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Discover how Professors Sant-Rayn Pasricha and Beverley-Ann Biggs's extensive research on iron supplementation is reshaping global health recommendations. Their work offers new insights into child development and anaemia treatment.
A list of Medical Research Future Fund Eligible Organisations (MRFF EO) is below and is valid as of April 2025.
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.
NHMRC produces impact case studies to demonstrate its contribution to raising the standard of individual and public health throughout Australia.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships scheme funds successful applicants to attain a research based postgraduate degree – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or a Research Masters Degree.
RAO Alert – Postgraduate Scholarships 2025 Grant Opportunity open for applications
RAO Alert – MRFF funding outcomes embargo lifted
Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) review research proposals involving human participants to ensure that they are ethically acceptable. There are approximately 200 HRECs in research organisations across Australia or operating independently.
MRFF – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative – 2024 Clinical Trials Activity Grant Opportunity
MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2024 Integrated Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care Grant Opportunity
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Welcome to Tracker, the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) fortnightly newsletter with the latest information on major activities and funding opportunities.
The Australian Government has requested the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to develop new national guidelines for the care of trans and gender diverse people under 18 with gender dysphoria.
An honour roll of peer reviewers (including panel chairs, peer review mentors, external assessors and community observers) who contributed to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) peer review processes.
The Statement on Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation in Health and Medical Research (the Statement) is a joint initiative of NHMRC and the Department of Health and Aged Care (responsible for implementation of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).