In the period 2004-09, NHMRC expended over $3.05 billion on health and medical research, funding 20,356 new and ongoing awards.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenditure (AU$ millions) | 342.3 | 412.2 | 451.6 | 535.0 | 628.9 | 681.1 |
| Number of active grants | 2,767 | 2,958 | 3,082 | 3,494 | 3,976 | 4,079 |
Highlighted research topics
- Addiction and substance abuse
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Asthma
- Breast cancer
- Cystic fibrosis
- Dengue fever
- Diabetes
- Indigenous health
- Influenza
- Lung cancer
- Mental health
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Obesity
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Parkinson's disease
- Prostate cancer
- Stroke
A note on the selection of funded awards
The awards whose summaries appear on these topic pages have been selected from relevant awards to illustrate the breadth of research interests funded by NHMRC in each topic. Their inclusion, or the non-inclusion of other awards, does not imply any particular endorsement or quality judgement by NHMRC: all funded awards have been assessed on their merits through a rigorous process of peer review.
Recognising Australian health and medical researchers
Although Australians are stereotypically keener on sport than science, Australia’s health and medical researchers are well represented among the recipients of some of the highest recognition for their achievements, internationally and within Australia.