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  CRE in Speech and Language (CRE-SL) — 2014–2019 (archived)
  
  Extremely Preterm Infant Centre of Research Excellence (EPIC)
  
  Centre for Food and Allergy Research
  
  Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity
  
  Centre for Health Analytics
  
  CRE in Child Language - 2012 - 2018 (archived)
  
  CRE in Global Adolescent Health — 2020–2025 (archived)
  
  CRE in Neuromuscular Disorders (CRE-NMD) — 2012–2016 (archived)
  
  CRE in Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific — 2021–2025 (archived)
  
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