14 Dec 2005
» Career Awards for funding to commence in 2007
Career Awards Policies and Applications including Research and Practitioner Fellowships and Burnet Awards for funding to commence in 2007

14 Dec 2005
» Research Grants for funding to commence in 2007
Research Support Funding Policies and Applications including Project Grants, Program Grants, Centres of Clinical Research Excellence, Development Grants, Enabling Grants and Strategic Awards for funding to commence in 2007

9 Dec 2005
» National Research Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases Grant
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is providing one–off seed funding to establish a National Research Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases as part of the Australian Government’s Strengthening Cancer Care initiative.

1 Dec 2005
» Download: Wicking Trust Medical and Scientific Research Grants (PDF 282kb)
Successful Wicking Trust Medical and Scientific Research Grants announced 14 November 2005

29 Nov 2005
» 2006/2007 Funding calendar
Timetable and Procedures Relating to Research and Training Grants and Awards for Funding Commencing in FY 2006-07

18 Nov 2005
» Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) Advisory Board - Consumer Representative
In June this year the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) was established at the University of Sydney with funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

16 Nov 2005

Strategic groups known as “Health Streams” – organised according to issues of health, disease, systems and population groups – are to be established as of mid-2006.

15 Nov 2005
The survey involves all the NHMRC grant recipients who have been awarded new funding in 2006. Our intention is to email the first named Chief Investigator (CI) for each grant and ask them to provide data on the four areas. The survey should only take 5 minutes at most to complete.

2 Nov 2005
» HREC Bulletin - No 16 Spring 2005
Includes information on adverse event reporting, extension of the NHMRC triennium, the future of the HREC Bulletin, rescinded Information Sheets and an article by Jenine Bailey and Valerie Alberts – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, James Cook University.

28 Oct 2005
» Scholarship Stipend and Allowance rates for 2006
This document gives details of the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship Stipend and Allowance Rates for 2006.

28 Oct 2005
» Project Grant funding statistics for 2006

28 Oct 2005
These questions and answers are aimed at answering queries about the changes to the NHMRC research investment structure and processes for supporting health and medical research.

26 Oct 2005
» Human Research Ethics Committee Alerts
Will provide Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) members and other stakeholders with alerts and notices on key emerging issues and developments that relate directly to the role of HRECs.

26 Oct 2005
» CCRE workshop on 4 October 2005 Presentation slides

21 Oct 2005
» Single Chief Investigator Program Grants
The NHMRC Research Committee has decided to defer the potential introduction of Single Chief Investigator Program Grants.

21 Oct 2005
» Potential Avian Influenza-Induced Pandemic — Call for Urgent Research
The NHMRC is calling for proposals for research to rapidly inform and advance Australian strategies to prevent, prepare for and respond to a potential avian influenza-induced pandemic.

12 Oct 2005
» National Association of Research Fellows of NHMRC Incorporated The NARF Post-Doctoral Investigators Award 2005
This annual award by NARF recognizes outstanding independent health/medical/biomedical research achievement by an Australian postdoctoral fellow at an early stage of their research career.

10 Oct 2005
» Successful NHMRC Research Grants Commencing in 2006 - Details of Grants (PDF, 252kb)
Today the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon. Tony Abbott, MP announced funding for 605 NHMRC Research Grants to commence in 2006.
» Media release: Medical research to get $290 million boost

6 Oct 2005
On 7 September 2005, the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon. Tony Abbott, MP announced significant changes to the governance of the NHMRC

27 Sep 2005
» Thinking Systems Program — Call for Research
A joint NHMRC - ARC research program addressing the National Research Priority goal of Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries.

23 Sep 2005
» Strengthening Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
To assist in improving access to and uptake of cardiac rehabilitation services in order to promote the return to optimal health and wellbeing.

