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  • Cancer Council WA funding

    The Cancer Council WA have two funding opportunities now open for applications.

     

    The opportunities are:

    • Cancer Council WA Postdoctoral Fellowship – applications close Friday 19 August 2019
    • Cancer Council WA Student Vacation Scholarships – applications close Tuesday 13 August 2019

     

    The Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to biomedical and health researchers and is worth up to $75,000 each year for 3 years. With funding available from January 1, 2020. This funding will be awarded to an outstanding Early Career Researcher who will contribute to the field of cancer research in Western Australia (WA). Read the guidelines and application forms

     

    The Student Vacation Scholarships aim to encourage promising students to develop and advance their cancer-related research skills during the 2019-2020 summer holiday period. The scholarships are available to students studying disciplines related to cancer control (including biological science, medicine, behavioural science or public health). Up to $3,000 is available for each scholarship. Read the guidelines and application form

     

    For more information contact the Cancer Council WA Education & Research Office

  • Spinnaker Health Research Foundation grants

    The Spinnaker Health Research Foundation 2020 Grants are opening for Expressions of Interest (EOI) on Monday 8 July 2019. 

     

    Spinnaker supports health research which responds to identified needs of the community of the south metropolitan area of Perth, and has potential for translation at a local, national and international level.

     

    Early Career Research and See grants are available up to $15,000. Projects are required to demonstrate the capacity for translation into practice. The projects must also demonstrate the opportunities for sharing of knowledge for the betterment of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of disease or human health conditions.

     

    Why not book a time with the Consumer and Community Health Research Network to review your application?

     

    Read more about how to apply.

     

    Deadline for Expression of Interest – 4pm, 9 August 2019

    Information Session – 8am, 17 July 2019

    Grant Writing Session – 12pm, 19 July 2019

    Contact Dani Ryder to register for any of the above sessions

  • 2019 Premier’s Science Award Finalists Announced

    Congratulations to the 2019 Finalists of the Premier’s Science Awards. Many of our partner organisations and their amazing researchers are represented.

    This year’s awards finalists include a scientist who has discovered new ways to treat and diagnose cancer; a scientist who is improving the ways our marine ecosystems are monitored, and a scientist who has found self-sustaining plant communities that can thrive in previously sterile, mined landscapes.

    Premier’s Science Award categories include:

    • Scientist of the Year ($50,000 prize)
    • Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year ($10,000 prize)
    • ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year ($10,000 prize)
    • Shell Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year ($10,000 prize)
    • Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year ($10,000 prize)

    The Premier’s Science Awards winners and Western Australian Science Hall of Fame inductee will be announced at a ceremony on August 13, 2019. The awards are sponsored by Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Woodside and supported by the State’s five universities.

    Read more about the 2019 Finalists

  • Partnerships for Better Health International Symposium

    The future of healthcare will come together in Darling Harbour at the Partnerships for Better Health International Symposium.

     

    Clinicians, researchers, academics and industry are all welcome from every disciple, industry and country. The Symposium aims to challenge, innovate and share ideas about moving healthcare forward, from where it is to where it could be.

     

    Time: Full Days

    Date: 29 – 30 August 2019

    Location: International Convention Centre, Sydney

     

    Why not register now?

     

  • National Palliative Care Project Grant

    The National Palliative Care Projects aim to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery in Australia.

     

    The objectives of the grant are to support nationally focused projects for the target population groups which:

    • Improve the quality of and access to palliative care service skill development for service providers
    • Improve the quality of palliative care service delivery in community and acute care settings
    • Strengthen understanding and increase uptake of advance care planning
    • Improve knowledge and community awareness of palliative care and
    • Improve the collation and dissemination of palliative care information across the sector

     

    Successful projects could receive funding from $300,000. With the total amount available for the grant set at $12 million.

     

    Applications close 12pm, Thursday 8 August 2019

    Read more about the eligibility criteria of the National Palliative Care Project grant

     

    The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) Outcomes and Bench-marking Conference is running in Sydney this November 2019.

  • Bio Connections Australia event

    Bio Connections Australia is an annual, national event designed to foster the growth of early phase clinical research in Australia.

