Sex, gender and sexual orientation shape every aspect of a person’s health and wellbeing. It’s hoped a new statement will balance how these factors are built into research design.
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The first thing Australian medical research needs is more money. The second thing is making funding allocation less of a lottery.
While COVID-19 has highlighted the invaluable nature of medical research, it has unfortunately also seriously disrupted it. In Australia, the sector now teeters on the brink of collapse.
Australian medical researchers are under intense pressure to find funds to continue their research, and there is some optimism that the latest NHMRC funding changes will help.
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Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Professor, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Deakin Distinguished Professor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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