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.
Christmas & New Year 2024-25 meeting & submission dates
Meeting Date Submission Date Weds 11 December Weds 27 November Weds 18 December Weds 4 December Bellberry office closure: COB Tuesday 24 December to Thursday 2 January 2025 Thurs 2 January Weds 11 December Weds 8 January Weds 18 December Weds 15 January Tues 31 December Weds 22 January Weds 8 January HREC meetings are […]
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Operations Update 16
The Bellberry Operations Update features practical information in relation to submissions and reviews, along with insights and updates from all sections of the Bellberry operations team and their respective teams. If you have any feedback or suggestions on what you would like included in these updates please email bellberry@bellberry.com.au Operations Update – Edition 16
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Careers@Bellberry
Bellberry consists of a team of highly professional, innovative and dedicated people who are committed to making a difference within the research community. Our culture is built on shared values: Making a difference Working together with integrity and respect Professional and Responsive Future looking and forward-thinking. That combination helps our professionals make a difference each […]
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Telstra Best of Business Award – SA Finalist!
We’re delighted to be a state finalist in the Championing Health category of the Telstra Best of Business Awards! We’ve been designated this category for the impact that Bellberry is making in improving the health of Australians. We are absolutely thrilled that our incredible team of staff and HREC members are getting this recognition for […]
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Christmas & New Year 2024-25 meeting & submission dates
Meeting Date Submission Date Weds 11 December Weds 27 November Weds 18 December Weds 4 December Bellberry office closure: COB Tuesday 24 December to Thursday 2 January 2025 Thurs 2 January Weds 11 December Weds 8 January Weds 18 December Weds 15 January Tues 31 December Weds 22 January Weds 8 January HREC meetings are […]
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Latest Podcast Episode – From Lab To Life
Without the patient or participant we would not have clinical trials. These are the people who, in some cases, are volunteering to have treatments that have never been tried on humans before. In It’s All About the Participant we hear first-hand about what it’s like to be the participant and ask how could the experience […]
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Bellberry Application Update – August 2024
We have made updates to several documents under Bellberry Applications (BA) and Monitoring of Approved Research (MAR). These changes aim to improve clarity, ensure compliance with current regulations, and enhance the efficiency of our processes. Please review the modified documents to stay informed about the latest updates: BA F5.1.1 Public Photographic & videographic release content […]
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Vacancies @Bellberry
Bellberry consists of a team of highly professional, innovative and dedicated people who are committed to making a difference within the research community. We’re delighted to currently have the following opportunities available to join our team: Executive Assistant An exciting opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant to support our Executive team has arisen. This role […]
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Christmas & New Year 2024-25 meeting & submission dates
Meeting Date Submission Date Weds 11 December Weds 27 November Weds 18 December Weds 4 December Bellberry office closure: COB Tuesday 24 December to Thursday 2 January 2025 Thurs 2 January Weds 11 December Weds 8 January Weds 18 December Weds 15 January Tues 31 December Weds 22 January Weds 8 January HREC meetings […]
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Senior Administrative Officer Vacancy
Bellberry consists of a team of highly professional, innovative and dedicated people who are committed to making a difference within the research community. Our culture is built on shared values: Making a difference Working together with integrity and respect Professional and Responsive Future looking and forward-thinking. That combination helps our professionals make a difference each […]
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Latest Podcast Episode – From Lab To Life
In ‘The Quiet Achiever’ we met someone who has made an extraordinary contribution to Australian health in a career spanning over six decades. Professor Emeritus Lloyd Sansom AO started his career as a pharmacist, going on to become Professor of Pharmacy as well as Head of the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at the […]
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Professor Emeritus Lloyd Samson AO retires from Bellberry’s Board
The Founding Chair of Bellberry’s Board of Directors, Fraser Bell, has paid tribute to retiring Board member Professor Emeritus Lloyd Sansom AO for his 12 years on the Board. “Once in a while a Board gets to work with a person of enormous integrity, wisdom, humility, humour and a capacity to roll up his sleeves […]
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2024 ACTA Trial of the Year Award Winners
The ACTA Trial of the Year Awards were established in 2016 to highlight the outstanding Australian achievements that advance clinical practice and save or improve the lives of patients every year. This years awards were celebrated at the 2024 ACTA Trial of the Year Awards ceremony, held on International Clinical Trials Day, Monday 20 May […]
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Clinical Trial Activity Report for 2023
International investment strong in Australian early phase trials Overseas companies invest in two-thirds of all Australian clinical trials reviewed by Australia’s largest reviewer of human research, Bellberry, according to its Clinical Trial Activity Report (CTAR). Bellberry reviews more than 40% of CTN (Clinical Trial Notification) trials in Australia and each year releases its CTAR on […]
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Opportunities available to join the Bellberry HREC team
Opportunities are currently available to join our ever growing HREC review panels. Please refer to the article below for further information and contact Cathy Stevens if you are interested.
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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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