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Section 1 describes values that support an open, honest, supportive and respectful research culture that is conducive to the conduct of high-quality research. Section 2 discusses the key elements integral to shaping research culture.
On 27 August 2025, the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing announced the release of the draft National Health and Medical Research Strategy (the National Strategy). The National Strategy will build on Australia’s strengths in health and medical research and leverage Australia’s world leading research capability. It will aim to attract researchers and investors, strengthen coordination and impact and improve health outcomes in communities. Feedback on the draft strategy was sought through a public consultation. The consultation closed on 8 October 2025 and submissions are being reviewed.
The 2025 Consultation Report presents the findings of the national consultation on the draft revised Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research1 (the Statement), The Statement was co-authored by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF). The NHMRC-Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Interim Consumer Advisory Network (ICAN) and the NHMRC-MRFF Consumer Advisory Group (CAG) provided advice to NHMRC and CHF on the drafting process.
Signaling the arrival of the digital revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly appearing within Australia’s health system. From diagnostics to clinical practice, digitisation of healthcare is promising to enhance delivery by supporting workforce capability, enabling better patient engagement and promoting health literacy and self-management of health conditions. Yet while our appetite for AI and its potential in being a safe, ethical, equitable and effective tool has improved with time, a lot remains unknown.
Cultural factors critical to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have been assessed in the largest cohort study ever, conducted by Professor Raymond Lovett, yielding a new resource for health practitioners, policymakers and Indigenous communities.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) support and expect open science practices as outlined throughout this Policy to maximise the benefits and value arising from their funding. All recipients of NHMRC and MRFF grants must comply with all elements of this Policy.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released Staying healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services - 6th edition (Staying healthy), a best-practice resource that provides simple and effective ways for education and care services to help limit the spread of infectious diseases among children.
NHMRC, guided by its Principal Committee Indigenous Caucus (PCIC), conducted a national consultation on the Indigenous Research Excellence Criteria (IREC) to consider how the criteria are working in practice and whether improvements are needed.
Frequently asked questions on the consideration of sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation (the Variables) in health and medical research are answered below.
NHMRC recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic may be affecting research involving animals, including delays to existing research projects, or new research relating to the pandemic that proposes to use animals.
This overview describes how NHMRC’s grant program is expected to lead to the accomplishment of the agency’s mission. It contextualises NHMRC’s activities within the broader health research, translation and impact (RTI) system.
On 15 November 2022, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) co-hosted an online workshop with the CHF to commence the review of the Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research (2016) (the Statement). See also consumer and community engagement