National Imaging Facility (NIF) is Australia's advanced imaging network. We provide open access to flagship imaging equipment, expertise, tools, data and analysis.

News

NIF expertise and data use recognised in NCRIS funding announcement

The National Imaging Facility (NIF) is pleased to share that it has been allocated $5.97 million in funding as part…

02 June 2026

WA medical researchers to benefit from expanded lab facilities

Western Australian researchers are set to benefit from a major expansion in molecular imaging and radiopharmaceutical capability following construction of…

02 June 2026

Australian Epilepsy Project awarded $30 million to improve diagnosis and care for Australian patients

NIF is delighted to congratulate its long-term partner, the Australian Epilepsy Project (AEP), on securing $30 million in Australian Government…

28 May 2026

MRIs plus mouthguards aim to transform concussion detection and management in sport

New research is using brain scans from SAHMRI’s Clinical & Research Imaging Centre to better understand how AFL players’ head…

12 May 2026

An Australian first: next-generation neuroimaging scanner launched at University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne officially launched a cutting-edge instrument to capture high temporal resolution brain activity in a new facility…

08 May 2026

Monash University and partners boost south-east Melbourne’s launchpad for cancer research and clinical trials

Monash University and The Alfred announced the launch of The Australian Cancer Research Foundation Centre for Dynamic Immuno-Oncology (CDIO) to…

30 April 2026

2026 ASM update: venue, highlights, abstracts, registration

The NIF team is excited to release more information about the upcoming 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, hosted in Newcastle by…

28 April 2026

World-class MRI technology launched in Queensland to accelerate advanced imaging and patient care

Queenslanders will benefit from faster, sharper and more precise medical imaging with the launch of one of the world’s most…

20 April 2026

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Upcoming Events

NIF Museums Special Interest Group workshop 2026: Progress and challenges in 3D biodiversity imaging and beyond

This four-hour workshop is convened by the National Imaging Facility Museums Special Interest Group, and is aimed at discussing practices,…

WHEN: 17 June, 2026

Collaborate Innovate Conference

Join Australia’s flagship conference for innovation, collaboration, and commercialisation. Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) is excited to be running its annual…

WHEN: 20 May, 2026

Global Bioimaging: Spotlight on Data webinar series

Building on the success of the GBI Spotlight on Career Paths, Global BioImaging, together with German BioImaging is facilitating the…

WHEN: 29 May, 2026

Australian Dementia Research Forum 2026

The theme for ADRF2026 is ‘Towards Health Brains for All: Precision, Prevention, and Participation’ Join leading researchers, clinicians, policy makers,…

WHEN: 1 June, 2026

Our Programs

Advanced 
Human Imaging

We provide cutting-edge imaging capabilities essential for studying brain function, disease states, aging, and drug development; and help address health challenges like dementia, epilepsy, stroke and mental health.

Preclinical and 
Frontier Imaging

We provide specialised infrastructure for advanced imaging of preclinical models, plants, specimens, materials and minerals – advancing Australia’s industries and digitising its national-priority collections.

Radiopharmaceuticals

We support the development of radiopharmaceuticals and enable access to cyclotrons for producing radioisotopes, vital for diagnosis and therapy.

Imaging Data Collections and Partnerships

We play a pivotal role in creating imaging data collections of national priority, and working to deploy digital infrastructure and expertise to support critical medical research and facilitate applying AI solutions in healthcare.

Publications

SynPoC: a high-quality generative diffusion model for transforming ultra-low-field point-of-care MRI using high-field MRI representations

Kh Tohidul Islam, Sanuwani Dayarathna, Shenjun Zhong, Parisa Zakavi, Helen Kavnoudias, Shawna Farquharson, Gail Durbridge, Hongfu Sun, Stephen Bacchi, Gary F. Egan, Markus Barth, Andrew Dwyer, Katie L. McMahon, Paul M. Parizel, Meng Law & Zhaolin Chen

Scientific Reports

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Syndrome-specific and familial imaging traits in juvenile absence epilepsy

Fenglai Xiao, Lorenzo Caciagli, Luisa Delazer, Sjoerd Vos, Karin Trimmel, Louis Andre Van Graan, Marine Fleury, Lawrence Binding, Davide Giampiccolo, Dominic Heaney, Sanjeev Rajakulendran, Maria Centeno, Josemir W. Sander, John S. Duncan, Matthias J. Koepp, Britta Wandschneider

Epilepsia

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Transforming mental health research and care through artificial intelligence

Nils Opel, Michael Breakspear

Science

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White matter resection and verbal memory deficits after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery

Lawrence P Binding, Davide Giampiccolo, Yaqi Ji, Marine Fleury, Sherry Liu, Lorenzo Bianchi, Anna Miserocchi, Andrew W McEvoy, Sallie Baxendale, Matthias Koepp, Fenglai Xiao, Aidan G O’Keeffe, Meneka K Sidhu, Peter N Taylor, Jane de Tisi, Gavin P Winston, John S Duncan, Sjoerd B Vos

Brain Communications

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