Our National Centres of Research Excellence (CREs) are funded through five-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants, bringing together leading researchers, clinicians and families across Australia and internationally.

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 & Mental Health

Creating a sustainable service and co-designed to improve children’s mental health through early detection and response to family adversity.

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CP-Achieve - CRE in Cerebral Palsy

Working to help adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy live full and healthy lives.

Centre for Ethics of Paediatric Genomics

The world’s first ethics research centre specifically devoted to ethical issues in paediatric genomics.

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Centre for Food and Allergy Research (CFAR)

Investigating paediatric food allergy and food-related immune disorders.

Centre for Health Analytics

Supporting, delivering and enabling health informatics across the Melbourne Children’s Campus.

CRE in Global Adolescent Health

Exploring neglected areas of adolescent health, including groups experiencing significant discrimination or disadvantage specifically, Indigenous young people and young people in contact with the justice system.