Exploring how to sustain ‘place-based’ rural health academic research for informing rural health systems: a qualitative investigation

Belinda O’Sullivan, Alice Cairns, Tiana Gurney · 2020 · Health Research Policy and Systems

Summary. Rural health researchers in Australia face seven major sustainability challenges: poor recognition, excessive workloads, weak networks, inadequate funding mechanisms, unsupportive organizational culture, job insecurity, and limited career advancement. The study of 17 early-career rural researchers reveals that strategic grants ignore generalist research, fixed-term contracts undermine retention, and isolation from main campuses limits opportunities. The authors recommend establishing research hubs, collaborative networks, targeted funding, and career development pathways to sustain this critical field.

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  author  = {Belinda O’Sullivan and Alice Cairns and Tiana Gurney},
  journal = {Health Research Policy and Systems},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1186/s12961-020-00608-7},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-020-00608-7}
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DOI

10.1186/s12961-020-00608-7

Countries

Australia

Regions

Oceania

Categories

rural-healthcare, innovation-networks, policy

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2026-04-28