Undertaking Research at the Breast Cancer Institute

If you are interested in undertaking research at Westmead Breast Cancer Institute you are required to submit a research one page research proposal to the Research Advisory Committee for review prior to any further consideration.

To submit a proposal for consideration by the RAC, email a short proposal to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  as outlined in the Short Research Approach Form.

The proposal will be distributed to the committee prior to the next scheduled RAC meeting and the RAC secretary will respond to the applicant in writing.

If successful, the applicant will be asked to complete a long project proposal submission form and submit for further review. 

Refer to Criteria for Assessing Research Proposals for detailed information about how research proposals are assessed.

If you would like to discuss your research project with a member of the committee please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 Requirements for accepted projects

1. A document detailing the “Terms of reference” is required for every project accepted by the RAC committee to be undertaken at the Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead prior to commencement of the study. This document should list members of project, roles and responsibilities, funding, proposed publications with principal author, and timeline.

 2. The RAC secretary must be kept up to date with the progress of the study and changes to the project by email. All communication with external parties related to the project such as ethics committees and funding bodies including reports to funding bodies, grant and publication submissions are required to be sent to the RAC secretary for auditing.

3. Any material related to the study for presentation or publication, is required to be provided to the Research and Information Manager for review by the RAC prior to submission to the relevant organisation or journal. Material includes, but is not limited to posters, journal articles, conference papers, and newsletters.