-Australian migration

Unique collection of items from La Trobe’s Dardalis Archive

21 Jul 2022Research to tackle drink-spiking

New research will support better responses to drink-spiking

20 Jul 2022Improving nursing standards in Indonesia

New project to assess nursing standards in Australia and Indonesia

19 Jul 2022Research reveals why women don't coach

Research reveals the barriers for women in coaching roles

14 Jul 2022Experts meet to improve rural health

Experts gather in Bendigo to improve rural health outcomes

12 Jul 2022New program to assist migrant engineers

New program to help overseas-qualified engineers find employment

12 Jul 2022Regaining sense of touch after stroke

World-first therapy helps survivors of stroke regain sense of touch

09 Jul 2022Rebound for bird on brink of extinction

Population rebound for one of world's most unique and threatened birds

08 Jul 2022Statement from our public health experts

The time is coming to remove La Trobe's vaccination requirement

07 Jul 2022Mental health safety for LGBTIQ+ people

Helping mental health practitioners work safely with LGBTIQ+ people

01 Jul 2022La Trobe supports NAIDOC call to action

La Trobe celebrates NAIDOC week and reaffirms commitments

30 Jun 2022Bendigo celebrates fundraising milestone

Bendigo philanthropy supports students and funds important research

27 Jun 2022Innovative program tackles mental health

Students in Albury-Wodonga take part in Rural Health Innovation Sprint

21 Jun 2022Philanthropy accelerates stroke trials

Human trials of a pioneering approach to treating stroke accelerated

20 Jun 2022Reaching $100 million fundraising target

Donors support world-class research and access to university

19 Jun 2022Supporting teachers' mental health

Innovative model supports teacher mental health and wellbeing

16 Jun 2022Possible cause of long COVID 'brain fog'

Research reveals amyloid clumps in long COVID patients

15 Jun 2022Queen's Birthday Honours 2022

La Trobe congratulates current and former staff and alumni

15 Jun 2022Professor of Public Engagement appointed

Professor Clare Wright OAM appointed to new public engagement role

14 Jun 2022Dog and human cognition similar

Dogs and humans share similarities in behaviour regulation

14 Jun 2022Children's chores improve brain function

Research finds daily chores improve children's executive function

09 Jun 2022La Trobe top improver in Global Rankings

La Trobe climbs 46 places in QS World University Rankings

31 May 2022Barriers to uptake of hep C medication

Thousands of Australians not accessing life-saving hepatitis C treatment due to stigma

30 May 2022Shepparton students celebrate graduation

Students at La Trobe's Shepparton campus celebrate graduation

27 May 2022La Trobe partners with Horizon Campus

New partnership between La Trobe and Horizon Campus, Sri Lanka

23 May 2022Mildura students celebrate graduation

Mildura graduates celebrate their achievements with friends and family

20 May 2022Wildlife volunteers' mental health

19 May 2022Placements help boost rural workforce

Work placements key to boosting rural health workforce

18 May 2022La Trobe Mildura RAB Chair appointed

Simone Heald appointed Chair of Mildura Regional Advisory Board

12 May 2022REDI Fellowships for medical research

Dr Brian Abbey and Dr Darcelle Thompson receive coveted Fellowships

11 May 2022Protecting abalone from deadly threat

Researchers trialling techniques to protect Abalone industry

10 May 2022Bendigo graduates celebrate success

Bendigo graduates celebrate achievements over three days of ceremonies

09 May 2022Win for teachers welcomed

ALP funding for unique teacher education program

09 May 2022Cutting-edge labs funded in Mildura

Funding announced to deliver new health and science labs in Mildura

06 May 2022Closing the gap in maternity care

Research reveals impact of culturally safe continuity of care

05 May 2022Funding for food innovation welcomed

Victorian Government funding for agrifood research and development

05 May 2022Preferred partner for $5 billion plan

Preferred Master Development Partner for City of the Future Plan

04 May 2022Sleep-deprived magpies sing less

Research uncovers sleep-deprived magpies struggle with cognitive tasks

04 May 2022Funding to support Nexus program

Australian Government funding for innovative teacher education program

03 May 2022Albury-Wodonga graduates celebrate

Albury-Wodonga graduates celebrate their achievements

02 May 2022La Trobe welcomes Minister Mendoni

Minister Mendoni visits La Trobe's Bundoora campus

27 Apr 2022La Trobe meets Net Zero regional targets

Shepparton and Mildura campuses are officially Net Zero

26 Apr 2022New Rural Clinical Health School funded

State-of-the-art facility to improve student learning

23 Apr 2022Cracking the dingo’s genetic code

Sequencing the genome of the pure Desert Dingo

22 Apr 2022$5 million boost for cannabis research

Huge boost for medicinal cannabis research project

13 Apr 20222022 Federal Election Priorities

A University for a Changing World

12 Apr 2022Media Alert: Federal Election 2022

08 Apr 2022Engineering diamonds to unlock computing

Partnership to develop a low-cost alternative to supercomputers

08 Apr 2022Donation supports cutting-edge research

New Biomedical Research Initiative to understand causes of disease

06 Apr 2022La Trobe rises in QS subject rankings

05 Apr 2022Edging closer to better oat varieties

Researchers have filled in details of the oat plant genome 'map'

01 Apr 2022LTU academic appointed Harvard Chair

30 Mar 2022Rural medical commitment welcomed

La Trobe welcomes Federal Government commitment in last night's Budget

28 Mar 2022$45 million donation to autism research

La Trobe receives one of Australia's largest donations to a university

25 Mar 2022Support to study in Shepparton

Four Shepparton students receive Destination Australia scholarship

23 Mar 2022Statement: NSS Survey 2021