The Sax Institute’s Research Action Awards recognise research that has made a significant impact on health policy, programs or service delivery.
We established the Awards in 2015 to acknowledge research that supports policy decisions that make a real-world difference to people’s health and wellbeing.
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We would like to acknowledge the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for their support of the Research Action Awards.
Enquiries
Ms Kathryn Placencia
Phone: 02 9188 9581
Email: communications@saxinstitute.org.au
Award winners
2017 Awards
Researchers whose work is having a real impact on the ground in areas as diverse as alcohol-related violence and supporting people to gain driver licences were winners at the 2017 Research Action Awards.
2017 winners:
- Professor Kypros Kypri, University of Newcastle
- Ms Patricia Cullen, George Institute for Global Health
2016 Awards
Researchers focused on making a real-world impact on vaccine safety, maternal and reproductive health, and strengthening the Medicare system were winners at the 2016 Research Action Awards.
2016 winners:
- Associate Professor Kristine Macartney, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
- Associate Professor Kees van Gool, University of Technology Sydney
- Associate Professor Angela Dawson, University of Technology Sydney
2015 Awards
The 2015 inaugural Award winners conducted research that had an impact on diverse areas – from being pivotal in having commercial sunbeds banned, to changing the way health workers communicate about vaccination with hesitant parents. Read more about the 2015 Award ceremony and winners.
2015 winners:
- Dr Anne Cust, University of Sydney
- Dr Santosh Khanal, NSW Ministry of Health
- Associate Professor Julie Leask, University of Sydney
- Associate Professor Farah Magrabi, Macquarie University.