Nominations now open – NHMRC Council, Principal Committees and Joint NHMRC-MRFF Advisory Committees

Nominations are invited from interested individuals to serve on advisory committees that provide expert advice to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the Department) on health and medical research in Australia. The Department is responsible for the administration of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

NHMRC is also seeking to establish a joint advisory committee with the Australian Research Council (ARC) to advise on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research, research funding processes and grant management (including applications and peer review) and research translation. The NHMRC-ARC AI Advisory Committee may also provide advice to the Department for the purposes of supporting the MRFF.

More information on each of the advisory committees is available via the links below. To nominate for one or more of these committees please visit the NHMRC website.

NHMRC Council and Principal Committees

Nominations are now open for the following NHMRC advisory committees:

• NHMRC Council
• Research Committee
• Australian Health Ethics Committee
• Embryo Research Licensing Committee

NHMRC-MRFF Joint Advisory Committees

NHMRC and the Department work together through a coordinated advisory committee structure that supports a strategic and aligned approach to health and medical research funding, policy and priorities across Australia. These arrangements strengthen coordination between NHMRC's Medical Research Endowment Account (MREA) and the MRFF, helping to maximise the impact of public investment in health and medical research and innovation.

The following committees are jointly established by NHMRC and the Department to advise on research strategies and funding policies (for both MREA and MRFF) in each of the respective areas:

• NHMRC-MRFF Consumer Advisory Group
• NHMRC-MRFF Industry, Philanthropy and Commercialisation Committee
• NHMRC-MRFF Public Health and Health Systems Committee
• NHMRC-MRFF Indigenous Advisory Group

NEW NHMRC-ARC Joint Advisory Committee

NHMRC-ARC Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee – will advise the research funders on the use, governance, ethics and implications of AI in research, including in research funding and research translation.

Nominations now open

We are seeking nominations from individuals interested in the role of research in improving social, economic and health outcomes for the Australian community, including but not limited to; consumers and community members, industry representatives, philanthropy representatives, physicians and other clinicians, and researchers across a broad range of disciplines (primarily focused on health and medicine) and at all career stages.

Nominees may be asked to serve more than one committee, noting that all committees will have consumer representative/s and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative/s.

To nominate, please complete the online nomination form.

Refer to the FAQs available on the nomination form webpage for common questions or contact NHMRC.appointments@nhmrc.gov.au for further information.