Group photo of awardees at the 2023 Research Excellence Awards.

2023 Research Excellence Awards

On Wednesday 27 March 2024, we honoured the achievements of Australian health and medical researchers who have dedicated their careers to improving the health of our nation, through our annual Research Excellence Awards.

Shining a light on chronic disease, suicide prevention, novel drug development and discovery, as well as improving health equity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, these awards acknowledged the top-ranked researchers and teams following peer review of applications to NHMRC’s highly competitive grant schemes in 2023.

 

Read about the 2023 Awards Recipients

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