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

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News

World-leading MRI upgrade boosts research capability at HMRI Imaging Centre

Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) has unveiled a major upgrade to imaging capabilities with the installation of a new Siemens…

09 February 2026

Echidnas and evolution: new imaging techniques settle ancestry debate

The theory that echidnas and platypuses descended from an aquatic ancestor has long been hotly debated, but now scanning technologies…

07 February 2026

Announcement: NIF’s 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting

NIF is pleased to announce that planning is underway for this year’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Australia’s flagship event for advanced…

05 February 2026

NIF celebrates huge funding milestone for long-term imaging collaborator 4DMedical

NIF is delighted about the news of Melbourne-based respiratory imaging 4DMedical’s recent significant capital raise of $150 million, as a NIF…

20 January 2026

End-of-year thank you from NIF CEO Wojtek Goscinski

End-of-year 2025 thank you message from NIF CEO Professor Wojtek Goscinski

16 December 2025

Faster, sharper MRI images now available for Victorians: new 3T MRI scanner launched

Today Monash University and the National Imaging Facility launched the most advanced MRI scanner in Victoria, which provides vastly better…

04 December 2025

National Imaging Facility welcomes Emeritus Professor Annabelle Duncan as new Governing Board Chair

The National Imaging Facility is pleased to announce Emeritus Professor Annabelle Duncan as its new NIF Governing Board Chair. NIF…

01 December 2025

Building a coordinated global image data ecosystem: foundingGIDE event and next steps

The 2025 foundingGIDE Community Event held in Brisbane, Australia, concluded on a high note, having brought together researchers and research…

26 November 2025

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Upcoming Events

Joint Symposium on Bioimaging between Australia and Japan

You are warmly invited to the Joint Symposium on Bioimaging between Australia & Japan, held alongside the 7th International Symposium…

WHEN: 26 February, 2026

2nd Australian UK Biobank Research Symposium

The 2nd Australian UK Biobank Research Symposium will be held in-person from 11 February to 13 February 2026, at The…

WHEN: 9 February, 2026

Radiopharmaceutical Science Community of Practice: Novel theranostics targeting the oncoprotein R0R1

Radiopharmaceutical Science Community of Practice: An initiative to promote radiopharmaceutical science in Australia The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre at the…

WHEN: 24 February, 2026

Maths in the Brain 2026

After a successful launch in 2019, Maths in the Brain will bring together researchers with a shared interest in understanding…

WHEN: 31 March, 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

Laponite Nanoclay-Loaded Microgel Suspensions as Supportive Matrices for Osteogenesis

Gagan K. Jalandhra, Tzong-tyng Hung, Kristopher A. Kilian

Advanced NanoBiomed Research

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Mitochondrial metabolic remodeling and multi-omics profiling identify plasma biomarkers of myocardial infarction

Selvam Paramasivan, Mitchell C. Lock, Roberto A. Barrero, Paul C. Mills, Janna L. Morrison, Pawel Sadowski

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus

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Muscle and bone growth in the lower legs of typically developing children and ambulant children with cerebral palsy: a mixed longitudinal study

Bart Bolsterlee, Brian V. Y. Chow, Suzanne Davies, Catherine Morgan, Caroline D. Rae, David I. Warton, Iona Novak, Ann Lancaster, Gordana C. Popovic, Mahsa Seydi, Claudia Y. Rizzo, Iain K. Ball & Robert D. Herbert

Pediatric Research

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Enabling global image data sharing in the life sciences

Peter Bajcsy, Sreenivas Bhattiprolu, Katy Börner, Beth A. Cimini, Lucy Collinson, Jan Ellenberg, Reto Fiolka, Maryellen Giger, Wojtek Goscinski, Matthew Hartley, Nathan Hotaling, Rick Horwitz, Florian Jug, Isabel Kemmer, Anna Kreshuk, Emma Lundberg, Aastha Mathur, Kedar Narayan, Shuichi Onami, Anne L. Plant, Fred Prior, Jason R. Swedlow, Adam Taylor & Antje Keppler

Nature Methods

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