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The foundations for lifelong health are established before birth. A child’s growth, development and susceptibility to disease is programmed by a myriad of cues, including genetic, social and environmental factors, the health of parents at conception, the circumstances of conception, environmental exposures and health during pregnancy, the events of labour, and early life experiences.Ìý

The Robinson Research Institute at The ³ÉÈË´óƬ is comprehensively addressing how to give all children a healthy start in life. Our 45+ research teams are uncovering how events and circumstances before birth and during early life impact an individual’s healthy development, their susceptibility to disease and their resistance to adversity. With these discoveries, we are developing effective interventions to protect children and improve their health prospects throughout life.

What makes us unique?

At the Robinson Research Institute, our focusÌýis addressing the reproductive and early life origins of health and disease.Ìý

Early life research often concentrates on conception onwards. As the preconception period is critical for a healthy pregnancy and establishing the health trajectory of the developing fetus, we also consider the health, environment and social circumstances of prospective parents.

Our research is novel in its scope, including the critical period prior to conception. We have found that the greatest potential for lifetime health, free from chronic disease in adulthood, is attainable through preventative approaches, starting in the earliest stages of life. Thus, we also focus our research on pre-conception health and environmental exposures and lifestyle choices of prospective parents, including the health of adolescents. In both parents, this period prior to pregnancy plays a critical role in fertility, establishing a healthy pregnancy and childhood development.

Our 400+ members collaborate across many disciplines, including biomedical, clinical, social, and epidemiological science to generate the new discoveries that will improve reproductive health in parents tackle and life-long health in children. This comprehensive approach, along with collaborations with community, not-for-profit, government, health practitioners and industry, enables us to make big strides towards improved health for families across generations into the future.

We improve the health of the community by applying our discoveries in a number of ways, including: improving clinical practice guidelines; developing new therapies, medicines and interventions; developing briefing papers and providing guidance for policy makers; and producing online health resources.
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Our research scope

Building on over 60 years of pioneering researchÌýat The ³ÉÈË´óƬ, our researchers works across four themes:

• Fertility and conceptionÌý
• Pregnancy and birthÌý
• Early origins of healthÌý
• Child and adolescent healthÌý

Within these themes, our research groupsÌýare conducting world-leading research at the state-of-the-art Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building to improve life-long health for all children and families across generations.

Download the RRI's Capability document to learn more about our world-leading research.
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Our history

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