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‘This story originally appeared on MedTech Actuator.’  MedTech Actuator Menzies Fellow Dr Warwick Nesbitt is fusing research with entrepreneurship to help reduce the prevalence and impact of cardiovascular disease. Unlocking The Potential Of Lab-On-A-Chip Technologies Warwick is the Laboratory Head of the Haematology Micro-platforms Group, based within the Australian Centre for Blood Disease at Monash University. […]

2016 NHMRC/RG Menzies Alumni and Lead Researcher Dr Alexis Whitton, is successfully contributing to the research and early detection of bipolar disorder. Dr Whitton completed a combined Masters in Clinical Psychology and PhD at UNSW. She worked with a team at the Black Dog Institute to develop Australia’s first fully automated web and mobile phone intervention

The Menzies Foundation is delighted to announce a partnership with People for Purpose in support of the Menzies School Leadership Initiative. People for Purpose work to ensure excellence in terms of leadership and governance in the for-purpose sector, knowing that great leadership can help solve our endemic social and environmental problems. Whether it be through

Investigating leadership, building insights, provoking action; applications are now open Australia wide for the 2022 Menzies School Leader Fellowship. Fellowships will be awarded to four innovative principals and assistant principals from Australian government, Catholic and independent schools. Powered by the Menzies Foundation and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), the two-year, $150,000, leadership development

The Menzies Foundation is delighted to announce First Nation’s advocate and CEO of SNAICC – National Voice for Our Children, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, Catherine Liddle, has been appointed to the Menzies Foundation Board. Ms Liddle, an Arrernte/Luritja woman from Central Australia and outstanding NFP leader, brings a

Research has found an early screening tool for autism developed by La Trobe University researchers – and already used across two Australian states and 10 other countries – is the world’s most effective. Published in JAMA Open, the five-year study of over 13,500 Victorian children found the SACS-R to be extremely accurate in identifying very

Year 12 St Catherine’s School student Lan-Tian Yen-West says too many women have been silenced. For over 125 years, St Catherine’s School has prepared its young women for life through education and encouraging them to be bold and contribute. The learning environment of this all-girls’ school is specifically tailored to girls’ needs and interests, allowing

Two Australian researchers have been announced as 2022 MedTech Actuator Menzies Fellows. Congratulations to Dr Warwick Nesbitt and Dr Gregory Stewart who are set to transform their research impact. In partnership with the Medtech Actuator, the Foundation is incubating a ‘talent investor’ approach which supports high potential science entrepreneurs to transition from institutional contexts and navigate

The Menzies Foundation is delighted to announce that Sam Richards, Managing Director, Brightlight has joined the Menzies Foundation Audit & Investment Committee. Strategically, the Menzies Foundation is in the process of building an impact framework across all facets of its work. Since the launch of the Foundation’s strategic platform in 2018, significant work has been done

The MedTech Actuator and Menzies Foundation are thrilled to announce the second cohort of MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships. The scholarship supports emerging scientists and researchers on their pathway to an impact-driven career fusing science, research, and entrepreneurship. After an overwhelming response to our call for applications – we were three times oversubscribed – MedTech Actuator