Health

Wed Nov 2

Is the NHMRC funding process fair?

Written by Gaetan Burgio, Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University

Who are the winners and losers from recent medical research funding announcements? from www.shutterstock.com

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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