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.
ACTA Clinical Trials 2022: National Tribute and Awards
At a time when the spotlight is firmly on clinical trials across the globe, ACTA is proud to host these annual awards that honour the remarkable Australians who advance our health system by designing, conducting, or participating in ground-breaking clinical trials and promote the importance of clinical trials and the expertise and complexity of the […]
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Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship & Clinical Investigator awards
The Trustees of the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation have announced two classes of research grants to be awarded in 2022 and commencing in 2023. Senior Medical Research Fellowship The Senior Medical Research Fellowship are intended to be amongst the most prestigious awards available to those who wish to continue a career in medical […]
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HREC Officer Vacancies
Bellberry delivers high quality, timely, professional HREC (Human Research Ethics Committee) services. Our Operations team supports the submission of applications and the delivery of research. The Operations function ensures that Bellberry HRECs can deliver high quality, timely, and consistent research reviews that meet all relevant accreditation requirements. The HREC Officers work closely with the Team […]
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Bellberry – Linear video launch
Bellberry is proud to work with award-winning medical research organisation Linear Clinical Research. Linear was established in 2010 in WA as part of a vision from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research to provide a purpose built, state-of-the-art, clinical trials facility in the West. Bellberry has been providing HREC services to Linear since the […]
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New ACTA award recognises industry’s role in clinical trials
ACTA has launched a new Industry Partnership Award in recognition of the important role that industry plays in Australian clinical trials. Open to Members and non-members, the Industry Partnership Award will celebrate a significant collaboration between an industry company and a team of academic investigators uniting to conduct a high-impact clinical trial. The winner […]
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Bellberry HREC member recognised in Australia Day Honours
Bellberry is delighted to share that one of our HREC members, Greg Crawford, was awarded an AM in the Australia Day honours. Greg is a Senior Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Director of Research & Education, Northern Adelaide Palliative Service; Professor of Palliative Medicine, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide; Chairman, Board of Palliative Care […]
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Happy New Year!
Hello 2022! Bellberry welcome’s in the new year with 3 HREC meetings being held on 5 January. HREC meetings will be held every Wednesday for the remainder of the year with the exception of Tuesday 25 January (submission date 12 January) when meetings will be held on this date instead of Wednesday 26 January due […]
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Christmas and New Year 2021/22 meeting and submission dates
 Day Meeting Date Submission Date  Wednesday 1 December 17 November Wednesday 8 December 24 November Wednesday 15 December 1 December Wednesday 22 December 8 December Bellberry Office Closure: Saturday 25 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 Wednesday 5 January 15 December Wednesday 12 January 22 December Wednesday 19 January 5 January Tuesday 25 […]
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ATSE Fellowship Announcement – recognition for Bellberry’s CEO
We are delighted to congratulate our CEO, Kylie Sproston, on her election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). Kylie was elected by her peers along with 26 other candidates for 2021 in recognition of a life-long pursuit of excellence through applied science, technology and engineering. Chair of MTPConnect, Sue […]
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APSA 2021 Annual Conference
Bellberry is proud to be the premium sponsor of this years Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) annual conference. The APSA Annual Conference will bring together international and national academics and researchers in the fields of pharmaceutical science, clinical sciences, pharmacy practice, and pharmacy education. The program will showcase the latest scientific research in each field […]
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ASCEPT Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting
Bellberry is proud to be the principal sponsor of the ASCEPT annual scientific meeting taking place virtually next week. The ASM offers the opportunity to network with colleagues and other leading international and national scientists and academics at both social and scientific activities. A key feature of the ASM is the chance for early career […]
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Christmas and New Year 2021/22 meeting and submission dates
 Day Meeting Date Submission Date  Wednesday 1 December 17 November Wednesday 8 December 24 November Wednesday 15 December 1 December Wednesday 22 December 8 December Bellberry Office Closure: Saturday 25 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 Wednesday 5 January 15 December Wednesday 12 January 22 December Wednesday 19 January 5 January Tuesday 25 […]
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Bellberry Quality Update: HREC membership lists
As per the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) Updated 2018, at the end of each HREC meeting, Bellberry Administration creates a ‘Member List’ as per the example below: The member composition at the meeting may change from protocol to protocol, in consideration of the expertise required and conflicts of interest. The […]
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Bio Connections Australia
Bellberry is delighted to once again be a session sponsor at Bio Connections Australia. Bio Connections Australia explores drug development, early phase clinical trials, translational research and expediting Australia’s great science into commercialization. 2020 saw significant disruption to the drug development and clinical trials landscape in Australia and around the world and the research community […]
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Safety reporting requirements update
As most of our users have now formalised local governance processes for internal safety reporting, we have updated MAR G2 Safety reporting, to no longer require the submission of SUSARs for individual events at Bellberry sites. To assist sites in understanding the updated requirements, if Bellberry’s administrative team receives documentation not outlined in MAR […]
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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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