# A world-leading health research institute

**Source**: https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/
**Parent**: https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/article/david-cooper-lecture-ending-aids-global-responsibility

We work to eliminate infectious diseases, globally.

- Over 1000 collaborations in 53 countries across 6 continents

  Working with organisations to create solutions to health challenges.
- Awarded over $47 million in research funding in 2024

  From new and continuing external grants
- Over 300 staff members working across 14 research programs

  Towards a world free of infectious disease.

Latest News

- [### Launching our next strategic plan: Kirby 2030

  News | March 9, 2026

  As a globally recognised health research institute, the Kirby Institute has worked for 40 years to improve the health of people impacted by infectious diseases, responding to the health challenges of the day. The world continues ...](/news/launching-our-next-strategic-plan-kirby-2030)
- [### Meningococcal B vaccination does not reduce gonorrhoea, trial results show

  Media release | February 25, 2026

  (DENVER, Wednesday 25 February 2026) Contrary to existing evidence from observational studies, the meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB) has no effect on preventing the acquisition of gonorrhoea, according to the results of the world’s ...

  Global](/news/meningococcal-b-vaccination-does-not-reduce-gonorrhoea-trial-results-show)
- [### UNSW Queer Community Quilt stitches together history, pride and belonging

  News | February 25, 2026

  UNSW Sydney will showcase a new collaborative artwork at one of Australia’s most iconic and beloved events, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.The UNSW Queer Community Quilt was inspired by the iconic 1985 AIDS Memorial Quilt, opens ...](/news/unsw-queer-community-quilt-stitches-together-history-pride-and-belonging)
- [### Dr Nicholas Medland AM posthumously awarded Member of the Order of Australia

  News | February 9, 2026

  The late Dr Nicholas Medland AM, who passed away on Friday 21 February 2025, has been posthumously awarded one of Australia’s highest honours, a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in recognition of his significant service to sexual ...](/news/dr-nicholas-medland-am-posthumously-awarded-member-order-australia)
- [### Expanding access to testing and treatment for hepatitis B

  Media release | February 5, 2026

  A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as effective as traditional laboratory testing, paving the way for faster diagnosis and treatment in hard-to-reach ...](/news/expanding-access-testing-and-treatment-hepatitis-b)
- [### Kirby Institute researchers awarded a combined $1.7M for long COVID research

  News | January 21, 2026

  Associate Professor Lucette Cysique and Dr Chansavath Phetsouphanh from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney have been awarded a total of $1,710,013 in funding through the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Post-Acute Sequelae of ...](/news/kirby-institute-researchers-awarded-combined-17m-long-covid-research)

## Research impact

[### First Nations Health research

We work in close collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services on solutions for key health issues.](/research/first-nations-health)
[### Health economics and health systems

Working with in-country partners, our researchers identify health system barriers to the introduction and delivery of new technologies that test for a range of infectious diseases.](/research/health-economics-and-health-systems)
[### Cooper HIV/AIDS Research Training (CHART) Program

The CHART Program is an education and training initiative that aims to expand the number of skilled and experienced HIV researchers in the Asia-Pacific region, at the same time as addressing local HIV priorities.](/study/cooper-hivaids-research-training-chart-program)

# HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia

Explore the latest interactive data.

[Read more](https://data.kirby.unsw.edu.au)

Events

- [Tue

  17

  Mar

  ### Prof Kate Seib – Meningococcal B vaccination to prevent gonorrhoea

  1:00pm –
  2:00pm

  Currently no vaccines are licensed for Neisseria gonorrhoeae prevention although observational studies suggest the meningococcal B (4CMenB) vaccine may reduce gonorrhea risk.

  Read more](/events/prof-kate-seib-meningococcal-b-vaccination-prevent-gonorrhoea)
- [Tue

  10

  Mar

  ### From survival to strength: Many roots, one future, balancing the scales together

  1:00pm –
  2:30pm

  Kirby Institute's International Women's Day special event

  Read more](/events/survival-strength-many-roots-one-future-balancing-scales-together)
- [Tue

  24

  Feb

  ### Macroeconomic modelling of infectious diseases: Conceptual frameworks

  1:00pm –
  2:00pm

  Dr Larry Liu

  Read more](/events/macroeconomic-modelling-infectious-diseases-conceptual-frameworks)