The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne

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The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne

• Medical

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute was established in 1915, and is Australia’s oldest medical research institute.

The vision was for an institute that would be: "the birthplace of discoveries rendering signal service to mankind in the prevention and removal of disease and the mitigation of suffering."

Since 1915 our scientists have been making significant discoveries in immunity, cancer, infectious diseases. These discoveries have advanced our understanding of human biology and resulted in new and more effective treatments for patients worldwide.

Information Services and Research Support provides an information, records and archive service to the institute’s research and professional services staff. The team also conducts a range of research support activities including bibliometric and research impact analysis and EndNote assistance.

Officer-in-charge: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Information Services and Research Support Manager.

Material pertaining to the administration and history and research of the institute of Medical Research. Includes Board Minutes, Director's Office and Business Manager's records, accounting records, annual reports, a collection of published scientific papers of the Institute, historical files and a photographic collection.

Our resources include the institute’s research publication repository, which aims to advance research outcomes. Where copyright and confidentiality conditions permit, full-text articles have been made available.

Our significant historical collection includes a complete set of original research papers, collections of books by Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet, Sir Gustav Nossal and Professor Don Metcalf, as well as print and digital copies of annual reports dating back to 1920. Our archives also include original historical documents relating to the formation and establishment of the institute.

Open strictly by appointment only.

Historical research enquiries should be made in writing to the Information Services and Research Support Manager.

Limited research facilities with some general reference assistance.

Revised 3 June 2018

• Medicine and Health (Thematic area)