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Developed through consultation with other Australian Government agencies, our Strategic Opportunities report outlines more specific and targeted initiatives that National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) could undertake to achieve the actions and goals set out in the International Engagement Strategy 2023–2026.
These guidelines outline ethical principles for health professionals involved in donation after death and provide guidance on how these principles can be put into practice.
The Research Committee fosters research across the spectrum of health and medical research, including the awarding of grants and providing research support.
The Investigator Grants Peer Review Mentor (PRM) video features senior researchers discussing their approach to organising, assessing, scoring and comparing Investigator and other NHMRC grant applications equitably. This video resource is to support peer reviewers of NHMRC grants.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has established the Sodium Expert Working Group to support the review and update of the sodium Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand (NRVs).
These guidelines outline ethical practice for health professionals involved in living organ and tissue donation and provides guidance on how these principles can be put into practice.
Keeping research on track II was developed to provide advice on how the values and principles outlined in Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders can be put into practice in research.
Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) review research proposals involving human participants to ensure that they are ethically acceptable. There are approximately 200 HRECs in research organisations across Australia or operating independently.
We provide resources to assist researchers and members of animal ethics committees (AECs) to consider the ethical and welfare issues about the use of genetically modified and cloned animals.
This page includes information on guidelines and tools about: Assisted Reproductive Technology clinical ethics decision-making for pandemics research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples health privacy organ and tissue donation and transplantation payment of participants in research peer review and ethical review embryo research, stem cells and human cloning quality assurance and evaluation activities participant information and consent forms.
The fifth meeting of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee (Expert Committee) was held in March 2023 by videoconference. The meeting discussed a framework to support the evidence review process and agreed on the prioritised broad research questions.
Australian Research Integrity Committee (ARIC) undertakes reviews of institutional processes used to manage and investigate potential breaches of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (the Code).
The number of direct to consumer DNA tests consumers can buy over the internet, without the involvement of a doctor, has been rising. This resource is to inform consumers about test accuracy, privacy legislation and what it may mean for personal insurances and blood relations.
Professor Kate Conigrave from The University of Sydney is an Addiction Medicine Specialist and Public Health Physician based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Her work combines treating individuals with alcohol, drug and tobacco problems, promoting the health of communities and research and teaching. She is currently the chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Alcohol Working Group, which is charged with reviewing the guidelines to reduce the health risks from drinking alcohol.