How you can help

The George Institute seeks to raise funds to support its strategic priorities. These fall into three key areas across our major centres in Australia, India, China and the UK.

  • People – research posts and fellowships to attract and retain world-class researchers
  • Programs – inspiring research programs to deliver lasting change
  • Infrastructure – buildings, equipment and core costs to deliver world-class research and programs
“I am so delighted to have helped…towards those who might otherwise have died without this opportunity.” -Affordable kidney dialysis donor

Support us

We have a number of programs in need of philanthropic gifts, grants and donations, from disruptive technologies to the prevention of diabetes in China and India.

The George Institute applies the highest levels of transparency and accountability to all our programs so our supporters can feel confident their gifts are being used according to their wishes.

Thank you!

Thank you to all our benefactors, funders and supporters for your ongoing commitment to ensuring people around the world have better access to the prevention and treatment of the most common chronic diseases and injuries.

Contact us, if you would like further information about how you can support the vital work of The George Institute.

What we do

The global health landscape is changing rapidly as a consequence of a myriad of factors, including population growth, ageing, lifestyle changes and new pandemics of chronic disease and injury. This is placing unprecedented demands on already overstretched healthcare resources in both high- and low-income countries.

We are focused on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the most substantial economic burden, particularly in resource-poor settings.

You won't find us in laboratories or working with microscopes, but instead are working with communities, clinicians, hospitals, healthcare providers, governments and other organisations engaged in the business of delivering healthcare.

We are committed to undertaking research and identifying practical approaches towards better treatments, better care and healthier societies.

Our priorities

We develop innovative, affordable and evidence-based solutions to the world’s biggest health problems by conducting large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies, health systems research, and population-based studies.

We look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale.

Our research projects

The George Institute engages in projects in 45 countries, in partnership with international networks of experts and collaborators, and is affiliated with leading universities. 

Our projects are looking at the best ways to prevent and treat disease, improve access to evidence-based care, develop policy, and implement and scale up proven solutions for the benefit of millions of people.

Our publications

We are building much needed evidence to effectively and sustainably transform care and health systems globally.

Our work is regularly published in the world’s leading high-impact medical journals such as The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, and the British Medical Journal, and is shaping clinical guidance and practice.

Who we are

The George Institute is a leading independent global medical research institute with major centres in Australia, China, India and the UK, and an international network of experts and collaborators.

Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly those living in disadvantaged circumstances, by challenging the status quo to find the best ways to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs), injury and violence.

Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide

700+ people across the globe

45 countries with ongoing projects

8000+ publications & other academic outputs

£600+ million raised for research since 1999

Our strategy

The George Institute is focused on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the most substantial economic burden, particularly in resource-poor settings.

Through a program of research, advocacy/thought leadership, and disruptive social entrepreneurship, we are driving global impact.

Our history

The George Institute's work in the UK started in 2004 and focuses on the most urgent research issues and areas of unmet need. In 2020, we entered into partnership with Imperial College London to pursue world-class research in health systems, women’s health, and multimorbidity.

Our leadership & people

We work with some of the world's best leaders and experts in their field.

Our Board of Directors supports and guides us in our mission to improve the health of millions of people globally.

Our Global Advisory Committee on Research, Impact, and Strategy, an independent body, provides advice on the Institute’s future research directions.

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Contact Us

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Alex Bentley
Communications Consultant. UK

abentley@georgeinstitute.org.uk
+44 7472 750054

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Anastasia Alden
Communications Manager, UK

aalden@georgeinstitute.org
+44 7918 553680

Office

58 Wood Lane
London W12 7RZ

info@georgeinstitute.org.uk

Current Job Opportunities

Current opportunities

Our people

Chief Executive Officer

Anushka Patel

Professor Anushka Patel

AA
  • Chief Executive Officer, The George Institute for Global Health
  • Scientia Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Cardiologist (Hon), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Executive Leadership Team

  • Tim Regan

    Tim Regan

    AA
    • Chief Operating Officer
  • Justin Ooi

    Justin Ooi

    AA
    • Chief Financial Officer
  • Sarah Bench

    Sarah Bench

    • Chief People Officer
  • Kylie Bell

    Kylie Bell

    AU
    • Chief of Staff
  • Professor David Peiris

    AA
    • Chief Scientist
    • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Peter Dolnik

    Peter Dolnik

    AA
    • Director, Centre for Operational and Research Excellence
  • Professor Bruce Neal

    AU
    • 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
  • Vivekanand Jha

    Professor Vivekanand Jha

    IN
    • Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India
    • Professor and Chair of Global Kidney Health, Imperial College, London
    • Conjoint Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    • Professor, Prasanna school of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
    • Immediate Past President (2019 – 2021) International Society of Nephrology
  • Otavio Berwanger

    Professor Otavio Berwanger

    GB
    • Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health
    • Chair in Clinical Trials at Imperial College London

Regional & global offices

Regional offices

Global