Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
CERN & Robert Connor Dawes Pediatric Fellowship
November 25, 2019
We are pleased to announce the most recent recipient of the Robert Connor Dawes CERN Pediatric Fellowship Congratulations to Chan Chung from the University of Michigan (sponsored by Dr. Sriram...
Connor's Run hockingstuart video recap
October 29, 2019
hockingstuart offices from all over Victoria came together to take part in Connors Run 2019, this is the video they put together and we think it's awesome! A big thank you to hockingstuart and all...
Educational video series with Dr. Greg Wheeler
September 30, 2019
The PNET Cancer Foundation has facilitated the production of a series of educational videos with Dr. Greg Wheeler – a leading paediatric radiologist and oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer...
CERN Foundation - RCD Paediatric Fellowship Announcement
August 29, 2019
We are excited to announce the call for application for the second Robert Connor Dawes Pediatric Fellowship. The CERN Foundation has partnered again with the RCD Foundation to provide support for a...
Thank You for Going Grey Your Way
June 4, 2019
During the month of May more than 20,000 people at schools and workplaces across Victoria, and interstate, took part in Go Grey in May. Previously known as Brain Week, this was our first year of...
$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...
Liz's Year in Review
February 7, 2019
From little things big things grow... As I reflect back on 2018 and look forward to 2019, I am reminded of the title of the Australian song by Paul Kelly, “from little things big things grow.”...
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...
Three Little Birds, One Big Impact
July 4, 2018
Announcing our newest merchandise - Three Little Birds sculptures by Metalbirds! We're so excited to announce we've partnered with Melbourne art installation studio Metalbird to create pieces of...