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CEO articles, updates and speeches
20 May 2013
NHMRC response to media criticism about funding of ‘obscure research’ – The effect of acupuncture on live birth rates
An article in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph questioned the value of an NHMRC grant “The effect of acupuncture on live birth rates“ by a team led by Associate Professor Caroline Smith at the University of Western Sydney. NHMRC aims to support excellence in research by funding the best research ideas each year, as judged by peers and in accordance with NHMRC’s selection criteria for each scheme. This ensures funded research is rigorously assessed for its scientific quality...
07 May 2013
Interview with MJA Insight
NHMRC CEO Professor Warwick Anderson was interviewed for an article by MJA Insight on the topic of research enrolments and clinical trials. See full article
05 April 2013
CEO Research Newsletter - April 2013
In this edition: Facts and figures from the 2012 funding round NHMRC’s Strategic Plan – what it means for researchers Big Ideas for Action for big health challenges Accelerating the benefits of research Maintaining trust in research Quality and efficiency in granting Leadership and partnership in research Women in research Deciding priorities NHMRC and health advice CEO Research Newsletter - April 2013 (PDF, 823KB)
18 February 2013
Launch of the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Infant Feeding Guidelines
Address by Professor Warwick Anderson AM Chief Executive Officer, National Health and Medical Research Council Monday 18 February 2013 Office of the NHMRC, Canberra ACT Listen to an audio recording of the launch address Check against delivery Today, NHMRC launches its Australian Dietary Guidelines. These guidelines provide the scientific advice for healthier Australian diets. Preparation The guidelines are an update of the 2003 guidelines and have been long in the revision. NHMRC has...
28 November 2012
Interview with Focus Reports
NHMRC CEO, Professor Warwick Anderson, talks about NHMRC’s key milestones and achievements, the interaction between academia and the private sector, clinical research, international collaborations and the main challenges and opportunities for Australian researchers in the Asian Century. Would you begin by outlining the key milestones and achievements of the NHMRC in the past four years? The first point is the development of our initiatives on an international level: for example, we...
26 November 2012
NHMRC Presentation to the Innovation Translation Forum
NHMRC CEO presentation Creating a virtuous cyclepath through the valley of death delivered at the Innovation Translation Forum in Melbourne on 23 November 2012. View the presentation Creating a virtuous cyclepath through the valley of death (PPTX, 3.5MB)
14 November 2012
2012 NHMRC Report to the Australian Health and Medical Research Community - webcast
On 14 November, 2012, NHMRC CEO, Professor Warwick Anderson, delivered a webcast to provide feedback to the research community about the 19 October grant announcement outcomes. 2012 NHMRC Report to the Australian Health and Medical Research Community - presentation slides (PDF, 526KB) 2012 NHMRC Report to the Australian Health and Medical Research Community - detailed slides (PDF, 2MB) On demand video 2012 NHMRC Report to the Australian Health and Medical Research Community 2012 NHMRC Report...
02 November 2012
Introductory speech at the H5N1: Are We Prepared? Forum
Transcript of a speech given at the H5N1: Are We Prepared? Forum, Canberra, 1 November 2012. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the Ngunnawal people and pay my respects to their Elders past and present. I’m honoured to be jointly hosting this forum on H5N1 today with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Thank you to Dr Niteen Wairagkar, Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and Professor Derek Smith for making a special effort to be here. I’d also like to thank...
25 October 2012
Address by Professor Warwick Anderson to the ANZICS / ACCCN Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting - October 2012
Adelaide Convention Centre Opening plenary session, 1-3pm Thursday 25 October 2012 It’s a pleasure to join you today with Professor Rubenfeld for this opening plenary session of the conference. I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, the Kaurna people and pay my respects to their Elders, past and present. I also acknowledge the important and extremely demanding work you and your colleagues perform every day and every night in our hospitals. Delivery of...
24 October 2012
Research Translation Faculty Symposium: How the Research Translation Faculty will work
Transcript of a speech given at the innaugural NHMRC Research Translation Faculty Symposium, Melbourne, 24 October 2012. Firstly, I want to thank all of you for joining the Faculty. This is a huge initiative for the NHMRC, which will transform the way we work, so we’re all very excited about it. As Faculty members, particularly with around 2,500 people, the main way of communicating and collaborating on Faculty projects will be using the Faculty website that my office has been building....