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The NHMRC program grant overhaul: will it change the medical research landscape in Australia?

  • Written by Gaetan Burgio, Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
imageMedical researchers should be conducting life-saving research, not spending half their time writing grants. from www.shutterstock.com

Medical research in Australia is facing some unprecedented challenges. Investment in the National and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has been flat for years and since 2011, the number of funded research projects...

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