National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC)

At NHMRC we are excited by the huge potential benefits of the research we fund and by the opportunities we have to ensure Australians have access to evidence-based, authoritative health advice.

We create pathways to a healthier future through our research funding, our health guidelines and the ethical standards we set and uphold.

As the nation’s leading expert body in health and medical research, we set ourselves high standards of integrity and scientific rigour, and see ourselves as championing the pursuit of better health outcomes for all Australians.

NHMRC Corporate Plan

The NHMRC Corporate Plan 2018–2019 covers the period 2018–19 to 2021–22. In line with the requirements of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992, it identifies the major health issues for this period, how NHMRC will deal with these issues and a strategy for medical research and public health research.

Our strategy for health and medical research

The themes of investment, translation and integrity represent NHMRC’s strategy for health and medical research. NHMRC will:

• create knowledge and build research capability through investment in the highest quality health and medical research and the best researchers
• drive the translation of health and medical research into clinical practice, policy and health systems and the effective commercialisation of research discoveries, supporting the pursuit of an Australian health system that is research-led, evidence-based, efficient and sustainable 
• maintain a strong integrity framework for research and guideline development, underpinning rigorous and ethical research and relevant and accurate guidelines, and promoting community trust.

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