Academic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH)

Transforming health and wellbeing

Our partnerships in allied health and nursing are delivering better healthcare outcomes to Australians.

About us ARCH Research Impact Report 2023

Partners

The ARCH aims to improve the patient experience, patient outcomes, healthcare quality and safety, and to achieve best practice in service provision.

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Research

The ARCH specialises in translational research co-produced with consumers to optimise healthcare quality, outcomes, safety, and the patient experience.

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Resources

La Trobe University's affiliate memberships to leading healthcare networks are helping our researchers to work on the big health questions of our time.

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Staff

ARCH partners are co-producing knowledge for uptake by patients, clinicians, managers, policy makers, researchers, leaders and other end-users.

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#4 in Australia for good health and wellbeing

We’re ranked fourth in Australia and twelfth in the world for our research on key diseases and conditions, our support for healthcare professions, and the health of our students and staff.

Times Higher Education (THE), 2024 Impact Rankings 2024: good health and well-being

Improve clinical practice and social wellbeing

Our researchers gather and evaluate information to build evidence that will lead to improved clinical outcomes for patients and sound policy outcomes for the wider public.