Alongside our COVID-19 funding program, we are also providing an advisory touchpoint for researchers seeking input or advice from a small group of people with disability. Learn more about this effort here.

COVID-19 Research Fund | Recipients

Earlier this month we opened a funding stream to support interdisciplinary research projects that address an identified need, gap or deficiency in responses to COVID-19 which affect people with disability, their families and carers.

Projects are designed to respond to the urgent and evolving nature of the pandemic by providing rapid evidence to inform policy of practice decisions. We received a lot of interest and are pleased to be able to share with you the 14 projects funded through this effort plus an additional 2 projects which were amended to address COVID-19.  

A detailed description can be accessed here. 

Australian MS Community:  Have you been affected by COVID-19 or bushfires?
Researchers at the University of Melbourne and Murdoch University want to hear from you as part of their Crisis Resilience in MS project. The project provides an opportunity for people with MS, carers, MS clinicians and advocates to understand how to prepare the MS community for future crises like bushfires and pandemics.

Download our flyer or contact Alexandra or Mediya today.

Victorian-based NDIS Participants: Researchers at the University of Melbourne would love to hear from Victorian based NDIS participants or plan nominees about their plan utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This is part of a larger study that aims to help the Victorian government understand and improve how participants use their NDIS plans. The research team are hoping to interview Victorian based participants and plan nominees on-line (via Skype or Zoom) or over the telephone.  

Pursuit Article: Protecting People with Disability during the Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds in Australia, disability advocacy groups & academics have called for a tailored strategy for people with disability. 

This article is written by Professor Anne Kavanagh, Academic Director, Melbourne Disability Institute and Co-director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health

Melbourne Disability Institute | Annual Report 2019
In the nearly two years since the Melbourne Disability Institute (MDI) was founded, it has grown into both a fixture and a resource for many in the University of Melbourne community and beyond. We are pleased to share with you our first Annual Report which outlines how our researchers, students and professional staff are working together with external partners to drive our mission to build a truly collaborative research program to improve the lives of people with disability, their families and carers.

This Annual Report is available online at www.disability.unimelb.edu.au

For more information and an application to apply please contact Kari Klein,  
cp-achieve@mcri.edu.au

Applications close 30th June.

CP-Achieve Research Scholarships

CP-Achieve is offering PhD scholarships in the areas of data linkage, lifestyle programs, building supportive environments, orthopaedics and cerebral palsy cohort studies, focussing on participants aged 10 - 30 years. We welcome applications from research students from various academic disciplines, including physiotherapists, paediatricians, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists and nurses.