Website:https://www.monash.edu/pharm
As Australia's leading faculty of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, we are at the forefront of both research and education in our field.
Our research, undertaken by Australia's leading pharmaceutical scientists, is having an impact on health around the globe. We are committed to research translation and have made major contributions to collaborative drug discovery programs that have progressed more than 35 novel drug candidates into clinical development.
Our challenging undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses prepare students for frontline roles in modern patient care and drug discovery and development.
Our graduates are highly employable locally and internationally. You'll find them in hospitals, communities, research centres and drug companies the world over.
Our constantly updated courses are taught by experts in first-class facilities, recently upgraded in a $75 million redevelopment, with the aid of innovative teaching technologies.
We are a specialist campus, located in the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, Australia's premier health and biomedical precinct, which is close to central Melbourne and the famous cafes and street life of Lygon Street and Sydney Road.
Research hub
Our research is supported by strong links with industry partners and other research centres in Australia and overseas.
The Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences is home to more than 500 research staff and postgraduate students who apply advances in drug discovery biology, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics to improve treatments across a range of therapeutic strengths: neuroscience and mental health, cardiovascular and metabolic health, and global health.
Our educational researchers are working with educators to train the next generation of healthcare and pharmaceutical science experts to improve human health worldwide.
Educational experience
With more than 2000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, we attract many high achievers and have educated leaders in our field for the past 140 years.
Our courses combine work experience and creative teaching methods to expose students to current practices and challenges they'll face as highly qualified pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists.