Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours)

Discover enrichment programs and the student experience from current and graduate Honours students.

Honours Alumni Mentor Program

As an Honours student, you will have an opportunity to join in the year-long mentor program, which connects you with our alumni and your peers. You will not only receive ongoing support from your mentors and peer mentees, but also learn more about the research options available after your Honours year. The program will enrich your experience and assist you in making a more informed decision about the next stage of your studies.

Helena Peng - Mentee

I like how I've made a connection with someone that has done the Honours program, and seeing where they are now, and the processes they went through to get there. My mentor is a PhD candidate, and this is a potential pathway that I am interested in, so it is very insightful. I also like how I've been connected to other Honours students in my group from different specialties. Honours can be very isolating, so it is valuable for me to have other Honours students I can talk to about difficulties or challenges that I might be facing, and hear about theirs too.

Georgia Eleftheriou - Mentor (current PhD candidate, completed Honours in 2020)

Honours Student Conference

As an Honours student, you will be invited to attend the annual Honours student conference. It is a student led and run event providing a great opportunity for you to showcase your research, celebrate achievements, connect with your peers and receive awards for your excellent work.

“It was a great and fun experience overall and I got to meet other students in the other departments!”

Alumni Testimonials

George STUYT
PhD student, Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) graduate>

What I like most about the Honours was the sheer amount of practical learning. My undergraduate had a relatively small amount of practical work, so the opportunity to learn and apply technical skills like two-photon imaging and surgery was hectic and rewarding. Furthermore, the first time I successfully live-imaged neurons in a functioning brain, where I clapped my hands and saw them light up, was something truly magical.

I’m currently doing a PhD - MDHS at the Florey, at the same lab that I did my Honours year in.  My advice for future and current Honours students is learn to make mistakes. A coursework environment rejects mistakes, but research is as much about the unexpected as the planned.