2026

    • Honorary  Fellow  Dr Debra Gook appointed in the General Division as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to women's health, and to reproductive biology and fertility as a clinician and researcher.
    • Prof Martha Hickey is the co-lead in  the SHE-HEALS study which was awarded approximately AU$15 million from the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF)

    • A/Prof Michelle Peate awarded a Cancer Council Victoria & Dept of Health Victoria Cancer Research Fellowship
    • Dr Wei Zhou awarded the AGRF Target 96 Proteomics Grant 2025 to do a OLINK protein screen to look at biomarkers for endometrial receptivity using serum and uterine lavage.
    • Graduate Research Candidate Dr Su Jen Chua awarded a NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship

    • Prof Eva Dimitriadis awarded the 2026 Fuller Bazer SSR International Award.

    • Dr Melvin Marzan awarded a 3 year Post doc Fellowship by the Lundbeck Foundation for for ECHO-NEURO: Early Cardio-Metabolic Health and Neuro Outcomes Study.
    • Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino invited as a guest on ABC listen podcast 'Imagine This' to answer the podcast's most asked question, How do babies grow inside a tummy?

    • Graduate Research Student Yimiao Yu has been accepted into the 2025 Millennium Science - 10x Genomics Fellowship Program.
    • The Elephant Circle hosted The Two Sides of Supervision
    • A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe and team awarded CCV Grants-in-Aid grant for the project “Transplantation of Cryopreserved Testicular Tissue to Restore Fertility After Cancer.”
    • Dr. Diana Navarro-Perez received recognition from the Embassy of Colombia in Australia through the award “Colombianos y Colombianas dejando huella.” The award celebrates Colombians who have made meaningful contributions to Australian society and recognises leadership, community impact, and professional achievement.
    • A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe was elected as President of the International Federation of Infantile and Juvenile Gynecology (FIGIJ)
    • A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe presented expert evidence at the New South Wales Parliament Select Committee on Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive Treatment hearing on 13 May 2026

    • Dr Ellen Menkhorst was lead author on the paper "Multiomics of early pregnancy biopsies reveals placental dysfunction of preterm and term preeclampsia" published in MedComm7

    • Dr Sarah Lensen authored 2 articles published in The Lancet and promotes the research on BBC The Women's Hour and many national media outlets.
    • Prof Eva Dimitriadis hosts Dr Signe Altmäe, a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad de Granada, Spain for a research collaboration visit.
    • Prof Martha Hickey presents WHAM study at Principal Investigator meeting for the Wellcome Leap CARE research program at Imperial College, London, opened by Hon. Julia Gillard AC, Chair of Wellcome Trust
    • Prof Martha Hickey awarded a NHMRC 2025 Partnership Projects Grant to develop an online tool to help women make informed decisions about Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
    • Henry & Rachael Ackman Travelling Scholarship awarded to:
      • Graduate Research - Mojtaba Moradi, Su Jen Chua & Aisyah Shamsuddin
      • Early Career Researchers - Dr Natasha De Alwis & Dr Lucy Bartho

    • Prof Martha Hickey, Prof Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino & A/Prof Fiona Brownfoot awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants commencing in 2027

You can also view our student achievements including  our PhD Graduate Honours Board via the link below

Student achievements