Media Releases
27 Feb 2020Brain disease in former Aus rules player
Brain disease found in former Australian rules football player
26 Feb 2020SRK La Trobe scholarship awarded
SRK La Trobe $200,000 PhD scholarship awarded to Indian female student
26 Feb 2020Research Academy launches in India
Research Academy in India to tackle the world’s biggest problems
17 Feb 2020Supporting career journeys
La Trobe has teamed up with LifeJourney to boost STEM career pathways
17 Feb 2020La Trobe is the new home of softball
Softball Australia and Softball Victoria are moving to La Trobe Uni
13 Feb 2020Forum to explore financial literacy
A panel of female leaders will share their leadership journeys and discuss creating better outcomes for women and their money, at a forum in Mildura next month.
10 Feb 2020Fighting modern slavery
The global fight against modern slavery has a new weapon
10 Feb 2020La Trobe announces senior appointments
La Trobe' ASSC College has announced two new senior appointments
03 Feb 2020La Trobe celebrates Australia Day Awards
Congratulations to all in the La Trobe community honoured this year
26 Jan 2020Australia Day Honour for La Trobe VC
Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Dewar, has been awarded an AO
20 Jan 2020La Trobe supports bushfire recovery
La Trobe to hold events in bushfire affected areas to boost economy
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20 Jan 2020La Trobe awarded record LIEF grants
La Trobe projects have been granted a record $1.7 million in grants
20 Jan 2020Threatened species habitat up in smoke
Recent fires have imperilled much Australian wildlife
17 Jan 2020La Trobe class of 2020
La Trobe prepares to welcome the class of 2020
17 Jan 2020La Trobe's green initiatives recognised
La Trobe's environmental initiatives have been recognised
16 Jan 2020Measuring bushfire's impact on vineyards
La Trobe research is helping the wine industry to measure smoke taint
13 Jan 2020Mildura community to benefit from postgraduate study changes
More Commonwealth Supported Places available for regional health workers
07 Jan 2020Australian Bushfires
Our thoughts are with those affected by the bushfire emergency.
18 Dec 2019Forensic Accounting spot for James
Mildura student scores Forensic Accounting work placement with the Victoria Police
18 Dec 2019Supporting health workers in Timor-Leste
New training materials will support health workers in Timor-Leste
18 Dec 2019Impact of meth use depends on your genes
New research finds genetic clues which may explain why impacts vary
14 Dec 2019Joint media statement: Krystal Browitt
La Trobe University and Melbourne Polytechnic joint statement
14 Dec 2019Paving the way to healing complex trauma
A La Trobe study will inform programs to support indigenous parents
11 Dec 2019Former La Trobe student honoured
Professor Paul Yip receives award for his suicide prevention work
11 Dec 2019Mildura startup scores top prize in La Trobe Accelerator Program
Tracey Hickmott, of Natural Approach, won $10,000 to
10 Dec 2019Mallee Country: Land, People, History
New book tells the powerful history of the mallee lands
09 Dec 2019La Trobe awarded $2.98m in NHMRC grants
La Trobe medical research has received $2.98m in grants from the NHMRC
06 Dec 2019Building Indigenous health careers
La Trobe research aims to build Indigenous allied health careers
05 Dec 2019La Trobe joins SGroup
La Trobe has joined the SGroup European Universities Network
05 Dec 2019La Trobe receives $3.35m in ARC grants
La Trobe researchers have shared in more than $3 million in funding
03 Dec 2019La Trobe shortlisted for green uni award
La Trobe has been shortlisted for Green University of the Year
02 Dec 2019Support for students to study locally
Mildura will benefit from two recent Government announcements of scholarships for students locally
21 Nov 2019Graduates stay put
Mildura's final year nursing students celebrate employment outcomes
21 Nov 2019La Trobe Psychology rises in ranking
La Trobe has strengthened its position in Psychology
