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RAO Alert - 25 September 2020
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Million Minds Mission – 2020 Mental Health Research Grant Opportunity Application Form Now Available in Sapphire
Tracker - 21 September 2020
Tracker is a fortnightly email newsletter that informs the Australian research community about major NHMRC activities and funding opportunities.
NHMRC Dementia Research News
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) remains committed to supporting dementia research in Australia following the end of the Australian Government's Boosting Dementia Research Initiative (BDRI).
Improving kidney health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Associate Professor Jaqui Hughes from the Menzies School of Health Research received the 2019 NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award at NHMRC’s Research Excellence Awards ceremony in March 2020. Kidney disease is a significant health priority among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The cohort study being led by A/Professor Hughes will describe the long-term changes in kidney function over 10 years. This will provide critical data to inform regional and national policy on identification and care of people with kidney disease.
RAO Alert - 17 September 2020
NHMRC Postaward activity survey
RAO Alert - 11 September 2020
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Million Minds Mission – 2020 Mental Health Research Grant Opportunity: Urgent Update to Application Form
NHMRC Tracker – 8 September 2020
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RAO Alert - 7 September 2020
Medical Research Future Fund – 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research Grant Opportunity- Round 2 EOI form is now available in Sapphire
RAO Alert - 4 September 2020
Targeted Call for Research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS TCR) – Funding outcomes released under strict embargo
RAO Alert - 2 September 2020
MRFF Primary Health Care Research Initiative – Primary Health Care Research Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
RAO Alert - 2 September 2020
Medical Research Future Fund – 2020 Grant Opportunities open for applications
RAO Alert - 2 September 2020
Targeted Call for Research into End of Life Care – Now open in Sapphire
Unravelling the pathobiology of non-Alzheimer dementias and degenerative motor syndromes
Professor Glenda Halliday from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Brain and Mind Centre received NHMRC’s Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award at this year’s NHMRC Research Excellence Awards. Her research aims to identify and understand the pathobiology of non-Alzheimer dementias and degenerative motor syndromes. These syndromes are currently under-recognised, mainly affect people in their prime, can kill rapidly, and have no mechanistic therapies.
RAO Alert - 26 August 2020
Sapphire will be unavailable today between 4:30pm – 6:30pm ACT local time
NHMRC Tracker – 24 August 2020
Stay informed on major NHMRC activities and funding opportunities with our fortnightly email newsletter, Tracker.
RAO Alert - 21 August 2020
Rare Cancers Rare Diseases and Unmet Need – COVID-19 grant opportunity
RAO Alert - 19 August 2020
NHMRC funding outcomes under strict embargo
RAO Alert - 14 August 2020
Sapphire back online
RAO Alert - 14 August 2020
Targeted Call for Research into End of Life Care – Opens on Wednesday 2 September
RAO Alert - 13 August 2020
Sapphire Profile and Assessment functions are currently unavailable
RAO Alert - 13 August 2020
Extension to Partnership Projects 2020 PRC1 close – applications now due Friday 14 August 2020
NHMRC Tracker – 10 August
Tracker is the easiest way to keep up to date with the latest opportunities and key dates.
RAO Alert - 6 August 2020
Sapphire Outage
RAO Alert - 5 August 2020
New NHMRC mailbox for MRFF post-award matters
Changes to NHMRC’s Grant Schedule and Policies in Response to COVID-19
NHMRC has changed the timing of the 2021 Investigator Grant and Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies schemes. NHMRC has also changed its Relative to Opportunity policy to accommodate the impacts of COVID-19 on research.
RAO Alert - 3 August 2020
RGMS Back Online
RAO Alert - 27 July 2020
MRFF – 2019 Preventive and Public Health Research Grant Opportunity – Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
NHMRC Tracker – 28 July 2020
Tracker is a fortnightly email newsletter that informs the Australian research community about major NHMRC activities and funding opportunities.
RAO Alert - 23 July 2020
RGMS is currently unavailable
RAO Alert - 21 July 2020
NHMRC funding outcomes under strict embargo
RAO Alert - 20 July 2020
Targeted Call for Research: National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers
RAO Alert - 17 July 2020
New Grant Program Dates for 2021 Funding Rounds
NHMRC Tracker – 14 July 2020
For the latest on upcoming opportunities and key dates check out our latest Tracker newsletter.
Aboriginal mental health research and the importance of resilience
Developing better understanding of effective therapeutic practices with Aboriginal clients, in Aboriginal community settings, and with Aboriginal practitioners, across the spectrum of mental health and social and emotional wellbeing outcomes is the goal of Dr Graham Gee.
Addressing Australian’s national transfusion research priorities
Professor Erica Wood is head of the Transfusion Unit at Monash University. Her research describes how blood is used in Australia, and how its use can be improved and made safer and more cost-effective. Through registry data and clinical trials, and studies of novel blood products, Professor Wood and her team aim to improve access and transfusion outcomes for patients.
RAO Alert - 1 July 2020
Important information for Boosting Dementia Research Initiative grant holders
RAO Alert - 29 June 2020
MRFF – Global Health Initiative – 2019 Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Pacific Island Countries Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
NHMRC Tracker — 29 June 2020
Tracker is a fortnightly email newsletter that informs the Australian research community about major NHMRC activities and funding opportunities.
Could an antiseptic mouthwash reduce sexually transmitted infections and improve the sex life of Australians?
Associate Professor Eric Chow from Monash University received the NHMRC Peter Doherty Investigator Grant Award (Emerging Leadership) at this years’ NHMRC Research Excellence Awards. His research aims to improve treatment, prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STI), with a particular interest in gonorrhoea, syphilis and human papillomavirus (HPV).
Public consultation on updated guidance on the radiological quality of drinking water
NHMRC is seeking public feedback on updated guidance that provides advice on the radiological quality of drinking water.
RAO Alert - 25 June 2020
MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
RAO Alert - 22 June 2020
MRFF – Stem Cell Therapies Mission – 2020 Stem Cell Therapies Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
RAO Alert - 19 June 2020
MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission – 2020 Traumatic Brain Injury Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
RAO Alert - 17 June 2020
NHMRC Special Initiative in Mental Health
RAO Alert - 17 June 2020
Current NHMRC mental health funding opportunities
RAO Alert - 16 June 2020
MRFF – 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research Grant Opportunity open for applications
RAO Alert - 15 June 2020
MRFF Research Funding Outcomes Announced and Embargo Lifted
NHMRC Tracker — 15 June 2020
Stay informed on major NHMRC activities and funding opportunities with our fortnightly email newsletter, Tracker.
RAO Alert - 15 June 2020
Notification of any outstanding Sapphire issues
RAO Alert - 12 June 2020
MRFF - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 COVID-19 Immunological Studies Grant Opportunity open for applications