News & Insights
Welcome to Bellberry’s blog. Here we publish commentary, updates, feature posts, and thought leadership on research ethics, regulation, participant experience, and system change. Discover what’s happening across the research and ethics landscape in Australia and beyond.
Universities Australia Conference 2018
Higher Education Conference 28 February – 2 March, Canberra Universities Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities. Delivered by the sector for the sector, the Higher Education conference is the annual signature event on the Australian higher education calendar attracting more than 900 delegates. Participants include Vice-Chancellors, Chancellors, senior university representatives, […]
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PRAXIS: SA Health & Research Education Evening
Bellberry are pleased to share with you details of PRAXIS upcoming education evening event. Come along for an evening of networking over drinks and canapes and hear from thought leaders in areas relevant to the health and medical research community.
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Bellberry Medical Research Announcement
Bellberry is delighted to share the announcement of 3 Medical Research Fellowships in conjunction with Equity Trustees. The prestigious annual Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowships have been announced for 2017, committing just over $3.6 million to three researchers undertaking leading edge research into fighting cancer, schizophrenia and antimicrobial resistance. The […]
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Bellberry Education Evening
Thursday 9th November, The Science Exchange, Adelaide The topic for the evening was Cancer Immunotherapy and the Gardasil Story both presented by Professor Ian Frazer AC. Professor Ian Frazer AC was trained as a renal physician and clinical immunologist in Edinburgh Scotland, and immigrated to Australia in 1985. In 1991, along with Chinese colleague, Dr […]
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New Committee H Chair
Michael James has kindly chaired Committee H since its establishment in May this year, in addition to his regular Committee C Chair role. Bellberry are now delighted to announce that Associate Prof Mark Slee, of Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, has been appointed as the dedicated Chair for Committee H. Mark is a senior […]
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Bellberry at AusBiotech 2017
Bellberry will be exhibiting at the AusBiotech conference this week with Kylie Sproston (Bellberry CEO) and Melanie Gentgall (PRAXIS CEO) both speaking at key sessions. Please come and pay us a visit!
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Join us this month at AusBiotech and the AAHMS Annual Meeting
AAHMS Annual Meetings 2017 18-20 Oct, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Adelaide Bellberry are delighted to be a sponsor of this years event. Bellberry Operations Manager Trina O’Donnell will be attending the joint AAHMS and ASSA Symposium on Oct 20th and Prof Ian Frazer AC FAHMS (AAHMS President and Bellberry board member) […]
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Bellberry September Newsletter
Our September issue contains the latest news about our 8th HREC, our new IT partner, the IMNIS programme, PRAXIS and much more – give it a read!
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National Scientific Committee Set to Continue
We are pleased to announce that NHMRC funding for the National Scientific Committee’s (NSC) pilot project has been extended for a further 12 months. The NSC’s were launched by the NHMRC in January and provide scientific review for the areas of Complex Genetic Research and Medical Devices. Based on the queries received from the initial […]
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Join us at ARCS 2017!
2017 ARCS Annual Conference, 22 – 24 August, Sydney This year Bellberry will again be exhibiting at the ARCS annual conference. Kylie Sproston (Bellberry CEO), Trina O’Donnell (Operations Manager) and Melanie Gentgall (Praxis Australia CEO) will all be in attendance to chat with you and answer and questions that you may have. Melanie will also […]
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Bellberry Education Evening
27 July 2017, The Science Exchange Adelaide The topic for the evening was Navigating the murky waters of data banks & registries and application of the National Statement. This topic was selected as Bellberry are receiving a growing number of data bank/registry submissions for review; some simple and some more complex. The format of the […]
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Bellberry Celebrates International Clinical Trials Day
International Clinical Trials Day is held on 20 May each year to commemorate the day that James Lind began his trials into the causes of scurvy. Each year on May 20 we pause to remember James Linds work and to acknowledge the major improvements in health outcomes that have come since thanks to clinicians who […]
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Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day 2017
BELLBERRY/PRAXIS $1000 SCHOLARSHIPS In celebration of International Clinical Trials Day Bellberry has joined forces with PRAXIS to offer a number of $1000 scholarships to all students across the research workforce as part of our mission to support research and ethics in Australia. In celebration of the important societal benefits that clinical trials bring, and […]
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Committee G’s Inaugural Meeting
Committee G’s inaugural meeting will take place tonight with Professor Ben Canny as the newly appointed Chair. Ben is Head of Medicine at University of Tasmania where he is responsible for the Divisions of Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology and Paramedicine. Prior to this he was Associate Dean in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences […]
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Bellberry March Newsletter
Click here to read our exciting March newsletter with details of our new Committee’s, donation information, NHMRC adverse events reporting changes, staff changes and much more!
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Human Research Ethics Committees
Discover how Bellberry's committees operate and maintain the highest ethical standards in research.
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Monitoring & Quality
Learn about Bellberry's continuous improvement and oversight processes that ensure accountability.
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Grant Activities
See how Bellberry reinvests in research education and participant-focused initiatives.
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