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.
12th Health Services Research Conference
Speakers and delegates at the Health Services Research Conference 2022 are invited to delve into the inter-related themes of resilience, innovation and value, and the role of health services research in embedding these principles into our health systems. The conference will bring together a variety of disciplines including medicine, allied health, nursing, health policy, health […]
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Christmas & New Year 2022/23 meeting and submission dates
Day Meeting Date Submission Date  Wednesday 7 December 23 November Wednesday 14 December 30 November Wednesday 21 December 7 December Bellberry Office closure: Saturday 24 December 2022 to Monday 2 January 2023 Wednesday 4 January 14 December Wednesday 11 January 21 December Wednesday 18 January 4 January Wednesday 25 January 11 January Wednesday 1 […]
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ACTA Annual Scientific Meeting 2022
Bellberry are proud to be a silver sponsor of the ACTA ASM 2022 being held at the SAHMRI in Adelaide on 7-8 November. The ACTA ASM will be held on Tuesday 8 November with the theme – Implementing Evidence into Practice: how do we plan, engage and act to ensure our trials have the greatest impact and change […]
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AusBiotech 2022
Join us at Australia’s largest Life Sciences Conference, AusBiotech 2022, 26-28 October 2022 in Perth. This year’s programme gives local and international industry leaders the opportunity to recharge, re-energise, refresh and build relationships. Bellberry are delighted to be supporting and exhibiting at this event. We look forward to seeing you there!
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AAHMS 2022 Annual Meeting
Bellberry are proud to be platinum sponsors of the AAHMS Annual Meeting taking place next month in Melbourne. The flagship Academy event will bring together Fellows, Associate Members and key stakeholders from across Australia to share ideas, welcome the Academy’s new Fellows in 2022 and celebrate outstanding achievements of researchers in the health and medical […]
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SALHN Research Week 2022
The months ahead see a busy program of conferences for the team at Bellberry, starting next week with SALHN (Southern Adelaide Local Health Network) Research Week running 26-30 September 2022. Bellberry and CT:IQ will be exhibiting at a booth on Friday 30 September. We look forward to seeing you there! Details about the week’s program […]
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Christmas & New Year 2022/23 meeting and submission dates
Day Meeting Date Submission Date  Wednesday 7 December 23 November Wednesday 14 December 30 November Wednesday 21 December 7 December Bellberry Office closure: Saturday 24 December 2022 to Monday 2 January 2023 Wednesday 4 January 14 December Wednesday 11 January 21 December Wednesday 18 January 4 January Wednesday 25 January 11 January Wednesday 1 […]
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ARMS 2022 Virtual Conference
This year’s ARMS virtual conference theme is Research management. Research management is still a relatively new and evolving field however this evolution has been accelerated due to the global impact of COVID-19 on how we live, work and conduct research. This year’s conference embraces this change and fosters discussions about what the future will look […]
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Quality update: progress and final reporting refresher
Progress reporting realignment initiative During 2021 Bellberry implemented a new approach to annual reporting, making use of technology solutions to improve performance. The primary objectives of the project were to: Support researchers maintain compliance with the terms and conditions of ethical approval and obligations under the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. Move […]
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Bellberry Celebrates International Clinical Trials Day
On International Clinical Trials Day last Friday, the Bellberry team supported and acknowledged all the amazing achievements that result from clinical research by hosting a clinical trials themed afternoon tea. We were also proud to publish the Bellberry Clinical Trial Activity summary report which describes research activity overseen by Bellberry HRECs through 2021. This second […]
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QUT Faculty of Health Student Awards
In April QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Faculty of Health held their student excellence awards ceremony. In 2018 as part of our donations program, Bellberry gave support to QUT with the launch of the 3-year Bellberry Biomedical Ethics student prize. The winner of the Bellberry Biomedical Ethics prize for the 2021 academic year was Chelsie […]
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ACTA Announces Clinical Trial of the Year Award Winners 2022
From a national pool of exceptional collaborative, multicentre, investigator-driven, and impactful trial nominations, four major awards were presented on Friday 20 May for trials demonstrating significant and positive impacts for patients. The ACTA Clinical Trials National Tribute and Awards were established in 2016 to highlight the outstanding Australian achievements that advance clinical practice and save […]
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Bellberry Clinical Trial Activity Report 2021
On International Clinical Trials Day, we’re proud to publish the Bellberry Clinical Trial Activity Report 2021. This second annual publication represents a significant proportion of the Australia wide CTN trial activity across the development lifecycle. It demonstrates capability and capacity in a broad range of research areas. The report also captures the originating funding location […]
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PRAXIS Australia Scholarship
Nurses and midwives, are you currently working in clinical research or wanting to start a career in clinical research? Then this is an exciting opportunity for you! PRAXIS Australia promotes the understanding and practice of ethical human research in Australia and internationally, to enhance the welfare of research participants and the quality and effectiveness of […]
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2022 ARCS Annual Conference
The 2022 ARCS Annual Conference is taking place next week in Sydney. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians have experienced firsthand how changes can be incorporated into our daily routines in a very short time. Initially, we came together with a common goal, to survive and manage the pandemic. We implemented the changes through necessity […]
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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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