Search

Ngiyampaa/Wongaibon social epidemiologist and recipient of the 2023 NHMRC David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award, Professor Raymond Lovett has focused his career on improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. As an Associate Director of Yardhura Walani (Australian National University) and Director of Mayi Kuwayu: The national study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing, Professor Lovett’s research has influenced policy at state and national levels, as well as empowered communities at the local level. He is now aiming to take this to the global stage through the development of a world-first Indigenous wellbeing index.

Professor Richard Lewis and his team from the Institute of Molecular Bioscience at University of Queensland made a notable discovery early in their research after a lab assistant observed one could milk cone snails for venom much more quickly if you gave them 'a poke or two'.

Microsurgery describes surgical procedures performed using a microscope and specialised tools. It is often used to connect small structures in the body such as blood vessels, nerves and lymphatics. NHMRC-funded researchers in (what is now) the O’Brien Department of St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research have been at the forefront of developing microsurgery since its emergence during the mid-20th century. Their pioneering precision instruments, microsurgical techniques and research models revolutionised surgical practice, allowing countless patients worldwide to receive a standard of surgical reconstruction for their injuries that was previously impossible.

Despite improvements in vaccine uptake in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, adults experience greater rates of influenza hospitalisation than non-Indigenous adults of the same age. 

This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers assistance in providing feedback to applicants.

This section provides a collation of the self-reflection questions in the Good institutional practice guide (the Guide), that can be used by leaders to determine their stage of implementation of cultural change.

The objective of the CTCS Grant scheme is to support high-quality clinical trials and cohort studies that address important gaps in knowledge, leading to relevant and implementable findings for the benefit of human health.

Less than 10% of adolescents globally, including in Australia, do enough physical activity to align with the amount required for young people to be healthy.

NHMRC has published updated advice on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (the Guidelines), which includes new and revised guideline values for PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFBS.

The Guide for assessing research involving Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Large Language Model Technology (collectively “AI”) has been developed by the Australian Health Ethics Committee for use by researchers and ethics review bodies when developing and assessing proposals for research involving AI. 

Dr Nicky Thomas started his career as a pharmacist. During his PhD, he was investigating how encasing medicine in lipid droplets could improve its efficacy when he was asked: can this lipid technology be used to treat biofilms?

'It’s about coming with an open mind and heart, and willingness to deeply listen to community… to have any preconceptions challenged and re-learn ways of doing research' - Dr Veronica Matthews , co-lead investigator, STRengthening systems for InDigenous healthcare Equity (STRIDE)

NHMRC has revised the questions in its Final Report for Medical Research Endowment Account (MREA) grants to obtain better visibility of the personnel supported by, and research outputs, outcomes and impacts generated from, NHMRC grants. Please see the Download section for an example of the Final Report.