Academy welcomes publication of Medical Research Future Fund Priorities
The Academy is delighted to see the publication of the second set of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Priorities, which will determine how the fund is spent over the next two years. The MRFF is a $20 billion vehicle that aims to transform health and medical research and innovation in Australia. The Academy’s President Elect, […]
Peer review must remain principal basis for research funding decisions
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences expresses concern regarding the news that Ministerial veto was applied to grants worth $4.2 million, which had been recommended for funding by the Australia Research Council, without communication of this decision or the reason for it to the applicants or their institutions. The grants had been recommended […]
Upcoming Annual Meetings
Future locations of the AAHMS Annual General and Scientific Meetings: All Australian states and territories will host the Academy’s annual meetings on an eight-year rotation: Please contact [email protected] for more information. https://goo.gl/maps/HGEqcSycti52
Announcing our President Elect
The Academy is delighted to announce Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO FRS FAA FAHMS as our President Elect. She will formally take up the role of President at our AGM in October 2019, when Professor Ian Frazer AC FRS FAA FTSE FAHMS steps down as President. Professor Scheffer is Chair of Paediatric Neurology Research at The University of Melbourne and […]
Annual Report – June 2018
AAHMS Annual Report June 2018
Academy elects 37 of Australia’s leading health and medical researchers as Fellows
We elected 37 new Fellows in 2018 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the health and medical research landscape in Australia. The election brings the Academy’s total Fellowship to 357.