26 October 2012

Menzies Scientific Colloquium 2012

This year’s topic is Research that works: How health research becomes large-scale change. Key note speaker Professor Alison Kitson is internationally renowned as a leader in the science of knowledge translation and implementation.

24 September 

Research endorses national standard for assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australia. 

A Menzies study has backed the nation's standard kidney function test for Indigenous Australians deeming it accurate and valid. 

Sod turned for $46m research facility

Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Warren Snowdon and NT Minister for Health Kon Vatskalis have turned the ‘first sod’ in celebration of our new multimillion dollar building project.

National consultations seek answers to Indigenous suicide

Menzies’ lung and cancer programs win $5 million in ‘research excellence’ funding

Two esteemed lung health and cancer research programs declared ‘Centres for Research Excellence’ and awarded funding of $2.5 million each over five years.

Weekly Seminars

The aim of the 2012 series will be to showcase our research and that of distinguished visitors to Menzies from Australia and abroad. PhD students who need to present their final results will also do so in this forum.