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NHMRC opened the Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving infection prevention and control in residential aged care homes on 13 September 2023. Applications closed on 8 November 2023.
In 2021, NHMRC undertook a targeted consultation on NHMRC’s assessment of publications. Based on the results of this consultation, NHMRC began implementing a new policy relating to the assessment of publications for its track record-based schemes.The new policy limited applicants to list no more than 10 of their top publications in the past 10 years. The Top 10 in 10 publications policy evaluation report – which may be downloaded at the bottom of this page – describes the results of a process evaluation that sought to determine whether the policy has been implemented as intended.
At the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) we are excited by the huge potential benefits of the research we fund and by the opportunities we have to ensure Australians have access to evidence-based, authoritative health advice.
We offer opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a health or medical research or science related field to take up a virtual Internship in the agency.
Professor Jamie Cooper AO is Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, and Senior Specialist in Intensive Care at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
This document: Public consultation — summary of key issues: Draft information paper: Evidence on the effects of lead on human health outlines the key issues raised via public consultation and summaries of the Lead Working Committee’s responses.
Based on a comprehensive review of the evidence and the translation of this evidence into the Information Paper Water fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes, this also takes into consideration what the situation is here in Australia compared to elsewhere.
Frontline care for people experiencing mental health conditions is usually provided by general practitioners (GPs). These conditions – whose total cost to society has been estimated at $10.9 billion per year1 – impact on a person’s physical, social and financial wellbeing, work productivity and more, and when work-related they are particularly complex and challenging to manage.
On 1 April 2025, NHMRC released an updated National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2025 (National Statement) incorporating changes to Section 4 Ethical considerations specific to participants in research and minor changes to other sections of the National Statement. This is an update to the National Statement released in 2023.
The Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Augmentation of drinking water supplies builds on guidance provided in Phase 1 on the planned use of recycled water (treated sewage and stormwater) to top up drinking water supplies.
Freedom of information laws allow the general public to access data held by national government agencies, including NHMRC. The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives people a general right to access information, although there are some exemptions. This page provides information about the FOI Act, how to make an FOI request, charges, and contacts for further information.