Still riding the high from our 2025–26 Health & Medical Research Awards 🎉 Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us. Winners here 👉 researchaustralia.org/awards… #HealthMedResearch

A big thank you to all involved in last night's stellar 22nd @ResAustralia #Health and #MedicalResearch #Awards. We announced the incredible winners & celebrated with a room full of exceptional talent. To all nominees, finalists, sponsors, organisers & members: we appreciate you.

With the MRFF's Strategy and Priorities being updated, here's a handy presentation from @healthgovau on what, how and why now: health.gov.au/resources/publ… Source: Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing #MedicalResearch #Consultation #MedicalResearchFutureFund

A great step with the Australian Government (@ausgov) investing nearly $430 million, supporting "the nation's highest performing scientists to tackle some of Australia’s greatest health challenges." health.gov.au/ministers/the-… #health #science #research 📸: health.gov.au

The @nhmrc is investing nearly $1M to help Australian researchers build new international partnerships. Strengthening global collaboration means greater innovation capacity for Australia’s research system: ow.ly/pjRk50Zu4ez #medicalresearch #health #globalpartnerships

Assistant Minister The Hon Rebecca White reinforces that self‑determined, culturally safe care is essential for closing the gap. A representative #FirstNations #healthworkforce is key to better access & trust in #care: health.gov.au/ministers/the-… 📸: Assistant Minister Rebecca White

How prepared is Australia's #healthcare system for #AI? The latest AI roadmap from the Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare calls for development of an ambitious, #wellresourced National AI in Healthcare strategy. Read more: aihealthalliance.org/wp-cont… 📸: AAIH

AMRAB is inviting feedback on the draft Australian Medical Research and Innovation Strategy 2026–2031 and Priorities 2026–2028 for the Medical Research Future Fund. Have your say: health.gov.au/news/contribut… #MRFF #healthresearch #medicalresearch #MRFF

Our latest issue of INSPIRE makes the economic case for health and medical research: the jobs it creates, the healthcare costs it avoids, and the returns it delivers. Read The Research Economy: researchaustralia.org/inspir…

Data Connect Australia has linked billions of health records with zero privacy breaches — powering everything from real-time COVID tracking to Australia's shift to HPV screening. Finalist, Digital & Data Health Innovation Award. 🎟️ researchaustralia.org/awards… #ResAusAwards

🏅 Discovery Award finalist Dr Caitlin Jones (@Sydney_Uni) co-led the OPAL trial, proving opioids provide zero benefit for acute back pain — now shaping WHO guidelines & US policy. 🎟️ researchaustralia.org/awards… #ResAusAwards #HealthMedResearch

Over 20 years, the Neil and Norma Hill Foundation has quietly seeded some of Australia's boldest rare disease research — from Rett syndrome gene therapy to a world-first childhood blindness model. 🎟️ researchaustralia.org/awards… #ResAusAwards #HealthMedResearch

Hospital delirium triples long-term dementia risk — a discovery hiding in plain sight in health records. Congrats to the Unlocking Hidden Insight team, finalists for the Digital & Data Health Innovation Award. 🎟️ researchaustralia.org/awards… #ResAusAwards #DigitalHealth

Discovery Award finalist Dr Angli Xue (Garvan Institute/UNSW) mapped the genomic networks behind 16 autoimmune diseases, uncovering 30% more disease-relevant connections and powering a new drug repurposing pipeline. #ResAusAwards @anglixue 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=fXOA0Nms…

Meet SCANNER: Deakin University's world-first AI platform exposing the hidden scale of harmful digital marketing to young people — now shaping policy from Australia to Europe. A #ResAusAwards UNSW Frontiers Award finalist. 🎟️ researchaustralia.org/awards…

Professor Sam Kosari's nine years of research built the evidence behind on-site aged care pharmacists — driving a $333M federal commitment to safer medication care for older Australians. Bond University Health Services Research Award 🎟️ researchaustralia.org/awards… #ResAusAwards

"Promising #health tools that seek to predict a person’s risk of serious health problems before they happen are rarely being utilised in everyday healthcare, according to new @CurtinUni #research." Closing this translation #gap must be a national priority. curtin.edu.au/research/news/…

Announcing our 2026 Gala Dinner keynote speaker: Professor Kathryn North AC, Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board. We're delighted and honoured to welcome her to this year's Awards. #resausawards

Many #charities contribute thousands of hours to #government consultations, advisory committees, roundtables &stakeholder engagement without compensation. Expertise has value. If government would pay consultants for the same advice why is it assumed charities can contribute free?