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The Kirby Institute joins our colleagues and friends in mourning the passing of David “Polly” Polson AM. David Polson was a kind, passionate and tenacious man who dedicated his life to challenging the stigma and discrimination ...

January 25 marked five years since the first COVID case was recorded in Australia. Many of us have tried to move on quickly from the pandemic, putting lockdowns and restrictions far behind us.But for some Australians, this hasn’t ...

Dr Chantelle Ahlenstiel from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has been awarded an $875,000 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant, to undertake research on RNA therapeutics for an HIV cure.  Announce

Hepatitis C in Australia has decreased by 58% since 2015. More than 100,000 Australians have received curative hepatitis C treatments.There were 1,740 new hepatitis C infections in 2023. Only 8% of people living with ...

The Kirby Institute joins our colleagues and friends in Papua New Guinea, Australia and all over the world in mourning the loss of Emeritus Professor Michael Alpers, who passed away on Tuesday the 3rd December 2024.A ‘giant’ in medical ...

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.

Rebecca Guy from the Kirby Institute at UNSW has been appointed Scientia Professor, a prestigious title awarded in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements and leadership in public health research.This recognition ...

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

Pigs are an ideal ‘mixing vessel’ for avian and human viruses.The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.As the bird flu situation has evolved, ...

UNSW Sydney has received the largest single philanthropic donation in its history to work with regional partners to tackle one of the deadliest preventable cancers in the Pacific.    The $25.9 million donation from the Swire ...

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 ...

The role of the Census is to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the makeup of the Australian community. These data are critical for informing a wide range of programs, including those related to health. When populations are invisible ...