WEHI

WEHI, previously known as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, is Australia's oldest medical research institute.

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Type: Building
Description: medical research institute in Victoria, Australia
Also known as: “The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research”, “The Walter and Eliza Institute of Medical Research”, “Walter and Eliza Hall Institute”, “Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research”, and “Walter and Eliza Institute of Medical Research”
Address: 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Women’s Hospital.

Royal Melbourne Hospital

Hospital

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The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia's leading public tertiary hospitals. Located in Parkville, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, it is a major teaching hospital for tertiary healthcare with a reputation in clinical research.

Royal Women’s Hospital

Hospital

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The Royal Women's Hospital, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, is Australia's oldest specialist women's hospital. It offers a full range of services in maternity, gynaecology, neonatal care, women's cancers and women's health. Royal Women’s Hospital is situated 130 metres southwest of WEHI.

University High School

School

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The University High School is an Australian government-funded and co-educational secondary day school in the suburb of Parkville, Victoria. As of 2024, the school has over 1,900 students and is experiencing high demand for new enrolments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner north and Little Italy.

Inner north

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Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.

Little Italy

Neighborhood

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Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton.

Greek Precinct

Neighborhood

The Greek Precinct, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, is a Greek cultural area centred on the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre.

WEHI

Categories: nonprofit organization, medical research center, and educational institution
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.79805° or 37° 47′ 53″ south

Longitude

144.95587° or 144° 57′ 21″ east

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

4RJ66X24+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32859089

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q7966487

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Satellite Map

Discover WEHI from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“WEHI” goes by many names.

Chinese: “沃尔特和伊丽莎·霍尔医学研究所”
French: “Institut Walter et Eliza Hall pour la recherche médicale”
French: “Institut Walter et Eliza Hall”
French: “Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research”
German: “Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research”
Japanese: “ウォルター・アンド・イライザ・ホール医学研究所”
Spanish: “Instituto de Investigación Médica Walter y Eliza Hall”
Spanish: “Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research”

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