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NHMRC Tracker 2007

November 9th

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CEO to present NHMRC’s research funding outcomes and future challenges around the country

  • Professor Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of NHMRC, is holding a series of open discussion sessions around the country during late 2007 and early 2008.  These sessions will cover a wide range of issues including success rates in the 2007 funding round, improving peer review, supporting our health and medical researchers, the rising costs of research, supporting biomedical, clinical, public health and health services research, the commercialisation of research and an analysis of NHMRC supported research achievements.
  • This is an opportunity to hear and discuss NHMRC’s current research support outcomes, and NHMRC’s consideration of addressing the forthcoming challenges in health and medical research in the 21st century. All are welcome and the sessions have been planned for:
  1. Melbourne – Melbourne University
    Time: 9:30 – 11:30
    Date: Wednesday 21 November 2007
    Venue: Sunderland Theatre, Medical Building, Cnr Grattan Street and Royal Parade
  2. Melbourne – Monash University
    Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    Date: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
    Venue: South One Lecture Theatre, Building 64 - Wellington Road, Clayton
  3. Brisbane - University of Queensland.
    Time: 2.00 - 4.00pm
    Date: Thursday 22 November
    Venue: QBI Auditorium, Level 7, Queensland Brain Institute (Bldg No 79), University of Queensland, 79 Upland Road, St Lucia
  4. Sydney – University of NSW
    Time: 10:00 – 12:00
    Date: Friday 23 November 2007
    Venue: Central Lecture Block, Room 7, Kensington Campus (E19 on the campus map)
  5. Sydney – University of Sydney
    Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    Date: Friday 23 November 2007
    Venue: Wallace Lecture Theatre, Science Road

    Further sessions in Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin and regional centres will be held in 2008.

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External Assessors for the NHMRC

  • To recognise the central importance of peer review in health and medical research, NHMRC will be acknowledging the contribution of all our peer reviewers in a new public database being developed for our website. 
  • NHMRC reminds those that receive funding from NHMRC have an obligation to assist in the yearly grant review tasks.

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NHMRC re-iterates its support for fluoridation of drinking water

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Advance Symposium notice - Involving People in Research

  • NHMRC is a major sponsor of a national symposium to be held in Perth on 5-6 March 2008 on consumer and community participation in health and medical research. The inaugural national meeting will bring together researchers, consumers, community members and students to showcase success stories and further explore the barriers to participation.
  • The program will include national and international speakers, showcase sessions, workshops and Posters displays. The closing date for abstracts is 21 December, 2007.
  • There will be a limited number of special consumer and student scholarships to offset travel costs. For more information on the Symposium, or to register interest, go to: http://www.sph.uwa.edu.au/go/sph/involvingpeopleinresearch

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For more information on any of these items, please send an email to subscribersregister@nhmrc.gov.au.

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