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Inaugural MedTech Actuator Menzies Fellow Associate Professor Jeremy Crook is developing a world-first neural repair medical technology to improve the lives of people living with neural tissue damage as a result of illness or trauma. Neurons or nerve cells are key players in our brains and nervous system. Everything that we think, feel, and do […]

Like many of us, the Foundation has had a challenging year. COVID-19 has presented many obstacles and has had a significant impact on our partners. This has delayed several of our initiatives whilst at the same time allowing us to consolidate the strategies that underpin the work and deepen our relationships with these partners. We

Congratulations to Dr Chris McCarthy and Associate Professor Jeremy Crook on their appointment as inaugural MedTech Actuator Menzies Fellows. The MedTech Actuator Menzies Fellowships are valued at $70,000 each and will provide Chris and Jeremy with tailored mentoring from commercialisation experts, a $20,000 stipend and access to the MedTech Actuator™. The fellowship unlocks the potential

Menzies Foundation together with key collaborators, are delighted to announce the Menzies School Leader Fellowship Program will be commencing the application process for the 2021 Cohort from 1st February 2021. These 5 Fellowships will be available to Principals and Assistant Principals throughout the state of Victoria. More information to follow including the link to the application.

When Doug Hilton accepted a job as a researcher in a blood cancer lab at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research as a university student in the mid-1980s it was love at first sight. “It sounds really weird, but I just fell in love with the place,” the molecular biologist and Melburnian

Australia has long punched above its weight in scientific production. The most recent figures from the OECD ranked Australia 9th globally in 2015. We must continue to build capacity to commercialise this scientific production to support a strong Australian economy – and recovery. The Menzies Foundation and the MedTech ActuatorTM have partnered to do just

We hope you had the opportunity to join us last Wednesday, and were as excited as we were, to reflect on the 2020 Menzies Oration that featured Dr Tina Seelig, where she explored a series of compelling case studies and examples of creativity with constraints. The oration followed a workshop Dr Seelig led at the

Teacher Magazine, Jo Earp – 17 September 2020 Featuring  Menzies School Leader Fellow, Karen Snibson and key collaborator Angela Mina, leadership coach and executive consultant. **From Teacher magazine, I’m Jo Earp and you’re listening to another episode in our series on School Improvement. We’re going to be talking about leadership coaching today. My guests are

In a post-COVID world, how do we pivot to unlock creativity and innovation to build a brighter future? Dr Tina Seelig, a world-renowned Stanford University Professor, speaker and best-selling author on innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity is the 2020 University of Melbourne Menzies Orator. Drawing on insights from a workshop with a group of Australia’s next

Unfortunately, due the impact of Covid-19 and pressures now upon the Education system, the 2020 Menzies School Leader Fellowship application process has been postponed until early 2021. Further updates to follow. Menzies School Leader Fellowship Program The Fellowship is led by a multi-sector collaboration comprised of school leaders, their school and corporate, philanthropic and university