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NHMRC Tracker June 13 th 2008
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Important Changes to Program Grants May 2008 Application Round!
The closing date for the current round of Program Grant applications is now 8 August 2008 (previously advertised as 11 July 2008).
The Application Form, Guide to Applicants and Funding Policy documents have been revised. Applicants must replace any documents downloaded from the NHMRC website between 31 May and 3 June with documents posted on Wednesday 4 June 2008. The replacement documents have the closing date of 8 August 2008 on their coversheets and page headers.
Any enquiries about these changes should be directed to: program.grant@nhmrc.gov.au
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Revision of the 2004 Infection Control Guidelines
The NHMRC is releasing an open tender to undertake a systematic review of the scientific literature relating to infection control in the health care setting. The literature review will contribute to the evidence base underpinning the revision of the Guidelines which are due for completion by July 2009. Interested parties should check the Austender website
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NHMRC/ARC Research Administrators' Seminar in Association with ARMS
Work has commenced on the arrangements for the 2008 Research Administrators Seminar. The Seminar will be held on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 November 2008 at a venue in Canberra. Further details about this year's seminar, will be included in future editions of Tracker.
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Latest NHMRC podcast: Professor James Whisstock
Young, groundbreaking and inspiring
When is being wrong a good thing? What role do enzymes play in human disease? What do genes and computers have in common?
In this podcast Professor James Whisstock talks about discovery, inspiration and what happens when the knowledge era meets biology.
The podcast was recorded last week when James won the prestigious Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Health and Medical Research, sponsored by the NHMRC.
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Australian Research Council Future Fellowships
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has responsibility for implementing the Future Fellowships scheme. Over the next five years, this initiative will offer up to 1000, four-year fellowships, each worth up to $140,000 plus a further $50,000 for infrastructure costs.
This scheme has been created to provide Australian researchers with incentives to continue doing their research in Australia.
ARC is now consulting stakeholders on the development of the scheme.
Responses should be submitted electronically by close of business Friday 27 June, 2008.
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/future_default.htm
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