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Practical guide to writing a competitive NHMRC grant application. Tips on assessment criteria, lay summaries, significance and when to engage a grant writer. By Melissa Waine, Sydney. The NHMRC Investigator Grant 2027 round opens on 3 June 2026.

Release of the Sixth Australian Report on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AURA Report) Melissa Waine | BSc/BCom (Hons 1), UNSW and Garvan Institute of Medical Research | Member, Australasian Medical Writers Association | 18 years of experience in medical, scientific and health communication | melissawaine.com Australia cannot manage what it does not measure. Australia boasts enviable, longstanding national surveillance programs that sit under the Antimicrobial Use and Resis

Why Grant Success is All Strategy, Not Lottery Melissa Waine | BSc (Hons 1), BCom | University of New South Wales/ Garvan Institute of Medical Research | Member, Australasian Medical Writers Association | 18 years' experience in NHMRC, MRFF, government and philanthropy grant writing | melissawaine.com “Applying for grants feels like a lottery.” It’s a phrase I hear time and again from organisations and researchers when they first come to me. And it’s no surprise. Preparing a

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is an urgent and growing threat to our health and food safety that needs to be talked about.