Research

Competition for funding is competitive therefore funding applications need to be clearly articulated, costed, planned and indicate evidence of previous and potential impact.

WSLHD Libraries can assist you in finding research funding opportunities such as National Health and Medical Research (NHMRC), Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Australian Competitive Grants Register

Other considerations include:

• Compliance: the ARC and NHMRC and Universities Australia released the Australian Code of Responsible Conduct Research in 2007. The code expects researchers to document data management stages such as ownership, ethics, storage, data sharing and disposal. In order to receive NHMRC funding, researchers must comply with the code.
• Data management planning is a requirement for many international funding agencies, however this is not yet a requirement of Australian funding agencies.
• Intellectual property management: The ARC and NHMRC jointly developed the National Principles of Intellectual Property Management for Publicly Funded Research, which promotes the management and sharing of publicly funded intellectual property outputs.

WSLHD Research and Education Network (REN) enjoys a national and international reputation. Explore their website to see the current strategic plan, research activity and also essential support from the Research Office such as ethics and governance guidance.

The Westmead Research Hub undertakes projects that encourage collaboration – in sharing both physical resources and brain power of its members. The goal of the Hub is to grow Westmead as a world-leader in health and medical research by exercising our strength in numbers.

NHMRC: The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia's leading expert body promoting the development and maintenance of public and individual health standards.  NHMRC brings together within a single national organisation the functions of research funding and development of advice. One of its strengths is that it draws upon the resources of all components of the health system, including governments, medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, researchers, teaching and research institutions, public and private program managers, service administrators, community health organisations, social health researchers and consumers.

Brain Dynamics Centre: The goal of the Brain Dynamics Centre research is to shed light on the workings of the human brain, and the cause and treatment of brain-related disorders

Australian Research Council: The ARC is a statutory agency within the Australian Government. Its mission is to deliver policy and programs that advance Australian research and innovation globally and benefit the community. In seeking to achieve its mission, the ARC provides advice to the Government on research matters, manages the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), and administers Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).

Research Australia: is an alliance of 160 members and supporters advocating for health and medical research in Australia. Independent of government, Research Australia's activities are funded by its partners, donors and supporters from leading research organisations, academic institutions, philanthropy, community special interest groups, peak industry bodies, biotechnology, medical technology and pharmaceutical companies, small businesses and corporate Australia. We have a diverse alliance representing the interests of the broader community.