Why Choose PHI?

Prince Henry’s Institute provides students with an excellent start to their research careers, and past students have continued as high achievers in the research world.

Past postgraduate students have prestigious fellowships such as the NHMRC C.J. Martin award and international research grants to work overseas. We have an excellent record in the number of first class Honours degrees awarded to students, and have been fortunate to attract some of the most promising young scientists to study here, offering them a stimulating research environment conducive to developing their research careers.

Excellence in Research

Prince Henry’s Institute (PHI) is recognised as a world leader in endocrinology, the study of hormones.

Acknowledged as an eminent medical research institute in Victoria and in Australia, PHI is an independent not-for-profit organisation based at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Melbourne.

Affiliated with Monash University and Southern Health (Monash Medical Centre), PHI offers extensive postgraduate opportunities for students embarking on a research career.

Our key areas of research include:

• bone and joint disorder
• disorders of sex development
• heart disease
• hormones and ageing
• male and female fertility
• new contraceptive methods
• obesity
• ovarian, breast and bone cancer