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The Central Australia Academic Health Science Network is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
Health Translation Queensland is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
The Health Translation South Australia is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
The Maridulu Budyari Gumal, the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
The Melbourne Academic Centre for Health is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
Monash Partners is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
The NSW Regional Health Partners is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
Sydney Health Partners is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
Top End Aboriginal Health Research Alliance is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
The Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
Western Australian Health Translation Network is an NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centre. We collaborate to deliver research-informed healthcare and training. The below case studies highlight our work in translating research into better health outcomes and building capability across the system.
Contact lenses provide improved vision for many people around the world, however when they were initially developed they could also impair eye health. The work of NHMRC-funded researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) led to significant positive impacts on eye care globally. These included the development of a much safer type of contact lens along with several other market-leading products, and advancing knowledge about contact lens-related infection and inflammation.
The growth of the international scientific enterprise has led to the creation of enormous amounts of new health and medical knowledge that has positively transformed health care. However, during the mid-1900s, managing and gaining access to this knowledge was becoming increasingly difficult for both researchers and clinicians. To address this challenge, NHMRC was instrumental in introducing to Australia a system called MEDLARS. This system – now known as MEDLINE/PubMed – has become essential for biomedical and health researchers and clinicians worldwide.
This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers assistance on NHMRC’s retrospective research impact assessment criteria.
This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers assistance on the content of the score descriptors and how to best use them to provide consistent, fair and robust assessments.
In the 2000s, rising annual Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnoses in Australia highlighted the need for developing new ways of preventing HIV transmission. Researchers at the University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) Kirby Institute and the Centre for Social Research in Health conducted a series of NHMRC-supported studies demonstrating the effectiveness of antiretroviral medicines in preventing transmission. Their work guided the successful scale up of HIV treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), resulting in substantial declines in HIV infections in Australia and ensuring Australia remains a global leader in HIV prevention.
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.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is committed to implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recognises that our staff and stakeholders value their privacy, and we make privacy a part of our everyday business. This means we incorporate privacy into strategic planning and take a 'privacy by design' approach to integrating privacy management into our projects and practices.
Inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and peptic ulcers have been significant sources of illness throughout recorded history. Up until the 1980s, they were thought to be caused by excess stomach acid, stress, or dietary factors such as spicy food or alcohol. However, NHMRC-funded researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) played key roles in the Nobel Prize winning discovery that ulcers are ultimately caused by a bacterial infection and that they can be cured using antibiotics. This research has led to the virtual elimination of peptic ulcer disease throughout the world, where treatment is available.
Questions and answers from the Ideas Grants 2025 peer reviewer webinar. Recorded 22 July 2025.
Transcript for the Ideas Grants peer reviewer question and answer webinar. Recorded on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 10:30 pm - 12:30 pm (AEST).
The NHMRC Complaints Policy sets out how NHMRC manages complaints about its activities, policies and decision-making.
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental health conditions affecting children and adolescents globally.1 These disorders can appear as early as preschool age and often have significant negative impacts on a young person’s daily life. They can impair academic performance, career prospects and social life, and can lead to ongoing mental health challenges. NHMRC-funded researchers at Macquarie University and the University of Queensland played key roles in demonstrating the importance of early anxiety intervention. Their work has led to the development of highly effective treatment methods that are now in use internationally.
Oral diseases such as tooth decay and erosion are the most prevalent diseases of humankind and create a substantial economic and social burden. The cost of treating oral diseases and disorders in Australia is $10 billion per annum, with the full global economic impact of oral diseases in 2010 estimated at US$442 billion.1 NHMRC-funded researchers at the Melbourne Dental School and the University of Melbourne have developed new technologies that significantly improve dental health, and that are being used worldwide.
NHMRC has developed a suite of resources to assist developers in following the NHMRC guideline approval process and meeting the requirements.
This flowchart provides a summary of the roles of guideline developers, the Office of NHMRC (ONHMRC) and NHMRC Council at each stage of the NHMRC guideline approval process. A PDF version is available to download.
