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People China

Senior People

  • yunyun zhu

    Lily Zhu - 朱云云

    China

    • Managing Director, The George Institute, China

    Yunyun (Lily) Zhu Chief Representative of The George Institute for Global Health...

  • Lily Song

    Lily Song – 宋莉莉

    China

    • Head of Stroke
    • Senior Research Fellow

    Dr. Lili Song MD PhD, is the Head of Stroke division, senior research fellow at The...

  • Associate Professor Puhong ZHANG - 张普洪

    China

    • Associate Director, The George Institute, China
    • Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Epidemiologist

    Dr. Zhang Puhong, Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor and doctoral supervisor...

  • Yuan Li - 李园

    China

    • Head of Nutrition & Lifestyle Program

    Yuan LI joined TGI China in January 2017. As the head of Nutrition and lifestyle...

Regional & global offices

Regional offices

Global

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People Australia

Executive Director

  • Professor Bruce Neal

    Australia

    • Executive Director, The George Institute, Australia
    • Professor of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Honorary Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
    • Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Imperial College London

    Bruce Neal is Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health Australia...

Senior People

  • Anthony Rodgers

    Professor Anthony Rodgers

    Australia

    • Professorial Fellow, Professoriate
    • Professor of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Chair of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of London

    Professor Rodgers has a track record in cardiovascular disease prevention, innovation...

  • Bala Venkatesh

    Professor Bala Venkatesh

    Australia

    • Program Director, Critical Care

    Bala Venkatesh is Director of Intensive care at the Wesley Hospital, Pre-Eminent...

  • Christine Jenkins

    Professor Christine Jenkins

    Australia

    • Program Head, Respiratory
    • Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Clinical Professor, Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney

    Christine Jenkins is Program Head, Respiratory at The George Institute for Global...

  • Professor Jacqui Webster

    Australia

    • Head of Advocacy and Policy Impact
    • Director of World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Salt Reduction
    • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

    Jacqui is responsible for a program of research on food policy and is the academic...

  • John Chalmers

    Professor John Chalmers AC

    Australia

    • Senior Director, Professorial Unit, The George Institute (Australia)
    • Professor of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Flinders University and at the University of Sydney

    John Chalmers has an outstanding record in hypertension research, both fundamental...

  • John Myburgh

    Professor John Myburgh AO

    Australia

    • Director, Professoriate

    Professor John A Myburgh AO, is the Director, Professoriate at the George Institute...

  • Simon Finfer

    Professor Simon Finfer AO

    Australia

    • Professorial Fellow AO

    Professorial Fellow in the Critical Care Division at The George Institute for Global...

  • Professor Maree Hackett

    Australia

    • Program Head, Students and Fellows
    • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom

    Maree leads a program of public health and health services research at The George...

  • Professor Mark Woodward

    Australia

    • Senior Professorial Fellow, Professorial Unit
    • Chair of Statistics, Epidemiology and Women’s Health at Imperial College London
    • Professor of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

    Mark Woodward is Chair of Statistics, Epidemiology and Women’s Health at Imperial...

  • Tina Wall

    Tina Wall

    Global Office

    • Head of Media

    Tina leads The George Institute Australia’s media efforts but also oversees and...

  • Parisa

    Dr Parisa Glass

    Australia

    • Director of Innovation and Enterprise
    • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
    • Director of Operations, Clinical Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

    Dr Parisa Glass is the Director of Innovation and Enterprise for The George Institute...

  • Stephen Jan

    Professor Stephen Jan

    Australia

    • Head of Health Economics and Process Evaluation Program
    • Co-Director, Health System Science
    • Professor of Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

    Stephen Jan is Head of the Health Economics and Process Evaluation Program and Co...

  • Simone Pettigrew

    Professor Simone Pettigrew

    Australia

    • Program Head, Food Policy

    Professor Simone Pettigrew is the Head of Food Policy. She has qualifications in...

