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  AAHMS analysis: 2021-22 Federal Budget

  Read more on highlights from the 2021 Federal Budget for health and medical research: 1.  Summary 2.  Policy priority areas – new measures COVID-19 and pandemic response Climate change and health Research in the health system Workforce 3.  Health and medical research funding MRFF NHMRC ARC…

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  AAHMS submission: response to the NHMRC consultation on proposed revisions to the Open Access Policy

  The Academy supports the NHMRC’s move towards a more open access publishing environment in Australia. However, to best support researchers, there is a need for a considered approach to the way this is achieved. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is consulting with the health…

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  Life as a Clinician-Scientist: 2021 Queensland event

  Passion and persistence are the key to pursing a career as a clinician scientist, according to a panel of experts at the Academy’s recent Life as a Clinician Scientist event. Clinician scientists bring together the fields of clinical medicine and scientific research, and are typically clinically trained health professionals who…

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  AAHMS submission: response to the DESE consultation on developing a university research commercialisation scheme

  The Academy supports the principle of a government-backed scheme for early-stage commercialisation of research, however, care needs to be taken in the scheme design to ensure that Australia is getting the most for that investment. In a recent submission to the Department of Education,…

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  Vaccines only part of the pandemic puzzle

  Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic requires more than just vaccines, with yesterday’s changes to the planned vaccine rollout again highlighting the need to maintain a broad-base approach to managing the pandemic. Professor Ingrid Scheffer, President of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, said that the Australian Government…

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  Academies support government strategy for mitochondrial donation in Australia

  The Australian Academies of Health and Medical Sciences and the Australian Academy of Science submitted a joint response to the Australian Government’s consultation on mitochondrial donation in Australia.

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  Vale Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus FAHMS

  It is with great sadness that the Academy has learned of the passing of one of our Fellows, Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus FAHMS.

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  COVID-19 vaccines will protect individuals, families and communities

  AAHMS statement in full: Vaccination roll-out a crucial step in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  COVID-19: AAHMS Information hub

  Australia and the world face an extraordinary challenge in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a rapidly evolving situation, and we are working with our Fellows to monitor and respond to the outbreak, as well as liaising with government, the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientist, and others as they…

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  Welcome to 2021’s newest mentees

  We are delighted to welcome nine new mentees onto our Mentorship Program, after 2020 saw us receive a record number of applications in the five-year history of the program. The Mentorship Committee was extremely impressed by the calibre of the applications, their research records and leadership positions and is pleased…