The National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) vision is a gender diverse and inclusive health and medical research workforce to take advantage of the full range of talent needed to build a healthy Australia.
NHMRC has completed its consultation on options to reach gender equity in the NHMRC Investigator Grant scheme.
NHMRC held a series of open forums that included a presentation by NHMRC CEO, Professor Anne Kelso AO, and an open discussion with attendees on the options under consideration.
On 15 July 2022, NHMRC released a Discussion paper: Options to reach gender equity in the Investigator Grant scheme.
A series of open forums were held in locations across Australia and you can see the below table for locations and times.
Webinar
The Options to reach gender equity in the Investigator Grant scheme national online consultation webinar was recorded and is available to play in the following frame:
Also available is a transcript of the webinar.
Those unable to participate in these events were able to provide their feedback by completing a survey, which was open until Tuesday 16 August 2022.
Further information
A list of Frequently Asked Questions is available as is the discussion paper.
More information on the outcome of the consultation can be found on Working towards gender equity on Investigator Grants.
| Date | Time | State | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 1 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | Queensland | University of Queensland, Brisbane |
| Monday 1 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | National | Online via zoom (hybrid event with University of Queensland) |
| Tuesday 2 August 2022 | 10:00 am AEST | Queensland | James Cook University, Townsville Those not in Townsville, were able to join in Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa or Thursday Island by videoconference. |
| Wednesday 3 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | New South Wales | Ritchie Theatre, UNSW Kensington Campus |
| Friday 5 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | Victoria | Monash University Clayton Campus |
| Friday 5 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | National | Online via zoom (hybrid event with Monash University) |
| Tuesday 9 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | Victoria | University of Melbourne, Parkville |
| Tuesday 9 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | National | Online via zoom (hybrid event with University of Melbourne) |
| Wednesday 10 August 2022 | 1:30 pm AWST | Western Australia | Perth Children's Hospital |
| Thursday 11 August 2022 | 12:30 pm ACST | South Australia | SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute) |
| Thursday 11 August 2022 | 12:30 pm ACST | National | Online via zoom (hybrid event with SAHMRI) |
| Tuesday 16 August 2022 | 10:00 am AEST | Australian Capital Territory | John Curtin School of Medical Research |
| Tuesday 16 August 2022 | 12:30 pm AEST | National | Online via Zoom |
