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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.
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.
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.
The report from an NHMRC-organised workshop that brought together experts to discuss the opportunities and risks from the use of AI in NHMRC and the Department of Health and Aged Care Health and Medical Research Office (HMRO)-funded health and medical research, and its translation. This was to ensure Australia is well positioned to make the best use of the technologies to improve human health.
Our current legislative basis is the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 (NHMRC Act). We are responsible to the Commonwealth Minister for Health.
NHMRC Scientific Progress Report for NHMRC funded grants
The translation of health and medical research provides the best opportunity for populations to receive excellent health care, and drives advances and breakthroughs in health care in Australia.