The Hunter Children’s Research Foundation (HCRF) awarded a record-breaking $100,000 in grants and prizes at its annual awards presentation at the HMRI Building tonight.
University of Newcastle researchers aligned with the Hunter Medical Research Institute have been awarded $21.7 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), supporting 31 research projects including nine fellowships.
An overhaul of Australia’s alcohol tax system would potentially bring both health and economic gains, according to research conducted by HMRI Health Economist Professor Chris Doran.
Building work on the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) centre has reached a pivotal milestone, with technicians lowering the new scanner into place.
Respiratory researcher Professor Phil Hansbro won the prestigious 2013 Award for Research Excellence tonight as more than $1.4 million in grant funding was awarded and acknowledged in the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s 2013 Awards Night.
Full List of 2013 Award and Grant Winners now available
Hunter Medical Research Institute neuroscientist Dr Rohan Walker was named the Newcastle Business Club’s Young Business Person of the Year this afternoon, edging out fellow HMRI researcher Dr Luke Wolfenden and federal Liberal candidate Jaimie Abbott.
Hunter Medical Research Institute respiratory researchers will offer free lung function tests and information sessions for members of the public to mark World COPD Day on Wednesday, November 20.
Research from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) has revealed that eight in ten expectant mothers consume alcohol during their pregnancy.
Two stroke rehabilitation study groups that formed the renowned BrainWaves choir will unite for their first ever combined public performance on Sunday, December 1, at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music.