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 Food and Allergy Research

Centre for Health Analytics

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 Neuromuscular Disorders
Improved diagnosis, facilitated prevention and transformed treatment from compassionate management to effective therapy.