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

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

Australian media celebrates new centres launched this week

Australian media has recognised the significance of the recent launch of the GE HealthCare total body PET/CT instrument and two…

21 November 2025

$15M to advance precision medicine includes cutting-edge PET/CT

Peter Mac has installed a cutting-edge GE HealthCare total body PET/CT technology and will advance precision medicine via two new…

18 November 2025

Translational research set to accelerate with upgrade of preclinical MRI and radiochemistry capabilities at UNSW Sydney

Today marks the official launch of two major research infrastructure initiatives in Sydney that promise to elevate Australia’s translational research…

18 November 2025

Australian ovarian cancer breakthrough enters human trials

The Australian National Imaging Facility and Therapeutic Innovation Australia have supported development of a promising new ovarian cancer drug from…

07 November 2025

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Upcoming Events

2026 AMTAR Symposium: in-person or online

2026 AMTAR Symposium: The preclinical pipeline: radiochemistry from concept to clinic Plenary: PROF JASON LEWIS Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute…

WHEN: 14 January, 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

foundingGIDE Community Event

After two successful global community events in Japan (2024) and Australia (2025), foundingGIDE will conclude with its final community event…

WHEN: 4 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

Developing an Interactive Neuroimaging Education Resource with Neurodesk

Monika Dörig, Michèle Masson-Trottier, Thuy T. Dao, Kyle Mapue, Andrew Jahn, Fernanda L. Ribeiro, Ashley Stewart, Thomas Shaw, Michal Toth, Marla Pinkert, Paul A. Taylor, Angela Renton, Daniel Handwerker, Giulia Baracchini, Christopher Rorden, Aswin Narayanan, Steffen Bollmann

EdArXiv

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Lancet Oncology Commission on Radiotherapy and Theranostics

May Abdel-Wahab, MD PhD; Francesco Giammarile, MD PhD; Mauro Carrara, PhD; Diana Paez, MD; Hedvig Hricak, MD PhD; Nayyereh Ayati, PhD; Jing Jing Li, MCE; Malina Mueller, PhD; Ajay Aggarwal, MD PhD; Akram Al-Ibraheem, MD; Sondos Alkhatib, MD; Rifat Atun; Abubakar Bello, MD; Daniel Berger, PhD; Roberto C. Delgado Bolton, MD PhD; John M. Buatti, MD; Graeme Burt, PhD; Olivera Ciraj Bjelac, PhD; Lisbeth Cordero-Mendez, MD; Manjit Dosanjh, PhD; Thomas Eichler, MD; Elena Fidarova, MD; Soehartati Gondhowiardjo, MD PhD; et al.

The Lancet Oncology

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Examining excitation–inhibition modulation during social processing using functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Talitha C. Ford, Duanghathai Pasanta, Nina-Francesca Parrella, Peter G. Enticott, David J. White, Nicolaas A. Puts

bioRxiv

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Designing discovery solutions for the data-intensive astronomy era

Sarah Elizabeth Hegarty

PhD Thesis, Swinburne University

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