19 Nov 2019La Trobe welcomes puppies to Bundoora
Ten puppies are in training to help veterans with PTSD in Bundoora
18 Nov 2019Supporting carers in higher education
La Trobe-led study to find ways to support carers in higher education
12 Nov 2019Stigma hinders overdose medicine use
Stigma related to illicit drug use deters people from vital medicine
11 Nov 2019Honour for La Trobe Professor
Professor Katie Holmes' contribution to Australian history recognised
08 Nov 2019La Trobe student Whittlesea Mayor
La Trobe congratulates Mayor Sterjova
07 Nov 2019La Trobe shines in Education
La Trobe is ranked 104 in the world for Education
06 Nov 2019La Trobe Accelerator Program welcomes 21 startups for 2019 cohort
Authored by Abby Shrivastava | 11 Oct 2019The day started with a morning goal-setting session followed by a launch event in the evening, hosted at the 11th Space, a co-working space in Melbourne, CBD.Eco-friendly (biodegradable) disposable nappies,
01 Nov 2019Government backs La Trobe
Government backs La Trobe to deliver for regional communities
01 Nov 2019Creative Arts student shows her final works
Donna Williams' sculptural exhibition "Sabbatical" opens on Friday 8 November
21 Oct 2019Melting Opportunities
The third issue of the La Trobe Asia Brief explores the impact of climate and conflict on the Himalaya
09 Oct 2019Healthcare failing transgender people
Health and Cancer Care of Trans and Gender Diverse Australians
08 Oct 2019Early childhood educator scholarships
Scholarships for early childhood educators aims to address shortage
07 Oct 2019Digital technology for anatomy students
Digital technology is helping La Trobe health students learn anatomy
03 Oct 2019Let's re-frame labour pain
Re-framing our thinking about labour pain might help cut interventions
03 Oct 2019La Trobe excels in Arts & Humanities
La Trobe climbs in world rankings for Arts and Humanities
30 Sep 2019Students explore water management in Mildura
Agribusiness students from all over the state descend on the district to take part in place based subject
23 Sep 2019Athena SWAN Bronze Award achieved
La Trobe achieves Athena SWAN Bronze Award
23 Sep 2019VC term extended by three years to 2024
La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar's term has been extended
19 Sep 2019Mildura startup, Natural Approach, accepted into La Trobe Accelerator Program
Founder, Tracey Hickmott, hopes the program will help take her business to the next level
13 Sep 2019AMA Art Prize 2019 winner announced
Abdul Abdullah announced winner of Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2019
12 Sep 201910 year best in World Rankings
La Trobe achieves 10 year best in THE World Ranking 2020
10 Sep 2019New Crime, Justice and Legal Studies major arrives at the Mildura Campus
Students interested in law and criminology can now pursue their passion in Mildura
05 Sep 2019Women in Leadership Forum, Mumbai
Empowering women - La Trobe presents Women in Leadership forum, Mumbai
03 Sep 2019New guidelines for Runner's Knee
New guidelines to tackle kneecap pain or Runner's Knee
03 Sep 2019Asian Smart Cities Network launches
Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network launches
02 Sep 2019La Trobe awarded $6m in NHMRC grants
Health Minister awards La Trobe University researchers $6m funding
28 Aug 2019Health partnership with Medibank
Medibank and La Trobe create better health in the ‘City of the Future'
26 Aug 2019Funding to cut hospital admissions
La Trobe awarded $2.6 million for research to cut hospital admissions
22 Aug 2019Alternative teaching pathway opens
NEXUS offers alternative pathway into Secondary teaching
22 Aug 2019Research agreement signed with PepsiCo
La Trobe signs research agreement with PepsiCo
19 Aug 2019Farm-based diagnostic tool funded
Research is underway on a farm-based diagnostic tool for pathogens
16 Aug 2019World-class centre for future engineers
La Trobe opens state-of-the-art engineering and tech facility
16 Aug 2019La Trobe climbs in ARWU global ranking
