2026 winners

2026 winners

The highest achieving students from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences received prizes at a ceremonial event on Tuesday 12 May 2026.

The school congratulated 22 undergraduate and postgraduate by coursework students on their excellent academic achievements in 2025.

We are proud of these high-achieving students in their penultimate year of study and graduates of single-year programs, who are life and work ready to make important contributions to human health through clinical care, research and other related activities.

Congratulations to all students on their exceptional accomplishments.

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Undergraduate Prizes

The prizes were awarded to the highest-achieving undergraduate students in each program, recognising academic excellence among penultimate-year students and graduates of single-year programs in 2025.

Program

Student

Chinese Medicine

Penultimate Year - Tony Tang

Chiropractic

Penultimate Year - Reece Frankham

Medical Radiations

Penultimate Year - Chris Nguyen

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Penultimate Year - Chloe Morris

Pharmaceutical Sciences (Honours)

Penultimate Year - Kaylee Crous

Pharmacy 

Penultimate Year - Sophia Gionis

Psychology 

Penultimate Year - Saab Major

Psychology (Honours)

Final Year - Jade Tjia

Postgraduate Prizes

The prizes were awarded to the highest-achieving postgraduate students in each program, recognising academic excellence among penultimate-year students and graduates of single-year programs in 2025.

Program

Student

Master of Applied Science (Acupunture)

First Year - Emma Buckley

Health and Biomedical Sciences (Higher Degree by Research [HDR])

Nee Edirisinghe and Robert (Chi Sang) Choy

Mental Health Nursing (Masters)

Final Year - Kim Tran

Mental Health Nursing (Grad Dip)

First Year - Jonathan Hedt

Philanthropic and Sponsored Prizes and Endowments

The Osteopathy Australia and Medibank sponsored pizes were awarded to the the highest-achieving undergraduate and postgraduate students in each program, recognising academic excellence among penultimate-year students and graduates of single-year programs in 2025.

Osteopathy Australia Prizes (Undergraduate)

Student

Osteopathy  

 

  Penultimate Year - Clare McCarthy
Medibank Prizes (Undergraduate)

Student
Biomedical Science

Penultimate Year - Solomon Gebru
Health and Biomedical Sciences (Honours)

Final Year - Cordelia Sutcliffe

Laboratory Medicine

Penultimate Year - Lai Theng Chow

Nursing

Penultimate Year - Prudence Young
Medibank Prizes (Postgraduate)

Student
Child and Family Health Nursing

Final Year - Judit Rincon Moran

Laboratory​ Medicine

Penultimate Year - Laura Anne Spry
Master of Physiotherapy

Penultimate Year - Grace Cordy

Psychology

Penultimate Year - Ainsley McCarthy

Alumni Awards

The awards were presented to outstanding alumni in recognition of their achievements and contributions in 2025.

Award

         Alumni

Outstanding Achievement Award

The Outstanding Achievement Award recognises an individual who  has demonstrated excellence in their contribution to fields within Health or Biomedical Sciences and evidence of sustained outstanding leadership and collaboration with and in contribution to local, national or international communities with impact​.

           Kang Xioa Li

Rising Star Award

The Rising Star Award recognises an individual who graduated less than 10 years ago and has demonstrated professional achievement, community involvement, outstanding leadership and/or impact since graduating.

           Mikaela Barresi​

 

Innovation and Enterprise Alumni Award

The innovation and Enterprise Award recognises an individual who has demonstrated exceptional innovation and enterprise, including the development of innovation and/or intellectual property (IP) that has been translated into practice, resulting in tangible impact for communities, organisations, or the broader discipline, locally, nationally or internationally.

           Robin Broff

 
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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