19 Sep 2005
» Targeted email survey of Scholarship and Training Fellowship holders.
Advice to RAOs of an email survey to be undertaken by NHMRC

8 Sep 2005
» NHMRC Welcomes New Governance Arrangements

29 Aug 2005
» Request to transfer a NHMRC Research Fellowship between institutions

29 Aug 2005
» International Human Frontier Science Program Fellowship

26 Aug 2005
» Public Consultation on assessment of publications with a view to review or withdraw
It is NHMRC policy that all publications are assessed for currency and relevance at least at 5-yearly intervals. The following six (6) publications now need to be assessed.

25 Aug 2005
» Call for Expressions of Interest - Preventive Healthcare and Strengthening Australia's Social and Economic Fabric Strategic Award

17 Aug 2005
» Marie Curie Actions and Fellowships
The EU is looking for top class Australian and New Zealander researchers to take part in its Marie Curie Fellowship program

15 Aug 2005
» Thinking Systems Roadshow
Addressing the Australian Government's National Research Priority goals of Breakthrough Science and Frontier Technologies.

9 Aug 2005
» Call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
The Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre is inviting organisations to submit EOIs for funding in 2006 that have the potential to meet DVDC's mission.

8 Aug 2005
» Centre of Clinical Research Excellence Workshop — 4 October 2005

3 Aug 2005
» Opportunities for postdoctoral placements Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research

25 Jul 2005
» Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002
ComLaw have published an updated version of the PHCA. The revision includes an amendment to the definition of excess ART embryo arising from the Statute Law Revision Act (No 100) 2005.

22 Jul 2005
» Draft Toolkit: Making Decisions about Tests and Treatments - A guide to better communication between health consumers and health professional

13 Jul 2005
» Timetable for Enabling Grants Rounds 1, 2 and 3

13 Jul 2005
» Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry Update

11 Jul 2005
» Licensing Committee - 5^th Biannual Report to Parliament for the period 1 October 2004 to 31 March 2005

7 Jul 2005
» Successful Program Grants for 2006

29 Jun 2005
The NHMRC has launched its new website after a year of collaborative efforts with internal and external stakeholders. The new design, which features five new information portals, allows access to information in a quick and easy manner. Users of the new website will be able to provide feedback through an online survey.

29 Jun 2005
» Call for nominations for the ATSE Clunies Ross Award 2006 - nominations provide an opportunity to celebrate Australia's outstanding scientific achievers

16 Jun 2005
» 2005 NHMRC Stakeholder Survey

06 Jun 2005
» Development Grants - Applications for Development Grants funding to commence in January 2006

17 May 2005
» Young Scientist of the Year nominations now open

13 May 2005
» Rolex Awards

13 May 2005
» Call for Expressions of Interest - Health Services Research Program - Round Two

05 May 2005
» Nominations for the CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science

28 Apr 2005
» Download: Alzheimer's Australia Research (AAR) 2005 Dementia Grants Program - (PDF, 22kb)

28 Apr 2005
» Enabling Grants Round 3 Special Facilities

20 Apr 2005
Department of Education, Science and Training audit of science, engineering and technology skills
» Download: Discussion Paper (PDF, 89kb)
» Download: Consultation Dates and Venues (PDF, 15kb)

12 Apr 2005
» Email Survey of Researchers Receiving New Funding in 2005

12 Apr 2005
The Department of Health and Ageing is releasing a request for tender (199/0405) in Saturday 9 April 2005 editon of The Australian for the development of physical activity recommendations for older people. The request for tender information was available at www.tenders.gov.au or www.health.gov.au/tenders from 9 April 2005.

08 Mar 2005
» Australian-Indian Research Collaborations

08 Mar 2005
Call for applications for research grants from the Haemophilia Foundation Research Fund Applications are invited for the 2005 funding round. Closing date is 31 May

01 Mar 2005
» Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research

18 Feb 2005
» Glucosamine Research Study - Call for Applications

11 Jan 2005
» Review of the Joint NHMRC/AVCC Statement and Guidelines on Research Practice (1997)

07 Jan 2005
» Download: SIDS and Kids Symposium 2005 (PDF, 104kb)

07 Jan 2005
» Outcomes of the Public Consultation for the Review of the NHMRC Fellowships Scheme, Program Grants Scheme and the proposed Single-Investigator Scheme