Thinking about where your research career could begin?
Join us at the Student Information Event on Tuesday 22 September, 3:00–5:00 pm at the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy), where five organisations on the St Vincent’s Hospital campus (SVI, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Centre for Eye Research Australia and the Bionics Institute) will showcase their internship, Honours, Masters and PhD projects for 2027.
Meet lab heads and current students, get practical advice on approaching a supervisor and applying for scholarships, and find out how to apply.
Free entry, all students welcome, and free pizza!
Download the flyer and click here to register!
More information about current projects on offer at SVI.
2027 Student Information Event
Student Information Session
For information about SVI student programs, please watch the following video. It covers:
- Information about exciting research programs and undergraduate internships
- Insights and experiences from a panel of current students
- Information about how to connect with lab heads to find out about available projects for Honours, Masters and PhD students
Watch the recording
Institute Tours
Join us in person to tour the Institute’s labs and facilities.
Institute Tours are a great opportunity to meet with students and lab heads to talk about pursuing a career in medical research on a vibrant city hospital campus in the heart of Fitzroy.
Prior to arranging a tour, we encourage you to check out projects currently on offer and contact the relevant Laboratory Head so you can meet them on the day.
To arrange a tour, contact us: [email protected]
Why SVI?
For more than six decades, SVI has taken on the challenge of fundamentally understanding and ultimately conquering critical disease challenges, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease dementia and osteoporosis.
The Institute is affiliated with the University of Melbourne and is located on the campus of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. As a member of the St Vincent’s Health Australia (SVHA) family, we give expression to the commitment of SVHA to excellence in research, education and the development of health and wellbeing of the community.
We collaborate with national and international research organisations to maximise our impact. We are especially proud to be a partner in the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD), Australia’s first collaborative hospital-based biomedical engineering research centre – turning scientific knowledge into practical impact.
Our diverse range of learning and collaborative research environments expose students to a broad range of potential career opportunities, across fields as diverse as cell biology, protein structural biology, immunology, biochemistry, cell signalling and regenerative medicine, as well as clinical and bioinformatics research.
Our fundamental research is matched by a strong business development and training program that supports our researchers, and their discoveries, reach their full potential.
We have an engaging and inclusive student society.
SVI’s Fitzroy location puts you in the heart of one of Melbourne’s most vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods on the edge of the CBD and next to the World Heritage listed Exhibition Building and Gardens, within walking distance of a wide assortment of pubs, restaurants, shops and housing.