2020 Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation scheme

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 round of applications will progress as planned however a smaller number of proposals will be funded compared to previous rounds.

COVID-19 'Free to Access, Access to Free' e-resources

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of content providers are offering temporary free access to scholarly content and collections (removing paywalls), or offering free access to their content on platforms where Monash is already a subscriber (free to subscribers).

Ferring COVID-19 Investigational Grants

During this challenging time, Ferring remains committed to building families worldwide and to supporting them from conception to birth. Ferring is funding exploratory, basic and clinical research grants to collect data and expand knowledge on the effects of COVID-19 on reproduction, pregnancy and neonatal health.

Responding to Public Enquiries on COVID-19 'Cures'

Public interest in research has increased as a result of COVID-19, and many of our researchers are receiving a higher volume of queries from the public.

The Faculty have developed a standard response to help make it quicker for you to respond to queries from the public, approved by the Universities media and legal teams. Please see the COVID-19 intranet page.

AXA Exceptional Flash Call for Proposals on COVID-19

In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, the AXA Research Fund Team is launching a flash call for projects: Mitigating risk in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Mindful May

Being in isolation and working from home has changed our daily routines.  We all may be feeling alone and wondering "when is this going to end?"

Christie Bennett awarded PhD

Dr Christie Bennett

Congratulations to Christie Bennett from the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food who was last week awarded her PhD.

Christie's PhD was entitled 'Sleep during pregnancy: a novel opportunity to change the health of two generations.' Her research found that sleep in pregnancy does have a relationship with maternal diet and post-partum mental health.

What is psoriatic arthritis, the condition Kim Kardashian West lives with?

Dr Fabien Vincent

While psoriasis is a common chronic skin condition, less is known about psoriatic arthritis, a more debilitating disease that affects the distal and peripheral joints. Thanks to Kim Kardashian, psoriatic arthritis has been put in the spotlight. SCS’ Dr Fabien Vincent published an explainer in The Conversation about what the condition really is. Read the full story here.

2020 Prizes & Awards (P&A) Calendar

Please refer to the Prizes & Awards (P&A) Calendar for opportunities closing in 2020 here. Dates are subject to change for all prizes and awards, and many have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainable Healthcare: Medical Journal of Australia themed issue launch

Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) invites you to the online launch of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) themed issue on Sustainable Healthcare. This is the first in a series of Planetary Health Dialogues.

REMINDER: NHMRC Ideas Grants Minimum Data

A friendly reminder that Minimum Data Compliance date for Ideas Grants is in 2 weeks.

29th April 2020 Publications

Pre-existing Comorbidity Burden and Patient Perceived Stroke Impact.
Sewell K et al published in International Journal of stroke.

Rare germline genetic variants and risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Nguyen-Dumont T et al published in International Journal of Cancer

Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Reply.
Morand EF The New England Journal of Medicine

Dr Anna Schroeder awarded Gibson Foundation Fellowship

Dr Anna Schroeder

Congratulations to Dr Anna Schroeder from the Department of Psychiatry who is the recipient of a Gibson Foundation Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide funding for Dr Schroeder to support her research investigating the biological underpinnings of schizophrenia.

Ideas Grants guidance available on the MRO webpage

The MRO Research Development Team will be providing written guidance and and reviews to support the upcoming NHMRC Ideas Grant round (due 10th June 2020). The first of these guidance documents (quick guides) have been up-loaded to the MRO Ideas Grants intranet page.

Funding Opportunity: Research projects relating to COVID-19 and General Practice

The RACGP Foundation and HCF Research Foundation are coming together to fund research projects relating to COVID-19 and general practice. Further detail for those that are interested in submitting an expression of interest via the RACGP Foundation can be found here.

FREE - Productive work from home mini-course

Christina has worked with Monash for many years delivering Grant Writing workshops for our researchers. This online module is quite short, free, easy nto navigate and full of practical tips and tricks. You can access the module here.

MMC/MCH Site Alert: Shuttle Bus - Bus Stop Change

The MMC site bus stop for the Browns Road South car park shuttle bus is changing. The new bus stop will be located in the MMC Northern Entry Loading Zone. The current shuttle bus timetable will apply to the new bus stop.

Cancer Council Victoria's Grants-In-Aid - Expressions of Interest

Cancer Council Victoria’s 2020 Grants-in-Aid process has now been finalised. Grants-in-Aid supports cancer research for up to $100,000 per year for a maximum of three years.

Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science

The Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science  were created by Professor Leann Tilley as part of her Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship program to promote and support female scientists who demonstrate excellence in the area of Quantitative Biomedical Science.

MMC/MCH Site Alert: Changes to Building Entry

Temperature screening of all people entering the Monash Medical Centre (MMC) main building (inc Jessie McPherson Private Hospital) and the Monash Children’s Hospital (MCH) is now in operation.