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NHMRC research funding statistics and data
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Statistics and data collections
The NHMRC research funding statistics and data collection includes:
- The core NHMRC research funding dataset for 2000 to 2009 covering all new and continuing grants funded since and active in 2000 to 2009
- A dataset containing the available lay summaries for all research support grants (projects, program and strategic grants) from the core dataset above and people support grants (career awards, career development awards, training fellowships and scholarships) commencing from 2007
- Research funding data for the National Health Priority Areas (NHPAs) (arthritis, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, injury, mental health)
- Research Funding data for NHMRC priorities (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Addiction and substance misuse, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, depression, obesity, prevention)
- A list of summary funding data for all current disease and health issues datasets and worksheets
- NHMRC research funding datasets based on burden of disease and health issues (contains 111 datasets and 626 worksheets)
- NHMRC research funding trend data – a range of data from the electronic databases covering information overtime on NHMRC funded research (updated to include 2008 data)
- An analysis of NHMRC End of Grant reports - contains data for the more than 2000 available final reports for grants that ended in 2004 to 2007 held in the electronic database
- The NHMRC research funding facts book May 2007 (updated information for 2008 is under development)
- Research achievements – a summary report of research intention based on researcher provided lay descriptions from grant applications and research outcomes from the investigators End of Grant Reports (contains details from more than 1200 reports as Dec 2008)
- A History of NHMRC research activity through its research funding and researchers:
Purpose
This collection enables stakeholders and users of NHMRC data to have direct access to the most consistent and best available information on NHMRC funded research. The datasets and worksheets have been produced by the NHMRC Statistics Unit and will be updated annually through a rolling review process to include the current year's research funding details.
The datasets and worksheets are based on the review of each individual grant against a range of investigator provided data classification and search options including Burden of Disease allocations, Fields of Research, keyword allocations, grant title information and, where available, investigator provided lay descriptions. The process may result in the allocation of grants to more than one disease or disorder. No attempt has been made to apportion the funding where more than one disease or disorder is indicated.
Utility
As NHMRC funding is awarded on a calendar year basis, the funding information provided in the datasets and worksheets is the annual expenditure for each calendar year. Each dataset will however also include a worksheet that shows financial year funding. Datasets with multiple worksheets have financial year data only at the all grants worksheet level.
The core NHMRC Research Funding Dataset for 2000 to 2008 is a fully searchable dataset. It contains a range of information presented in summary tables, including funding by main funding groups, grant types, grant sub-type, broad research areas, fields of research, administering institutions, state and territory and funding by sector.
Each disease and health issues based dataset/worksheet contains a Summary page which will provide details of the methodology and the total expenditure by calendar and financial year. Each worksheet within a dataset will contain a Summary of Expenditure for each year of the dataset, including the out years.
Summary notes
Each dataset and worksheet contains a number of summary notes. These will indicate that the data:
- is based on keyword and title searches relative to the disease or disorder
- may form part of a larger dataset and if so, there may be a large amount of funding that falls within the disease or disorder under review that cannot be ascribed to a particular type of the disease but which may have a benefit to sufferers of that disease or disorder
- will change over time.
Disclaimer
The information provided in these data is provided free of charge by the NHMRC for the benefit of stakeholders and the public. While due care has been taken in its preparation, the NHMRC cannot guarantee and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or interpretation of the information.
Feedback on the utility of and accuracy of the datasets and worksheets is welcomed.
Further information
Further information and assistance is available from the NHMRC Statistics Unit via email at NHMRC.Statistics@nhmrc.gov.au or by telephoning (02) 6217 9301, 9337 or 9338.