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Led by the CEO, our leadership and governance ensure NHMRC operates effectively and efficiently at all levels. This allows us to remain focused on the health care areas that matter most to Australia. Our leadership team has considerable experience in research strategy and programs, evidence-based medicine, research policy and translation, and corporate operations. We use their collective skills to develop strategic initiatives to improve Australian health and support health research.
Following an earlier review of evidence linking wind farms to human health, NHMRC sought to update and review available information. The documents here focus on the methods used to conduct a systematic literature review focusing on noise, shadow flicker and electromagnetic radiation.
This Administrative report: Information Paper: Evidence on the effects of lead on human health refers to the development of the Information paper and Statement as well as background documents relating to the assessment of the evidence on the health effects of lead.
Worldwide, preterm birth (birth before 37 weeks) is the single largest cause of death in the newborn period and early childhood.1 In Australia each year, around 8% of babies (almost 26,000 in 2019)2 are born prematurely. A wide variety of health issues are associated with pre-term birth, including developmental delay, cerebral palsy, hearing and visual impairments, learning difficulties and psychiatric disorders. NHMRC-funded researchers at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and other Adelaide-based institutions have made major contributions to reducing the prevalence of premature births and improving the health of premature babies.
The NHMRC Council is established under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 (NHMRC Act) to advise the CEO and perform functions conferred on it. Council members are appointed under section 41 (1) of the NHMRC Act for a triennium (3 years).
The full title of this factsheet is: DNA Genetic Testing in the Australian Context: A Statement from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
The advice and resources on this page have been provided for public information and to assist the water sector in responding to emerging water issues in the absence of official NHMRC advice.
NHMRC National Certification Scheme of Institutional Processes Related to the Ethical Review of Multi-centre Research.
Evaluation and reporting are essential for continuous quality improvement and so are embedded in the day-to-day work of NHMRC.
10 of the Best – Sixteenth Edition celebrates the calibre of talent and achievements of Australia’s health and medical researchers.
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving physical health of people with a mental illness 2022 grant opportunity aims to stimulate research which develops effective strategies and interventions to improve the physical health of people with a severe or persistent mental illness.
The intended outcomes for this Targeted Call for Research into improving the health of people with intellectual disability is to improve the long-term health outcomes and quality of life of people with an intellectual disability. This will reduce the number of avoidable presentations to emergency and the number of preventable and prolonged hospitalisations. Involvement of people with intellectual disability, their families and carers during the design of the research and its implementation is a key factor for achieving success.
10 of the Best – Fourteenth Edition describes 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects underway in Australia.
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving Indigenous maternal and child health in the early years 2022 grant opportunity aims are to identify strength-based, action-oriented approaches and interventions that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' concepts of health and wellbeing, cultural practices, and knowledge and learning to ensure that all children have the best start to life.
10 of the Best 2015 describes 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects in Australia.