  • Julie Brown

    Professor Julie Brown

    Australia

    • Program Head, Injury program, The George Institute Australia
    • Professor, UNSW Sydney
    • Co-Directo, Transurban Road Safety Centre at NeuRA
    • Honorary Principal Research Scientist, Injury Prevention Research Centre

    Julie Brown heads the Injury program at the George Institute for Global Health...

  • Keziah Headshot

    Keziah Bennett-Brook

    Australia

    • Program Head, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program

    Keziah is a Torres Strait Islander woman and Program Lead of The George Institute’s...

  • Professor Alta Schutte

    Professor Alta Schutte

    Australia

    • Professorial Fellow, The George Institute, Australia
    • SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead: Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine, UNSW Sydney

    Alta Schutte is a SHARP Professor and Theme Lead for Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic...

Regional & global offices

Regional offices

Global

Home Page

  • New Founders’ Fund will invest in health equity and maternal care

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    Sex and Gender Equity

  • Simple food swaps could cut greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by a quarter

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    Food swaps

  • Very early blood pressure control confers both benefits and harms in acute stroke

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    Very early blood pressure control

  • New research shows urgency to act on Nigeria’s trans fat elimination policy

    Read more

    New research shows urgency to act on Nigeria’s trans fat elimination policy
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Careers and studies

Whether you are looking for an opportunity as an employee, student, or visiting fellow, if our mission 'to improve the health of millions of people worldwide' resonates with you, learn more below

 

The George experience

Attracting, developing and retaining the best people in their fields is the key to our success to date, and our growth in the future.

Our employee surveys consistently tell us that our team of global employees relish the opportunity to work in a values-based organisation that is having a real impact on the health of millions of people; an environment where global collaboration, diversity and flexibility are key tenants of their experience at The George.

Diversity is important to us. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where individual differences are respected and valued and the richness of ideas, backgrounds and perspectives are harnessed to create positive impact in health outcomes around the world.

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You get to experience different people, different cultures and different viewpoints coming to the same table and turning out the best ideas for the population worldwide.

Premjith Cheruvath
Premjith Cheruvath, Research Facilitator, UK

We recognise that flexibility is really important to our diverse workforce.  We know that our team members have many other aspects to their lives – carer’s responsibilities, personal interests, volunteer activities etc. We are committed to supporting our team to integrate work into the rest of their lives. 

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Flexibility can be seen in – for example - your working hours, and your working location. I think the George being a flexible environment is what makes this a really special place to work

Annie Xiao
Annie Xiao, Research Services Manager, China

In 20 years, The George has grown to 700+ people in 13 countries. We have projects in 45 countries and extensive global partnerships that help maximise the influence of our health and medical research around the world. 

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The research we deliver has global implications. For example, if we‘ve found out something new about blood pressure, that affects millions of people around the world. Our work and research is guided by what will have the greatest impact globally.

Maarinke van der Meulen
Maarinke van der Meulen, Policy Program Officer, Australia

The George team is leading the way in making real changes to health outcomes around the world. We have affiliations with world-class universities such as UNSW Sydney and Peking University Health Science Center and work in collaboration with Imperial College London. Our profile enables us to advocate for health policy change with governments and other peak bodies. 

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Most of our work is published in very high-impact journals. Our work informs clinical practice AND public health policy-making.

Abdul Salam
Abdul Salam, Senior Research Fellow, India

In our most recent employee engagement survey, 84% of The George team said they believe in our values, which is well above global benchmarks.

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The kind of people who work here are really committed to the organisation and the values of the organisation.

Helen Monaghan
Helen Monaghan, Director, Global Project Operations

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Postgraduate studies

The George is committed to developing the next generation of health researchers through its Higher Degree Research program.

Why study with us?

