Ageing Research Online

This site provides access to a national directory of ageing-related research projects, research grants and courses of study, including information on researchers, research centres, funding organisations and ageing policy in Australia.

www.aro.gov.au

Bioethics Portal

This site has been established to increase the awareness of bioethics and improve the Australian public's access to information about bioethics. It acts as an information portal to bioethics and biotechnology-related information in all State and Territory Governments and the Australian Government.

www.bioethics.gov.au

Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR)

The ICPMR, which incorporates the Western Sydney Area Pathology Service and the Division of Analytical Laboratories, is best known as Australia's most comprehensive provider of pathology services. As well as servicing hospitals and laboratories in Western Sydney, they provide tertiary services throughout NSW and, where appropriate, throughout Australia and even to some overseas centres.

www.icpmr.gov.au

National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL)

National Acoustic Laboratories undertakes scientific investigations into hearing, hearing habilitation and rehabilitation, and the effects of noise on people, including the prevention of hearing loss.

www.nal.gov.au

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice. It provides independent, strong advice on all aspects of health and health care delivery in Australia by managing the complementary functions of funding health and medical research, providing ethical guidance on health and medical research issues, and providing health advice.

www.nhmrc.gov.au

National Injury Surveillance Unit (NISU)

The National Injury Surveillance Unit (NISU) is the collaborating unit of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in the subject area of injury.

www.nisu.flinders.edu.au

National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS)

The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) is Australia's national agency for improving health care by helping close important gaps between best available evidence and current clinical practice. Effectively NICS is helping bridge the gap between what we know (the research findings) and what we do (day to day clinical practice).

www.nicsl.com.au

National Serology Reference Laboratory Australia (NRL)

The National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia (NRL) maintains quality in serological testing, particularly for retroviral and other blood borne diseases and sets standards to provide accurate and cost-effective serological testing in screening, diagnostic and therapeutic programs.

www.nrl.gov.au

Research Funding

A summary of the various types of funding provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council, together with conditions and application forms.

www.nhmrc.gov.au