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NHMRC Funding and WA

This article explores the NHMRC funding landscape in Western Australia, highlighting the state's share and success rates in NHMRC project grants and postdoctoral fellowships. It also discusses the factors contributing to WA's lower success rates compared to other states and suggests possible strategies for improvement.

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NHMRC Funding and WA

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  1. NHMRC Funding and WA Dr Nik Zeps Research Committee, NHMRC School of Surgery, UWA SJOG Pathology Radiation Oncology, SCGH

  2. Budget Appropriations

  3. Gross State Product (a measure of the value added by economic production; percentage by state) Australian population – March 2010 (percentage by state) 14% 10%

  4. Percentage of NHMRC research expenditure by state WA share 8.2% 6.8% 5.8%

  5. NHMRC project grants: Success rate by state and year

  6. 2010 by State

  7. 2010: Top ranking • Uni Melb 95 (396) 24.0% • Monash 93 (289) 32.2 % • Uni Syd 90 (435) 20.7% • UQ 56 (243) 23.0% • Uni of Ade 45 (219) 20.5% • UNSW 43 (250) 17.2% • UWA 40 (190) 21.1% • MCRI 28 (93) 30.1%

  8. NHMRC postdoctoral fellowships: Success rate by state in 2008 12% WA accounted for 4% of the total applications

  9. WA comparative data:Other recent examples of NHMRC funding • Program grants 2002- 2007 • WA 35% success rate, national success rate 39% • WA had 8% of the total number of applications • Career Development Awards 2007 • WA 3% success rate, national success rate 18% • WA had 8% of the total number of applications • Postgraduate scholarships 2008 • WA 2% success rate

  10. Postgraduate scholarship 2010

  11. WA comparative dataSummary • Based on 2009-2010 data, Western Australia • Has 10% of the national population • Contributes 14% of national production • Gets 6% of total NHMRC funding • Has the lowest recent success rate of any state for project grants • For other schemes (program grants and people support), WA submits relatively low numbers of application per capita and has low success rates

  12. Project Grants 2010 by Institution (for funding >$3 million)

  13. UWA comparative data • UWA is by far the most successful WA institution • However, by implication, low WA application numbers and success rates are also those relating to UWA

  14. Possible reasons for NHMRC disappointment • Research institutes in WA are not as well developed as those in other states • Collaborations from WA are more difficult because of the tyranny of distance • Local expert and peer support needed to buttress applications are not as well developed as elsewhere • Greater involvement of WA researchers on key NHMRC committees and panels would ensure • national awareness of WA medical science • enhanced local knowledge of application procedures, standards and strategies

  15. State Investment • WA is significantly behind other states • Victoria: Secret of success? • Biogrid ($11million) • VCA (VCB $13 million) • VCCC ($1 billion)

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