REMINDER: ARC Request for Applicant and Reviewer Feedback on Application Form Changes

Last year, the Australian Research Council (ARC) implemented a number of changes to streamline National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) application forms based on feedback received about previous years’ forms and through consultation.

Vital investment milestone reached for Australian health and medical research!

As the national peak alliance for health hand medical research, Research Australia is delighted that a capital injection of $3.2 billion will be made into the Medical Research Future Fund next week.

COVID -19 Human Movement Data - Reopening

Now that states are opening up, Gabriel Scott wanted to reach out and see if there is any collaborative interest in analyzing human movement data. UberMedia is one of the largest aggregators of mobile location data from mobile devices in the US, and globally. UberMedia is looking to provide assistance for COVID-19 research, particularly around social distancing.

Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation (BGRF) Medical Research Grants for research into progressive neurological diseases (particularly MS), stroke or palliative care in 2021

The Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation (BGRF) is seeking applications from individuals or groups for financial assistance for specific research projects into progressive neurological diseases, stroke or palliative care in 2021. The Foundation is pleased to announce that it also has additional funds for specific MS projects again this year. All projects are funded for one year and investigators requiring further funding will need to apply separately each year. The Foundation is committed to maximising medical research and will not fund administrative overheads.

Researcher Financial Dashboard - Training Session

A walkthrough session to the system to enable you to better understand your financials administered by Monash University.

New Opportunity: Snow Fellowships - due 19 Aug 2020 to MRO

The Snow Medical Resarch Foundation (Snow Medical) are offering fellowships to support emerging leaders in biomedical research, at the early-mid career stage. Up to two fellowships will be awarded, supporting $1M per year, for up to 8 years. Applicants must have 5 to 10 years of post-doctoral experience (not including career disruptions). MD/PhD applicants may have up to 12 years experience. Note that Snow Medical seeks bold proposals only achievable through long-term funding. An element of measured risk relative to traditional funding programs is acceptable. More details, including funding rules, FAQs, and profiles of previous winners, can be found on Snow Medical's website.

Masks update on behalf of the MNHS COVID-19 Task Force

As you will already know, people living in metropolitan Melbourne, and the Mitchell Shire, will be required to start wearing face masks when out of the home from tonight (22 July 2020) at 11.59pm.

The University has updated its advice for the use of face masks for staff working on-campus.

Publications 22/7/2020

Distinct and overlapping mechanisms of resistance to azacytidine and guadecitabine in acute myeloid leukemia 
Emily Gruber et al published in Leukemia

Management of adult cardiac arrest in the COVID-19 era: consensus statement from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Simon Craig et al published in The Medical Journal of Australia

Umbilical cord blood versus mesenchymal stem cells for inflammation-induced preterm brain injury in fetal sheep 
Madison C B Paton et al published in Pediatric research

Zoom meetings now require passcodes - important information and instructions

Zoom meetings now require passcodes, please note important information and instructions below with links:

Webinar: Climate Change - a Health Emergency

All are welcome to attend

Event details:
Date: 5 August 2020
Time: 5.30-7pm

Mindfulness for stress and mental health - Free presentation

We have the following upcoming presentation on mindfulness.

Session details
Dates: Tuesday 18th of August
Time: 12:00-1:00

Reminder - Impact of COVID-19 - Survey

Sent on behalf of Professor Eric Morand and Professor Elizabeth Hartland

Dear friends and colleagues,

Thank you to those who have taken the time to complete this survey to help us understand the impact of COVID-19 on you and your work..  If you have not completed this survey, we ask that you please take a few minutes to do so via link HERE by Monday 27 July 5pm.