Centres of Research Excellence
Our National Centres of Research Excellence (CREs) are funded through five-year National Health and Medical Research Council grants, bringing together leading researchers, clinicians and families from across Australia and the globe.
The CREs each aim to improve health outcomes for children and families and promote improved translation of research outcomes of policy and practice in their given area of expertise.
CRE in Childhood Adversity
Creating a sustainable service and co-designed to improve children’s mental health through early detection and response to family adversity.
CP-Achieve CRE
Centre for Ethics of Paediatric Genomics (CEPG)
The world’s first ethics research centre specifically devoted to ethical issues in paediatric genomics.
Centre for Food and Allergy Research
Centre for Health Analytics
CRE in Global Adolescent Health
CRE in Newborn Medicine
Epi-Genomic Newborn screening (EpiGNs) program
A new program to improve health outcomes for babies and their families using a heel prick test.
NHMRC CRE for Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific
Addressing outstanding research gaps for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) use in the Asia-Pacific region.
NHMRC CRE - Translational Centre for Speech Disorders
We are studying the underlying causes of speech disorders and not just surface language disorder symptoms.
Paediatric Emergency Medicine Centre
Emergency Department patient care throughout Australasia.
Stronger Futures CRE
Building resilience and breaking intergenerational cycles of intergenerational trauma and social inequity.
Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat)
Building Biostatistics in Victoria.
Completed Centres of Research Excellence
CRE in Child Language
Investigated factors that affect and improve child language and development
CRE in Neuromuscular Disorders
Improved diagnosis, facilitated prevention and transformed treatment from compassionate management to effective therapy.
CRE in Speech and Language
Identified, targeted and sought to understand the causes of developmental speech and language disorders.