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Find highlights from our programs and events, as well as perspectives and stories from across our EMCR community. This is a place to celebrate achievements, share experiences, and exchange ideas as we grow together in our research careers.

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Contributions from our researcher community

Commercialisation Cafe No. 3: Professor Sally Gainsbury

A case study on BetWell
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Communicating for research impact

By Rachel Pevy, Communications and Training Manager, Commercialisation Office
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Commercialisation Cafe No. 2: Professor Vincent Gramoli

A case study on the Redbelly Network
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EMCR Networks Series: Westmead Research Hub EMCR Subcommittee

A conversation with Dr Alexandra O'Donohue, Chair, and Dr Scott Read, Deputy Co-Chair, Westmead Research Hub EMCR Committee
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EMCR Networks Series: FMH EMCR Subcommittee

A conversation with Associate Professor Joshua Zadro and Dr Anna Janssen, Co-Chairs, Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH) EMCR Subcommittee
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Making meaningful events with community, by community

with EMCR Training Grant recipient, The Powerful Stories Network
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Community, visibility and support

A conversation with SEMCAN’s new co-chairs
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Three mindset shifts to help researchers bring ideas to market

by TJ Laurino, Portfolio Investment Manager, University of Sydney
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Mentorship as Legacy

SEMCAN's Good Mentor Awards 2025
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Notes from research with community

in conversation with Dr Supriya Subramani
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Expand your audience at Pint of Science 2026

Submit an EOI to share your research with the community
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Building impact through media communication

an EMCR Training Grant story with Dr Brooke Nickel
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Creating change: reflections on impact with Dr Jedidiah Evans

The first in our series on the many ways to define impact
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Commercialisation Cafe No. 1: Nick Hunt

A case study from the Commercialisation Office on Sydney spin-out Endo Axiom
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Supported to thrive with the BMC EMCR Committee

Reflections from EMCR Training Grant Scheme recipient Dr Tiffany Li
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Turning research into startups: a Q&A with Uniseed

Commercialisation conversations, no. 1
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SEMCAN co-chair EOIs open now

 Lead your University-wide EMCR network and make the difference that you want to see in your community.
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Designing a winning poster

by Dr Adam Poulsen, winner of the 2025 Brain and Mind Centre's Poster Award Competition: EMCR
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