Student Information Session

Watch a replay of our Student Information Session and find out how you can kick start your career with SVI.

  • You will find out about our exciting research programs and available undergraduate internships.
  • You will hear from a panel of current students and ask them questions about their experience at SVI.
  • You will learn how to find and contact lab heads about available projects for Honours, Masters and PhD students.

If you see your future in cutting-edge research or medicine, then take the first steps towards joining our world-class scientists.

SVI Student Information 2024

Institute and Lab Tours

Join us in person to tour the Institute’s labs and facilities.

Choose a tour date that suits you best: 4 September, Wednesday @ 4-5pm, 11 September, Wednesday @ 4-5pm or 19 September, Thursday @ 4-5pm

This is an 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 signing up for 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.

Sign up for a tour and let us know what type of research interests your most.


Sign up for a tour

Can’t make these dates for the Student Information Session or Tours?

That’s OK as Institute and laboratory visits for prospective students can be arranged throughout the year.

For more information, 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.

Find out more about student life at SVI.