Charles Perkins Centre Implementation Hub

Ensuring research findings reach real people

Biomedical and health service research into chronic disease prevention often stays in the laboratory longer than it should. Our work addresses the urgent need for this new evidence to be put into practice.

The Charles Perkins Centre Implementation Hub drives the translation of world-leading lifestyle research into meaningful real-world health outcomes. We bridge the gap between innovative research and their implementation in communities, health services, and policy settings, ensuring that breakthrough findings in nutrition, sleep, and physical activity reach those who need them most.

Our vision is to create a collaborative ecosystem where researchers, communities, industry partners, and government agencies work together to address chronic disease burden through evidence-based implementation strategies. We champion community-driven research priorities and build sustainable partnerships that transform how lifestyle interventions are delivered and scaled across diverse populations.

Partnerships

Are you interested in partnering with the Implementation Hub?

We are working with current partners to understand and align our priorities as a collaborative research centre with industry, government and community priorities.听

Find out how we can help your organisation, please contact our Program and Partnership Manager, Ms听Henna Solanki听for an initial conversation.

Are you an early- mid-career researcher (EMCR) looking to develop your experience with partners?

Grant opportunities

Partnering with to provide mentored seed funding opportunities for early and mid-career researchers, supporting the development of implementation-focused research projects with real-world impact potential. 2025 application round is closed and under review. We will be announcing 2026 opportunities shortly.

Other opportunities听

Strategic partnerships with Sydney Health Partners Clinical Academic Groups

Co-funding opportunities for translational research

Highlighting our funding recipients and their breakthrough projects

Training and education

We're developing an education program to help steward EMCRs to approach partnerships with industry, government and community groups to help translate their research into the relevant spaces.

Other work

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Exchange听

Collaborating with the Virginia Hood Foundation and Poche Centre for Indigenous Health to develop community-driven research priorities and build capacity in Indigenous implementation science approaches.听Training and education module for EMCRs: based on partnership development and co-design strategies. Building a toolkit for EMCRs that are entering partnerships with guidance from the early stages through to maintaining longitudinal connections.

Current projects and success stories

Facilitation of a successful application for the听scheme.

The partnership leverages the Charles Perkins Centre's expertise in lifestyle-related health conditions (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease) with the DHCRC's focus on digital health innovation, creating opportunities for technology-enabled solutions to chronic disease management and prevention. The collaboration represents a strategic alignment where CPC provides domain expertise in lifestyle health research while DHCRC provides the digital health innovation framework and industry partnerships.

Qantas partnership

The Charles Perkins Centre partnered with Qantas to improve the long-haul flying experience by researching health and wellness factors, such as jetlag, sleep, nutrition, and movement, leading to innovations like the Project Sunrise circadian-smart cabin lighting and pre- and post-flight wellness strategies. This collaboration brings together researchers from various fields within the CPC and has allowed for a longitudinal and mutually beneficial relationship with industry.