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New technology helps flat-faced dogs breathe easy
23 Apr 2026
Scientists have developed an injectable therapy that helps clear blocked airways in flat-faced dogs.
RMIT University launches Cloud Innovation Lab, powered by Amazon Web Services
22 Apr 2026
RMIT University has launched the RMIT AWS Innovation Lab (RAIL), powered by Amazon Web Services, in a landmark strategic collaboration designed to accelerate clinical research and public health, drive digital innovation and strengthen industry partnerships across Australia.
Plastic texturing kills viruses when they land
21 Apr 2026
Researchers have developed a thin plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact, offering a promising new way to keep high touch surfaces such as smartphones and hospital equipment from spreading disease.
Beyond the pitch: the mental health benefits of girls’ sport
20 Apr 2026
A surge in girls’ soccer participation, driven by the Matildas’ success and growing national momentum, is delivering benefits well beyond the pitch, with new research highlighting its role in supporting adolescent mental health.
Colour test ‘sniffs out’ dangerous staph strains fast
16 Apr 2026
Researchers have developed a rapid colour-changing test that can distinguish between different strains of golden staph, including those likely to be virulent and antibiotic resistant.
Floating wetlands trial boosts Bass Coast farms
14 Apr 2026
An RMIT‑led trial on the Bass Coast is showing how floating wetlands could transform the health and productivity of Australia’s 1.8 million farm dams.
Turning the tide: seagrass as critical natural infrastructure
01 Apr 2026
Beneath shallow coastal waters from Western Australia’s southern coastline to the tropical lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef vast underwater meadows stretch quietly across the seafloor.
RMIT research opens door to better IVF experience
23 Mar 2026
A wearable device to make fertility treatment easier is being developed by a Melbourne startup in partnership with RMIT, the University of Melbourne and Monash IVF.
Scientists take major step towards a working quantum battery
18 Mar 2026
Australian researchers have demonstrated the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery, opening new possibilities for faster, more efficient energy storage.
Smart bandage could heal and monitor wounds at the same time
17 Mar 2026
Researchers have unlocked the possibility of creating smart wound dressings that enable real-time monitoring while also being able to deliver healing agents in one simple, scalable platform.
Digital inclusion project puts First Nations voices at the centre
11 Mar 2026
Five years of collaboration with remote First Nations communities has helped locals secure better digital services and greater control over how they connect.
‘Sea creature’ minibot hoovers up oil spills
10 Mar 2026
RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins.
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Sovereignty and Sonic Resistance: Raven Chacon, Hayden Ryan, Kimberley Moulton
04 Jun 2026
Melbourne City
RMIT, RISING and Practice Research Symposium (PRS) Australia invite you to a panel bringing together leading artists, curators, and researchers to consider the politics and aesthetics of listening on Country and the role of experimental sound practices in confronting and reconfiguring colonial ways of hearing.
Launch of the RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute
14 May 2026
The Capitol
RMIT University invites you to the launch of the Regenerative Futures Institute (RFI), a new interdisciplinary initiative advancing regenerative practice through education, research and collaboration.
When does ad-targeting become creepy?
07 May 2026
Designed for all levels of experience, this expert-led masterclass will unpack the targeted marketing practice of personalisation.
Provocations: Is It Too Late to Save the Internet?
06 May 2026
It's time to debate the pros and cons of the internet as it rapidly speeds us toward an unpredictable future.
Extremely small and very loud: Adapting the city through incremental acts of architecture
05 May 2026
Designed for urban design and architecture professionals, this masterclass will be led by experts from Australia’s #1 ranked university for Architecture.
Designing for Extremes
30 Apr 2026
What can Antarctica, a living laboratory for extreme environments, teach us about the NOW?
TOWARDS BIOTOPIA by Winy Maas
29 Apr 2026
Join us for a public lecture led by Winy Maas, Co-Founder of the renowned international architecture and urbanism office MVRDV. TOWARDS BIOTOPIA is a bold vision for a living, evolving planet and a call to reimagine design, proposing a future where biology becomes the foundation of everything.
Disrupted industries, new careers: How to build skills for what’s next
29 Apr 2026
Designed for professionals working in the business or tech sector, this expert-led masterclass will unpack how digital transformation is fundamentally reshaping industries.
Practice Research Symposium Europe April 2026
24 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2026
PRS Europe returns to Barcelona in 2026.
‘Surging through exits when the bell goes’ by Hilary Dodd
08 Apr 2026 - 01 May 2026
'Surging through exits when the bell goes' is a design-led research project that examines how the aesthetics of high school environments and digital platforms shape the hidden curriculum of contemporary education. It traces how physical architectures of control have evolved into the visual and behavioural architectures of digital systems, focusing on behaviour monitoring systems.
Creative Antarctica: Australian Artists and Writers in the Far South
20 Feb 2026 - 02 May 2026
'Creative Antarctica' is a multifaceted exhibition featuring Australian artists and writers who have been influenced by their observations and experiences of the Far South.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
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New technology helps flat-faced dogs breathe easy
23 Apr 2026
Scientists have developed an injectable therapy that helps clear blocked airways in flat-faced dogs.
RMIT University launches Cloud Innovation Lab, powered by Amazon Web Services
22 Apr 2026
RMIT University has launched the RMIT AWS Innovation Lab (RAIL), powered by Amazon Web Services, in a landmark strategic collaboration designed to accelerate clinical research and public health, drive digital innovation and strengthen industry partnerships across Australia.
