Our vision is to inspire and advance specialist eye, ear, nose and throat care and is centred around three pillars which articulate our commitment to being a centre of excellence in specialist care, education and training, and research and innovation. We aspire to achieve the best possible patient outcomes though leadership in training education research and innovation.
Our Vision
About research at the Eye and Ear
A critical factor in our research success is the strength of the relationships we have with our research partners, namely
- Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)
- Cerulea Clinical Trials
- University of Melbourne Departments of Otolaryngology, Audiology and Speech Pathology and, Optometry and Vision Sciences
- HEARNet, and
- Bionics Institute
Our research projects cover all types of clinical research, population research and health services research, including clinical trials testing medicinal products and medical devices for the first time in humans.
Eye and Ear Research Strategy
View the current Eye and Ear Research Strategy.
Research - ethical approval and site governance authorisation
The Eye and Ear Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) is registered with the National Health and Medical Research Committee NHMRC and operates in compliance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023). We also accept HREC approval by National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) HRECs for streamlined ethical review of multi-site research studies.
With the separation of ethical approval and site governance authorisation, research conducted at the Hospital must hold both HREC approval and governance authorisation. We are assessed for compliance against the Eye and Ear Clinical Trials Governance Framework under hospital accreditation.
Research Office
The Research Office is the main point of contact for all Eye and Ear staff and other organisations in relation to research.
The Research Office is available to assist Eye and Ear staff, researchers and students to navigate requirements for research.
Research Office contact details
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
32 Gisborne Street East
Melbourne VIC 3002
Locked Bag 8
East Melbourne VIC 8002
Phone: 03 9929 8525
Email: ethics@eyeandear.org.au
Response time frames
The Research Office is currently staffed by 2 staff (1.6 EFT). We aim to respond to all queries as soon as possible and within 10 business days.
Research Office staff occasionally work some days off-site; please communicate using the usual telephone numbers and email addresses.
If you have not received a response within 10 business days please contact the office directly.
