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- Research Development, Science
- 26/08/2026
- 08:30
Funding boost to strengthen Australia’s drug discovery pipeline
A WEHI-led project has received $7 million in Australian Government funding to expand the nation’s drug discovery capabilities and accelerate the translation of breakthrough…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 19/08/2026
- 10:52
Research to Reality: Turning Evidence into Care
WEDNESDAY, 19 AUGUST 2026: Australia has no shortage of ideas to improve healthcare. The challenge is making sure proven approaches reach patients and become…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 18/08/2026
- 17:53
Research to Reality: Turning Evidence into Care
TUESDAY, 14 AUGUST 2026: Australia has no shortage of ideas to improve healthcare. The challenge is making sure proven approaches reach patients and become…
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- Environment, Research Development
- 18/08/2026
- 10:12
‘Ecological engineers’ an existential threat to wildlife of iconic wetland
A study examining how feral water buffalo interact with landscapes has uncovered how the pest is having disastrous impacts on northern long-necked turtles in…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 14/08/2026
- 08:00
ANZGOG opens 2026 Fund for New Research Grants to accelerate the next generation of gynaecological cancer research
MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 14 August 2026 ANZGOG opens 2026 Fund for New Research Grants to accelerate the next generation of gynaecological cancer research The Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) has today opened applications for its 2026 Fund for New Research Grant Program, supporting researchers to investigate promising ideas and generate the evidence needed to progress larger studies and future clinical trials. Supported by significant contributions from ANZGOG donors, the 2026 program will fund four priority research areas, with grants ranging from $50,000 to $100,000: Endometrial cancer focused surgical study – one grant of up to $55,000 Leiomyosarcoma focused…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 31/07/2026
- 17:16
HCF Research Foundation brings digital health leaders together to translate research into real-world care
FRIDAY, 31 JULY 2026: Around 100 researchers, clinicians, policymakers and industry leaders gathered in Sydney yesterday to explore how promising digital health research can be translated into real-world improvements for patients and clinicians. Hosted by the HCF Research Foundation, the inaugural Digital Innovations in Health Services: Translating Research into Reality event brought together experts from research, healthcare, industry and policy to explore how digital health innovations can be successfully adopted, scaled and embedded into everyday care. The event showcased Foundation-funded research and emerging innovations across cancer care, diabetes, mental health, cardiovascular disease, hearing health, aged care and chronic disease management,…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 30/07/2026
- 12:28
Global diabetes leaders to gather in Melbourne as major Congress program announced
Key Facts: IDF-WPR held from 18-21 August More than 215 million people currently live with diabetes across the region Full program and abstracts now available Includes focus on lived experience, alongside latest in research and technologyThe program for the combined International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region (IDF-WPR) Congress, Australasian Diabetes Congress, and Metabolic Diseases 2026 has been announced, showcasing a comprehensive agenda spanning research, clinical care, education, policy and lived experience. Hosted by the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) together with Diabetes Australia, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 18 to 21…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 08/07/2026
- 06:15
New study advances dry mRNA vaccine patch design
New research could help make future mRNA vaccines easier to store and distribute. The study, involving RMIT University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and…
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- General News, Research Development
- 07/07/2026
- 07:02
AI now used in one in four cases of image-based child sexual abuse, first national study finds.
New prevalence research lands as ICMEC AustraliaconvenestheSaferAIfor Children Coalition in person this week, underscoring the urgency of a coordinated national responseto this issue. Researchreleased todayprovides the first estimate of how often artificial intelligence is involved in the online sexual victimisation of Australianchildren andfinds that AI has changed both how young people are harmed and how they seek help. At least one in 25 Australians has experienced, or has a close friend who has experienced, online sexual victimisation involving AI before the age of 18.That is at least one young personin everyAustralianYear 12classroom. The study of 1,894 Australians aged 16 to…
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