Plastic texturing kills viruses when they land
21 Apr 2026
Researchers have developed a thin plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact, offering a promising new way to keep high touch surfaces such as smartphones and hospital equipment from spreading disease.
Beyond the pitch: the mental health benefits of girls’ sport
20 Apr 2026
A surge in girls’ soccer participation, driven by the Matildas’ success and growing national momentum, is delivering benefits well beyond the pitch, with new research highlighting its role in supporting adolescent mental health.
Colour test ‘sniffs out’ dangerous staph strains fast
16 Apr 2026
Researchers have developed a rapid colour-changing test that can distinguish between different strains of golden staph, including those likely to be virulent and antibiotic resistant.
Floating wetlands trial boosts Bass Coast farms
14 Apr 2026
An RMIT‑led trial on the Bass Coast is showing how floating wetlands could transform the health and productivity of Australia’s 1.8 million farm dams.
Turning the tide: seagrass as critical natural infrastructure
01 Apr 2026
Beneath shallow coastal waters from Western Australia’s southern coastline to the tropical lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef vast underwater meadows stretch quietly across the seafloor.
RMIT research opens door to better IVF experience
23 Mar 2026
A wearable device to make fertility treatment easier is being developed by a Melbourne startup in partnership with RMIT, the University of Melbourne and Monash IVF.
Scientists take major step towards a working quantum battery
18 Mar 2026
Australian researchers have demonstrated the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery, opening new possibilities for faster, more efficient energy storage.
Smart bandage could heal and monitor wounds at the same time
17 Mar 2026
Researchers have unlocked the possibility of creating smart wound dressings that enable real-time monitoring while also being able to deliver healing agents in one simple, scalable platform.
Digital inclusion project puts First Nations voices at the centre
11 Mar 2026
Five years of collaboration with remote First Nations communities has helped locals secure better digital services and greater control over how they connect.
‘Sea creature’ minibot hoovers up oil spills
10 Mar 2026
RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins.
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Events
Sovereignty and Sonic Resistance: Raven Chacon, Hayden Ryan, Kimberley Moulton
04 Jun 2026
Melbourne City
RMIT, RISING and Practice Research Symposium (PRS) Australia invite you to a panel bringing together leading artists, curators, and researchers to consider the politics and aesthetics of listening on Country and the role of experimental sound practices in confronting and reconfiguring colonial ways of hearing.
Launch of the RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute
14 May 2026
The Capitol
RMIT University invites you to the launch of the Regenerative Futures Institute (RFI), a new interdisciplinary initiative advancing regenerative practice through education, research and collaboration.
When does ad-targeting become creepy?
07 May 2026
Designed for all levels of experience, this expert-led masterclass will unpack the targeted marketing practice of personalisation.
Provocations: Is It Too Late to Save the Internet?
06 May 2026
It's time to debate the pros and cons of the internet as it rapidly speeds us toward an unpredictable future.
Extremely small and very loud: Adapting the city through incremental acts of architecture
05 May 2026
Designed for urban design and architecture professionals, this masterclass will be led by experts from Australia’s #1 ranked university for Architecture.
Designing for Extremes
30 Apr 2026
What can Antarctica, a living laboratory for extreme environments, teach us about the NOW?
TOWARDS BIOTOPIA by Winy Maas
29 Apr 2026
Join us for a public lecture led by Winy Maas, Co-Founder of the renowned international architecture and urbanism office MVRDV. TOWARDS BIOTOPIA is a bold vision for a living, evolving planet and a call to reimagine design, proposing a future where biology becomes the foundation of everything.
Disrupted industries, new careers: How to build skills for what’s next
29 Apr 2026
Designed for professionals working in the business or tech sector, this expert-led masterclass will unpack how digital transformation is fundamentally reshaping industries.
Practice Research Symposium Europe April 2026
24 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2026
PRS Europe returns to Barcelona in 2026.
‘Surging through exits when the bell goes’ by Hilary Dodd
08 Apr 2026 - 01 May 2026
'Surging through exits when the bell goes' is a design-led research project that examines how the aesthetics of high school environments and digital platforms shape the hidden curriculum of contemporary education. It traces how physical architectures of control have evolved into the visual and behavioural architectures of digital systems, focusing on behaviour monitoring systems.
Creative Antarctica: Australian Artists and Writers in the Far South
20 Feb 2026 - 02 May 2026
'Creative Antarctica' is a multifaceted exhibition featuring Australian artists and writers who have been influenced by their observations and experiences of the Far South.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures
News
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Library
Maps
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Applying to RMIT
International students
Parents
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Life at RMIT
Study experience
Student life
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Global opportunities
Industry connections
Research
Our research
Centres and collaborations
Partnerships
Research degrees
Find researchers
Research contacts
Partner
Workforce development
Staff development and training
Research partnerships
Facilities and equipment services
Giving
About
Our strategy
Governance and management
Values
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Schools and colleges
Our locations and facilities
Copyright © 2026 RMIT University
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|
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ABN 49 781 030 034
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CRICOS provider number: 00122A
|
TEQSA provider number: PRV12145
|
RTO Code: 3046
|
Open Universities Australia
|
RMIT Training Pty Ltd, trading as RMIT University Pathways (RMIT UP), CRICOS Provider Code: 01912G