SURE Voucher Program now open, and discover SURE 3.0 on 21 October Data Connect Australia is now accepting applications for the 2026–27 SURE Voucher Program, delivered in partnership with the Sax Institute. Vouchers of up to $10,000 are available to offset the cost of the Secure Unified Research Environment (SURE). Each voucher covers up to…
Data Connect Australia (formerly the PHRN) was thrilled to win Research Australia’s Digital and Data Health Innovation Award last week. CEO, Professor Rebecca Glauert, was honoured to accept the award, saying: This award recognises the power of connected data to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians. Through sustained investment in national research infrastructure, Data…
Early feasibility insights from linked, real-world data Researchers can now get an early indication of how many people may meet their study eligibility criteria using SampleScope, a new service developed by Data Connect Australia (DCA) and delivered through participating Data Linkage Units. For health researchers, one of the first and most important questions is often…
The Population Health Research Network (PHRN) is pleased to share that it will soon be changing its name to Data Connect Australia. For more than 16 years, PHRN has enabled world-class data linkage and research infrastructure across Australia. It has built data-linkage capabilities, secure environments and partnerships that allow research to deliver real public impact….
Congratulations to International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Scholarship winner Lindsay Pearce from the Justice Health Group, spanning Curtin University in Perth and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne. Lindsay is a Research Fellow whose work uses population-level data linkage to understand and respond to the health needs of people who encounter the criminal justice…
Congratulations to International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Scholarship winner Dr Tesfahun Eshetie from the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre, co-located at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the Flinders University Caring Futures Institute. Dr Eshetie is a geriatric pharmacoepidemiologist and Research Fellow whose work uses national linked data…
Congratulations to International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Scholarship winner Dr Georgina Lau from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. Dr Lau is an early-career researcher whose work uses linked data to understand how people who sustain serious injuries engage with health services, with a particular focus on the relationship…
Congratulations to International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Scholarship winner Dr Lachlan Dalli from Monash University. Dr Dalli is an early-career epidemiologist and health services researcher from the Big Data, Epidemiology and Prevention Division of Stroke and Ageing Research, School of Clinical Sciences and Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University. His pharmacoepidemiology research uses linked datasets…
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurological condition worldwide, yet it remains one of the least understood. Supported by Data Connect Australia’s data linkage infrastructure, Dr Peter Micalos and colleagues uncovered significant differences in Parkinson’s medication prescribing across New South Wales. “Parkinson’s disease is a complex, progressive condition, and managing it effectively requires access…
We’re thrilled to support four outstanding early-career researchers in attending the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Conference in Rotterdam from 13–16 July, where they’ll showcase innovative research powered Data Connect Australia infrastructure. Each recipient will receive up to $5,000 in travel support to present work tackling some of Australia’s most important health and social…
