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Michel Coppieters has been appointed as the Menzies Foundation Professor of Allied Health Research at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland. Professor Coppieters is a physiotherapist with a focus on treatment of neurogenic disorders. He has a special interest improving musculoskeletal health and reducing persistent pain. Griffith University spoke with Professor Coppieters about his new role and you can […]

Menzies scholar Associate Professor Anina Rich has recently been elected to the Executive Committee of the Global Young Academy (GYA), which brings together young researchers to address global problems. Working alongside experts from around the world, Anina is the only Australian on the committee. “I’ve been a member of the GYA since 2015, and it’s

Back youth and take some risks was the advice of Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE, FRS when speaking recently about the Menzies Foundation’s new strategic approach to supporting entrepreneurs in science and technology. Sir Gus put his impeccable science credentials on display while speaking at the Menzies Foundation’s 40th anniversary dinner in a fireside chat

Photo courtesy Dimboola Courier Hard work and enthusiasm has paid off for Dimboola Memorial Secondary College (DMSC) student Sam Polack, who has received this year’s Menzies Centenary Prize. Each year the Menzies Foundation awards the $10,000 prize to an exceptional graduate from DMSC, a small school in country Victoria, to contribute to the cost of

The Directors, Council and staff of the Menzies Foundation have expressed their sadness at the passing of Professor John Coghlan AO, who served as Executive Director of the Foundation for over 10 years from the late ‘90s. Professor Coghlan had a range of senior roles with the Howard Florey Institute with which he was associated

The Menzies Foundation has used the occasion of its 40th anniversary to look back at achievements and to usher in a new era with some significant changes to its strategic direction. Today is the 40th anniversary of the announcement of a memorial to Sir Robert Menzies by then Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. Menzies Foundation Chair,

The Menzies Foundation will relaunch its Sir Ninian Stephen Menzies Law Scholarship later in 2018 with a focus on a pressing global legal issue: cyber security. Here, University of Melbourne law student and Menzies Philanthropy Intern, Charlie Summons, outlines the pressing need for a considered focus on protecting our data. “There are two types of

New research on better practice models in philanthropy will help shape the way the Menzies Foundation tracks its impact. Menzies Foundation CEO, Liz Gillies, who is also an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre, was the lead author of the Philanthropy: Towards a Better Practice Model report released this

The following story is from our publication Taking the lead: 40 stories of impact Protection of our environment and its natural resources is an enduring issue, but a number of Menzies scholars are directing their careers, and using their expertise and passion for sustainable practices, to ensure our world becomes cleaner, healthier, greener, and more