The Discovery & Innovation Unit is the central place for all research activities at Austin Health.

We provide support, education and guidance to staff who want to explore new ways to improve patient care through research. Our friendly team helps with ethics and governance applications, and makes sure all research follows the proper regulatory and safety standards.

Find out more about how we can support researchers below.

• Research ethics and governance

  Read about our approach to ethics and governance and find important HREC dates.

• Research Architect

  Login to Research Architect to manage the ethics and governance side of your research projects.

• Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement and Audit

  Find the pathway that relates to your project

• Templates and resources

  Access HREC dates, templates, tools, resources, FAQs, policies and procedures

Contact us

Discovery & Innovation Unit

Discovery & Innovation Unit
Level 1, Melbourne Brain Centre
245 Burgundy Road
Heidelberg VIC 3640

Phone: 03 9496 4090

Email: research@victri.org.au