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Menzies School of Health Research | 40 Years of Research Impact
6 July 2026
Sponsored by Menzies School of Health Research.
‘Temporal Currents’ brings to life ‘Knowledge meets Impact’ – Menzies’ tagline, and reflects Menzies’ history and growth as an organisation.
The artwork also highlights the impact of knowledge sharing with our community — a two-way conversation where knowledge flows into Menzies and back out into the community.
The artwork depicts a great river system with branching tributaries, symbolising the journey of Menzies through time. Within the flowing water, knowledge is gathered and carried forward by the currents. Each tributary represents the diverse paths of research projects Menzies has undertaken over the last 40 years, shaping the landscape, influencing its surroundings, yet always remaining part of the greater system.
Beyond a river, the imagery is reminiscent of neural pathways in the brain, the intricate mycelial networks within soil, or the deep-reaching roots of a plant. These living connections show how knowledge flows, grows, and intertwines, shaping Menzies’ story as it continues to unfold. As the river meanders across the canvas, it moves toward the future, carrying the past while embracing new discoveries.
Cover Art – Temporal Currents © Menzies School of Health Research (2025)
‘Temporal Currents’ created by Jayde Hopkins of Nawula Almaren
Social and environmental factors in 10 Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory: relationship to hospital admission of children
1992: Early contribution to research exploring the social and environmental determinants of First Nations health
Estrella Munoz BAppSc, RN, FRCNA · Jennifer R Powers BSc · John D Mathews BSc, MD BS, PhD, FRACP, CPA
Birth size of Australian Aboriginal babies
1993: Early key paper from ABC study, longest prospective birth cohort study of First Nations health
Susan M Sayers FRACP, DCH, AmBdNeonatPerinat · Jennifer R Powers BSc, AssocDipAppSc(Comp)
Reducing premature death and renal failure in Australian Aboriginals
2000: MJA Award for best original clinical research article (2000). Community-based chronic disease intervention program to prevent premature death and progression to dialysis
Wendy E Hoy · Philip R Baker · Angela M Kelly · Zhiqiang Wang
Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures among Australian hospital patients identified as Indigenous
2002: Early example of rigorous research documenting systemic differences in hospital-based treatment for First Nations Australians
Joan Cunningham ScD (Epidemiol)
Sharing the true stories: improving communication between Aboriginal patients and healthcare workers
2002: MJA Award for best original clinical research article (2002). Illuminating miscommunication and its consequences in provision of care for First Nation Australians
Alan Cass FRACP · Anne Lowell PhD · Michael Christie PhD · Paul L Snelling FRACP · Melinda Flack Grad Dip Renal Health · Betty Marrnganyin · Isaac Brown BAppSci
Single-dose azithromycin versus seven days of amoxycillin in the treatment of acute otitis media in Aboriginal children (AATAAC): a double blind, randomised controlled trial
2010: MJA Award for best original clinical research article (2010). Example of program of quality RCT research seeking to improve health outcomes for children with otitis media
Peter S Morris MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Gaudencio Gadil MD · Gabrielle B McCallum BNurs, MPH · Cate A Wilson EN, BPsych(Hons) · Heidi C Smith-Vaughan BAppSci, PhD · Paul Torzillo MB BS, FRACP, JFICM · Amanda J Leach BAgSc(Hons), MAgSc, PhD
Characteristics of the community-level diet of Aboriginal people in remote northern Australia
2013: Public health nutrition program – documentation of expenditure on sugar sweetened drinks and contribution to dietary energy
Julie K Brimblecombe GradDipNut · Megan M Ferguson BSc, GradDipNut · Selma C Liberato GradDipNut · Kerin O’Dea BSc, PhD
Rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste school students: an echocardiography-based prevalence study
2018: MJA Award for best original clinical research article (2018). Menzies focus on addressing shared burden of poverty-related health conditions with communities across Northern Australia and our region
Kimberly Davis · Bo Remenyi · Anthony DK Draper · Januario Dos Santos · Noel Bayley · Elizabeth Paratz · Benjamin Reeves · Alan Appelbe · Andrew Cochrane · Timothy D Johnson · Laura M Korte · Ivonia M Do Rosario · Inez T Da Silva Almeida · Kathryn V Roberts · Jonathan R Carapetis · Joshua R Francis
Emerging diabetes and metabolic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
2019: Collaborative leadership in national efforts to address rapid increase in diabetes in young First Nations people
Angela Titmuss · Elizabeth A Davis · Alex Brown · Louise J Maple‐Brown
