President and Vice-Chancellor of UNSW Sydney, Professor Ian Jacobs, has announced today that the Kirby Institute’s Professor Anthony Kelleher will be taking on the role of Acting Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from July 10, 2017. The

Congratulations to Kirby Institute research fellow, Dr Denton Callander, who was today selected for the Top 5 Under 40 program. The Top 5 Under 40 initiative gives voice to the next generation of researchers in the fields of science, ...

Sydney, Australia – 22 April 2017: A new test that enables diagnosis of hepatitis C infection in a single visit could improve access to early diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment service for some of the most vulnerable people in ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 20 April 2017: Many European countries are restricting access to life-saving hepatitis C treatment, according to data from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney presented today at The International ...

Sydney, Australia – 20 March 2017: There has been a marked drop in genital warts among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia since the Government introduced the national human papillomavirus (HPV) ...

Sydney, Australia – 20 March 2017: As a result of international research led by UNSW’s Kirby Institute, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tentatively approved the use of a new fixed dose combination (FDC) of ...

The Kirby Insitute's Annual Surveillance Report reveals that the number of HIV notifications newly diagnosed in Australia has remained stable for the past four years, with 1,025 new diagnoses in 2015. With the expansion of key HIV ...

Sydney, Australia – 21 February 2017: More Australians were treated for their hepatitis C infection in the first year new generation hepatitis C regimens were made available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemes than in the past ...

The Lord Mayor of Sydney presents the Kirby Institute with key to the city, recognising 30 years of outstanding service to communities affected by HIV. The symbolic presentation is the highest honour a city can confer upon an ...

Australia has neglected to fund research investigating the impact of climate change on human health despite the area being pinpointed by government as a priority 25 years ago, UNSW researchers say. In 1991, the National Health and ...

Scientia Professor David Cooper’s research on the understanding and treatment of HIV/AIDS has been recognised by the Royal Society of New South Wales who awarded him the James Cook Medal for 2016. The award acknowledges outstanding ...

The Kirby Institute at UNSW Australia was awarded $12.93M in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants. With an overall success rate more than double the national average, these grants recognise ...

Sydney, Australia– UNSW’s Kirby Institute has been awarded a $12 million grant (AUD) from UNITAID to conduct aclinical trial to improve treatment options for people with HIV infection who experience treatment failure. TheD2EFTtrial

This week, the Kirby Institute welcomed 14 current and future leaders from Indonesia, Cambodia, Fiji and Solomon Islands for a research training program designed to strengthen the capacity of partners to identify and respond to ...

New HIV notifications in Australia have remained stable over the past four years, following a steady increase since 1999, according to the 2016 Australian Annual Surveillance Report into sexually transmissible infections and blood ...

Australia is on track to cure more people of hepatitis C in 2016 alone than in the past 20 years, according to a new report from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Australia.   The report, released today at the 10th Australasian ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to announce that Darryl O’Donnell, CEO of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) will have the academic title of Adjunct Associate Professor conferred upon him by the Kirby Institute at ...

The Kirby Institute’s long-time director, Scientia Professor David A. Cooper, has been awarded the John Yu Medal in recognition of his achievements in promoting regional and global health. The honour, from The George Institute for ...