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Is the NHMRC funding process fair?

  • Written by: Gaetan Burgio, Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Last week’s announcement of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council NHMRC provoked mixed reactions.

Australia’s leading biomedical research funding agency allocated A$190 million for a range of projects,...

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