The Kirby Institute’s Professor Raina MacIntyre, head of the Biosecurity Program, has been added to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) list in the Cross-Field category, positioning her within the top 1% in the world in her field.

The late Scientia Professor David Cooper AC, inaugural director of the Kirby Institute, has been commemorated in a biographical memoir published in Historical Records of Australian Science.Professor Cooper was among the first ...

The Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Canberra last week, to formalise a partnership that will strengthen support to in-country partners and leaders to ...

A first-of-its-kind evaluation, led by researchers at UNSW’s Kirby Institute, demonstrates the real-world benefits of community-led molecular point-of-care (POC) testing for sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in remote Australia.Th

In acknowledgement and celebration of the expanding growth and impact of First Nations-led research, the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has launched the Yandamanjang First Nations Health Research Program, at a special event at UNSW ...

Professor Raina MacIntyre from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has become a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).Professor MacIntyre was elected for her seminal body of research on vaccinology, ...

Professor Susana Vaz Nery, head of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Group at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, leads a team from the Kirby Institute and other research organisations that has been awarded a Synergy Grant of $5 ...

The Kirby Institute mourns the loss of Bill Whittaker, a long-term activist and pioneer who played an instrumental role in Australia's response to HIV.Born in September 1948, Bill enjoyed a distinguished and impactful career that ...

The first provincial-level human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for girls aged 9 to 14 has launched in Papua New Guinea, marking a landmark step in the fight against cervical cancer in a country that has among the highest burdens ...

Dr Elke Mitchell, Senior Research Fellow from the Global Health Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) of $477,266 from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The ...

The Kirby Institute has been awarded a Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) grant of $3 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to help control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Australia and ...

World Hepatitis Day (28 July) is an annual global public health day that aims to raise awareness of viral hepatitis. This year, the theme is “It’s Time for Action”, highlighting the need to encourage individuals, partners and the ...

In celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture and health research, the Kirby Institute hosted a special NAIDOC Week event on the traditional lands of the Bidjigal peoples at the Kirby Institute on Thursday 4 ...

The 2023 Kirby Institute annual report, which outlines the year’s key successes at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, is now available. The publication highlights the key stats from 2023, as well as updates and success from across ...

The Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney welcomes the Federal Budget announcement of ongoing funding to support a Medicare rebate for molecular point-of-care testing for sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in remote communities across ...

Last month, Emily Phillips, Project Manager at the Kirby Institute, was invited as a panellist representing Indigenous people at the Multi-stakeholder Hearing on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), held at the United Nations (UN) ...

A research team led by the Kirby Institute’s Dr Chansavath Phetsouphanh has been awarded almost $1m by the Australian Government Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to further investigate the immune profile and impacts of long COVID to ...

A new research program dedicated to improving sexual reproductive and maternal health in low- and middle-income Asia-Pacific countries has been created at the Kirby Institute. Led by Professor Andrew Vallely, who joined the Kirby ...