Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺
@ginaravenscroft.bsky.social
Rare & neuromuscular disease researcher at UWA & the Harry Perkins Institute, Perth 🇦🇺
Passionate about #sciencefunding, #womeninSTEM, #EMCRs
Mum of 👦👧🐶
Posting about genomics, rare disease, PI life & wine
https://www.ravenscroftlab.com
Passionate about #sciencefunding, #womeninSTEM, #EMCRs
Mum of 👦👧🐶
Posting about genomics, rare disease, PI life & wine
https://www.ravenscroftlab.com
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The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.
Most researchers miss out on innovation grants while medical fund sits on $25b
Nine in 10 Australian researchers had their “ideas grant” applications rejected last year, even as Australia’s medical investment fund sits on $5 billion more than it was designed to hold.
www.theage.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.
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Medical research matters!
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Mark’s deadly cancer will come back. Now scientists know why
When Mark Norris finished his cancer treatment, there was nothing doctors could do except wait for it to return. The father of two says that’s not good enough.
www.theage.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Medical research matters!
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
Australian scientists are making potentially lifesaving breakthroughs into the molecular mechanisms of brain tumours - discoveries with potential for commercialisation and global uptake. We should support them better via the MRFF and NHMRC.
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Wow, the Aus gov spending on medical research this year equates to 0.004 submarines. How many people do submarines help vs medical research again? I forgot 🤔
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wow, the Aus gov spending on medical research this year equates to 0.004 submarines. How many people do submarines help vs medical research again? I forgot 🤔
Impact of chronic underfunding
150 survey responses & counting. Please consider adding your voice and sharing your stories.
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Storytelling is key to our humanity. We can make economic arguments and health arguments, but the power of stories can not be underestimated
#SaveOzScience
150 survey responses & counting. Please consider adding your voice and sharing your stories.
lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Storytelling is key to our humanity. We can make economic arguments and health arguments, but the power of stories can not be underestimated
#SaveOzScience
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Impact of chronic underfunding
150 survey responses & counting. Please consider adding your voice and sharing your stories.
lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Storytelling is key to our humanity. We can make economic arguments and health arguments, but the power of stories can not be underestimated
#SaveOzScience
150 survey responses & counting. Please consider adding your voice and sharing your stories.
lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Storytelling is key to our humanity. We can make economic arguments and health arguments, but the power of stories can not be underestimated
#SaveOzScience
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“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege”
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege”
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
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Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important.
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
@ginaravenscroft.bsky.social & #NARF are collecting impact statements from Australian researchers
‘ Please consider sharing your story about the impact of Australia's chronic underfunding of science and biomedical research.’
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‘ Please consider sharing your story about the impact of Australia's chronic underfunding of science and biomedical research.’
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December 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important.
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
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Thank you @drshanerrr.bsky.social for speaking on behalf of all of us. It’s such wasted effort for 92% of applicants. Wouldn’t it be great if they took the spare 600 mil gathering dust at MRFF and funded an extra 10% of ideas grants?
The success rate for NHMRC Ideas Grants announced yesterday was just over 8%. That means 11 of every 12 people who applied got rejected. This is a culture changing level of rejection and frankly a point of national shame. This is a crisis for research.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Thank you @drshanerrr.bsky.social for speaking on behalf of all of us. It’s such wasted effort for 92% of applicants. Wouldn’t it be great if they took the spare 600 mil gathering dust at MRFF and funded an extra 10% of ideas grants?
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If your #NHMRC ideas grant was unsuccessful and you have a story to share about the impact of this on your #biomedicalresearch, career, team - get in touch. Federal DOH have asked #NARF to collect stories of impact of low funding. #SaveOzScience #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #EMCRs
November 26, 2024 at 1:46 AM
If your #NHMRC ideas grant was unsuccessful and you have a story to share about the impact of this on your #biomedicalresearch, career, team - get in touch. Federal DOH have asked #NARF to collect stories of impact of low funding. #SaveOzScience #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #EMCRs
this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience
An abismal 8% success rate for this year’s #NHMRC #IdeasGrant scheme. Must be an all time low. Congratulations to those successful, you really earned it! Commiserations to the NINETY TWO percent of applicants who didn’t get it… #australianresearch #discoveriesneeddollars 🥼🧪🔬🧫 🇦🇺
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience
Oh Perth - what a morning #thinkingtime
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Oh Perth - what a morning #thinkingtime
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The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the PRRT.
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the PRRT.
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
The National Association of Research Fellows join the call for full disbursement of the #MRFF #DiscoveriesNeedDollars
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund
Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.
www.theage.com.au
September 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The National Association of Research Fellows join the call for full disbursement of the #MRFF #DiscoveriesNeedDollars
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Reposted by Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺
Calling Australian #EMCR in health and medical research - anyone willing to speak to media and provide quotes about the impact of the MRFF underspend on researchers, on how tough it is in medical research? Please contact me! #NHMRC #MRFF #biomedicalscience #SaveOzScience #medicalresearch
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September 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Calling Australian #EMCR in health and medical research - anyone willing to speak to media and provide quotes about the impact of the MRFF underspend on researchers, on how tough it is in medical research? Please contact me! #NHMRC #MRFF #biomedicalscience #SaveOzScience #medicalresearch
The government is starving medical research in Australia and we risk losing talent. Thanks @mon4kooyong.bsky.social for asking questions of this government
#SaveOzScience #MRFF #medicalresearch
#SaveOzScience #MRFF #medicalresearch
August 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The government is starving medical research in Australia and we risk losing talent. Thanks @mon4kooyong.bsky.social for asking questions of this government
#SaveOzScience #MRFF #medicalresearch
#SaveOzScience #MRFF #medicalresearch
Should be working on my talk for #HGSA2025
Miss 7 had other ideas. Painting, it’ll be fun they said #procrastipainting
Miss 7 had other ideas. Painting, it’ll be fun they said #procrastipainting
August 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Should be working on my talk for #HGSA2025
Miss 7 had other ideas. Painting, it’ll be fun they said #procrastipainting
Miss 7 had other ideas. Painting, it’ll be fun they said #procrastipainting
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Following our God Complex story on #4Corners on Monday on issues including gender politics of neurosurgery, #surgeon and fmr AMA Vic President Dr Jill Tomlinson lamented that of Epworth’s 25 neurosurgeons, none are women. This was #Epworth neurosurgeon Paul D’Urso’s (now-deleted – 🤷🏻♀️) reply:
July 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sapphire has been down a large part of the day *sigh* #NHMRC #hungergames
July 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Sapphire has been down a large part of the day *sigh* #NHMRC #hungergames
Master 11’s starter word on worldle is sigma
July 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Master 11’s starter word on worldle is sigma
Lab curry potluck #teamsthateattogether
July 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Lab curry potluck #teamsthateattogether
Congrats to all involved with this study associating mono-allelic POLR3A variants with #peripheralneuropathy.
So good to catch up with some of the key players at #ESHG2025 Milan where Jevin Parmar presented the study on behalf of the collaborative team #raredisease #CMT
So good to catch up with some of the key players at #ESHG2025 Milan where Jevin Parmar presented the study on behalf of the collaborative team #raredisease #CMT
July 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Congrats to all involved with this study associating mono-allelic POLR3A variants with #peripheralneuropathy.
So good to catch up with some of the key players at #ESHG2025 Milan where Jevin Parmar presented the study on behalf of the collaborative team #raredisease #CMT
So good to catch up with some of the key players at #ESHG2025 Milan where Jevin Parmar presented the study on behalf of the collaborative team #raredisease #CMT
July 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
July 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM