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National Health and Medical Research Council: Australia's peak body for health and medical research, evidence-based health guidelines, and health ethics.
Canberra, Australia
Joined April 2010
Guess who’s back? We’re kicking off the 2025 Speaking of Science series with a bang! Join us as we host Prof Andrew Wilks to discuss how his discovery led to a breakthrough in the fight against cancer. Register now: .#UnitedByUnique #WorldCancerDay
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Dr Dharmesh Bhuva from @UniofAdelaide and recipient of a 2024 NHMRC Investigator Grant is studying the topology of cancer tissue, hoping to develop a software to closely examine and map damages and help doctors predict how a cancer might respond to treatment #WorldCancerDay
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Tracker is out! Get the latest on upcoming funding opportunities for researchers. In this edition, read about upcoming grant opportunities, webinars, surveys, public consultations and more! . Head to our website:
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Nominations for the 2025 NHMRC Biennial Awards close tomorrow! It’s not too late to nominate an exceptional member, group of individuals or institution/organisation for consideration. Get in quick and submit your nomination asap:
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Today is #WorldNTDDay, a global event dedicated to raising awareness about the devastating impacts of NTDs and the millions of people worldwide affected by them. NHMRC is deeply proud of its commitment into dengue fever research, investing $38.9 million in the past 10 years
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NHMRC welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of almost $11 million to build national research capacity into climate-related health impacts and effective interventions to improve health outcomes. Read our media release:
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Prof Carl Feng from @Sydney_Uni, received an NHMRC 2023 Ideas Grant to untangle the complexity of granulomas in human mycobacterial diseases, tuberculosis and leprosy. This project will employ tissue imaging to determine lesion structures underlying the different disease outcomes
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One week to go before nominations for the 2025 NHMRC Biennial Awards close! Nominate someone who has made an outstanding contribution to ensuring the highest quality in health and medical research on our website:
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NHMRC is pleased to announce the investment of $1.5 million to support Australian participation in leading international collaborative research under the EU Framework Programme. Read more on the NHMRC-EU 2024 funding outcomes:
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Don’t forget to nominate an exceptional member, group of individuals, institution or organisation of the health and medical research community for consideration in the 2025 NHMRC Biennial Awards! Nominate on our website:
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The discovery of rotavirus and vaccine development are among the most important contributions made by medical research to global human health– of which was supported by NHMRC funding! Read more in our impact case study on rotavirus discovery and vaccine:
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From breast and colorectal cancer cells to neurons, past winners of the NHMRC Science to Art Biennial Award have captivated some extraordinary imagery. View the gallery of past winners and find out how to enter for the 2025 round on our website:
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Today is NHMRC’s last working day for 2024. We would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to everyone that contributed to our vision of building a healthy Australia throughout the year.
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REMINDER! Nominations for the 2025 NHMRC Biennial Awards close 31 January 2025 at More details on how to nominate can be found on our website:
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NHMRC-funded researchers. Professor Sir John Eccles AC, Professor Sir Bernard Katz and Professor Stephen Kuffler, undertook research that focused on the physiology of the peripheral nervous system and how neurons send signals to muscle cells. Read more:
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16 health and medical researchers looking to transform their research from proof of concept through to clinical implementation will receive a share in over $16 million through NHMRC’s 2024 Development Grants scheme. Read more:
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Congratulations to the 73 exceptional health and medical graduates sharing in a $10 million funding boost to increase our national research capacity through NHMRC’s 2024 Postgraduate Scholarship scheme. Read more:
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223 health and medical researchers will share in a $274 million investment to boost innovative research that leads to discoveries that improve the health of all Australians under NHMRC’s 2024 Ideas Grants round. Read more:
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NHMRC is seeking methodological reviewers for evidence evaluations being commissioned to support the Australian Dietary Guidelines revision. Applications close on Friday 31 January 2025 at 15:00 AEDT. Eligible organisations can apply at:
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