Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Robert Connor Dawes Foundation & University of Wisconsin–Madison Fellowship Media Release
February 11, 2025
Robert Connor Dawes Foundation together with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Welcomes New Fellow, Dr. Portia Smith, to Undertake Novel Immunotherapy Research for Pediatric Brain Cancer. The...
Hyundai Help For Kids & Melbourne Renegades
February 5, 2025
A huge shoutout to Hyundai Help for Kids for teaming up with the Melbourne Renegades to support kids with brain cancer! 🙌 For every six hit at their four home games at Marvel Stadium, Hyundai...
New Funding Partnership Backs Innovative Paediatric Brain Cancer Treatment
February 3, 2025
A pioneering partnership has been established to fund critical clinical trials for targeted treatments in children and young adults diagnosed with high-grade gliomas, including Diffuse Intrinsic...
Support Dave Hughes on I'm A Celebrity
January 22, 2025
A huge shoutout to Dave Hughes for bravely facing the jungle on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! We're incredibly grateful that he chose to support our foundation as his chosen charity. The...
Music Therapy News Update
November 28, 2024
We’re proud to offer our Music Matters program, providing blocks of 10 private, in-home music therapy sessions for children and young adults under 25 across Australia, diagnosed with a brain tumour....
Connor's Erg 2025
November 14, 2024
Connor’s Erg Challenge 2025 10 years of rowing our hearts out for brain cancer Hosted by the Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation, Connor's Erg is a rowing challenge to help raise funds and...
2024 CERN and Robert Connor Dawes Foundation Fellowship
September 17, 2024
SAMREEN SHAIKH RECEIVES 2024 CERN AND ROBERT CONNOR DAWES SCIENTIFIC FELLOWSHIP AWARD WITH THE NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY. We are excited to announce the recipient of the 2024 CERN and Robert...
Media Statement: The Australian Brain Tumour Collaborative (ABTC)
September 17, 2024
The Australian Brain Tumour Collaborative (ABTC) makes the following statement regarding the Therapeutic Goods Administrations (TGA) publishing of Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) ID...
EPCAM 2024
July 22, 2024
The third Ependymoma Science Meeting, EPCam was held in July 2024, in Cambridge, UK. We were proud to support this event along with Texas Children’s Hospital and Cancer Research UK. Overall...
Jean Mitchell - Paris Olympics
July 3, 2024
A huge congratulations to our awesome Legacy Ambassador Jean, officially in the Women’s Four Paris Olympic Rowing team! At just 16 years old, Jean was rowing competitively, but also experiencing...