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EVENTS

Upcoming events

What's on at the NDRP.

For more information and event resources, visit the Evidence to Action page

Evidence to Action: Exploring Knowledge Mobilisation​​

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Date: Thursday 1 May 2025.

Time: 11:00am–2:00pm AEST 

Venue: Online Zoom event with Auslan, captions and screen breaks.

Cost: This event is free.

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Mobilising evidence for action means using good research to make real changes that help people with disability.

 

This means making sure findings from research is used to improve laws, systems, and support services. This event will explore how research by and with people with disability leads to real policy and practice impact. 

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Evidence to Action

Past events

Download resources and find event recordings. 

Research Funding Round 1 online sessions​​

 

​To prepare for our 2025 Funding Rounds, we ran a series of online sessions to support anyone wanting to learn more about submitting strong, inclusive grant applications.

 

These sessions focused on building understanding of the funding process, fostering partnerships, and highlighting how proposals should align with the NDRP’s commitment to research by and with people with disability.​​

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Find out more about our 2025 Funding Rounds.

Co-designing Research 101

 

Date: 20 February 2025

Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm AEDT​​

Venue: Online Zoom event with Auslan, captions and screen break
Cost: This event is free

This session gave an introduction to co-design and co-production, look at inclusive research methods, showcase co-design in action and co-design success stories, and have a panel discussion with a Q&A.​ 

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The speakers for this session are: 
Mary Sayers – CEO, NDRP
Gillian Mason – Head of Research Program, NDRP
Dr Alexandra Devine – Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Jody Barney – Deaf Indigenous Community Consultancy
Dr Kate D'Cruz – Senior Research Fellow, Summer Foundation
Dr Stacey Oliver – Senior Research Fellow, Summer Foundation
Dr Mark Brown – Senior Research Fellow, Summer Foundation
Cornelia Wellecke – Doctoral Researcher, Summer Foundation

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This session is for anyone interested in learning more about co-design in research, including people with disability, family members, researchers, policymakers, advocates, service providers, and government representatives. 

Watch the webinar in English: 

Watch the webinar in Auslan: 

What's Coming

 

Date: 6 March 2025

Time: 1:00pm–2:30pm AEDT​​

Venue: Online Zoom event with Auslan, captions and screen break
Cost: This event is free

This session provided an overview of the NDRP's approach to research funding, the Round 1 topic on safety of people with disability, what funding is available, the purpose of the funding and what information and guidance is available. The session included a Question and Answer (Q&A) session.

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Auslan interpreters and live captioning was provided for the whole session. 

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The session was led by Mary Sayers, NDRP CEO, and Gillian Mason, NDRP Head of Research Program.

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This session is for anyone interested in applying for the NDRP's 2025 Research Funding Round One who would like to know more, including people with disability, researchers, disability representative organisations and service providers.

Watch the webinar in English: 

Watch the webinar in Auslan: 

Drop-In Sessions

 

Dates and times: ​

  • 3 March 2025, 11:30am AEDT (past event)

  • 11 March 2025, 7:00pm AEDT (past event)

  • 13 March 2025, 11:30am AEDT (past event)

  • 17 March 2025, 1:30pm AEDT (past event)

  • 20 March 2025, 11:30am AEDT (past event)

  • 26 March 2025, 12:00pm AEDT (past event)

  • 8 April 2025, 12:00pm AEST (past event)

  • 15 April 2025, 12:00pm AEST (past event)

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The Drop-In Sessions gave potential applicants the opportunity to understand and ask questions about the NDRP's 2025 Research Funding Round One grant guidelines, find out whether it is a good fit for their project, and understand next steps for their applications. 

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Download Drop-In Session Resources: 

Download the Drop-In Session slide deck (PDF)

Download the Drop-In Session slide deck (word)​

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For frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the Drop-In Sessions, refer to the 2025 Round 1 Funding FAQs.

Co-designing Research 101, 20 February 2025
What's Coming, 6 March 2025
Drop-In Sessions, 3–26 March 2025
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