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A comprehensive listing of NHMRC policies and priorities
The laws and obligations that are relevant to NHMRC, including the various Acts, are set out on the Applicable laws and obligations page.
A list and explanation of requirements under the Funding Agreement, including NHMRC Approved Standards and Guidelines, is available on the Funding Agreement page.
- The 3Rs
- A guide to the care and use of Australian native mammals in research and teaching
- Administering Institutions
- Administering Institutions – consideration of gender equality
- Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes
- Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, 2018
- Best practice methodology in the use of animals for scientific purposes
- Complaints policy
- Direct Research Costs guidelines
- Embargo policy
- Encrypted email user guide
- Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research
- Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities (2018)
- Funding agreement between NHMRC and administering institutions
- Guide to evaluating industry-relevant experience
- Grantee variations policy
- Institutions with certified ethics review processes
- National principles of intellectual property management for publicly funded research
- National statement on ethical conduct in human research
- NHMRC Relative to Opportunity Policy
- NHMRC Research Integrity and Misconduct Policy
- Open access policy
- Principles and guidelines for the care and use of non-human primates for scientific purposes
- Safety monitoring and reporting in clinical trials involving therapeutic goods
- Use of non-human primates for scientific purposes