24 June 2025
Health Translation Queensland (HTQ) – 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 HTQ – 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:
“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 health care,” 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 health care delivery.
“With this investment, our Centre 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 health care. We thank the Australian Government and NHMRC for their ongoing support of this critical work,” said Dr Celia Webby, HTQ's Interim Executive Director.
"The HTQ Board is currently finalising a new Action Plan and priorities for HTQ for the next 2 years that the NHMRC funding will support. Stay tuned, as we are releasing the Action Plan shortly," said Dr Webby.
“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 health care,” 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 health care and medical research institutes across the country.
“This funding will accelerate research translation and innovations in health care 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 health care 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 health care 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 media statement.
Visit AHRA's website to learn more about AHRA and its impact.
For enquiries, please contact Silvia Scheibenbogen, Communications and Engagement Manager, HTQ at communications@healthtranslationqld.org.au.
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