Research Australia Membership

Research Australia offers all members an opportunity to contribute to improving community health by generating public support for research and a supportive environment to grow our science-based industry. We offer a framework of services that, in total, are designed to achieve our mission, which is to make health and medical research a higher national priority.

In recent years, the growing government commitment to funding health research is, we believe, in large part due to the effectiveness of advocacy programs by Research Australia. Funding of research in the medical and health sciences rose by 46 per cent over the period 2002-03 to 2004-05. In May 2006, the Federal Government announced an additional $905 million for Australian health and medical research, despite real government funding for all research and development declining by 4.3 percent over the same period.

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Member groups comprise of:

• Businesses and Companies
• Biotechnology Consortia and hubs
• Government Research Agencies
• Industry Groups
• Medical Research Institutes
• Special Interest Groups
• Universities and Academic Institutions 

* For each of 3 consecutive years

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 Shared Member Benefits

• Community Awareness Program – promoting your cause and tracking community attitudes
• Building your profile nationally and internationally
• Information portal – to extend your reach and keep you abreast of current issues
• Media support for effective communications
• Policy development – a strong voice for health and medical Research Australia
• Advocacy – effective representation of member’s interests
• Promoting health and medical research philanthropy

Specific benefits for Medallion Members

In addition to the shared member benefits, our Medallion Members are provided with the opportunity to become more closely involved in our programs and in particular:

• Collaborative projects
• Networks with Research Australia Board, industry leaders and partners
• Functions for Medallion Members only to build relationships with leaders of industry
• Profiling through branding and communications, including Research Australia publications and website
• Acknowledgement on Research Australia publications, “Thank You” Day events
• Concession rates on Research Australia services
• Participation in special interest programs (i.e. University Roundtable)

Names and website links of current Research Australia members are listed under All Members.

If you would like to know more about membership, please click here to download a membership application form or email enquiries at enquiries@researchaustralia.org.

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