22 December

• Call for research into services structures for severe and persistent mental illness
• NHMRC announces the Marshall and Warren Award
• Australia Fellowship round five – EOI opening and closing date amendment
• Research and Practitioner Fellowships: Extension of Closing Date for Applications
• Christmas Message

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11 December

• NHMRC Project Grants – 2010 funding round
• Research and Practitioner Fellowship applications
• NHMRC TRIP Fellowship Scheme
• NHMRC Partnership Projects – Second Call
• Career Development Awards for funding commencing in 2011
• Australia Fellowship round five – opening date amendment
• Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – 2010
  • Research Grants – Program Grants & Young Investigator Grants
  • Long-Term & Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships
  • Career Development Award

• Australian – European Union Collaborative Research Grants

• National Guidance on Collaborative Maternity Care

• Australian Infection Control Guidelines – public consultation

• Improving stroke management in Australian emergency departments

• Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines

• NHMRC Congratulates NICS Fellowship Leaders in health care

• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – Research: the excitement and the challenges

• This is the last scheduled issue of Tracker for 2009.  The first 2009 issue will be released on 22 January 2010.

4 December (special edition)

• What is RGMS?
• Why is RGMS being implemented?
• What will I use RGMS for?
• What will be the benefits from implementing RGMS?
• What impact will RGMS have on me?
• How will my CV be stored and used?
• Will applications be different in RGMS?
• How do I get access to RGMS?
• When will applications open and when will I get access to RGMS?
• Will training be provided?
• Who do I contact if I have any problems?

27 November

• New electronic grant management submission system: Implementation Update
• NHMRC Funding Calendar (2009-2010)
• HoMER Certification Scheme Handbook
• Proposal for an Australian Research Integrity Committee
• Stroke care package released
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – What will you do with your life?

13 November

• John McCallum to join NHMRC
• Outcomes of NHMRC Project Grants
• H1N1 workshop
• Integrated comprehensive health centres
• HoMER Stakeholder Briefings
• Dr Sue Phillips appointment to Guidelines International Network Board of Trustees
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – Killing cancer without collateral damage

30 October

• Minister Announces NHMRC Grants for 2010

• Revision of NHMRC’s Administering Institution policy

• New Research Grants Management System (RGMS): Implementation Update

• Public Consultation - Draft Guidelines for the Screening, Prognosis, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Glaucoma

• Revision of privacy guidelines (s95 and s95A)

• New advice for National Statement

• Public Consultation of the draft Australian Drinking Water Guidelines

• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – Good news on Indigenous kids’ health

16 October

• New Partnership Grants announced by Prime Minister

• CEO Newsletter

• Public Consultation - Ethical issues involved in the transition to palliation and end of life care

• Accelerating Ethics Review

• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – Curiosity may lead to diabetes treatment

2 October

• Strong support for H1N109 swine flu vaccination program

• Aussie Research wins $25m of US funds

• NHMRC Embryo Research Licensing Committee Announced

• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – Targeting highly-prized molecules

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18 September

• Recognition for NHMRC Peer Reviewers
• New NHMRC Principal Committees Announced
• ALERT - Centres of Research Excellence Scheme closing next week
• Guidelines for Prostate Cancer - Public Consultation
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – Keep on breathing while you sleep

4 September

• New National Health and Medical Research Council appointed
• HoMER pilot — expressions of interest
• Nutrition @ NHMRC
• Guidelines on Type 2 Diabetes
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2009 – We are what our grandmother ate

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21 August

• 10 of the Best Research Projects 2009
• Pilot eGenetics subsite goes live
• Australian – European Union Collaborative Research Grants
• Minor amendment to National Statement
• Panel for development and presentation of evidence based health advice
• Podcast: 10 of the Best Research Projects 2009 – Saving young lives from sarcoma
• Tell your colleagues about Tracker

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7 August

• Important Consultation: Health and Medical Research Strategy

• Call for Abstracts - Water and Health in a Time of Climate Change

• New NHMRC public statement on blood lead levels released

• Podcast: Dealing with conflicts of interest

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24 July

• Extended closing date for Centres of Research Excellence Scheme (CRE) - UPDATE
• NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships
• Draft National Protocol for Donation after Cardiac Death released for public consultation - Submission period extended
• Release of Managed Aquifer Recharge; and Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Guidelines
• Research priority on new look NHMRC website
• Vodcast: Professor Ian Frazer – Avoiding pitfalls in a medical research career

