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Webinar on sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research
The Healthy Environments and Lives National Research Network (HEAL) was announced at the end of 2021 with a grant of $10 million over five years, as an NHMRC Special Initiative to provide national and international leadership in environmental change and health research. HEAL formally starts in May 2022; a lot of groundwork has been done to create the foundations for a large and diverse collaboration to deliver its ambitious work plan over the next five years and beyond.
The following resources may help you to find out more about e-cigarettes. Evidence reviews used to inform the CEO Statement on Electronic Cigarettes can be downloaded from the CEO Statement tab.
Professor Caroline Homer AO is a midwife and maternal and newborn health researcher. Her research addresses maternal and newborn health issues, especially the role of midwives in improving outcomes in limited-resource settings, with a focus for more than 20 years on the Asia-Pacific region.
‘Melanoma is the most common cancer for 15-39 year old Australians—with the highest ‘years of life lost’ of any cancer’1
As the Australian Government's lead agency for funding health and medical research, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is committed to achieving gender equity in its grant program.
Road Map 3: A strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research. Report of Community Consultations. Linked to:Action Plan 2018 - 2021 Triennium to implement Road Map 3Action Plan 2021 - 2024 Triennium to implement Road Map 3Road Map 3: A strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research.
We are committed to setting high standards in ethics in health care and research.
To assist researchers considering self-nominating for peer review, guidance for considering which funding scheme is most appropriate for self-nomination is provided on this page.
Nominations and appointments of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) peer reviewers across any NHMRC funding scheme are guided by these principles.
There are various factors that can affect when a grant outcome is announced. We may also release outcomes under embargo so institutions can begin planning straight away.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (responsible for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)) have today launched a new requirement for applicants for funding from their grant programs.
The Statement on Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation in Health and Medical Research (the Statement) is a joint initiative of NHMRC and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (responsible for implementation of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)).The Statement was developed in partnership with stakeholders, including researchers, consumers and advocacy groups with experience and expertise in consideration of sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research. The diverse perspectives, experiences and knowledge of women and men, both cisgender and trans, non-binary people, people with innate variations of sex characteristics and people with diverse sexual orientations are valued, respected, and contributed to the final Statement. A PDF version of the Statement is available to download.
This section provides definitions and guidance on data collection for sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2020 Standard.
Resources to help researchers and assessors appropriately consider sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation at all stages of health and medical research are available below.
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 and MRFF grant opportunities opening from January 2026 will include a new requirement to account for sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation as part of application and assessment processes.
NHMRC has established the Gender Guidelines Development Committee to oversee the guideline development process and draft recommendations for the clinical practice guidelines on the care of trans and gender diverse people under 18 with gender dysphoria (Gender Guidelines).
The APS Employee Census is an annual employee perception survey of the Australian Public Service workforce. The census collects employee opinions and perspectives on a range of topics, such as employee engagement, leadership, communication, innovation, and wellbeing. On this page find results from the NHMRC APS Employee Census and an action plan for each year.