An Australian Research Integrity Committee (ARIC) is being proposed to investigate and advise on concerns regarding allegations of research misconduct.
30/11/2009
A MAJOR collaborative research project focusing on protein analysis to unlock the secrets of multiple sclerosis was launched today by the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler.
31/08/2009
Some of Queensland's health and medical research institutes now have access to a $30 million venture capital fund under a new agreement brokered by the State Government.
26/10/2009
THE WESTERN Australian Government has announced seven new research programs to receive funding as part of the Swan Canning Research and Innovation Program.
25/03/2009
THE CANCER Council of Australia has expressed its concern at the lack of independent research into cancer treatments.
19/01/2009
Queensland's first dedicated paediatric research institute, the Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute (QCMRI), has been opened at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH).
19/11/2009
A joint research team have received the $1 million Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award to create a 'Centre for Kinomics'.
17/11/2009
The University of Queensland (UQ) has opened The Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), a new research centre focused on infectious diseases.
01/12/2009
The Australian Government plans to set up a fund to be specifically allocated to stem cell research that may lead to treatments and cures for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
02/06/2010
THE FEDERAL Government has granted the Princess Alexandra Hospital $7.5m to establish a Prostate Cancer Research Centre, which will be hosted by the Queensland University of technology (QUT).
19/01/2009
APPLIED Biosystems and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have announced a strategic alliance to research complex diseases and medical conditions.
11/03/2009
RESEARCH in Queensland has been given a boost with the opening of three new facilities which will be used in the study of plastic made from sugarcane, nano-chips to speed up computers and new DNA based bio-medicines.
01/06/2009
SIGMA-Aldrich has announced the launch of an online web portal which provides researchers with access to its portfolio of products developed specifically for advanced stem cell research.
12/03/2009
THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Life Technologies have announced a strategic scientific research collaboration to study pancreatic and ovarian cancer in Australia.
10/08/2009
MEMBERS of Students Supporting Brain Tumour Research of Arizona taking part in the eighth annual walk-a-thon hope to this year top the one million dollar ($A1.58m) mark in total donations to research since starting in 2002.
02/03/2009
The new Research Grants Management System (RGMS) is currently undergoing its final stage of live testing with researchers. The NHMRC expect the system to go live in the next couple of weeks to allow researchers to complete their profile and curriculum vitae (CV), with full roll anticipated for December 2009.
04/11/2009
THE CSIRO has announced the opening of environmentally friendly biotechnology research laboratories at CSIRO Entomology’s site in Canberra
17/08/2009
The Federal government has announced that $487 million will be provided through the National Health and Medical Research Council to boost the nation’s health and medical research effort.
30/10/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Cancer Researcher Foundation (ACRF) is asking for applications from across Australia from leading scientists for cancer research grants of $1.5m to $5m
26/03/2009
THE QUEENSLAND Bligh Government has allocated $1.1m funding towards an international alliance which will be dedicated to developing vaccines to prevent chronic infections and cancer.
20/05/2009