Our clinicians are actively involved in a number of leading research projects—both independently and in collaboration with local and international organisations.

NextSense is continually looking for new opportunities to work with interested research partners to explore novel ways of improving the quality of life of those with hearing loss.

Advocating for children who are blind or have low vision

In this interview with Australian Health Journal, Dr Sue Silveira, paediatric orthoptist and Course Director for the Master of Disability Studies program, shares how the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register is helping to guide services and research to support children who are blind or have low vision.

Impact of NextSense Institute research in the field of sensory disabilities

In this interview with Australian Health Journal, Professor Greg Leigh, Director of NextSense Institute, talks about three areas of research that have had a significant impact on our delivery of programs and services to Australians and countries across the world.

Interventions for improving outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing

In this interview with Australian Health Journal, Dr Teresa Ching, Professorial Fellow at NextSense Institute, discusses interventions that improve outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The NextSense research advisory committee meets once a month to review all submitted research proposals. If you have a proposal for submission, please email our research advisory committee.

To ensure a timely review of your application, please include the correct supporting documentation.

For projects where NextSense will be actively involved in project planning, ethics approval, data collection and/or publication, please provide the following documentation:

• Relevant HREC approval (if available)
• Copy of HREA (if available)
• Participant information sheets, consent forms, and recruitment letters/flyer (if available)
• Working With Children certificate (if applicable).

For research projects where recruitment of NextSense clients or access to the database is solely required, please provide the documents listed below:

• Relevant HREC approval
• Copy of HREA
• Participant information sheets, consent forms, and recruitment letters/flyer
• Working With Children certificate (if applicable).

All documents must be dated and have version numbers in the document name.

Progress updates

The NextSense research advisory committee requires a project progress update be submitted every six months from the date of NextSense approval.

Final project report and data access

A final report must be submitted to NextSense within one month of the project completion date. NextSense will have the right to access the study data that has been collected from NextSense participants and/or data that has been collected through the use of tests for clinical or research purposes.

However, NextSense will seek the permission of the applicant/PI should the organisation wish to present or publish this data outside NextSense.

Incident reporting

It is imperative that the HREC and the NextSense CIP Research Governance Committee are notified of any adverse or unusual events that may occur during testing. A report must be submitted to the committee detailing:

• Any necessary background information
• The incident
• How harmful the incident is to the patient.
• Steps that the investigators are taking to avoid this incident occurring in the future.