Working together to achieve more
Every partnership we have is built on a shared commitment to improve health and wellbeing, both locally and further afield.
Deakin Cats Community Centre
Kitted out with the latest technology, the Deakin Cats Community Centre is a multi-purpose education and meeting space. The centre works hard to promote lifelong education to people of all ages, especially the disadvantaged and those busy with work or family.
Deakin Melbourne Boomers
In 2015 Deakin became the naming rights partner for women's national basketball team, the Melbourne Boomers. This partnership gives us the opportunity to support professional athletes and inspire young sports fans.
The Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease has provided a unique platform for our research team at the Department of Infectious Disease at Barwon Health to build research programs and productive relationships across the spectrum of scientific disciplines and enable us to break down traditional research silos.
Associate Professor Eugene Athan
Director, Department of Infectious Disease, Barwon Health
Teaching and learning partners
Our partners are integral to the education we provide, both in class and on placements. Some of our partners sit on our course advisory boards and offer guest lecturing, giving students direct access to the latest industry knowledge.
Partners as professors and research fellows
The School of Nursing and Midwifery has brought together seven healthcare organisations to create an innovative Clinical Partnership Network. As part of the program, each organisation provides Deakin with either a professor of clinical nursing or a senior research fellow.
Read more about the School of Nursing and Midwifery's partners
Student placement partnerships
Most students from our faculty need to complete clinical placements to add real-life experience to their skills. We have several hundred partner organisations that provide these placements in Melbourne, rural and regional Victoria and internationally.
Research partners
Partners can push our research in new, innovative directions. As well as helping us launch research centres, partners often engage with us on high-profile projects or low-profile consultancy work.
Research centres
One of the most dynamic forms of a partnership is a research centre.
The Faculty of Health has a number of research centres that have been established in collaboration or with funding from a partner.
- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD)
- The Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease (GCEID)
- Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre
- Pacific Research Centre for the Prevention of Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases (C-POND)
- National Centre for Farmer Health
- Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine
Research projects
We collaborate with organisations to research issues that are important to both parties. The project has a positive effect equally on the business and on our reputation (through publications).
Research consultancy
For a commercial fee, businesses can use our expertise for training programs, developing new materials, data analysis or advice.
Health service partnerships
We partner with a number of healthcare organisations in metropolitan, regional and rural settings.
- Alfred Health
- Austin Health
- Ballarat Health Services
- Barwon Health
- Eastern Health
- Epworth HealthCare
- Healthscope – Knox Private, Melbourne Private, Geelong Private
- Melbourne Health
- Mercy Health
- Monash Health
- Northern Health
- Ramsay Health
- South West Healthcare
- St John of God Health Care
- Western Health
DU/DHHS/DoJAR Strategic Alliance
Integrating research, teaching and practice, the DU/DHHS/DoJAR Strategic Alliance is a partnership between Deakin University (DU), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Justice and Regulation (DoJAR). The alliance helps to strengthen community actions, ensure quality services and build healthy public policy in the Barwon-South Western region.
Philanthropic donations
The Faculty of Health has been fortunate enough to receive many philanthropic donations. These have a strategic impact on our work and have led to the establishment of research centres, research projects, scholarships and awards.
Some donations we've received
- $1M donation from a private funder, in conjunction with the AFL, to work on an AusKick program for kids with autism
- $1M from the Wilson Foundation, to support Deakin University's Food and Mood Centre and it's cutting-edge research linking the human gut microbiome to mental and brain health
Rural and regional partnerships
We're committed to responding to the health and medical needs of rural and regional communities, particularly in western Victoria. This has resulted in three regional research centres and a formal strategic alliance with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Indigenous partnerships
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.
Current initiatives
Through an internal partnership with Deakin's Institute of Koorie Education, we're helping to train Aboriginal health workers across Australia.
Indigenous Entry Stream - School of Medicine
Up to 5% of domestic places in Deakin's Doctor of Medicine course are held for Indigenous Australian applicants applying through the Indigenous Entry Stream. We also offer this entry stream for Indigenous Australian applicants applying for our Bachelor of Medical Imaging and Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry.
International partnerships
In line with Deakin's goal to have an international outlook, the faculty's international partnerships include collaborations with universities and organisations around the world.
Our collaborations in India, China and Denmark, in particular, leverage on Faculty's research strengths in world-class health systems research, eHealth, exercise and sport science, mental health, public health and health innovation.
India
As the first foreign university to establish an office in India, our 24 year association has reinforced this commitment through key strategic partnerships in India.
China
In 2008, Deakin became the first Australian university to open an independent office in Beijing. Since then, we have expanded our operations into the industrial heartland of China, with office locations opening in Wuhan and Chengdu. Deakin's partnerships with Wuhan University and Shanghai University of Sport mutually actively develops our research capacity and progresses cutting edge research.
Denmark
Deakin's strategic partnership in Denmark with the University of Copenhagen focuses on health industries of the future, particularly digital health. Our research is making a real-world difference by transforming healthcare technologies and delivery through our Institute for Healthcare Transformation, which positions Deakin University as the premier Australian centre for health systems research, and a leader in health reform.
Diabetes Australia – Victoria highly values its collaboration with Deakin University in support of the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD).
Craig Bennett
CEO, Diabetes Australia – Victoria
Why partner with Deakin?
While our partnerships are primarily formed to improve the health of our communities, working together gives Deakin and our partners many advantages too.
Advantages for our partners
- Access to research staff, consultants and graduate students
- Opportunities for education, training and career development
- Research that can be used to inform professional practice
- The ability to link theory, practice and research
- Opportunities for innovative strategic projects
- Access to alternative funding programs
- Enhanced capacity
Advantages for Deakin
Our partnerships have been critical in establishing the faculty's strong position in the health, human services and education sectors. Each partnership means that our curriculum stays relevant to the health and human services sectors and industry.
- Applied research opportunities
- Additional funding schemes
- Commercial facilities and practices
- Professional knowledge input into the teaching programs
- Industry/clinical placements for students
- Graduate employment opportunities
Contact us
Manager, International and Partnerships
Izabela Sulek
+61 3 9244 6166
Email Izabela Sulek