    The 2019 Conference will focus on:

    • Drug discovery
    • Early phase clinical trials
    • Translational research
    • Expediting great science into commercialisation

     

    The Conference is a mix of Australia’s industry executives, researchers and academics. The event is also attended by international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies who are looking to conduct clinical trial activity in Australia

     

    Please click here for the brochure for Bio Connections Australia, 19+20 August, 2019 in Melbourne along with a 15% discount code

    For more information and discount code visit 2019 Bio Connections

    Please use the discount code when registering: P19A13SPK15

  • PCOC outcomes and bench-marking conference

    Registration and the call for abstracts for the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) inaugural Outcomes and Bench-marking Conference is now open.

     

    The conference will be held on 20 – 21 November 2019 in Sydney and will bring together national and international delegates to build upon and showcase key initiatives and developments in outcome measurement for patients and families affected by life-limiting illness.

    The theme of the conference is: Using evidence on patient outcomes to improve the future of palliative care. It marks an exciting new direction for outcome measurement in palliative care in Australia and internationally.

     

    Presentations from across the palliative care community are welcomed, including those which feature PCOC approaches, and those which promote systems-level change through a focus on palliative outcomes.

     

    Register your attendance and submit an abstract

  • NHMRC-NIHR Collaborative Research Grant Scheme funding in 2020

    The National Health and Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research Collaborative Research (NIHR) Grant Scheme supports Australian participation and collaboration in leading international collaborative research through the United Kingdom’s NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme. This round will focus on priorities for funding in 2020.

     

    The HTA Programme funds independent research about the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests. Projects involving Australian researchers based in Australia which are chosen by the NIHR for funding maybe eligible for NHMRC support.

     

    NHMRC is supporting Australian researchers for the following NIHR HTA research topics:

    • Antipsychotics for anorexia nervosa
    • Combination treatment for dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia
    • Care planning intervention for people with dementia who do not have regular contact with an informal carer
    • Vagus nerve stimulation for highly treatment-resistant depression
    • Extended treatment in early intervention in psychosis services

     

    Successful applicants will have grant funding for five years and a total of $3 million is available.

     

    Applications close Friday 26 July 2019

    Read more about the National Institute for Health Research Collaborative Research Grants 2020

    Or visit the GrantConnect page

     

     

  • Science on the Swan 2019 Conference wrap up

    Congratulations and thank you to everyone who presented, supported and attended the Science on the Swan 2019 Conference.

     

    Science on the Swan (SotS) 2019 has successfully concluded after three days of inspirational talks, shared learnings and useful networking around the theme of Neuroscience and the Senses – Healthy Ageing across the Life Course. This was the 5th SotS conference hosted by the West Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) and the first co-chaired by Ear Science Institute Australia, the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science and the Lions Eye Institute.

     

    Speakers covered a large range of topics including: Hearing loss; Meniere’s disease; Eye disease; MedTech – wearable and implantable; Phenotyping and personalised medicine; Stroke treatment and recovery; Dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; Bipolar disorder; and healthy ageing.

     

    The keynote speaker for SotS 2019 was the very popular BBC science presenter and creator of the 5:2 Diet, Dr Michael Mosley. Who was introduced by Nobel Laureate, Professor Barry Marshall. Dr Mosley spoke on How to keep your Brain Young – the secrets to successful ageing. The take home message, in a nutshell, was: eat well (i.e. the Nordic or Mediterranean diets), do regular strength and high intensity training and use your brain (use it, or lose it!)

     

    This years SotS built upon four previous successful years and we’d like to share with you the worthwhile reads from some of our conference presenters, and long term conference partner organisations.

     

    2019 Science on the Swan feature articles (produced in partnership with The West Australian newspaper):

     

    We encourage you to keep up to date on next years SotS conference by signing up to WAHTNs Twitter or Facebook accounts. You can also check out the Science on the Swan Conference website for advanced notice of SotS 2020.

     

    Thanks again for your support of what was a very successful and enjoyable SotS 2019.

  • 2019 Ana Africh Stem Cell Research Travel Award

    The UWA Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine (CCTRM) has announced applications are open for the 2019 Ana Africh Stem Cell Research Travel Award. The Scholarship is open to all UWA Postgraduate students and Early Career Researchers in the field of stem cell research.

     

    The Ana Africh Award is designed to encourage and assist Early Career Researchers and PhD students to attend and present at nationally and/or internationally renowned conferences in the field of stem cell research.

     

    The value of the Award is:

    • International travel – up to the value of $2500
    • National travel – up to the value of $1500

     

    Please email applications and supporting documents to Anne Kramer

    Click here for conditions, eligibility, selection criteria and application procedure

    Submission close: 5pm, Wednesday 10 July 2019

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