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NHMRC is investing almost $280 million to support 190 innovative projects that address specific questions in medical research that contribute to the improvement of human health.
NHMRC is investing $55 million towards 11 outstanding teams of researchers, from a range of disciplines, who will answer major health and medical research questions that cannot be answered by a single researcher through NHMRC Synergy Grants.
The Consumer Advisory Group (CAG) provides strategic advice on health matters and health and medical research matters from a consumer perspective.
Dr Craig Smith and a team of scientists at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health’s Addiction Neuroscience Laboratory are investigating one of the receptors in the brain they think are responsible for those seriously rewarding feelings. Not only does this have the potential to help with obesity but it is closely linked with addictions to opioids such as heroin and could lead to a new group of targeted drugs.
NHMRC is investing $10.1 million to support the next generation of outstanding health and medical research graduates.
Skin sores and infections are worldwide problems but are particularly important health issues for remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. Rates of skin disease have been high in such communities for decades: not just by Australian urban standards but by world standards. With one study finding impetigo prevalence as high as 70%,1 these problems are so prevalent that they have come to be considered ‘normal’ – by children, their families and even by health care providers. NHMRC-funded researchers at the Menzies School for Health Research (Menzies) and The Kids Research Institute have made major contributions to improving skin health in these communities.
Contact lenses provide improved vision for many people around the world, however when they were initially developed they could also impair eye health. The work of NHMRC-funded researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) led to significant positive impacts on eye care globally. These included the development of a much safer type of contact lens along with several other market-leading products, and advancing knowledge about contact lens-related infection and inflammation.
The community research priorities portal enables consumers, community or professional groups to submit research topics to NHMRC that may be underfunded or have a significant research knowledge gap.
Consumers, community and professional groups are encouraged to submit proposals on a specific health issue or topic that would benefit from further health and medical research efforts.
Proposals received through the Community Research Priorities Portal are assessed and prioritised by the TCR Prioritisation Committee using this rubric.
A Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is a one-time request for grant applications to address a specific health issue where there is a significant research knowledge gap or unmet need. A TCR specifies the scope and objectives of the research to be proposed, application requirements and procedures, and the review criteria to be applied in the evaluation of applications submitted in response to the TCR.
The Partnership Project funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
The revision to the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines (the Guidelines) is currently in the evidence review phase.
NHMRC produces impact case studies to demonstrate its contribution to raising the standard of individual and public health throughout Australia.