RMIT announces $30m health and care capability investment

RMIT University has announced it is investing $30 million in health and care capability, the majority centring on health capabilities at its Bundoora campus, which will become a precinct for education programs, research and industry partnerships.

Existing infrastructure will be upgraded with the funding, which will also be used to deliver new equipment and build on the precinct’s technology, with improvement to students’ access to simulated real-world medical environments.

Part of the investment will create a node of the RMIT Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility, the university said, which serves as a hub for advanced research and collaboration across science, health and engineering.

“Our Bundoora campus is an important connector between the University and Melbourne’s culturally diverse and rapidly expanding Northern Corridor, an area of over 620,000 residents which experiences complex health challenges and difficulty in accessing health services,” RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alec Cameron said.

“We intend to work more closely with our partners like Northern Health to ensure we are playing a meaningful role in assisting this underserved community.” Areas for applied research in MedTech, digital health, food innovation and public health will also be supported, with additional investment planned in 2027 and 2028.

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