Search

Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders provides a set of principles to ensure research is safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

On 15 November 2022, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) co-hosted an online workshop with the CHF to commence the review of the Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research (2016) (the Statement). See also consumer and community engagement

Our Open Access Policy (the Policy) is underpinned by the principle that publicly-funded research should be shared openly and at the earliest possible opportunity. Open access is about making research outputs freely available to use and share, which is distinct from simply 'free to read'.

Tools to assess risk of bias Ongoing research is helping to make it easier for developers to find good practice tools for assessing risk of bias.

This document provides advice on the conduct of animal-based studies to ensure that the studies are rigorous, transparent and reproducible and lead to useful outcomes. It is in line with the Australian Code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 8th edition (2013), which is adopted into legislation across Australia. 

NHMRC's vision is a gender diverse and inclusive health and medical research workforce to take advantage of the full range of talent needed to build a healthy Australia.   NHMRC has completed its consultation on options to reach gender equity in the NHMRC Investigator Grant scheme.

Rapid advances in DNA sequencing technologies now allow an individual’s whole genome to be sequenced. 

The NHMRC Biennial Awards celebrate leadership and outstanding contributions to the health and medical research sector. The awards recognise a group or an individual who has made a special contribution in an area of importance to NHMRC.

This booklet aims to help people think through some ethical issues and make decisions about living organ and tissue donation. If you are thinking of making a living donation, the doctors caring for you can give you more information that is relevant to your situation.

This report advises the NHMRC Chief Executive Officer on the current needs for research and clinical guidance for ME/CFS in Australia.

Road map II: A strategic framework for improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through research will be used by the NHMRC’s Research Committee to identify research topics requiring priority funding.  

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, 2007 (the 2007 Code) guides institutions and researchers in responsible research practices and promotes research integrity. It assists institutions in developing their own employee codes of conduct and procedures for the investigation of allegations of research misconduct by providing a comprehensive framework of acceptable academic standards.

NHMRC’s Research Impact Track Record Assessment (RITRA) framework requires researchers to report on past research impacts in their applications for Investigator and Synergy Grants and requires peer reviewers to assess and score these reported impacts. Implementation of this framework is intended to provide an incentive for researchers to consider future impact when planning and conducting research, ideally leading to an increase in the translation of NHMRC-funded research and improved public health. The RITRA framework evaluation report describes the results of a process evaluation that sought to determine whether the RITRA framework has been implemented as intended.

Members of the Council of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024.