George Institute

  • Full time
  • George, Western Cape, South Africa View on Map
  • posted 14 hours ago
  • Posted : August 6, 2026 -Accepting applications

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**About Us**

We are on a mission to improve global health. Through rigorous, high-quality research, we’re striving to achieve meaningful and lasting change on a local and global scale.

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At The George Institute, your work will help find solutions to some of the world’s greatest health challenges. We are not just a workplace – we are a community united by a shared mission.

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Our research

Our research finds solutions to some of the world’s biggest health challenges in critical areas including women’s health, planetary health, and food policy. Within each program, individual projects target specific challenges, providing local solutions to improve global outcomes.

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Our high quality, rigorous research makes a real difference to people’s health, particularly those facing the most barriers.

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Stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs, stories, and developments in global health research from The George Institute. Access articles, videos, and updates that spotlight our work across the world.

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Help us make a lasting impact. By supporting our independent research, you fuel life-saving innovations that improve health outcomes for millions around the globe.

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We believe everyone

has the right to live

a healthy life

Baby, a former dialysis patient in Delhi, India

So we find solutions

to the world’s biggest

health challenges

A researcher from The George Institute at Royal North Shore Intensive Care Unit, Sydney Australia

Working with partners across the globe

The George Institute’s SMARThealth Extend project in Sepanjang, Indonesia

To make a real difference in local communities

Participants in The George Institute’s iCare trial in Yanquan, Shanxi province, China

Baby, a former dialysis patient in Delhi, India

A researcher from The George Institute at Royal North Shore Intensive Care Unit, Sydney Australia

The George Institute’s SMARThealth Extend project in Sepanjang, Indonesia

Participants in The George Institute’s iCare trial in Yanquan, Shanxi province, China

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**About Us**

We are an independent global medical research institute with a mission to improve the lives of millions of people worldwide. Learn more about what drives us.

Our research

Our rigorous, high-quality research delivers practical solutions to some of the world’s biggest health challenges. Explore our current research areas.

Our impact

From better treatments and better care to healthier communities, our work strives to make a difference. See our real-world impact.

Explore how our research is changing lives

Every day, our work is turning evidence into impact – in hospitals, homes and communities around the world – because everyone has the right to live a healthy life. See how in our multimedia Impact Report – dive in, engage and be inspired!

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OUR IMPACT

Turning lives around with community-based mental health support and anti-stigma campaigns

Find out how Bazidbee overcame her depression and is now helping others to do the same

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OUR IMPACT

Boosting adolescent mental health in India’s urban slums through community-based care

Find out how Sunaiyna managed to emerge from isolation after the conflict of her parents’ separation.

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OUR IMPACT

Preventing childhood drowning in India with community-led day care centres

Find out how Mangala and her community are keeping children safe through communal supervision and water safety training.

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OUR IMPACT

Improving pregnancy and lifelong care in rural India with SMARThealth Pregnancy

**Find out how Sravanthi overcame a traumatic pregnancy and a family tragedy to start a new life as the mother of a healthy baby boy.**View Sravanthi’s story

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GLOBAL FOOTPRINT, LOCAL PRESENCE

Tackling the world’s biggest health challenges

At The George Institute, we believe that everyone has the right to a healthy life. Through rigorous, high-quality research that transforms discovery into action, we’re on a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.

With 1250 researchers driving over 400 projects across 60 countries, we are finding solutions to some of the world’s biggest health challenges – from advancing women’s health and reducing diet-related disease to addressing the health of our planet. Discover more about how we’ve been making an impact since 1999.

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in 2025

– AU$40M

RAISED FOR HEALTH RESEARCH

– 1100+

PEOPLE GLOBALLY WORKING ON

– 422

ACTIVE PROJECTS SPANNING

– 63

COUNTRIES AND We’ve PUBLISHED

– 912+

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Our research projects

From combating chronic diseases to pioneering digital health solutions, our research projects address the root causes of ill health and enhance outcomes for communities.

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Our researchers

Our world-class researchers are dedicated to tackling the world’s biggest health challenges, improving lives, and advancing equity across the globe.

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Support us

Your support can help power the life-saving research generated by The George Institute, giving millions the chance to live healthier, longer lives.

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Recent news stories and events

Cost and access: the barriers stopping Aboriginal men getting prostate cancer surgery

Date published: 05 Aug 2026 News Type: Media release

Events

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Closing the gender health gap: the investment case and capturing Australia’s window of opportunity

Event date 25 Aug 2026

International course on leadership and professional skills for early career mental health professionals

Event date 15 Nov 2026 New Delhi, India

From healthier homes to cleaner air: why planetary health matters now

Date published: 31 Jul 2026 Node Type: Opinion piece

Six George Institute researchers secure prestigious NHMRC Investigator Grants

Date published: 30 Jul 2026 Node Type: Funding success

Home delivered, medically tailored groceries improve diabetes control

Date published: 21 Jul 2026 Node Type: Media release

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The George Institute acknowledges First Peoples and the Traditional Custodians of the many lands upon which we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and thank them for ongoing custodianship of waters, lands and skies.

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The George Institute for Global Health is proud to work in partnership with UNSW Sydney, Imperial College London and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

The George Institute for Global Health is a registered charity. ABN 90 085 953 331

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