Raine Medical Research Foundation 2021 Publication Prizes
04/08/2021
Applications are now open for the Raine Medical Research Foundation 2021 Publication Prizes.
The purpose of the Prizes is to acknowledge the achievements of…
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Raine Medical Research Foundation 2021 Research Collaboration Awards
04/08/2021
Applications are now open for the Raine Medical Research Foundation 2021 Research Collaboration Awards.
The purpose of the Awards is to encourage medical researchers…
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30/07/2021
Several members of the WAHTN Executive Board have recently come to the conclusion of their two-year appointment terms. As per the Board Terms of…
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Our response to the Animal Resources Centre closure
16/07/2021
It has recently been announced that the Animal Resources Centre (currently based at Murdoch University) will close by the end of 2022 – which…
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Call for Applications: Implementation Science Fellowships 2021 and Translation Fellowships 2021
08/07/2021
Applications are invited for the following Future Health Research and Innovation Fund programs:
Implementation Science Fellowships 2021
Implementation science seeks to understand the system-level…
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Women’s Health Research Translation Network EMCR Awards Announced
28/06/2021
Congratulations to the three Western Australian recipients of Early and Mid-Career Awards from the new AHRA Women’s Health Research, Translation and Impact Network (WHRTN):…
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$50,000 received to establish women’s health research collaborative
28/06/2021
The Western Australian Health Translation Network has received a $50,000 establishment grant from the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) for a collaborative to promote…
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Congratulations to Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients
15/06/2021
The WAHTN warmly congratulates the members of WA’s health and medical research community who have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours list.…
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Tender opportunity: Evaluation of ‘No Jab No Play’
05/05/2021
The Department of Health is calling for tender submissions to conduct an evaluation into the impact of the ‘No Jab No Play’ laws in…
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Expression of interest to be a reviewer for the FHRI Fund
29/03/2021
The Western Australian Future Health Research & Innovation Fund is seeking nominations from people who are interested in being a reviewer in application review…
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FHRI Focus Grants: COVID-19 Recipients
16/02/2021
State Government has awarded almost $6 million to local researchers and innovators to tackle health and wellbeing challenges related to the COVID-19 emergency. Please…
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28/01/2021
Congratulations to Professor Peter Leedman who has been awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (in the General division) at the recently announced Australia…
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28/01/2021
Congratulations to Professor Steve Webb on his nomination for The Australian Newspaper 2021 Australian of the Year Award for his leadership of the Randomised,…
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AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
25/11/2020
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS), the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2020–2022
20/11/2020
The Australian Medical Research Priorities for 2020-2022 have been released and were developed by the independent Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB) following a…
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New Bill to extend timeframe for COVID-19 response measures
09/11/2020
An omnibus Bill has been introduced into the State Parliament seeking to extend the timeframe for the COVID-19 legislative amendments that have helped Western…
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New milestones for Future Health Research and Innovation Fund
28/10/2020
The McGowan Government has announced the make-up of the Advisory Council of WA’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.
The FHRI Fund was…
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Research Translators to Improve Healthcare Outcomes and Boost the Economy
07/10/2020
While the creation of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has greatly increased research funding, Australia still lags behind other nations in translation of…
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FHRI Focus Grants: COVID-19 Call for Applications
18/09/2020
The Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund enabling legislation commenced on 24 June 2020. The legislation provides Western Australian health and medical researchers…
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Australian Medical Research Advisory Board consultation: Medical Research Future Fund Priorities
18/09/2020
The Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB) is conducting a consultation to develop the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Australian Medical Research and Innovation…
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Supporting the Implementation of eConsent in Australia
08/09/2020
CT:IQ is pleased to launch a series of use cases illustrating successful implementation of eConsent in Australia, aimed to be used as a guide…
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National network planned for women’s health research
07/09/2020
WAHTN, along with Australia’s other nine Research Translation Centres, under the auspices of the Australian Health Research Alliance, have come together to address priority…
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Enabling Allied Health Research Capacity 2020
07/09/2020
The Chief Allied Health Office of the WA Department of Health has partnered with the WA Health Translation Network this year, via two initiatives…
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University of Melbourne call for nominations – Sir William Upjohn Medal
06/09/2020
The University of Melbourne is calling for nominations for the award of The Sir William Upjohn Medal. The Sir William Upjohn Medal is awarded…
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