Diabetes Australia Research Impact Hub A catalyst to fast-track scientific discoveries and innovative solutions, delivering real-world impact and improving lives. We lead and connect Australia’s diabetes research ecosystem by bringing together researchers, funders, partners, and people with lived experience to advance scientific discoveries and fast-track the development and delivery of evidence-based solutions to achieve real-world impact. By integrating lived experience with scientific excellence, we accelerate bold ideas into breakthroughs and tangible solutions that reduce the impact of diabetes on individuals, health systems, and society. Strengthening partnerships. Accelerating discoveries. Advancing solutions. Improving lives.” How we support researchers and the diabetes community We invest in diabetes research that drives innovation, effective prevention, improves treatment and care, and supports better outcomes for all Australians. We empower researchers and innovators to deliver Accelerating the journey from the lab to life. Our research funding programs and platforms are designed to empower researchers and innovators to conduct high-quality research, optimise impact, and deliver tangible solutions that make a difference. Explore research opportunities We connect the community with research Connect, collaborate, and drive impact with us. People living with and at risk of diabetes play a vital role in shaping, strengthening and activating research. Join studies and research teams, share your experience, and help us work toward a future where diabetes can do no harm. Get involved in research We build partnerships that sustain research Fuelling innovation through collaboration. We collaborate with universities, research institutions, industry, health agencies, government and philanthropy to strengthen and expand diabetes research in Australia. Your contribution helps drive groundbreaking scientific discovery and game-changing innovations to improve the lives of people living with diabetes. Donate See your impact Explore our research Our research priorities reflect the needs of the diabetes community. Cure diabetes Advance discoveries that bring us closer to a cure. Learn more Eliminate complications Address the medical and psychosocial complications caused by diabetes. Learn more Prevent diabetes Understand the causes and risk factors, enhance awareness and interventions to prevent diabetes. Learn more Reduce financial burden Develop solutions to ease the financial impact on individuals and the health system. Learn more Working together to eliminate the impact of diabetes Over the past 50 years, we’ve invested $50M+ in groundbreaking diabetes research across Australia. Our support has contributed to: New treatments and technologies Improved prevention strategies Policy and practice change Researcher development and sector capacity Learn more Currently funded research projects Our research is strategically aligned with our goals and shaped by community-informed priorities and involvement. Learn more Our strategy and structure Our research is shaped by lived experience. Collaboration is essential to achieving our vision of reducing the impact of diabetes on people, health systems, and society. Learn more More information Information for researchers Information for community Information for donors and partners Latest research news Latest research news and opportunities Blog 31 March 2026 Searching to improve diabetes treatment and prevention strategies Professor John Wentworth received funding from the Diabetes Australia Research Program in 2022 to develop a finger prick blood test to diagnose type 1 diabetes early, well before symptoms appear. Continue Reading Blog 31 March 2026 Managing type 2 diabetes through the gut Continue Reading Blog 31 March 2026 Rewiring the brain to change the course of type 2 diabetes Continue Reading Blog 30 March 2026 Stigma in gestational diabetes Continue Reading Read all
