Topic: Sapphire

Practise identifying gemstones across a broad range of colours and difficulty levels, including mounted stones. Participants work directly with specimens from familiar sapphire to less common materials such as tugtupite, developing efficient and robust testing habits under an experienced gemmologist’s guidance. An optional short assessment offers a way to check the resulting identification skills. 6 November, 10:00–16:00; Europe/London (GMT, UTC+00:00). In-person practical course, limited to 20 places. Fee: £215 for members or £225 for non-members. The non-member booking is available through

This round opened on 30 September 2026. Four streams support pilot feasibility studies for rare cancers, rare diseases or unmet need; clinical trials addressing those conditions; trials filling evidence gaps relevant to Australian health technology assessment; and prevention trials reducing disease risk, onset or progression. The aim is to strengthen clinical evidence and access to effective care for Australians. New applicants must submit minimum data by 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2027-03-10; this earlier mandatory milestone is the listing deadline. Complete applications close at 5:00 pm ACT l

Partnerships between researchers, policymakers, managers and service providers to turn research evidence into Australian health policy, service delivery and practice. Projects should answer practical questions relevant to the priorities of government, communities and health professionals. New applicants must submit minimum data by 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-10-28; this earlier mandatory milestone is the listing deadline. Complete applications close at 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-11-11. Apply through the eligible administering organisation using Sapphire. Full guidelines require GrantCon

Research and medical innovation to improve equity in Australian primary health care. Projects must investigate or trial approaches, including adapting successful trials, and be co-designed with primary health services and consumers. Stream 1 permits organisations in Modified Monash areas MM1–7; Stream 2 requires the majority-research organisation, Chief Investigator A, at least half of the investigators and all participants to meet the stated regional, rural or remote MM2–7 conditions. New applicants must submit minimum data by 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-10-07; this earlier mandatory miles

Funding for clinical trials and prospective or retrospective cohort studies, of either large or small scale, addressing important gaps in knowledge and producing evidence relevant to health outcomes, practice or policy. New applicants must submit minimum data by 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-10-07; this earlier mandatory milestone is the listing deadline. Complete applications close at 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-11-04. Apply through the eligible administering organisation using Sapphire. Full guidelines require GrantConnect login. Trial or cohort research for up to five years; excludes in

Support for collaborative teams developing research and workforce capacity in basic science, clinical research, health services research or public health. Centres may be a physical institution or a network across institutions, with emphasis on translating findings into policy and practice. New applicants must submit minimum data by 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-10-14; this earlier mandatory milestone is the listing deadline. Complete applications close at 5:00 pm ACT local time on 2026-11-04. Apply through the eligible administering organisation using Sapphire. Full guidelines require GrantCo