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.

Workplace

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

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.

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.

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.

Learn to innovate

We're offering a graduate course dedicated to Road Safety. Apply now to discover the knowledge, tools and frameworks to implement innovative responses to road safety challenges.

Stay up-to-date with the latest news from MUARC

New PhD opportunity with MUARC and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

MUARC's Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit, in collaboration with the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, has a scholarship available to undertake a PhD programme that will determine the injury burden resulting from non-ionising radiation (NIR) treatment applied to the skin for cosmetic purposes.

Road to MUARC: Tharanga Fernando

How did our researchers get to MUARC and become champions of injury prevention? Each has a story to tell, and Road to MUARC is a semi-regular series that shares them. In this instalment we learn about Tharanga Fernando and her unexpected journey towards a PhD.

Professor Judith Charlton recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

MUARC is incredibly proud to congratulate Professor Judith Charlton who was recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.

MUARC research shows benefits of roadside drug testing

New findings from MUARC show that the expansion in roadside drug testing in Victoria has saved more than 30 lives and almost 80 serious injuries on the state’s roads every year.

Brian Fildes set to retire, accepts Emeritus Professor position

Professor Brian Fildes will retire from MUARC at the end of the year after a tenure spanning more than three decades. However, he won't be entirely lost to the Centre, as he has gladly accepted a position as Emeritus Professor.

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