Barwon Health and Deakin University kickstart transdisciplinary research opportunities
Barwon Health has joined forces with Deakin’s Faculties of Health and Business and Law to fund transdisciplinary research projects that address some of our most pressing health challenges.
The Business of Health Initiative provides three $20,000 seeding grants to support projects that are:
- aligned with Barwon and Deakin strategic priorities
- utilise transdisciplinary approaches to address clinical practice, education, policy development, leadership, legal or ethical issues.
Funding is for one year and is designed to build research momentum and external grant opportunities for successful project teams.
This unique opportunity is available to people in clinical, academic and administrative roles at Barwon Health.
Congratulations to the 2026 Business of Health Grant recipients
Dr Michael Muleme & Dr Bridgette McNamara, Epidemiologists, Barwon South West Public Health Unit. Show Me the Data: Strengthening Equity and Evidence-Based Public Health for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Violence Prevention in Barwon South West.
Dr Sajal Saha, Research Fellow, Centre for Innovation in Infectious Diseases and Immunology Research (CIIDIR), Visiting Researcher, Barwon Health. Transforming Diagnosis and Antibiotic Stewardship for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections using a Novel Spotfire Respiratory Panel Point-of-Care Testing: a feasibility study.
A/Prof Anna Dunn, Head of Respiratory Unit, Barwon Health. Evaluating the impact of the Barwon Health Pulmonary Response Team and Mechanical Thrombectomy (PERT) Service.
The Business of Health Initiative follows a two-stage application process:
Stage 1: Applicants submit a brief Expression of Interest, outlining the research project that is ready to commence.
Stage 2: Shortlisted applicants are requested to provide additional information in response to the selection criteria.
Click here to download the Business of Health Guidelines and EOI form.
Applications for 2026 Business of Health grants are currently closed.
Questions? Contact research@barwonhealth.org.au.
Congratulations to the 2025 Business f Health Grant recipients:
- Dr Stephen Gill: Assessing feasibility of using personal mobile devices for objective evaluation of changes in life-space mobility in older adults following hip or knee replacement surgery
- A/Prof Amanda Wade: Reach out: asessing the prevalence of hepatitis C in people living with serious mental illness
- Dr Greg Weeks: Best practice in medicines management in aged care in the BSW region
Page last updated: November 28, 2025