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10 July

• The Centres of Research Excellence Scheme for 2009 OPENS today
• NHMRC Partnership Centres
• H1N1 research projects fast-tracked
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 – Cleopatra bathed in it, now it heals skin

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26 June

• Important Consultation: Health and Medical Research Strategy
• NHMRC's ICT Services Transition
• Draft National Protocol for Donation after Cardiac Death released for public consultation
• HoMER pilots
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 – ‘Flightless’ protein helps heal wounds

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19 June (special edition)

• Important Consultation: Health and Medical Research Strategy
• CEO June Newsletter

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12 June

• Draft national strategy for Australian medical research and public health research – 2010-12
• Special call to ensure all applications receive expert peer review
• Are you planning to apply for a Centres of Research Excellence Scheme this year?
• Forthcoming public consultations: Partnership Centres for Research Excellence
• NHMRC announces six new leaders in health care
• Revised Position Statement: Monitoring and Reporting of Safety for Clinical Trials Involving Therapeutic Products
• NHMRC Dietary Guidelines and associated publications – Tenders to revise this document
• Professor Chris O’Brien
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 - Osteoarthritis research gets closer to the bone

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29 May

• Forthcoming urgent call for research - H1N1 influenza 2009 virus
• Public consultation: single ethical review of multi-centre research
• Animal Guidelines- CO2 in Euthanasia and Humane Killing in Rodents
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 – Can cancers be prevented?

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15 May

• NHMRC and the 2009–10 budget
• Project Grants
• Consultation – NHMRC Research Fellowships Scheme
• Consultation – Products derived from human tissue
• Consultation - draft guideline on Prevention of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to Australian hospitals
• Reports on the NHMRC Review of the Road Map: A Strategic Framework for Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health through Research
• HREC Report for the Period 1 July 2007 – 31 Dec 2007
• Human Research Ethics Committees – 2008 Annual Report Form Reminder
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 – Chinese medicine may hold the key to treating diabetes

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1 May

• 2010 NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships
• Transparency and Conflict of Interest workshop, Canberra, 2 June 2009
• Consultation - draft guideline on Prevention of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to Australian hospitals
• Consultation - proposed national accreditation scheme of institutional Human Research Ethics Committees
• Consultation – Products derived from human tissue
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 – Whose fault is obesity, mum’s or dad’s?

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20 April

• New public health position at NHMRC
• The Many Benefits of Health and Medical Research
• NHMRC Partnership Projects – Timeline
• HoMER Newsletter
• Nutrition @ NHMRC
• Invitation to provide comments
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 Mysteries of male reproduction

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3 April

• Temporary contact details - NHMRC Canberra office relocation
• NHMRC Principal Committees for the next triennium
• NHMRC Program Grants – Call for Applications
• Corrections on NHMRC Training Fellowships application form
• International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP) Grants
• Invitation to Comment - Draft Research Road Map II
• Public consultation - Guidelines on the Use of Animals for Training Interventional Medical Practitioners and Demonstrating New Interventional Medical Equipment and Techniques
• International Collaboration Targets Australia’s Deadliest & Hidden Cancers
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 - Finding better ways to treat traumatic injury

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20 March

• NHMRC Career Development Awards
• 2009 Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
• Guidelines for the assessment of absolute cardiovascular disease risk
• Podcast - Professor Nadia Rosenthal: Improving the health of our ageing population

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6 March

• IMPORTANT DATE
• Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships for funding commencing in 2010
• International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP) Grants – Request for Applications
• New Research Grants Management System (RGMS): Implementation Commenced
• Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol
• Podcast: NHMRC’s new alcohol guidelines – what do they really mean?
• HoMER Newsletter

• Public consultation - Guidelines on the Care of Cats and Dogs Used for Scientific Purposes

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20 February

• Acknowledging our peer review members
• Program Grants 2009 Call for Applications – Early Notice of Application Dates
• Podcast: 10 of the best research projects 2008 – We know fluoride saves teeth, but is it cost effective?

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6 February

• Project Grants are closing very soon
• Fifteen new Program Grants awarded
• 2009 International Human Frontier Science Program-Research Grants open
• Guidelines Levels and Grades of Evidence Pilot
• Guidelines for Monoclonal Antibody Production
• Podcast – Breakthrough discovery: naturally-occurring stem cells in women

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23 January

• Registration for NHMRC peer review assessors continues
• CEO Newsletter
• NHMRC Action Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Project Grants funding commencing in 2010
• Pre-Advertisement for International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP) Grants – Request for Applications
• HoMER Consultation paper
• New Diabetes Research Innovation Award

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