Summary of Changes to Areas of Science
Effective January 2020
New Level 1 and Level 2 Areas of Science descriptors
Areas of Science – Level 1 | Areas of Science – Level 2 |
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Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence |
Machine Learning |
Effective January 2018
New Level 1 Areas of Science descriptors
Updated January 2018 Areas of Science - Level 1 |
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Commercialization |
Updated Level 1 Areas of Science descriptors
Original Areas of Science – Level 1 |
Updated May 2017 Areas of Science – Level 1 |
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Mental Health | Mental Health and Behavioural Conditions |
Pharmacology | Pharmacological, Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
New Level 2 Areas of Science descriptors
Original Areas of Science – Level 1 |
Updated January 2018 Areas of Science – Level 2 |
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Cancer | Pediatrics |
Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems |
Cerebrovascular Sciences (including stroke) |
Commercialization | Industry Research & Development |
Commercialization | Intellectual Property |
Commercialization | Technology Transfer |
Commercialization | Venture Capital & Financing |
Health Determinants | Epidemiology |
Health Services and Systems | Emergency Care and Critical Care |
Immunology and Infection | Infectious Diseases |
Indigenous Health | Indigenous Knowledge |
Methods Development and Modelling | Biostatistics |
Musculoskeletal Health | Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy |
Neurosciences | Motor Systems |
Neurosciences | Neural Circuits and Systems |
Neurosciences | Neural Excitability and Synapse |
Neurosciences | Neurodegeneration |
Neurosciences | Neurodevelopment |
Neurosciences | Neuroinflammation |
Neurosciences | Neurological disorders |
Pharmacological, Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Translational and clinical pharmacology |
Population and Health | Nutritional Health Sciences |
Updated Level 2 Areas of Science descriptors
Areas of Science – Level 1 |
Original Areas of Science – Level 2 |
Updated May 2017 Areas of Science – Level 2 |
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Digestive, Endocrine and Excretory Systems | Metabolism and Disease (including Metabolomics) | Metabolism and Disease (including Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolomics) |
Genetics | Molecular and Functional Genetics | Molecular and Functional Genetics and Epigenetics |
Health Services and Systems | Healthcare Systems & Research | Healthcare Systems & Health Economics Research |
Immunology and Infection | Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Drug Discovery and Therapeutics | Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Drug Discovery and Therapeutics (including vaccines) |
Immunology and Infection | Antiviral Drug Resistance, Viral Vaccine Development and Therapeutics | Antiviral Drug Resistance, Viral Vaccine Development and Therapeutics (including vaccines) |
Immunology and Infection | Immunology | Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases (including rheumatology) |
Mental Health and Behavioural Conditions (formerly "Mental Health") | Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology | Psychology and Psychiatry |
Neurosciences | Cognition and Communication Sciences | Cognition, Communication and Behaviour (including sleep and memory) |
Neurosciences | Sensory and Motor Neurosciences | Sensory Systems (including visual, auditory and pain) |
Pharmacological, Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (formerly “Pharmacology”) | Drug Action, and Metabolism | Drug Action, Toxicology and Metabolism |
Population and Health | Legal, Social and Ethical Issues in Health, Health Systems and Health Research | Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Health, Health Systems and Health Research |
Reproduction and Development | Clinical Embryology and Pediatrics | Clinical Embryology, Neonatalogy, and Pediatrics |
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