Resources
Find links to important topics such as research methodology, research courses, and research requirements of medical colleges below.
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Articles summarising how to do good clinical research
General
International Journal of Stroke
An article describing what is required to publish a scientific paper
Publishing
Sage
Article outlining how to have a successful partnership with your research supervisor
Supervisor
Elsevier
Article outlining common reasons for a journal to reject an article
Publishing
Elsevier
Guideline on how to perform a literature review
Literature review
Queensland University of Technology
Guideline for efficiency in research
General
Nature
Tool to help find a suitable journal for authors to submit their paper for publication
Publishing
Elsevier
A concise guide to writing ethics applications
Ethics
UWA
Online course for writing in the sciences
Writing
Stanford
A comprehensive guide to all things research including protocol design, literature reviews and thesis writing
General
Monash University
An article describing what is required to publish a scientific paper
Publishing
Elsevier
Numerous courses from MCRI's CEBU unit in the methods of clinical and population health research, including conceptualisation, design and statistical analysis
Courses - General
MCRI
Book outlining how to get from idea to publication in an orgnised fashion
Publishing
Melbourne
Article advocating for the inclusion of pregnant patients in more trials including COVID vaccine and therapeutics
Research advocacy
Lancet
Articlle outling how to write a good research funding application
Grants
Mendeley Blog
Article outlining common reasons for a journal to reject an article
Publishing
Wiley
Article outlining common errors with statistics and data
Statistics
PNAS
Numerous courses by MCRI's CRDO unit about research methodology, safety, budgeting and more targeted at investigators, project coordinators, research assistants and students
Courses - General
MCRI
Guideline to picking a research supervisor
Supervisor
Deakin University
Numerous statistics courses
Courses - Statistics
University of Melbourne
An article describing how to write a scientific paper well
Writing
Nature
Statement on interdisciplinary research teams
Research teams
ARC
A university presentation on how to get published
Publishing
University of michigan
Article summarising the publication process in 7 steps
Publishing
Elsevier
A guideline to good study design
Design
Cardiff University
Online medical statistics course
Courses - Statistics
Stanford
Numerous courses relating to statistics, design, and interpretation of trials
Courses - General
Coursera
Short presentation on ethics applications
Ethics
Sydney childrens hospital
Article describing how to pick a good supervisor
Supervisor
Postgradaustralia.com.au
Article outlining the benefit of diverse research teams
Research teams
Nature
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