Organisational structure
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The Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI) is a centre within the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Sydney. The BMRI was established in 2004 as a centre of research excellence, unique in its collaborative model of clinical, translational and basic science research within five juxtaposed buildings.
The only centre of its kind in the world, the Brain & Mind Research Institute brings together patients, support groups and front-line carers, including psychiatrists and neurologists, with a team of scientists and clinicians working in neurosciences and brain research. The neurologists, psychiatrists and basic neuroscientists are housed together in an environment that promotes synergy of effort and sharing of ideas.
Its legal status and financial dealings are, therefore, within the corporate entity of the University, administered through the Faculty of Medicine. The Brain & Mind Research Foundation was established to raise private and government monies for the capital works and research programs of the BMRI. The inaugural chair of the Foundation was Mr David Gonski AO (2004-2005). Mr Ryan Stokes was Chairman in 2005, succeeded by Mr Ken Parker and then Robert Johnston AC in 2006. The Foundation reports its financial activities through The University of Sydney.
The BMRI is administered by:
- Executive Director (Professor Ian Hickie)
- Scientific Director (Professor Max Bennett)
who report to a Management Committee consisting of:
- Chair: Professor Jill Trewhella, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
- Professor Bruce Robinson, Dean of Sydney Medical School
- Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
- Professor David Day, Dean of the Faculty of Science
- Professor Jill White, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
- Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director of the Brain & Mind Research Institute
- Professor Max Bennett, Scientific Director of the Brain & Mind Research Institute
- Michael Milne, Chief Operating Officer of the Brain & Mind Research Institute
Consistent with the original vision and the interdisciplinary nature of the study of brain and mind sciences, the current affiliations of the researchers, programs and financial accounts within the BMRI include the University of Sydney:
The BMRI has also established long-term partnerships with local and interstate universities (University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Monash University, University of Queensland), industry bodies and non-government organisations including the Mental Health Council of Australia, Inspire Foundation, and Headspace: the National Youth Mental Health Foundation.