Monash University

The Monash University Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Network and the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences bring together teams of scientists and clinicians from across the University and its affiliated centres and institutes to tackle major research challenges in the field of mental health and neuroscience.

Incorporating the University campuses and many clinical sites and large teaching hospitals, Monash neuroscientists conduct leading edge research and clinical investigation in key areas of neuroscience and mental health, including: neuroimaging, neuroinflammation, developmental neuroscience, developmental brain injury, regenerative medicine, aging and neurodegeneration, brain plasticity and repair, Huntington’s disease, cognition, control of movement and emotions, anxiety disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, sensory physiology, schizophrenia, depression, autism, traumatic brain injury, bipolar affective disorder and intellectual disability.

The Neuroscience and Mental Health Network facilitates multi-disciplinary, cross-faculty research collaborations, building research capacity in the neurosciences and mental health, and promoting the value of neuroscience research to the community, government and industry. Combining both laboratory based science and clinical research across many fields, we translate our findings into evidence based practice, policy and training.

Monash at a Glance

  • Monash is Australia’s most internationalised university.
  • It has more than 53,000 students from over 100 countries.
  • Monash University is a member of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities, recognised for excellence in teaching, learning, research and graduate outcomes.
  • Monash/Clayton cluster is home to CSIRO, the Australian Synchrotron, Monash Medical Centre, the Australian Stem Cell Centre and the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI)

The research in the university is underpinned by core technology platforms

  • Structural Biology
  • Genomics, Bioinformatics, Proteomics,
  • High throughput Protein Production,
  • Optical Imaging,
  • Monoclonal Antibody production (MATF),
  • Mouse Phenomics/Transgenics,
  • Bio-Imaging, Drug Design and Development
  • Biostatistics, Data-management, Bio-banking


The University has a strong international reputation in research, including:

  • Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
  • Cardiovascular and Thrombosis
  • Cancer
  • Structural Biology and Drug Development
  • Public Health and Epidemiology
  • Infection and Immunity
  • Inflammation, Allergy and Autoimmunity
  • Health Science and Global Health
  • Rural Health
  • Indigenous Health
  • Mental Health and Cognitive Neurosciences

Monash University has eight campuses: six in Australia, one in Malaysia and one in South Africa as well as centres in London, UK and Prato, Italy.

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences offers outstanding training through courses that include Medicine, Psychiatry, Behavioural Neuroscience, Biomedical Science, Psychology, Radiography and Medical Imaging. The Faculty has strong links with research institutes such as the Baker/IDI Research Institute, the Prince Henry’s Institute for Medical Research, and the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, as well as with our major teaching hospitals, principally Monash Medical Centre, The Alfred and Box Hill Hospitals. In total, the Faculty operates in 125 practices and 68 hospitals, providing outstanding facilities and resources for clinical teaching.

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/