Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - VIFM

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - VIFM Veritas Omnia Vincit – Truth Conquers All As an institution focused on forensic medicine and related sciences, we serve the community and the courts.

Our statutory responsibilities are to provide independent, expert forensic medical and scientific services to the justice system, tissue for transplantation, and to teach and to undertake research. The VIFM provides the justice system with evidence to underpin safe convictions and appropriate acquittals. Our doctors help investigate deaths reported to the Coroner, examine alleged offenders and assess, treat and support victims of crime. The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria supports patients and their families by providing safe tissues for transplantation and medical research.

11/09/2025

This week, we’re shining a spotlight on eye and tissue donation with help of our specialist nurses at the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria.

Donors change the lives of thousands of Australians each year – but did you know that one single eye and tissue donor could change the life of up to one hundred Australians?

Tissue donation includes skin, parts of the eye, heart valves, other heart tissue, bones and tendons. It transforms lives in many ways, including saving burns victims, restoring sight, repairing heart abnormalities in babies and adults, rebuilding tendons and reconstructing bones.

The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria is an integral part of what we do at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, supporting families through the tissue donor journey, and providing safe tissues to medical specialists and hospitals for transplantation.

It’s so simple to register as a tissue donor and so rewarding for donors and their families – you can be the reason someone else gets a second chance at life.

Register as a tissue or organ donor through the Medicare App, or through DonateLife - https://www.donatelife.gov.au/register-donor-today.

10/09/2025

No better person to shine the light on Tissue Donation than Rachael ♥️

We're here, the final 1% question... and so far this one has had almost everyone baffled. It needs some serious lateral ...
15/08/2025

We're here, the final 1% question... and so far this one has had almost everyone baffled. It needs some serious lateral thinking 🤔💭😖🤷

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁 There are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

Each question has got that little bit harder! Good luck 🙏 and bring us home! Add your answer, questions or comments below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

We're on to the 10% question... and this one tested quite a few of the biggest brains at the Institute. But not the cat ...
15/08/2025

We're on to the 10% question... and this one tested quite a few of the biggest brains at the Institute. But not the cat lovers 😻🐾

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁

An '-ology' is a the suffix for a branch of knowledge or science. There are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

Each question has got that little bit harder! Only one more to go after this one, good luck 🙏 and bring us home! Add your answer, questions or comments below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

We're on to the 20% question... and this one had a few students scratching their heads when they were here for our Natio...
15/08/2025

We're on to the 20% question... and this one had a few students scratching their heads when they were here for our National Science Week event on Monday. It's a little bit easier if you were originally from the northern hemisphere 🌍🗺↖️

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁 There are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

Each question has got that little bit harder! Good luck 🙏 and bring us home! Add your answer, questions or comments below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁An '-ology' is a c...
14/08/2025

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁

An '-ology' is a common phrase used for a branch of knowledge or science. It's a suffix that's preceded by a word that describes the science - for example, Zoology or Sociology. There are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

Each question get's a little bit harder!

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁An '-ology' is a c...
14/08/2025

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image 😁

An '-ology' is a common phrase used for a branch of knowledge or science. It's a suffix that's preceded by a word that describes the science - for example, Zoology or Sociology. There are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

Each question get's a little bit harder each time!

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image - another clue is t...
14/08/2025

For National Science Week, we've been asking you to identify the '-ology' from the clue in the image - another clue is that today's suffix is actually an '-alogy.' 😁

An '-ology' is a common phrase used for a branch of knowledge or science. It's a suffix that's preceded by a word that describes the science - for example, Zoology or Sociology. There are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

Each question get's a little bit more difficult!

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

Ready for our National Science Week quiz? Can you name the '-ology' from the clue in the image? An '-ology' is a common ...
13/08/2025

Ready for our National Science Week quiz? Can you name the '-ology' from the clue in the image?

An '-ology' is a common phrase used for a branch of knowledge or science. An '-ology' is preceded by a word that describes the science - for example, Zoology or Sociology. In fact, there are hundreds of science-based '-ologies', but this quiz is just focused on the ones we practice here at the VIFM.

We'll be releasing 3 quiz questions a day exclusively on this page, at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm for the next three days, and they get harder with each question.

How far will you get? The challenge is on 🧬🧪🧫🔬💊🩸🩹

We ❤️ National Science Week which this year runs from 9-17 August.

Over 60 students and science buffs joined us as part of National Science Week 2025, where our goal was to inspire a futu...
12/08/2025

Over 60 students and science buffs joined us as part of National Science Week 2025, where our goal was to inspire a future forensic scientist or two in Victoria. Hopefully we did just that ... “The speakers were all a wealth of knowledge. I am currently in the pursuit of studying Medicine and now Forensics has been put on my radar and I will be looking more into it.” 🥰

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