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Australian govt invests $35 M to develop 14 Centres of Research Excellence for healthcare

29 September 2023 | News

Centres of Research Excellence to develop solutions for significant health concerns

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The Australian government is investing $35 million to fund 14 Centres of Research Excellence (CRE), bringing together some of Australia’s best health and medical researchers in collaborations to develop new solutions to significant health problems.

The intended outcomes of the CRE scheme are to support the conduct and development of innovative, high quality, collaborative research; promote effective translation of research into health policy and/or practice; foster and build capacity in the health and medical research workforce; and provide opportunities to expand and improve collaborations between research teams.

Each Centre announced will receive $2.5 million over five years funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

The newly announced Centres of Research Excellence and Chief Investigators are:

  • Centres of Research Excellence in Clinical Research
    • University of Adelaide – Associate Professor Alice Rumbold
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute – Professor Franz Babl
    • University of Sydney – Professor Jonathan Clark
    • Monash University – Professor Peter Fuller
    • University of New South Wales – Professor Jill Newby
    • University of Melbourne – Professor Kim Felmingham
  • Centres of Research Excellence in Health Services Research
    • Burnet Institute – Professor Caroline Homer
    • Monash University – Professor Danielle Mazza
    • University of New South Wales – Professor Valsamma Eapen
    • Monash University – Professor Erica Wood
  • Centres of Public Health Research
    • Burnet Institute – Professor Freya Fowkes
    • Deakin University – Associate Professor Adrian Cameron
    • University of New South Wales – Professor Virgina Wiseman
    • University of Melbourne – Doctor Shuai Li

 

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