Events

Digital Futures: Rethinking Health and Care

Digital Health Week is an opportunity for anyone interested in digital health to share research and ideas.

Digital Health Week 2026 is a collaboration between The University of Sydney, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland and The University of Melbourne. Back for its sixth year the 2026 theme is ‘Digital Futures: Rethinking Health and Care’. As digital innovation accelerates, the future of health and care is being redefined. The Melbourne instance of the event will be face-to-face at Melbourne Connect.

It is designed to be informative, provocative, and a showcase of the innovative work being undertaken in digital health in NSW, Victoria, and Queensland. This conference invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and technologists to explore how emerging digital technologies—AI, data analytics, remote monitoring, virtual care, social media, and more—are reshaping healthcare systems, professional practices, and patient experiences. Join us for critical conversations, cutting-edge insights, and collaborative opportunities that will shape the next era of health and care.

By fostering discussions around Digital Futures: Rethinking Health and Care, the conference seeks to drive positive change in the digital health landscape, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes for everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Keynote Speakers

Digital Health Week 2026 will feature an exciting lineup of keynotes and panel discussions. Find out more about our confirmed speakers, panellists and program on the DHW website - https://www.digitalhealthweek.com.au/

Illuminating Minds celebrates the legacy of Professor Emerita Margaret Manion IBVM, AO, FAHA (1935-2024), Herald Chair Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne from 1979 to 1995, and internationally recognised expert in the field of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

This exhibition highlights her extraordinary contribution to art history and to the study of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, with a focus on research, teaching and advancements in the study of art history.

The exhibition also explores Professor Manion’s contributions to the humanities and public life through objects and texts sourced from the University’s Archives and Special Collections, the Visual Culture Research Centre, and the Loreto Archives of the Sisters of Loreto Australia and South East Asia.

Curated by University of Melbourne researchers Associate Professor Christopher Marshall, Dr Callum Reid, Dr Alice Helme and Dr Alison Inglis AM from the Art History and Art Curatorship Program of the Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the University’s Potter Museum of Art.