Research Theme Leads

Our Theme Leads' focus will be developing a program of research to address the goals of their theme. The Theme Leads will bring together researchers from across our schools and campuses to work towards common goals, building relationships with external partners and attracting research funding.

We warmly welcome our five research Theme Leads for 2024/2025:

Note: From 2024, the La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food will provide the strategic direction, external engagement and large-scale initiative development for the Sustainable Food and Agriculture theme, negating the need for a Theme Lead role for this theme.

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Photo caption: L-R – Professor Richard Gray, Professor Lawrie Zion, Associate Professor Erinna Lee and Professor Nick Bond.

* Professor Ani Desai (absent)