Research Capabilities

The School's research areas contribute to innovation in biosciences for productivity and biosecurity outcomes that are essential to the prosperity and well-being of Victoria's primary industries. Research capabilities in plant, animal and microbial systems biology are underpinned by key platform technologies – from genome to phenome to biomes. Discipline expertise includes: computational biology, molecular genetics, molecular phenomics, plant functional genomics, molecular plant breeding, microbiology, plant pathology, veterinary pathobiology, weed and invertebrate sciences.

Research and innovation in major industries, including dairy, grains and horticulture, as well as in emerging bioindustries, is delivered through multi-disciplinary research collaborations with industry that accelerate and enhance productivity impacts. Innovations in biosecurity protect Victoria’s thriving agriculture sector through advanced pest and diseases diagnostics.

For more information about Agriculture Victoria Research, visit their website.

To find out more about the current PhD fellowships on offer, explore our External Graduate Research Scholarships section.