  • Conduct research with a world-leading health research institute
  • Be supported by researchers with a broad range of expertise
  • Join our research groups and training seminars - develop skills to publish in leading research journals and present at global conferences
  • Collaborate with fellow students and academics across research disciplines within the Institute and beyond

Interested in studying with us? - submit our postgraduate inquiry form along with a cover letter, CV and your academic transcript.

Apply Now

Testimonials

  • Blake Angell
    The George provides a unique environment to carry out a PhD in a highly supportive, high-achieving and social research environment. The Institute offers the opportunity to conduct high-impact and policy-relevant global research with a network of leading researchers both in Australia and our offices around the world
    Blake Angell
  • Min Jun
    The unique multidisciplinary nature of the Institute, which spans across so many different fields, is what distinguishes the Institute from others. This also creates great opportunities for networking, both on a national and international level, resulting in valuable collaborations and opening up future opportunities, which are particularly important for early career researchers.
    Min Jun
  • Kathy
    The generous and passionate people with a wide range of expertise at The George Institute make it a highly unique, encouraging and inspiring environment for PhD students to grow as skilled and impactful researchers. I am grateful for all the opportunities The George Institute has provided during my PhD.
    Kathy Trieu
  • Janani
    While undertaking my Ph.D., The George Institute facilitated an inspiring and supportive research environment. The multidisciplinary international experts and scholars visiting the Institute on a regular basis, and opportunities to travel internationally to present my work, provided me with valuable insights into how to conduct rigorous, meaningful and policy-relevant global health research.
    Janani Shanthosh
  • Anna Palagyi
    The George Institute for Global Health’s approachable and generous senior-level academics ensured that I was given the individual support I needed to grow my academic skills and effectively progress my research. The unique multidisciplinary nature of the institute provided invaluable opportunities for PhD candidates to immerse themselves in a diverse range of public health research fields and methodologies.
    Anna Palagyi
  • Maoyi Tian
    The George Institute is a truly global organisation with the world leading academics. It provides a unique platform to conduct real-world translational research. It is a home for worldwide scientists with a wide range of disciplines, with support for your academic skills and your abilities to grow towards an independent researcher.
    Maoyi Tian
  • Jagnoor Jagnoor
    The George Institute is a place of “ Why not’s?”. There is nothing beyond reach and you pick whatever you are passionate about and you would find support and encouragement to pursue it. It’s a culture of encouragement, support, and diversity. More so, it is a Global Institute with global opportunities and impact.
    Jagnoor Jagnoor
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Visiting fellows

The George has ongoing research and training opportunities open to visiting fellows. Applicants are required to have research experience and should possess one or more of the following essential skills;

  • Initiation of research ideas and proposal writing,
  • Data management and data analysis including biostatistics, and at least a basic knowledge of statistical software such as SAS, Stata, or SPSS
  • Research manuscript and study report writing
  • Research project implementation and management
  • Stakeholder engagement, communications, advocacy, translation of research evidence to policy

If you are interested in self-funded Sabbatical appointments, please complete the visiting fellows enquiry form, provide a copy of your full academic resume, and send it to us.

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Events

The George Institute secures grant for trial of low-dose blood pressure combination in recurrent stroke prevention

26/06/2024

Dr Sonali Gnanenthiran, Research Fellow at The George Institute, Conjoint Senior Clinical Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney and staff specialist cardiologist at Concord Repatr

Dr Sonali Gnanenthiran

George Institute team celebrates major achievement at global conference

18/06/2024

The George Institute’s Critical Care Program team are celebrating an unprecedented achievement as authors, presenters and sponsors of two major global trials and three systematic reviews and meta-a

George institute team

HENI Equilogue: How can communities drive change?: Evidence, advocacy and on-the ground-experiences of Community Action for Health to achieve health reform for all

21/06/2024

To contextualise findings from the realist review and the resolution on social participation for health, the equilogue will highlight exemplary CAH models, initiatives, and the challenges encountered by CBOs

HENI 24 Equilogue

Past events

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