Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Funding Partnership to uncover new brain cancer treatments for kids
April 12, 2019
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation has joined forces with the Ethan Davies Fellowship to co-fund a Telethon Kids Institute initiative aimed at uncovering new treatments for aggressive childhood brain...
$10 million to be put towards clinical trials and studies in brain cancer
April 3, 2019
The Australian and New Zealand Children's Haematology/Oncology Group (ANZCHOG) and the Australian Brain Cancer Mission are set to receive $10 million over five years. The significant funding boost...
Donald Cant Watts Corke partner with the RCD Foundation
December 20, 2018
We are delighted to announce that we have recently signed a five year agreement with Donald Cant Watts Corke (DCWC). By signing this five year agreement, DCWC are pledging to invest in the future...
New RCD-funded research to better diagnosis and treatment of supratentorial ependymoma
August 31, 2018
In December 2017 we announced the recipient of our $120,000 CERN Fellowship - Dr. Claire King, Research Associate at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Institute. Eight months on, we're...
Connecting brains around the world
July 20, 2018
Liz recaps her trip to the International Symposium for Pediatric Neuro Oncology (ISPNO). Between June 29 - July 3 I attended the International Symposium for Pediatric Neuro Oncology (ISPNO) in...
The $120,000 Robert Connor Dawes CERN Fellow announced
December 1, 2017
We're thrilled to announce the recipient of our $120,000 CERN Fellowship - Dr. Claire King, Research Associate at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Institute. Our Executive Director Liz Dawes...
What the $100 million Brain Cancer Mission means for Brain Matters
November 3, 2017
A note from our Executive Director and Connor's Mum, Liz Dawes. Last weekend’s Government announcement of the Australian Brain Cancer Mission and $100 million dollars for brain cancer was...
$100 million for Brain Matters!
October 30, 2017
On Sunday October 29 the Federal Government announced the establishment of the Australian Brain Cancer Mission to double the survival rate of patients within 10 years. Fuelled by a $100 million...
Spotlight on Brain Matters
August 25, 2017
The Australian Federal Government announces new focus on paediatric brain cancer. We are so excited! Yesterday was one of the biggest milestones in our charity’s history. Not only did the...
New US Research Fellowship sees RCD Foundation ‘Arrive’ on Global Scene
May 27, 2017
Just short of four years after we've announced a major US research collaboration that represents another breakthrough moment for our foundation in the brain cancer research field....