Partnering with the best in sport
Deakin is the official education partner of the Geelong Cats, and we're the proud naming rights sponsor of one of the Women’s National Basketball League's most powerful clubs, the Melbourne Boomers.
Why partner with us
Our partners are integral to the education we provide – enabling students to complete placements while informing our curriculum through industry insights. Some of our partners sit on our course advisory boards and offer guest lecturing, giving students direct access to the latest industry knowledge.
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Research partnerships
Our partners push our research in innovative directions. As well as helping us launch research centres, partners often engage with us on high-profile projects or consultancy work. For a commercial fee, businesses can use our expertise for training, developing new materials and data analysis.
Health service partnerships
We partner with several major healthcare organisations in metropolitan, regional and rural settings. One of our key partnerships is with Barwon Health.
International partnerships
We have global collaborations in health systems research, eHealth, exercise and sport science, mental health, public health and health innovation. Our partners span the Public Health Foundation of India, to the University of Southern Denmark.
How we’re closing the gap together
One of our top priorities at the Faculty of Health is closing the gap in life expectancy and disadvantage between Aboriginal and Torres Strait populations and the rest of Australia. Through an internal partnership with Deakin's NIKERI Institute, our Indigenous Entry Stream provides a specialised pathway for Indigenous students to become healthcare practitioners.
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences partnerships
Our school has strong partnerships with leading organisations in sport and nutrition sciences. Our partnerships ensure our teaching is relevant to industry trends, provide students access to work-integrated learning, and benefit our research through collaborative projects.
We work with many partners, providing research evidence to inform their policies and programs, as well as providing expert advice and guidance. Major partners include:
- Melbourne Boomers
- Geelong Cats
- Melbourne Vixens
- Cancer Council.
School of Health and Social Development partnerships
The School of Health and Social Development has links with universities around the world for academic collaborations and student exchange. We also have a wide range of industry partners who offer students applied research opportunities and work placements. Dynamic dialogues between teaching and research, and strong engagement between the school, industry and local communities are critical to improving population health and social wellbeing.
Engage with health at Deakin
We partner with healthcare organisations in metropolitan, regional and rural settings. Every partnership we have is built on a shared commitment to improve health and wellbeing, both locally and further afield.
Diabetes Australia – Victoria highly values its collaboration with Deakin University in support of the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD).
Craig Bennett
Former CEO, Diabetes Australia – Victoria
School of Nursing and Midwifery partnerships
Our strong network of partners gives students access to a wide variety of clinical learning experiences, contributes to our courses and helps facilitate world-class research.
Clinical placement partners
We partner with healthcare organisations in metropolitan, regional and rural settings, so students can nominate their preferred placement or complete all placements within one health service as part of our Fellowship program.
Clinical Partnership Network
Our Clinical Partnership Network is the first fully coordinated partnership collaboration of its kind in Australia. Through this network, we conduct multidisciplinary, multi-site research, which feeds directly into our course content, education for the health services and clinical practice.
Monash Health's partnership with Deakin's School of Nursing
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Education Strategy at Monash Health, Katrina Nankervis, talks about the relationship between Monash Health and Deakin University.
School of Medicine partnerships
We collaborate with health services, general practitioners, hospitals, training providers, councils and businesses to provide clinical placements and research opportunities for our students. Here are a selection of our partners:
- Alcoa of Australia
- Ballarat and District Division of General Practice
- Ballarat Health Services
- Barwon Health
- Beyond Medical Education formally Victoria Felix Medical Education (Regional Training Provider)
- BUPA
- Colac Area Health
- Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils
- Eastern Health
- GAMSAT Consortium
- GP Association of Geelong
- Greater Green Triangle General Practice Regional Training Provider
- Kardinia Health (GP Super Clinic)
- Lake Imaging
- Luxottica
- Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand
- Otway Division of General Practice
- Portland District Health
- Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
- South West Healthcare
- Specsavers
- The Australian College of Optometry
- The Optical Superstore
- Victorian Metropolitan Alliance General Practice Regional Training Provider
- Western District Health Service
- West Vic Division of General Practice
- Wimmera Health Service
School of Psychology partnerships
The School of Psychology has links with universities around the world for academic collaborations and student exchange. We also have many industry partners who offer our students applied research opportunities and work placements. Our partners also have input into course development via our advisory boards.
Contact us
Get in touch with our team to find out more on our partnership programs and collaboration.