30
Jul
2021 MHIQ Seminar Series - Writing a successful Medical Research Future Fund Grant
The aim of this session will be to provide an overview of the 20 initiatives under the MRFF themes to be funded over the next 10 years, as well as to discuss the key components of MRFF grants. Since MRFF grant schemes were initiated, Professor Hayes has led 6 grant submissions related to three different projects, and is preparing to lead another submission due in August. Professor Hayes will provide an overview of how she goes about preparing these applications.
22
Jul
2021 MHIQ Lecture Series - Australia's policy on the medical uses of cannabis: origins and implications
Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall's presentation to the Medicine Grand Rounds at GCUH discusses Australia's policy on the medical uses of cannabis: origins and implications. In 2016, Australia legislated to allow the use of unapproved cannabis products and cannabinoids for medical purposes under special access schemes. Em. Prof Hall describes how this policy has come about and discusses some of the issues that Australian Governments have had to wrestle with as a result.â
15
Jul
2021 MHIQ Seminar Series - Writing a Successful Scholarship
In this Teams presentation, Professor Amanda Ullman will share her recent experience on receiving a 2021 Fullbright Future Scholar award, and why she prioritised this pathway, over other grant and scholarship opportunities.Victoria Menzies, Manager of Griffith Honours College, will provide a summary of the range of prestigious scholarship programs available, and the processes surrounding their submission and support.
04
Jun
The Kindness Revolution
Renowned social psychologist Hugh Mackay joins host of ABC Conversations Sarah Kanowski to reflect on the challenges we have faced during the past year and how we might use these as a catalyst for finding more creative ways of building the kind of society we'd all be proud to live in - kinder, more compassionate, more cooperative, more respectful, more inclusive, more egalitarian, more harmonious, less cynical.
04
Jun