Welcome to the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) is a highly collaborative, engaged, interdisciplinary Research School that seeks to improve population health and wellbeing in Australia, regionally and throughout the world to ensure that people can thrive.

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Undergraduate degrees

Undergraduate degrees

Join us in a research-intensive, final year of study that will provide you with skills and experience to enable you to excel in a research career in health or science.

Bachelor of Health Science
Honours year

Master degrees

Master degrees

Improve the population’s health through discovery, education and the translation of research into health policy and practice.

Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology
Master of Public Health

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

PhD & MPhil

Uncover new knowledge in your chosen health discipline from a wide range of areas through the completion of a supervised research project.

Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Latest news

Health workforce scope-of-practice reform has been included in national competition policy arrangements. Image:Adobe Stock
Monday, 08 Dec 2025
  • News

The nation's treasurers have agreed to include reform that allows health practitioners to work to their full scope of practice in the national competition policy arrangements.

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CMHR 50th Anniversary
Friday, 21 Nov 2025
  • News

This year marks a major milestone for the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR)—50 years since its founding.

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PFAS are a large, complex group of synthetic chemicals that have been used in consumer products around the world since about the 1950s.
Wednesday, 19 Nov 2025
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Professor Martyn Kirk explains what we know about the psychological impact of living with PFAS pollution.

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Research projects

Meet our experts specialised in various areas of population health.

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Our impact

Explore how we're making a difference in people's lives.

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