This section lists additional resources about PFAS in drinking water.
Administrative and supporting information for the June 2025 updates to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
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.
This section provides information on the key stages of the review of PFAS in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
This section details what you need to know about the NHMRC review of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian drinking water.
This section includes questions and answers about the review of PFAS in drinking water.
NHMRC seeks to maximise the reporting of impacts arising from the research that it funds and from its other activities, but it cannot undertake this impact reporting on its own.
This data glossary provides definitions for key terms frequently used by NHMRC to describe our data. The data dictionary (available to download below) defines and describes key fields within our systems. These serve as a reference guide to ensure consistency and clarity in understanding terms we use.
This video is to provide Synergy Grants peer reviewers assistance in understanding the peer review process.
Corneal transplantation is the most common form of transplantation surgery occurring in the world and, globally, it provides improved vision to many thousands of people each year. NHMRC-funded researchers at Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University have made major contributions to improving clinical and eye bank practice both in Australia and internationally, through their establishment of the Australian Corneal Graft Registry (ACGR), the largest registry of its type in the world.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is dedicated to the adoption and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This Transparency Statement outlines our approach to AI use within the NHMRC, in accordance with the DTA's policy for responsible AI in government.
Each year, almost 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely in Australia.1 Babies born early face numerous health challenges, including needing help to breathe for weeks or months after birth. For babies born very preterm, lung complications can continue well into childhood. Supported by NHMRC grants, collaborating researchers from The Royal Women’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Monash University, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and University of Tasmania implemented numerous programs aimed at improving the care of premature infants, leading to their improved long-term lung health.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, with an estimated 80 million people affected1 including more than 200,000 Australians.2 Over two decades, NHMRC-funded researchers at the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) developed a new approach that has revolutionised glaucoma treatment, leading to safer surgery and improved vision outcomes. With later support from an international industry team, this new glaucoma surgery is now in use worldwide.
Up until the mid-20th century there was little that clinicians could do to help a patient with renal (kidney) failure: the condition was fatal. By the late 1960s, however, advancements in medical research had made it possible to replace diseased kidneys with healthy ones through transplantation and to keep patients alive with dialysis until donor kidneys became available. NHMRC-funded clinician researchers played key roles in transforming kidney transplantation from an experimental procedure to a world-leading health care service for Australians with renal disease.
Statements of Expectations are issued by the responsible Minister to provide greater clarity about government policies and objectives relevant to an agency, including the policies and priorities it is expected to observe in conducting its operations. The Accountable Authority under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, in the case of NHMRC, the CEO, respond to this statement with their Statement of Intent.
NHMRC recently received a Regulatory Statement of Expectations from the Minister for Health and Aged Care highlighting government expectations in relation to how the Office of NHMRC supports and reports on the independent regulatory functions of the Embryo Research Licensing Committee.
Outcomes of Synergy Grants funding rounds.
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.
As part of performing its functions, NHMRC may record video and audio of meetings it holds and obtain auto-generated transcripts of the meeting.
The personal information collected may include name, email address, phone number, digital images, video and audio recordings of you, text (in chats), information about you, including your participating in the meeting and your opinion on the matters discussed during the meeting.
The human central nervous system is extremely complex, consisting of about 86 billion neurons,1 and with each neuron capable of forming thousands of connections with other neurons. It is these connections that make the nervous system capable of processing information, but up until the mid-20th century some key aspects of their functions were unknown. NHMRC-funded researchers made critical breakthroughs in our understanding of how neurons communicate with each other, and in doing so provided a foundation for modern neuroscience and neurotransmitter-based medicine.
This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers with assistance on assessing applicants who have applied at an inappropriate level.
This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers with assistance on reviewing publications.
This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers assistance in providing feedback to applicants.
This video is to provide Investigator Grants peer reviewers with some tips and tricks for peer review.