Slides from Prof Tompkins Presentation on ARC Centres of Excellence

Please find Prof Tompkins slides for your reference here, as well as the ARC's Establishment Toolkit here. As noted, changes to CE23 are expected to be minimal. To that end, you can find the previous CE20 application guidelines and resources on Grant Connect here, and detail on the most recent round of Centres here.

MRFF - CRR 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research Grant

This grant provides funding to accelerate development of promising vaccine candidates. The candidate must have progressed beyond early or "developmental" stage research to pre-clinical or clinical investigation. Appropriate proof of concept must already exist.

MRFF - CRR 2020 COVID-19 Immunological Studies Grant

This grant provides funding for research characterising the varied human immune response to COVID-19 infection. The intended outcome is new knowledge and evidence to inform targeted interventions, and prioritisation of vaccines or treatments for high-risk individuals.

MRFF Assessors required - EoIs for Grant Assessment Committee

The Federal Department of Health is seeking interest from a range of stakeholders to assist in MRFF grant review and assessment processes as a member of a Grant Assessment Committee for a number of 2020 MRFF grant opportunities.

2020 NHMRC Investigator Grants Analysis

If you attended yesterday's COVID-19 Research Continuity session on 11 June 2020, the slides from Mike Ryan's presentation can be found here. For those who missed out, hopefully you will find the slide useful.

If you have any questions, please contact the medicine.research@monash.edu.

The ARC's 2021 College of Experts Nominations is now open.

The ARC is seeking nominations from suitably qualified and experienced individuals in all disciplines for the ARC College of Experts for 2021. A strong emphasis will be given to multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary expertise, with high regard also placed on applicants who have a strong institutional support to meet the commitment required from  College of Expert members.

Free parking on campus in red and blue permit areas until 31 July 2020

Parking will continue to be free for staff in blue and red permit areas across all of our Australian campuses and locations until 31 July 2020. Please note that these arrangements are only for blue and red permit areas and does not include green or yellow permit areas. We’ll continue to review these arrangements, and will continue to keep you informed of any changes.

MMC/MCH Safety Alert: Personal Safety

Please see important information below from Monash Health about your personal safety when coming to and from work.

Please also see attached our Staying Safe poster, with further details for our MMC site.

Financial Wellbeing - Free Webinar: Wednesday 24 June - 12noon

Monash HR are partnering with UniSuper to bring you a Financial Wellbeing session ‘Saving in World of Spending’.  Designed to help you get in control of your financial situation and make informed decisions, the session will be presented by UniSuper’s Cameron Seidel, Private Client Advisor.

Managing Self Through Uncertainty - Free Wellbeing Webinar: Thursday 25 June

Are you experiencing a sense of being overwhelmed at the moment, particularly considering the impending return to the workplace?  You're not alone.  We all like predictability, and at the moment there are many things that are still uncertain.

MPCCC award for outstanding cancer research

The Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MPCCC) will recognise the achievements of one innovative and impactful Victorian mid-career cancer researcher in 2020, with its inaugural 2020 Award for Outstanding Cancer Research.