The School of Health Sciences brings together Swinburne's renowned teaching and research capacity in the areas of biomedical science and statistics, nursing and allied health, psychology, nutrition, health promotion, public and environmental health, and exercise and sport science. Our teaching is underpinned by our internationally recognised research, giving our students access to the latest developments in their disciplines for an authentic learning experience.
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School leadership
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Distinguished Professor James Ogloff AM
Distinguished Professor James Ogloff AM
Executive Dean, School of Health Sciences -
Professor Joanne Williams
Professor Joanne Williams
Associate Dean, Research -
Professor Amanda Benson
Professor Amanda Benson
Associate Dean, Growth and Program Innovation -
Professor Jason Howitt
Professor Jason Howitt
Associate Dean, Innovation and Engagement -
Associate Professor Faith Kwa
Associate Professor Faith Kwa
Associate Dean, Education and Student Experience -
Associate Professor Junhua Xiao
Associate Professor Junhua Xiao
Chair, Department of Biomedical, Health and Exercise Science -
Professor David Edvardsson
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Professor Rebecca Lane
Professor Rebecca Lane
Department Chair, Allied Health -
Professor Diane Sivasubramaniam
Professor Diane Sivasubramaniam
Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences; Program Leader: Public Interest Technology -
Professor Michael Daffern
Professor Michael Daffern
Director, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science -
Professor Stephen Wood
Professor Stephen Wood
Centre Director, Mental Health and Brain Sciences
Latest news
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Swinburne to bolster Victoria’s future healthcare workforce with new healthcare precinct
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Swinburne University of Technology will train and upskill an additional 2500 future health professionals, with a new healthcare precinct at its Hawthorn campus.
Monday 12 October 2026 -
Sitting for longer than 25 minutes may be a tipping point for worse health outcomes, world-first Swinburne research finds
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World-first Swinburne research has revealed sitting for longer than 25 minutes may be a tipping point for worse health outcomes.
Monday 12 October 2026 -
Swinburne continues to rise in global subject rankings
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Swinburne has achieved strong results across 26 subjects in the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026.
Thursday 17 September 2026 -
Healthcare learners put skills to the test at WorldSkills regional competition
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Swinburne has hosted a WorldSkills healthcare regional competition at its Wantirna campus, spotlighting vocational healthcare student skillsFriday 28 August 2026 -
Swinburne joins global biomaterials research training program
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Swinburne has joined the prestigious German Research Foundation-funded International Research Training Group (IRTG) on Multidimensional Biomaterials (MB)2 program
Monday 17 August 2026 -
Broccoli could treat untreatable rare nerve disease, Swinburne research finds
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Swinburne researchers have discovered how broccoli could help treat an incredibly rare uncurable disease that only 200 Australians have.
Monday 10 August 2026
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