Affiliations
Memoranda of Understanding
The Institute has memoranda of understanding with the following organisations:
The Institute is formally associated with the University of Sydney through a memorandum of understanding that designates the Institute as a research department of the University, reporting directly to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Many staff of the Institute have full or conjoint academic appointments at the University of Sydney, and work in close collaboration with colleagues in the School of Public Health and the Central Clinical School. The Institute is also formally associated with the Sydney Institutes of Health and Medical Research, which comprises those health and medical research institutes affiliated with both the University of Sydney and Sydney South West Area Health Service.
Sydney South West Area Health Service
The Institute is formally associated with the Sydney South West Area Health Service through a memorandum of understanding. Senior academic staff of the Institute hold Honorary Consultant appointments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in several clinical divisions.
The memorandum of understanding signed with the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health commits both institutions to a program of collaboration in research and training.
Peking University Health Science Center
The China-Australia Partnership for Health has been established through a memorandum of understanding between The George Institute and the Peking University Health Science Center. The Partnership involves collaboration in research, capacity building and policy development.
The Institute receives vital support from the Medical Research Support Program administered by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development. The program was established to provide infrastructure funding on a competitive basis to health and medical research organisations in NSW.
Other Affiliations
The Institute is a founding partner of a global network of experienced clinical research sites and academic coordinating centres called the Academic Alliance for Clinical Trials (AACT).
The Institute has formal partnerships with a range of other institutions, including the Brain and Mind Research Institute, the Ministry of Health People's Republic of China, and the Byrraju Foundation (India). It also works closely with major international agencies including the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the Global Forum for Health Research.
The Institute also collaborates with a large number of organisations on many of its research.