AAHMS welcomes Federal Government RNA blueprint
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) welcomes the Australian Government’s significant investment and strategic commitment to advancing the nation’s ribonucleic acid (RNA) sector. The investment aligns with the Academy’s vision of leveraging cutting-edge RNA technologies to enhance human health and drive economic growth, outlined in our response to the Department of Industry, […]
Change needed to help children thrive
International experts have called for “transformational change” to improve young children’s health and wellbeing, which lays the foundation of population wellbeing in all countries – including Australia. Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow and paediatrician Professor Melissa Wake is a part of an international working group that has developed five recommendations to improve […]
Better alignment of health funders welcomed
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences welcomes news that the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will work under a new structure, designed to improve collaboration between the two key government funders. Academy President Professor Louise Baur said the Academy had long called for better alignment of […]
Honours for Academy Fellows
Several Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows have been recognised for their outstanding achievements with King’s Birthday Honours. Fellow Professor Karen Canfell AC was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia for “eminent service to medicine as an epidemiologist, particularly through cancer research, to tertiary education, and as a mentor and […]
Four Fellows elected to science academy
Four AAHMS Fellows have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to health and medical research with election to the Australian Academy of Science. Professors Rachelle Buchbinder, Louisa Degenhardt, Matthew Kiernan and Georgina Long were announced as new Academy of Science Fellows on 23 May, and will be formally admitted to the academy in a ceremony […]
Academy welcomes Federal Budget investment in research and innovation
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences welcomes the Federal Government’s continued investment in health and medical research through the 2024-25 Budget, which was handed down yesterday evening. The Academy welcomes the slight increase in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for 2024-25, alongside the ongoing $650 million ongoing Medical Research Future […]