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CRE Grant Writing Course
🗓️ 1st and 2nd March 2027 đź“Ť Larwill Studio Hotel, Melbourne Applications are now open for the CRE Grant Writing Course, to be held on 1-2 March 2027 at the Larwill Studio Hotel, Melbourne. Designed for early- and mid-career researchers, the course will bring together leading members of the CRE Stroke Trials to provide practical guidance on developing competitive…
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Organisation for Psychological Research into Stroke (OPsyRIS) Meeting
Good news – the deadline for abstract submissions for OPsyRIS 2026 has been extended until 31 October. We’re also delighted to announce our keynote speaker, Dr Joshua Blake from the University of East Anglia, UK, who does excellent, rigorous, practical work on post-stroke mood disorders. The full keynote announcement is below. Submit your abstracts now…
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: Stroke Trial Ready Centre development across Australia 2026
The NHMRC CRE in Stroke Trials has a funding scheme to support the establishment of more Stroke Trial Ready Centres across Australia. This scheme is open to hospital and health services, in partnership with academic institutions, who are looking to engage in a program of stroke clinical trials across acute, recovery and prevention; build their…
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Clinical Trials Course: 8th—9th December 2026
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/clinical-trial-workshop-sydney-2026/tickets
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Professor Caleb Ferguson appointed Dean of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University
We offer our congratulations to Professor Caleb Ferguson, a CRE grant holder, on his appointment as Dean of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. This appointment recognises Caleb’s amazing achievements in nursing and stroke care. His ongoing commitment to the people of the west of Sydney will undoubtedly lead to further major achievements in…
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2026 Winter newsletter
New grants to be awarded We are pleased to announce that our next round of seed grants and site support grants will be announced shortly. In this call we are looking to fund a further five $50,000 awards, with the intention of supporting at least one more hospital to become an active stroke trial recruitment…
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Help support a global aphasia awareness campaign
Aphasia affects millions – yet awareness remains heartbreakingly low. Aphasia robs people of their communication, but not their thoughts, feelings, or humanity. This lack of awareness translates to a lack of support and empathy from the general public; fewer opportunities to return to work, education, and social activities; and insufficient funding for aphasia services. To…
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Winter 2025 Newsletter
We’re delighted to announce the latest CRE grant funding. Many thanks to the many who applied for Seed Funding. The standards were excellent, but we were only able to award four new Seed Grants and these have been awarded to: Following the CRE support of Townsville as our first new CRE supported stroke trial recruitment…
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Cook Well After Stroke program
We’re looking for about 30 stroke survivors to participate in our 10-week Cook Well After Stroke program. It’s an online, self-paced program, where participants prepare meals using cooking videos and resources we provide. The program was co-designed with stroke survivors and clinicians and will be primarily delivered and facilitated by our lived experience research partners. What’s involved? You will receive…
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EmpowerMe website trial for stroke survivors
Flinders University with a lived experience working group have co-designed a website to help improve health self-efficacy (feeling confidence in your abilities) after stroke. Survivors of stroke are invited to take part in one online “take charge” session (60 minutes) to discuss what matters most to them. After this session, they will have access to the…