Monash Partners welcomes $12 million in federal funding to support Australia’s Research Translation Centres

 

Monash Partners – as part of the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) – welcomes the Australian Government’s investment of $12 million to support the nation’s 12 NHMRC accredited Research Translation Centres (RTCs) in driving the integration of evidence-based health care to deliver better health outcomes for all Australians, including regional, rural and remote communities.

The funding, provided through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 2025-26 Supporting Research Translation Centres grant opportunity, will see each accredited RTC – including Monash Partners – receive $1 million from July 2025 for a 2-year period leading to the next accreditation in 2027.

The grant will be used by the Centres to:

  • strengthen the translation of innovation from research to improve Australian health services and deliver better outcomes for patients and consumers, and
  • better align research and research translation activities (and associated capacity/capability building) to the priorities of our health services.

“AHRA is proud to bring together Australia’s leading Research Translation Centres, working at the forefront of ensuring that all Australians have the best access to health and medical innovation by embedding research into healthcare,” said Professor Don Nutbeam AO, Interim AHRA Chair and Executive Director of Sydney Health Partners.

“This funding recognises the vital role that our Centres play in ensuring that research is not just done—but that it makes a difference to people’s lives by being translated into healthcare delivery.

“With this investment, our Centres will continue to strengthen collaboration between researchers, health services, and communities, build capacity in research translation, and drive innovations that deliver equitable, high-quality and evidence-based healthcare. We thank the Australian Government and NHMRC for their ongoing support of this critical work,” said Professor Carol Hodgson, Monash Partners Executive Director.

“NHMRC accredited Research Translation Centres are leading centres of excellence and collaboration in health and medical research, research translation, research-infused education and training and outstanding healthcare,” said NHMRC CEO Professor Steve Wesselingh.

“They receive NHMRC accreditation for a period of 5 years, enabling them to establish excellent collaborations with consumers, universities, hospitals, primary healthcare and medical research institutes across the country.

“This funding will accelerate research translation and innovations in healthcare and practice while building capability through engagement between researchers and end users, including health services, consumers and the community,” said Professor Steve Wesselingh.

“Through facilitating the translation of health and medical research into high quality healthcare services, our Research Translation Centres are delivering better health outcomes for all Australians,” said The Honourable Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Ageing and Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

AHRA brings together 12 NHMRC accredited Research Translation Centres and 2 Emerging Centres across the nation to work collaboratively to drive national improvements in health services and healthcare delivery. Through partnerships with end users, including consumers, clinicians, and communities, RTCs ensure that research is informed by real-world needs and priorities.

The 14 Centres are (in alphabetical order):

View the full NHMRC statement here.

Visit AHRA’s website to learn more about AHRA and its impact.

For enquiries, please contact Amanda Boshier, Media and Communications Manager, Monash Partners, amanda.boshier@monash.edu