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Climate change could cause more than 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050

World-first research from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University predicts climate change could trigger more than 100 million additional malaria cases and 500,000 additional deaths in Africa by 2050, including substantial impacts on children.

Study to drive improved long COVID care for CALD communities

Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities experiencing the ongoing impacts of long COVID are set to benefit from a major new $2 million research project backed by the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.

Good bacteria ally in the fight against Strep A

Innovative research aiming to prevent the spread of Strep A using ‘friendly’ bacteria in the throat has received a $1.5 million boost in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council grants.

Major funding boost accelerates fight against malaria

Research to eliminate one of the world’s deadliest diseases – malaria – will be accelerated thanks to a USD $4.7 million grant from the Gates Foundation for scientists at The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia (UWA).

Aspire Award funds global learning opportunity

Dr Renee Ng, a microbiologist specialising in bacteriophage therapy – an alternative to antibiotics to fight antimicrobial resistance – will travel to the world’s premier conference on viruses, bringing new ideas, connections and expertise back to Perth.

Three-year Fellowship to support regional NICU dads

Dr Vincent Mancini, a Senior Research Fellow at The Kids Research Institute Australia, has been awarded a prestigious three-year Fellowship to develop and implement an intervention to support the welfare of regional WA fathers and families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

WA Near Miss Awards drive critical research forward

Five researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have secured vital funding support through the WA Near Miss Awards, allowing them to continue innovative health projects that narrowly missed out on national funding.

Announcing our 2025 Premier’s Science Awards finalists

Eight outstanding researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia and the Institute-led Broome STEM Festival are finalists in the 2025 Premier’s Science Awards.

Event: Beating the odds: Problem gambling in our youth

Despite a growing body of evidence, there remains a perception that problem gambling is the reserve of electronic gaming machines, or ‘pokies’.

Promising results for new Western Australian-pioneered cystic fibrosis drug

Children with cystic fibrosis will be included in the next phase of a clinical trial of a promising new treatment pioneered in Western Australia aimed at boosting their immune responses to infections. Originally developed by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital.