2025 Impact Report

2025 Impact Report

As the research arm for The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, we lead translational bench to bedside research to better the lives of sick children and young people.

Building a research-intensive health care service

Kids Research has been leading Australia in paediatric translational research, bringing together researchers and clinicians to transform the health care for children and young people. 

Our 2025 impact report provides a review of some of the year’s achievements and highlights.

Read year-in-review address

Overview

$31m+

Grant money awarded

 

1,200+

Publications

 

50

New clinical trials activated

 

150,000

Website pageviews

 

79,000+

Paper citations

 

255

Emerging researchers

 

Creating impact

Enabling bedside research
Nurturing research leaders
Strengthening research collaboration
Research excellence

Research in action

Xavier
New trial treatment saves Xavier’s life
Flynn
Baby Flynn’s rare start to childhood
Mateo
How a clinical trial transformed Mateo’s life
Derek
Derek walks again in groundbreaking trial
John
How research is helping John stay stronger for longer
Nicholas
A hopeful path forward for Nicholas

Research highlights by area

Cancer
Chronic diseases
Clinical sciences
Genomics and rare diseases
Infectious diseases and immunity
Neuroscience and mental health
Population health