La Trobe University has climbed 10 places to 307 in ARWU rankings
14 Aug 2019Chronic Fatigue Syndrome research funded
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome research and biobank funded
14 Aug 2019PhD project to investigate ear, nose and throat
La Trobe University and Murray PHN (Primary Health Network) collaborating to investigate the issue in the Murray region
12 Aug 2019Next-gen antibiotic research funded
Wintermute and LIMS at La Trobe to fast-track new antibiotic testing
09 Aug 2019Shah Rukh Khan Scholarship at La Trobe
Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship announced
06 Aug 2019Time to fund breastfeeding research
More funding is needed to improve breastfeeding rates in Australia
05 Aug 2019How to make coffee in space
Researchers attempt to make coffee whilst in the extremes of space
05 Aug 2019Humanities meets tech: a new degree
La Trobe's new degree fuses humanities with business and technology
31 Jul 2019Embedding entrepreneurship in education
Universities are now focusing more on entrepreneurship within courses
30 Jul 2019Organic waste used in climate research
Researchers are using organic compost to help tackle climate change
19 Jul 2019La Trobe students immerse themselves in Mildura Writers Festival
Students practise their writing skills in a real-life setting
17 Jul 2019SuniTAFE and La Trobe help Year 12s get Future Ready
Both organisations staged a take over of Mildura Senior College to present local pathways post Year 12 to students
16 Jul 2019Unlocking chemo-resistance in cancer
La Trobe researcher discovers how cancer becomes resistant to chemo
15 Jul 2019La Trobe to honour Shah Rukh Khan
La Trobe awards Honorary Doctorate to Shah Rukh Khan at IFFM
08 Jul 2019Nurses and lawyers' heavy drinking study
La Trobe leads research into heavy drinking among nurses and lawyers
02 Jul 2019La Trobe's online MBA recognised
La Trobe’s online MBA recognised with improved rankings
27 Jun 2019Model UN conference comes to Mildura
Students tackled the global humanitarian crisis of asylum seekers and refugees
26 Jun 2019Cultivator and La Trobe announce partnership
Both organisations will work together on design thinking and community engagement projects in Mildura
20 Jun 2019Leadership award for health researcher
Leadership award for Associate Professor Catherine Chamberlain
19 Jun 2019Sports Brain Bank for Victoria
La Trobe researcher helps launch new sports brain bank in Melbourne
12 Jun 2019New student accommodation gains pace
Work underway on new La Trobe student accommodation
12 Jun 2019Jaclyn earns STEMM mentor opportunity
PhD student Jaclyn Swan wins a prized mentorship
11 Jun 2019Secondary students' sexual health survey
La Trobe survey examines secondary students' sexual health
06 Jun 2019Full IHRA membership for Australia
Full member of IHRA for Australia - La Trobe research recognised
03 Jun 2019WATTLE Program back for second year
University-led WATTLE Program is back for a second year
22 May 2019New ARCSHS Director appointed
Professor Suzanne Fraser appointed as Director of ARCSHS
17 May 2019Mallee innovation centre launched
Launch of research and development centre boosts Mallee's expertise
16 May 2019Understanding post-concussion symptoms
A new La Trobe study paves the way for better treatment of PCS
15 May 2019Building regional businesses in Mildura
Enterprising Partnerships will visit the region to deliver the full day workshop designed for new and existing businesses.
09 May 2019New joint research hub with ECNU
New joint research hub with East China Normal University
01 May 2019Professor achieves global recognition
Professor Jenny Graves elected to US National Academy of Sciences
29 Apr 2019New student accommodation underway
Construction is now underway on La Trobe's new student accommodation
29 Apr 2019La Trobe earns global accreditation
La Trobe Business School has earned AACSB accreditation
29 Apr 2019Major discovery on bacteria 'superglue'
This new discovery could help the battle against antibiotic resistance