The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) is the peak professional society representing Australian health and medical researchers, and has a long-established role in scientific, political and public advocacy.
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Announcing ASMR’s new partnership with The GrantEd Group
We are delighted to announce that ASMR has entered into a partnership with highly respected organisation The GrantEd Group to advance Australian research together. This partnership arrangement...
ASMR in The Australian: A research funding drought means Australia is repeating history
In the early 1990s, while completing my honours degree in physics at the University of Melbourne, I was given a chance to discuss my work on 3RRR, Australia's largest public radio station. I had no...
Ambitious Australia: ASMR welcomes the final report of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development
The Australian Society for Medical Research welcomes the comprehensive final report of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development. This report correctly identifies the significant issues...
Open letter to The Hon Mark Butler MP: ASMR joins forces with patient advocacy organisations
Update: The ASMR received a response to this letter on Mar 20, 2026. Read the response here. Today the ASMR has joined forces with patient advocacy organisations from across Australia to call on...
In addition to our direct members, the ASMR represents an additional 20,000 medical researchers, involved in health and medical research through seventy-five (75) affiliated professional societies, institutes and Medical Colleges. Corporate and disease related foundation memberships bring a further 100,000 Australians with an interest in health and medical research into the ASMR network.