Accident Research Centre

Accident Research Centre

We’re one of the world’s most comprehensive injury prevention research institutions. Our research is extensive but our goal is quite simple: we strive to make people safer.

Transport

Everyday we're striving to provide the research-based solutions that make Australians safer across all modes of transport.

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Workplace

By understanding people's weaknesses and limitations, we help reduce the chance of them being hurt on the job.

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Home and Community

We bring scientific rigour into home, sport and leisure settings to prevent injury. We're also making communities resilient in the face of disaster.

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Study with us

Join our team and became part of the largest accident and injury prevention research facility in Australia and one of the most respected institutes of its kind in the world.

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Impactful research

An injury-free society won't happen by itself. Our policy-makers need real-world, evidence-based data to point them in the right direction. That's what we're here for.

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Road Safety Management Leadership Program

Lead the way

Whether you're a road safety professional locally or abroad, our Road Safety Management Leadership Program can help accelerate your professional development.
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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from MUARC

VISU Monthly Bulletin - Edition 2

DIY home injuries increase during COVID-19 lockdown, overall ED presentations continue to decline

Stay-at-home restrictions caused by COVID-19 have coincided with a rise in Do-It-Yourself (DIY) home injuries during April, MUARC has reported.

Incident response safety project enters next phase

Incident responders project

A project to improve the safety of incident responders operating on high-speed roads has entered its next phase after MUARC completed over 500 surveys with emergency service workers.

Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit reports decline in emergency department presentations during first month of COVID-19 lockdown

Victorian hospitals recorded a decrease in emergency department presentations during March 2020, the early period of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Monash's Virtual Reality Autonomous Vehicle features in Infrastructure Magazine

Monash University has developed a Virtual Reality Autonomous Vehicle (VRAV) that enables on-road testing of autonomous vehicles. MUARC’s Dr Steve O’Hern is a member of the award-winning project, which features in the latest issue of Infrastructure Magazine.

Hazard 87

New edition of Hazard provides in-depth details of on-road cyclist injuries in Victoria

The Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit has released the 87th edition of Hazard, providing an in-depth description of on-road adult cyclist injuries in Victoria from 2008/09 to 2017/18.

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