La Trobe University

La Trobe University’s focus on health and wellbeing shapes a unique perspective on sport, setting it apart from other universities.

La Trobe’s research in the areas of nutrition and dietetics, and human movement and sports science is rated ‘well above world standard’, which helps La Trobe create long term improvements to health and wellbeing worldwide.

La Trobe’s major sport partnerships with the likes of the Carlton Football Club, Football Victoria and Bendigo Spirit mean it can offer its students exclusive opportunities in the world of sport. Whether that’s work experience, applied research, mentorship or a game day experiences, La Trobe students can access it all through the University’s sport industry connections.

The La Trobe Sports Park on the University’s Melbourne Campus houses a state-of-the-art sports stadium, an elite Sport Performance Hub facility for teaching and research, and a wide range of world-class sporting surfaces. The La Trobe Sports Park is also the location of the largest football-specific infrastructure project in Australia’s history, ‘The Home of the Matildas’, which acts as the Australian Women’s Football Team’s high-performance training base in the lead up to their matches in Australia.